Mark is the founding member and partner of Sager Nairne LLP. He has experience in a broad variety of areas, including real estate, land development, shareholder disputes and complex commercial matters. He also has significant experience in personal injury matters.
As former Mayor of West Vancouver and Vice-Chairman of the Greater Vancouver Regional District, Mark’s extensive civic leadership has included other roles such as Chairman of the Police Board, Chairman of the School Board and he has been named Citizen of the Year.
Mark has represented local, national and international clients in a wide range of areas including major complex litigation and personal injury cases. With his extensive experience and knowledge of local, provincial and federal politics, Mr. Sager has been involved in a large number of entrepreneurial and development projects. He is often seen as the first person to go for new challenging land development projects and he enjoys assisting clients in working through a wide variety of related challenging issues.
OTHER POSITIONS HELD
Mayor of West Vancouver
Chair of the West Vancouver Police Board
Vice-Chair of Metro Vancouver
Law Clerk – British Columbia Court of Appeal
Councillor of the District of West Vancouver
Chair, British Columbia Commission on School District Administration
Chair and Trustee for the Board of School Trustees, School District 45
President of the Venture Opera NFP in New York City
MEMBER OF THE FOLLOWING ASSOCIATIONS
Member of the Law Society of British Columbia
Member of the Canadian Bar Association
Member of the British Columbia Roster Society
EDUCATION
Harvard Law School, Program on Negotiation, 2019
Law Degree, University of British Columbia, called to the BC Bar in 1991
Bachelor of Arts, University of British Columbia
Universite’ du Provence, France
University of Hawaii
OTHER RECOGNITIONS
Named “Citizen of the Year” by the West Vancouver Chamber of Commerce
FORMER ASSOCIATIONS AND COMMITTEES
National Chair, Kokanee Glacier Alpine Campaign
Chair, Greater Vancouver Regional District Budget and Administration
Director, Greater Vancouver Regional District Strategic Planning Committee
Director, Greater Vancouver Regional District Sewage and Draining Committee
Director, Greater Vancouver Regional District Mayors Committee
Director Greater Vancouver Regional District Water Committee
Director, Greater Vancouver Regional District Finance and Government
Director, Greater Vancouver Regional District Development Services Committee
President, Greater Vancouver Housing Corporation
Chair, Greater Vancouver Regional District Management and Audit Committee
Member, Parks and Recreation Commission, West Vancouver
Member, Municipal Advisory Planning Commission, West Vancouver
Vice-President, Metro BC School Trustees Association
Vice-President, West Vancouver Chamber of Commerce
Director, British Columbia Chamber of Commerce
Chair, Community Day Committee
President, Lions Gate Medical Research Foundation
Member, Volunteer Action Board
President, Dundarave Merchants Association
Honorary Member, Eagle Harbour Yacht Club
Honorary Member, Hollyburn Country Club
Honorary Chair and Past President, Anna Wyman Dance Company
Honorary President, West Vancouver Division, Boy Scouts of Canada
Honorary Member, Six Field Engineer Squadron
UBC Gale Cup Moot Team (Law School’s National Team)
MEMBERSHIPS
West Vancouver Yacht Club
Capilano Golf and Country Club
PERSONAL INTERESTS AND ACTIVITIES
Mark is an avid sportsman and pilot. He is rated to fly multi-engine aircrafts, including jets and seaplanes. He loves Crossfit, skiing, snowboarding, paragliding, sailing, cycling, windsurfing, golf and swimming. Mark raced the Victoria to Maui Yacht Race and won the Andreas Schurller Memorial Trophy for Best Navigator.
He has been a diplomatic guest of both the United States Government and the Government of China.
Mark donates a considerable amount of time and energy in supporting arts organizations on the North Shore and was Chair of the North Shore Mayors’ Golf Tournament for several years and is currently a director with the Ambleside Dundarave Business Improvement Association.