Band 2
Provided by Crawford G Smith
Crawford combines expertise with strategy to represent clients in corporate and commercial litigation, regulation, securities, professional liability, energy proceedings, insurance, competition litigation, public and administrative law, with substantial expertise in class actions. He has significant experience engaging complex disputes that demand subject-matter experience involving specialized and highly regulated industries in the energy, infrastructure, telecommunications, and financial services sectors.
Crawford has extensive experience in trials, arbitrations and administrative hearings before all levels of court in Ontario, in the Supreme Court of Canada, in the Federal Court of Appeal, and before a variety of administrative tribunals including the Ontario Energy Board, the Ontario Securities Commission, the Competition Tribunal, the Human Rights Tribunal, and the Environmental Review Tribunal.
Crawford is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, a past director of The Advocates' Society and chair of the Standing Committee on Advocacy and Practice. He is regularly invited to speak at seminars held by The Advocates' Society, The Law Society of Ontario, and other organizations.
Provided by Chambers
Crawford Smith is a highly regarded lawyer with a diverse commercial litigation practice. He earns plaudits for his counsel on single-plaintiff and class action disputes, with notable experience in the insurance and energy sectors. He is based in Toronto.
Provided by Chambers
He doesn't just think of the one case, he puts it in context, thinks bigger picture and gives fundamentally good advice.
He has a fully integrated view of all the issues and frames them well for the team and for the client.
He cuts through complexity and knows what to focus on in order to advance the client's interests.
He doesn't just think of the one case, he puts it in context, thinks bigger picture and gives fundamentally good advice.
He has a fully integrated view of all the issues and frames them well for the team and for the client.
He cuts through complexity and knows what to focus on in order to advance the client's interests.