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Tyr's lawyers apply their advocacy, trial and appeal experience to assist clients in defending and pursuing complex commercial disputes.
Tyr represents some of the world's most well-known public corporations and institutions in high-profile, bet-the-company, precedent-setting cases across various industries.
As experienced trial and appellate lawyers, Tyr litigators appear as counsel in all levels of court in Ontario, in the Federal Court and the Supreme Court of Canada. They also participate in hearings before a variety of provincial and federal tribunals, including the OSC's Capital Markets Tribunal, the Financial Services Tribunal, the Competition Tribunal, and the Environmental Review Tribunal.
Tyr's trial team focuses on developing a deep knowledge of each client's business, which enables them to work closely with their clients to provide strategic solutions to litigation that meet their business objectives. When litigation is unavoidable or the best means to achieve a client's objective, Tyr's lawyers are trial-tested and fearless advocates.
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Tyr is a highly regarded litigation boutique in Toronto which is held in high esteem for its pedigree in courtroom advocacy, drawing from an impressive stable of trial lawyers with diverse experience in civil disputes. The firm regularly acts for local, national and international clients in the full gamut of commercial litigation, including class action, product liability, insolvency and securities matters.
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Tyr represented Pattern Energy and the Henvey Inlet Wind Partnership in defence of an action brought by a financial advisor to a First Nations corporation seeking CAD170 million as an alleged success fee under a service agreement.
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Tyr is a unique firm with a modern mindset and a particularly strong group of young litigators.
Tyr lawyers are very efficient and effective advocates.
The firm's experience is augmented by a very good sense of judgement which results in making the decisions that are most beneficial for the client.
Tyr is one of the most intellectually rigorous teams I've worked with.
Tyr has outstanding local market legislative expertise, case experience and client focus.
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James Doris is a well-regarded lawyer who has built an impressive reputation for his commercial disputes work in Toronto. He handles both litigation and arbitration, with further experience of white-collar criminal matters.
He has demonstrated a high level of experience and business-mindedness.
We appreciate James Doris for his deep experience in commercial litigation, knowledge of our business and his practical advice.
Toronto-based James Bunting has extensive experience acting for clients in commercial disputes, appeals, construction disputes and sport-related litigation.
He is commercially savvy, practical and approachable.
He has achieved excellent outcomes with a high level of client service.
He has the full package - James is an excellent lawyer, gives practical business advice and is a good advocate.
Litigation: General Commercial
Litigation: General Commercial
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