Corporate & Commercial Lawyer
Mark Bakhet
Mark helps entrepreneurs, professionals, and growing companies build strong legal foundations and navigate strategic transactions with clarity and confidence.
As an entrepreneur himself, Mark has advised clients ranging from early-stage startups to established professional practices. His work spans incorporations and corporate structuring, shareholders’ agreements, commercial contracts, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate governance. He has developed particular experience working with healthcare practitioners and purpose-driven businesses, helping them balance impact with operational efficiency.
Mark’s approach is pragmatic and collaborative — focused on solving problems before they become roadblocks and delivering legal advice that supports decision-making, not complicates it.
Education and Memberships
JD (Law Degree), Peter A. Allard School of Law, University of British Columbia, 2021
British Columbia Bar Member
Micro-Certificate, Climate Risk & ESG for Corporate Governance and Decision-Making, University of British Columbia (Exp. April 2026)
West Coast Environmental Law — Environmental Dispute Resolution Fund (EDRF) Roster Lawyer
Roster Lawyer, Access Pro Bono Society of BC
Roster Lawyer, Residential Tenancy Program
Member, Canadian Bar Association
Member, MENSA Canada
Publications and Projects
The Impact Partner Program (2025)
University of Victoria, Global Corruption: Its Regulation under International Conventions, US, UK and Canadian Law and Practice (2022)
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Global Report on Corruption in Sport (2021)
The Commonwealth Judicial Journal, Deferred Prosecution Agreements/Remediation Agreements Part II: Canada’s Controversial Early Experience with its Remediation Agreement Regime (2021)
The Commonwealth Judicial Journal, Deferred Prosecution Agreements, Prosecutorial Discretion and the Rule of Law: A Canadian Perspective (2020)