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Provided by Richard Lizius
Richard Lizius is a partner in the McCarthy Tetrault Litigation and Intellectual Property Litigation groups. Richard’s particular focus is the telecommunications industry, with expertise in administrative law, appellate litigation, copyright and patent litigation, and contracts.
Richard appeared as counsel before the Supreme Court of Canada in the Vavilov administrative law trilogy (the most important administrative law decision of the last decade). Richard has also been counsel on the most significant judicial reviews for the telecommunications industry including: judicial review of the CRTC’s implementation of the Online Streaming Act, judicial review of numerous CRTC wholesale rate setting decisions (both reviewing and defending CRTC decisions), judicial review of the wholesale Code and judicial review of the CRTC’s rulings concerning Superbowl advertising.
Richard has also been counsel on major copyright cases for the telecommunications industry, especially cases concerning the “notice & notice” regime and online copyright infringement, as well as significant telecommunications patent cases concerning both television and cellular technology.
Richard also maintains a general litigation practice including contract, oppression and negligence disputes.
Ontario, 2014
University of Toronto (Gold medalist)
Clerked for Justice Karakatsanis at the Supreme Court of Canada
CBA
OBA
Supreme Court Law Review: The Administrative Law Trilogy – New Clarity and New Questions, 2021
Supreme Court Law Review: Developments in Constitutional Law: Cooperative Federalism and the Division of Powers in 2018-2019, 2020
Supreme Court Law Review: Can you Rely on the Livent Undertaking?: An Analysis of the Implications of Deloitte & Touche v. Livent, 2019
Supreme Court Law Review: Causation as a Policy Issue – Accounting of Profits for Patent Infringement - upcoming
Richard has appeared as counsel before all levels of court in Ontario, as well as the Federal Court, Federal Court of Appeal and Supreme Court of Canada.
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Toronto-based Richard Lizius has a growing presence in McCarthy Tétrault's litigation and intellectual property litigation groups. He has cultivated a practice with a particular focus on the telecommunications industry and CRTC disputes.
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Richard Lizius has exceptional depth of knowledge and ability to draft; he is highly sophisticated and frequently delivers timely advice.
Richard is exceptionally talented; a fantastic communicator, highly professional and responsive. He does a great job aligning multiple parties' interests.
Richard Lizius has exceptional depth of knowledge and ability to draft; he is highly sophisticated and frequently delivers timely advice.
Richard is exceptionally talented; a fantastic communicator, highly professional and responsive. He does a great job aligning multiple parties' interests.