Houtan Sanandaji
JurisdictionCanada — British Columbia
BodyLaw Society of British Columbia (LSBC)
Professionlawyer
DateAugust 28, 2025
HearingRule 3-7.1 Consent Agreement
OutcomeRule 3-7.1 Consent Agreement
Allegation / charges
Rule 3-7.1 Consent Agreement
Findings — machine-extracted (anthropic-batch:claude-opus-4-8); verify against the decision
SanctionSuspension
Suspension3 months
Dishonesty foundNo
Houtan Sanandaji, a BC lawyer, entered a Rule 3-7.1 consent agreement admitting conduct unbecoming arising from his personal life: verbally abusing X, attempting to control/intimidate X, and attempting to use his lawyer status to discourage X from contacting police. He agreed to a three-month suspension. No express finding of dishonesty was made.
Duties found breached:
Aggravating factors:
- Prior professional conduct record (failed to complete payment of costs relating to a Credentials hearing between Sept-Dec 2020)
- Subject to interim condition/limitation on practice during investigation
- Serious nature of the misconduct
Mitigating factors:
- Attended counselling sessions
- No indication of further similar conduct
- Fully cooperated with the Law Society
- Admitted his misconduct and consented to a three-month suspension