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R Paul Steep
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Lawyers profile | Canada 2025: Dispute Resolution: Class Action (Defence), Litigation: Securities, Litigation: General Commercial
R Paul Steep
Ranked in 3 Practice Areas
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Senior Statespeople

Dispute Resolution: Class Action (Defence)

Nationwide - Canada

9 Years Ranked

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Senior Statespeople

Litigation: Securities

Ontario

7 Years Ranked

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Senior Statespeople

Litigation: General Commercial

Ontario

8 Years Ranked

Ranked in Guides
Global 2025

About

Provided by R Paul Steep

Canada

Practice Areas

Litigation partner based in Toronto, with a broad commercial litigation practice that focuses on securities litigation including class actions. Has appeared before all levels of the Courts of Ontario, including the Supreme Court of Canada. Acts in major commercial disputes, including contractual disputes, all forms of securities litigation, directors’ and officers’ liability cases, banking litigation, and class actions. Regularly appears before the OSC on a variety of regulatory and enforcement matters, and acts on behalf of corporations and individuals subject to OSC investigations.

Career

Ontario Bar, 1982

Professional Memberships

Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Canada

Litigation: Securities - Ontario

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Senior Statespeople
Individual Editorial

Paul Steep is one of Toronto's premier litigators. His commercial disputes practice encompasses significant securities litigation mandates, including class action suits. His client roster features a number of Canada's largest commercial and investment banks.

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Litigation: General Commercial - Ontario

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Senior Statespeople
Individual Editorial

Paul Steep is one of Toronto's premier litigators. His commercial disputes practice encompasses significant securities litigation mandates, including class action suits. His client roster features a number of Canada's largest commercial and investment banks.

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Dispute Resolution: Class Action (Defence) - Nationwide - Canada

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Senior Statespeople
Individual Editorial
Paul Steep is one of Canada's most accomplished litigators, with an exceptional reputation for handling major class actions. Practising out of Toronto, he has particularly strong expertise in securities-related cases.
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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Paul is excellent and very strong. He has done everything.

Litigation: Securities respondent
Canada

Paul is known as the best of the best.

Litigation: Securities respondent
Canada

Paul delivers outstanding results consistently. In our view, he is one of the top litigators in the country. His top rating is consistent with the work that we see - just great.

Litigation: Securities respondent
Canada

Paul Steep deserves a medal. He is one of the best lawyers in Toronto.

Litigation: Securities respondent
Canada

Paul Steep is surely the leading exponent of cross-examination. Paul is incisive and devastating in effect.

Litigation: Securities respondent
Canada

He's really skilled at complex commercial litigation that is at a very high level.

Dispute Resolution: Class Action (Defence) respondent
Canada

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