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Litigation: Administrative & Public Law - Ontario

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What the Team is Known For

Borden Ladner Gervais has a solid service offering in the Ontario litigation market, with notable expertise in securities, fraud and banking litigation. The team fields notable experience in administrative and constitutional law matters, regularly appearing on urgent injunctions and judicial reviews, as well as novel matters such as extradition proceedings. Other areas of strength include class actions, product liability and construction litigation. Well regarded for its expertise in the financial services and energy sectors, the team also advises clients from industries such as automotive, natural resources and communications. It maintains an active presence in both Toronto and Ottawa.

Work Highlights

  • Borden Ladner Gervais represented Amazon in a proposed class action brought on behalf of approximately 73,000 delivery drivers, claiming unpaid wages.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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David Di Paolo
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David Di Paolo
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David Di Paolo is a highly respected name in Toronto's securities litigation field. He is particularly known for his focus on misrepresentation, oppression and breach of trust cases, including class actions.

I have full trust in Dave's abilities. He exhibits confidence in his areas of expertise and there is a high level of client service and professionalism.

I couldn't be happier with David.

David has deep experience in the securities sphere. He is a zealous advocate for his clients and he has a good ability to strategically handle multifaceted matters in this space.

David is fantastic.

Guy Pratte
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Guy Pratte
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Guy Pratte is a well-known litigator who is best recognised for his work in the public sphere. He handles cases relating to extradition proceedings, privacy issues and liability questions in the railway industry, among others. He splits his time between Borden Ladner Gervais's Toronto, Montréal and Ottawa offices.

He's a fabulous lawyer. Guy is phenomenal.

Nadia Effendi
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Nadia Effendi
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Nadia Effendi operates a contentious practice from Borden Ladner Gervais's Toronto office which is focused on public and administrative law issues. She is instructed on judicial reviews and urgent injunctions by various public bodies, including those relating to parliament and the judiciary.

Nadia is a professional lawyer who listens to her clients and is always available. She is appreciated by judges and colleagues.

Nadia brings a wealth of experience, leadership and vision to the file. We always know that we are in very capable hands, confirmed by the excellent results Nadia and her team delivered for us.

Nadia is a high achiever who seeks to get the best possible outcome for the client. She's very respected in the industry.

Nadia is very thorough, rigorous and strategic in her approach. She is very friendly, easy to deal with and shows care for the client.

Caitlin Sainsbury
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Caitlin Sainsbury
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Caitlin Sainsbury is commended for her noteworthy securities litigation practice, particularly for her work acting for brokerages and financial institutions in class action proceedings. She is based in Borden Ladner Gervais's Toronto office.

I think Cait is a fantastic lawyer. She is bright, unflappable and very thorough. She is incredible.

She is an amazing lawyer.

Graham Splawski
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Graham Splawski
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Graham Splawski is based in Borden Ladner Gervais's Toronto office and focuses on securities class actions, M&A litigation, broker-dealer civil litigation and internal and regulatory investigations. He primarily represents financial institutions and public issuers.

Graham has provided excellent client service and a high degree of knowledge and professionalism on the files he has worked on for us.

Graham is very responsive and provides us with top-level representation and advice.

He is incredibly responsive and he is a very effective people manager for his internal team, able to bring in appropriate resources to assist. He can cut to the chase and get to the bottom of issues.

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Litigation: Administrative & Public Law

Guy Pratte
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Guy Pratte
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Band 1
Nadia Effendi
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Nadia Effendi
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Band 2
Litigation: Securities

David Di Paolo
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David Di Paolo
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Band 1
Caitlin Sainsbury
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Caitlin Sainsbury
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Band 3
Graham Splawski
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Graham Splawski
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Up and Coming