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Paliare Roland Rosenberg Rothstein LLP

Litigation: General Commercial

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Paliare Roland Rosenberg Rothstein LLP

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Paliare Roland offers its business clients wise counsel and a strategic approach to the resolution of their disputes. We bring proven experience, energy and efficiency to bear at all phases of a brief. We have the breadth and depth to act on the most complex commercial cases, and to obtain the innovative and cost-effective results that help businesses, executives and investors to prosper. 

We represent public and private companies, partnerships, shareholders, directors, officers, boards, special committees and professional advisors in a wide range of business disputes. Our lawyers appear regularly on the Toronto Commercial List, in the appellate courts, and before arbitrators and mediators, where they are recognized as leaders in the bar. 

Clients (2)

  • Barrick Gold
  • Minority common shareholders of Hollinger Inc.

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Litigation: General Commercial - Ontario

What the Team is Known For
Paliare Roland Rosenberg Rothstein is a highly regarded Toronto-based litigation boutique with a strong bench and a broad spectrum of expertise. The firm has a distinguished contentious public law practice, acting for associations, universities and various other public bodies in judicial reviews and other public interest disputes. The team is well equipped to handle corporate commercial litigation, as well as disputes relating to securities, fraud, bankruptcy and insolvency, labour law, product liability and employment. The group wins further recognition for its specialised class action group, offering assistance to both plaintiffs and defendants, and is additionally noted for its arbitration capabilities.
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Work Highlights

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  • Paliare Roland Rosenberg Rothstein acted for Ontario Place for All in an application for judicial review challenging the proposed redevelopment of Ontario Place.

Strengths

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  • The firm has got a very broad and deep public law practice.

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  • Paliare Roland are some of the premier public law litigators in the nation.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Chris Paliare
    Chris Paliare

    Chris Paliare

    Firm founding partner Chris Paliare remains one of the market's most highly respected commercial litigators. Operating out of Toronto, he has amassed a wealth of litigation experience over his many years of practice. He is also noted for his excellent reputation as an employment lawyer.

    • He is a very knowledgeable, diligent person and communicates very well.

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  • Linda R Rothstein
    Linda R Rothstein

    Linda R Rothstein

    Linda Rothstein is a longstanding figure in Toronto's disputes market who is rated extremely highly as an administrative law expert. She possesses a wealth of experience in public and judicial inquiries and also acts for plaintiffs in class action proceedings.

    • Linda is the best of the best.

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  • Andrew Lokan
    Andrew Lokan

    Andrew Lokan

    Andrew Lokan represents clients in a broad range of public law challenges, with sources applauding his robust experience in constitutional challenges and administrative law. He is based in Paliare Roland's Toronto office.

    • He is a strong constitutional scholar and practitioner.

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  • Emily Lawrence
    Emily Lawrence

    Emily Lawrence

    Emily Lawrence combines her role as managing partner of Paliare Roland with an active and highly regarded public law practice, with a wealth of experience handling administrative disputes.

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  • Gordon Capern
    Gordon Capern

    Gordon Capern

    Toronto-based Gordon Capern is an accomplished commercial litigator with notable activity in the mining sector. He additionally represents clients in professional liability disputes.

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  • Kenneth Rosenberg
    Kenneth Rosenberg

    Kenneth Rosenberg

    Kenneth Rosenberg has a well-established reputation for his commercial and insolvency litigation work. He works on significant cases in the transportation and telecoms sectors, operating out of Paliare Roland's office in Toronto.

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  • Megan E Shortreed
    Megan E Shortreed

    Megan E Shortreed

    Megan Shortreed operates a wide commercial practice, with additional experience of public law-related mandates. She is based in Paliare Roland's office in Toronto.

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