OUR TEAM C. NICOLE MANGAN PARTNER. Established in ASSISTANT Della Thomas Direct:

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1 OUR TEAM C NICOLE MANGAN PARTNER nmangan@rbsca Direct: ASSISTANT Della Thomas dthomas@rbsca Direct: PRACTICE AREAS Nicole joined the firm's Litigation Department in 2003 She is an essential asset to the firm's Insurance Law, Commercial Leasing, and Employment Law Groups, having appeared before all levels of Court in British Columbia and at mediation and arbitration hearings Prior to joining Richards Buell Sutton LLP, Nicole worked in the Legal Services Department of BC Hydro and extensively with the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia promoting road safety among youth in British Columbia Nicole provides legal services through CN Mangan Law Corporation REPRESENTATIVE CLIENT WORK Real Estate Litigation Real Estate Leasing Group Insurance Employment Litigation and Dispute Resolution ADMISSIONS 2003, British Columbia EDUCATION 2002, LLB, University of British Columbia 1999, BA Hons with Distinction, Sociology, University of Victoria Nicole has a broad experience working with property managers, tenants and landlords handling commercial lease disputes including failure to pay rent, rent distress, abandoned premises, abandoned goods in a premise, surrender agreements, eviction of overholding tenants and ownership of fixtures on premises Her client work also includes: Representing developers, purchasers and sellers in claims arising from the collapsed sales of residential and recreational real estate in British Columbia Obtaining orders for sale of property when multiple property owners are involved in a dispute Handling litigation related to charges on legal title for properties such as easements Insurance Nicole's client work also includes: Established in 1871 CONTACT West Georgia Street Vancouver, BC, Canada V6B5A1 Main: wwwrbsca

2 Defending personal injury claims in the Supreme and Provincial Courts of British Columbia and successfully resolving claims including soft tissue injuries, chronic pain and psychological issues Conducting or assisting with a variety of property damage cases ranging from first party claims by homeowners resulting from fire and water damage to third party liability claims against logging contractors for forest fires Trial experience defending insurance coverage denials where parties have misrepresented their claim values or participated in their own loss Nicole has successfully demonstrated in trial that an insurer's process for claims handling with a party who was not familiar with the English language was appropriate and consistent This defeated the insured's allegation he had not understood the claims process Involvement with the defence of strata council members facing claims such as breach of duty, breach of contract and negligence claims from strata residents Preparing coverage opinions for homeowner and CGL (Commercial General Liability) insurance policies Employment Nicole is familiar with advising employers and employees on their rights and obligations, including appropriate severance packages, when employment is terminated Her client work also includes: Drafting employment contracts and documents related to the termination of an employee's service Representing both employers and employees in wrongful dismissal actions in the Supreme and Provincial Courts of British Columbia Reviewing, assessing and defending or challenging the validity of non-competition agreements Handling claims of harassment and discrimination (including on the basis of sex, mental or physical disability, religion or visible minority status) at the Human Rights Tribunal in hearings, dismissal applications and at mediation Conducting appeals on behalf of employers at the Employment Standards Tribunal and representing employers' interests at the Employment Standards Branch Arguing Employment Insurance appeals before the Umpire Conducting WCB Review Division and Appeal Tribunal appeals through both written submissions and oral hearings General Commercial Disputes Successfully petitioned the Supreme Court for relief on jurisdictional grounds Acting in wide a variety of contract disputes

3 Representing companies and shareholders in shareholder disputes, oppression actions, and joint venture disputes PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS Member, Canadian Bar Association Member, Law Society of British Columbia Member, Canadian Defence Lawyers Board Member, Sharing Our Future Foundation supporting the "Burnaby Association for Community Inclusion" Member, British Columbia Shopping Centre Association Committee Member, IME Submissions, BC Canadian Bar Association, Insurance Law Section NEWS Nicole Mangan is published in The Lawyers Weekly Nicole Mangan published in Canadian Defence Lawyers' Hearsay Insurance lawyer Nicole Mangan writes for The Lawyers Weekly Nicole Mangan is published in The Lawyers Weekly Nicole Mangan, Partner at RBS, writes for The Lawyers Weekly Nicole Mangan is published in the Canadian Journal of Insurance Law Richards Buell Sutton LLP - ALS Ice Bucket Challenge RBS welcomes New Partner - Nicole Mangan RBS Insurance Law Group featured in 2013 Litigation Forum of Insurancewest Magazine RBS Lawyer, Nicole Mangan, interviewed on CTV News Nicole Mangan, of RBS, writes for The Lawyers Weekly Nicole Mangan, associate at RBS, writes for The Lawyers Weekly EVENTS 2016 CLE Employment Law Conference

4 Seminar: A Hot Year for Employment Cases Employment Law Seminar - Lessons in Crisis Management for Employers Employment Law Seminar - Basics for Business Seminar - University Counsel CLE CLEBC: Priorities 2013 Conference Seminar: Landlord's Secrets Revealed: Tenant's Best Defences to Landlord's Remedies Avoiding Pitfalls - Important Lease Covenants Part II Avoiding Pitfalls - Important Lease Covenants Seminar: Navigating Overtime, Statutory Holidays and Vacation Issues Considerations When Creating a Commercial Lease BOMA BC: Commercial Tenancy Law Course, Spring 2012 PUBLICATIONS Disability Benefit Claims in the Notice Period: Issues of Entitlement to Benefits and Double Recovery Has the Law on "Just Cause" for a Single Incident Changed? Who Pays A Strata's Deductible? The $1 Million Lessor s Liability Cap in British Columbia - Revisited and Revised Employee Confidentiality Agreements - Can They Protect You And Your Customers? The Top 5 Things Employers Need to Know About BC Human Rights Law Is there "quiet enjoyment" if it stinks? Is That ATV Owned By "you"?; Again, an Ambiguous Question IBM Pension Deductibility Take Care When Employing Resident Caretakers It's Not Just Hockey Games Where the Fists Fly Complexities of BC's Overtime Laws - Navigating the Field Exclusion Clause Not Operating: Consider a Statutory Condition One Safe Method for a Landlord to Recover Possession of Commercial Premises

5 Are You Hosting the "After Party" for your Employees? The More "Absolute Pollution Exclusion"? Assessing Employee Performance Tips for Performance Reviews, Probation Periods and Policy Manuals Working with Facebook in personal injury actions Home Court Advantage?