Gardiner Roberts LLP

King's Counsel (K.C.) CEO, Chair and Partner: Paul Stoyan

Managing partners:

• Arlene O'Neill (Partner and Co-Chair of the Business and Corporate Commercial Group, Executive Committee Member)
• Soma Ray-Ellis (Partner and Chair of the Employment and Labour Law Group, Executive Committee Member, Diversity and Inclusion Committee Chair)
• Zev Zlotnick (Partner and Co-Chair of the Commercial Real Estate Group and Co-Chair of the Financial Services Group)
• John Atchison (Partner and Co-Chair of the Commercial Real Estate Group)

Number of partners: 62

Legal counsel: 5

Total number of lawyers: 100

Number of law clerks: 25

Firm Overview:

In an ever-changing business world, Gardiner Roberts LLP (GR) enjoys a distinctive edge. With origins traced back to 1920s, GR has evolved with Canada’s legal needs, providing the client-centric benefits of a full-service law firm with the dexterity of a mid-sized one. This effective combination has yielded a diversified client base that relies on the firm to provide in-depth, progressive advice to address complex business issues.

A focused, finely-tuned group of legal experts capitalizing on a cross-disciplinary, one-team approach, GR is committed to immersing ourselves into a client's business to help them capitalize on each and every opportunity.

Lawyers at GR listen before providing strategic expertise in line with clients' short and long-term goals. The net result is a balance of wisdom, relevant experience and immediacy that, when combined with accessibility and overall cost-effectiveness, larger firms can’t touch.

Providing Canadians with over 100 years of legal expertise, GR knows what works best. It’s why the firm prefers to remain a mid-sized, fiercely independent powerhouse, enabling its lawyers to provide clients with timely, custom-tailored solutions to address their legal needs while propelling their business forward.

Areas of Practice:

• Business and Corporate Commercial
• Commercial Real Estate
• Compliance and Risk Solutions
• Employment and Labour
• Financial Services
• Health Law
• Insolvency and Restructuring
• Intellectual Property
• Litigation and Dispute Resolution
• Municipal and Land Use Planning
• Non-Profits and Charities
• Securities and Corporate Finance
• Tax and Estate Planning
• Technology
• Transportation and Logisitics

Industries:

• Automotive
• Banking, Finance, and Insurance
• Forestry
• Infrastructure
• Life Sciences
• Manufacturing
• Media, Communications and Entertainment
• Mining
• Private Equity and Venture Capital
• Transportation and Logisitics

Diversity:

At Gardiner Roberts, we are committed to fostering a diverse, respectful, and inclusive workplace where our lawyers, staff and clients' voices, backgrounds, and experiences are valued and accepted. We actively promote fair and open access to career opportunities through progressive firm-wide initiatives, including strategic recruiting and mentoring, networking opportunities, career development and advancement programs, and ongoing outreach to our local and national communities.

Community Initiatives:

Gardiner Roberts also supports various community initiatives focused on diversity and inclusion, including the BlackNorth Initiative CEO Pledge, the Lincoln Alexander School of Law Scholarship at Toronto Metropolitan University, the South Asian Bar Association and Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers. In recognition of these commitments, Gardiner Roberts was named to the list of Best Workplaces in Canada for Women and Inclusion by Great Place to Work.

Our Office:

• Bay Adelaide Centre – East Tower, 22 Adelaide Street West, Suite 3600, Toronto, ON M5H 4E3
• T 416.865.6600
• F 416.865.6636
• E [email protected]