{"id":6410,"date":"2021-03-12T11:02:09","date_gmt":"2021-03-12T11:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valiance.qodeinteractive.com\/?page_id=6410"},"modified":"2026-03-12T16:40:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T16:40:57","slug":"our-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/civildivorce.law\/index.php\/our-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Team"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"6410\" class=\"elementor elementor-6410\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbfd72d e-con-full e-grid e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cbfd72d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c55651 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0c55651\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23d2503 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"23d2503\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Principal Lawyer<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25db3ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"25db3ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Victor Chai<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db42f21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db42f21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Victor leverages his Bay Street training, life experience, and commercial instincts to secure results in amicable and contentious divorces alike.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b417135 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b417135\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Victor began his career as a corporate lawyer after graduating fifth from Osgoode Hall Law School in 2005. He was subsequently a corporate executive at Manulife Financial in Toronto where he focused on private equity transactions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e05d331 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e05d331\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Victor has been twice \u201crecommended\u201d by The Legal 500 based on interviews with his clients and peers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47f10aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"47f10aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Victor founded Civil Divorce to offer his legal, negotiating, and financial expertise to Canadian families in transition. 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He supports his clients as both a trusted advisor and legal counsel.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b2bef6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7b2bef6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Victor has been called to the Bars of Ontario and British Columbia and has completed the Osgoode Certificate in Family Law Skills and Practice.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f136722 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f136722\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>An avid skier, Victor is a long time Whistler season pass holder. 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