B.C. lawyer who wired $2.6M to Dubai for client hit with more sanctions

A Law Society of B.C. review panel has found additional instances of professional misconduct on the part of a lawyer who flowed millions of dollars through his trust account without providing any legal services for several clients.

The review panel’s Oct. 28 decision is the latest set of sanctions against lawyer Neal Burton Wang.

In September 2023, a tribunal panel found Wang liable of professional misconduct three times and violated the Legal Profession Act four times. 

Among the violations, Wang had wired $2.6 million to a company in Dubai, through his trust account, on behalf of a client who was under investigation by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

In its citation, the society alleged

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