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2022 Top 25 Influential Lawyers Nomination
July 15, 2025

2022 Top 25 Influential Lawyers Nomination

We are proud to announce Chilwin Cheng has been nominated for the 2022 Canadian Lawyer Magazine Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers list.

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2023 CABL BC Mentorship Program
July 15, 2025

2023 CABL BC Mentorship Program

We have such a small community of Black lawyers in BC, and it’s amazing to see a new generation of students who will soon be entering the profession.

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2023 Inns of Court Program
July 15, 2025

2023 Inns of Court Program

Our Associates Janessa Mason and Cory Russell have just completed the Winter 2023 session of the Vancouver Bar Association Inns of Court program.

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2023 Platinum Client Champion Award
July 15, 2025

2023 Platinum Client Champion Award

I was recently recognized with a 2023 Platinum Client Champion Award and Martindale-Hubbell Client Review Rating score of 5.0 out of 5.0.

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2024 Platinum Client Champion Award
July 15, 2025

2024 Platinum Client Champion Award

I have been recognized with a Platinum Client Champion Award and Martindale-Hubbell Client Review Rating score of 5.0 out of 5.0.

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2025 AV Preeminent Rating and 2025 Platinum Client Champion
September 25, 2025

2025 AV Preeminent Rating and 2025 Platinum Client Champion

We are very proud to announce that our Principal, Chilwin Cheng, has received the Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™ of AV Preeminent®.

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Appointment to Chair
July 15, 2025

Appointment to Chair

I am honoured to be named chair of the CBABC committee in the coming year.

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Bringing Black Law Students Together
July 15, 2025

Bringing Black Law Students Together

Mid-February, Janessa Mason attended the Black Law Students' Association of Canada Conference as a panellist. The Conference brought together Black students from across the country for education and community.

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Chilwin Cheng in the News
July 15, 2025

Chilwin Cheng in the News

You may have seen Chilwin in the news recently in the Vancouver Sun, and his criticism of the court process that was set up to deal with the case...

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Debut at Court of Appeal
July 15, 2025

Debut at Court of Appeal

Presenting oneself before the court with your robes on is a major milestone in a lawyer's life in Canada, especially if you want to be a barrister.

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Farewell to Cory and Welcoming Chelsea
July 15, 2025

Farewell to Cory and Welcoming Chelsea

We welcome Chelsea Salindong to the Ascendion Law team as our new Legal Administrative Assistant. Chelsea graduated top of her class from both the legal administrative assistant program, and then subsequently the paralegal program, from Capilano College.

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Janessa Mason at the BLSA National Conference
July 15, 2025

Janessa Mason at the BLSA National Conference

This conference provides both current and prospective law students with the chance to connect with other legal professionals across the country.

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Leading the industry in Innovation
July 15, 2025

Leading the industry in Innovation

The Canadian Bar Association - BC appointed Chilwin Cheng to its Innovation and Business Practice committee. The Committee identifies changes that impact lawyers' business and the practice of law.

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New Decision Changes Oppression Proceedings
July 15, 2025

New Decision Changes Oppression Proceedings

The recent decision from the BC Court of Appeal, Cepuran v. Carlton, 2022 BCCA 76, significantly changes how we devise litigation strategies to resolve a shareholder dispute.

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Rethinking Discovery
July 15, 2025

Rethinking Discovery

Checkout Chilwin's latest article in the April 2018 issue of BarTalk.

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We welcome Cory and Katy to Ascendion Law!
July 15, 2025

We welcome Cory and Katy to Ascendion Law!

\We welcome Cory and Katy to Ascendion Law! Cory graduated from the UK with an LL.B. and completed the requirements to commence articles in Canada...

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Welcome Bianca!
September 24, 2025

Welcome Bianca!

We are thrilled to announce the arrival of Legal Assistant, Bianca Mateiescu, to the Ascendion team.

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Welcome back Cory!
July 15, 2025

Welcome back Cory!

Ascendion is extremely pleased to welcome back Cory Russell as an Associate Lawyer.

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Welcome to Janessa
July 15, 2025

Welcome to Janessa

We are very happy to announce the arrival of Associate Lawyer, Janessa Mason, to the Ascendion team.

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