Tarek Elneweihi*

With over a decade of experience advising diverse clients in his corporate commercial and civil litigation practice, Tarek approaches each file with a unique and tailored perspective. In addition to helping to resolve commercial disputes when they arise, he specializes in providing personalized guidance to his clients regarding all types of entertainment-related business, including rights clearances and negotiating and drafting contracts on behalf of film production companies, film investors, record labels, music publishers and talent (actors, singers, musicians, writers, influencers and other types of creators). Tarek takes pride in protecting his clients’ creativity while ensuring their success.

A problem solver at his core, Tarek aims to make complicated legal issues easier to understand for his clients, drawing on his experience as a teacher of a diverse range of students at many levels, from teaching undergraduate students studying business and new media at several local institutions to law school students at the University of Victoria.

Prior to the completion of his law degree, Tarek toured and performed as a professional musician and produced and mixed several albums for both his own projects and other artists/bands. His experience as a creator provides him with a unique and informed perspective to draw upon when assisting his clients navigating complex legal issues while maintaining the integrity of their creative endeavors.

Tarek is currently a board member of the global charity Make Music Matter, a Supervising Lawyer at the UBC Law Innocence Project and a sessional instructor at the British Columbia Institute of Technology, teaching the course The Law and New Media.

When he’s not at the office, he spends his time playing and creating music, as well as enjoying nature while hunting and camping.