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Dispute Resolution: Litigation | Global

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The Dispute Resolution: Litigation rankings table below has been designed to provide the most in-depth insights and reviews of the top ranked lawyers and law firms. The firms included in our rankings have been recommended by in-house counsel, other third-party experts and private practice lawyers. Our comprehensive research ensures you have all the information needed when looking to purchase legal services across Canada.

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  1. R Paul Steep
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    R Paul Steep
    McCarthy Tétrault LLP
    McCarthy Tétrault LLP | Dispute Resolution: Litigation
    2024 | Senior Statespeople | 22 Years Ranked
    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.
  2. Sheila R Block
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    Sheila R Block
    Torys LLP
    Torys LLP | Dispute Resolution: Litigation
    2024 | Senior Statespeople | 22 Years Ranked
    Sheila Block continues to be instructed on some of the market's most high-profile commercial litigation and arbitration suits. She receives plaudits for her longstanding practice at the highest level of the commercial disputes market in Toronto and across the country.
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Band 1
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    Éric Mongeau
    Stikeman Elliott LLP
    Stikeman Elliott LLP | Dispute Resolution: Litigation
    2024 | Band 1 | 5 Years Ranked
    Éric Mongeau is an esteemed commercial litigator based in Montréal, with a diverse client roster featuring energy and transportation companies.
  2. Guy Du Pont
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    Guy Du Pont
    Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP
    Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP | Dispute Resolution: Litigation
    2024 | Band 1 | 20 Years Ranked
    Guy Du Pont operates a longstanding commercial litigation practice out of Montréal. His expertise includes a focus on tax law matters.
  3. Kent E Thomson
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    Kent E Thomson
    Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP
    Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP | Dispute Resolution: Litigation
    2024 | Band 1 | 23 Years Ranked
    Kent Thomson is regularly engaged in some of the country's most high-profile and complex commercial and securities cases. He is a luminary figure in Toronto's disputes market.
  4. Linda M Plumpton
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    Linda M Plumpton
    Torys LLP
    Torys LLP | Dispute Resolution: Litigation
    2024 | Band 1 | 13 Years Ranked
    Linda Plumpton represents a number of blue-chip national and international clients, including financial institutions and investment funds, in high-end disputes. She demonstrates particular skill in handling commercial litigation, class action proceedings and antitrust disputes.
  5. Mason Poplaw
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    Mason Poplaw
    McCarthy Tétrault LLP
    McCarthy Tétrault LLP | Dispute Resolution: Litigation
    2024 | Band 1 | 3 Years Ranked
    Mason Poplaw is well regarded among peers in Montréal and is particularly noted for his handling of complex class action litigation.
  6. Michael E Barrack
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    Michael E Barrack
    Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
    Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP | Dispute Resolution: Litigation
    2024 | Band 1 | 21 Years Ranked
    Michael Barrack is one of the leading figures in Toronto's commercial litigation space. He is regularly instructed on high-profile and complex commercial mandates, including contested M&A, insolvency litigation and contractual disputes.
  7. Peter Griffin KC
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    Peter Griffin KC
    Lenczner Slaght
    Lenczner Slaght | Dispute Resolution: Litigation
    2024 | Band 1 | 22 Years Ranked
    Peter Griffin commands a formidable reputation as a litigator and remains the counsel of choice for many high-profile corporates for their high-stakes commercial disputes. Based in Toronto, his reputation extends across the country and beyond.
  8. Sarit E Batner
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    Sarit E Batner
    McCarthy Tétrault LLP
    McCarthy Tétrault LLP | Dispute Resolution: Litigation
    2024 | Band 1 | 4 Years Ranked
    Sarit Batner has a robust reputation for her impressively broad litigation practice, from major insurance and insolvency litigation to contractual and shareholder disputes, as well as disputes relating to IP and professional liability.
  9. Tom Curry
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    Tom Curry
    Lenczner Slaght
    Lenczner Slaght | Dispute Resolution: Litigation
    2024 | Band 1 | 19 Years Ranked
    Tom Curry is held in high regard by market commentators and clients alike for his skill in complex litigation files. His practice touches all manner of areas, from commercial disputes and class actions to administrative law and professional liability.
  10. William Brock, Ad E
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    William Brock, Ad E
    Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP
    Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP | Dispute Resolution: Litigation
    2024 | Band 1 | 19 Years Ranked
    William Brock enjoys a sterling reputation in the Montréal market for his ability to handle the full gamut of matters in the commercial litigation space. He advises Canadian clients as well as international corporations.
  11. Jonathan C Lisus
    Lax O'Sullivan Lisus Gottlieb LLP | Dispute Resolution: Litigation
    2024 | Band 1
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Band 2
  1. Eliot N Kolers
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    Eliot N Kolers
    Stikeman Elliott LLP
    Stikeman Elliott LLP | Dispute Resolution: Litigation
    2024 | Band 2 | 16 Years Ranked
    Eliot Kolers is sought out for his counsel on various commercial disputes, such as shareholder and contractual litigation. He also operates an active antitrust litigation practice.
  2. Geoffrey Cowper KC
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    Geoffrey Cowper KC
    Fasken
    Fasken | Dispute Resolution: Litigation
    2024 | Band 2 | 19 Years Ranked
    Geoffrey Cowper KC frequently represents major multinational organisations in commercial disputes at both provincial and federal levels. He is well versed in advising clients in the pharmaceutical and healthcare sectors.
  3. Jeffrey S Leon
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    Jeffrey S Leon
    Bennett Jones LLP
    Bennett Jones LLP | Dispute Resolution: Litigation
    2024 | Band 2 | 22 Years Ranked
    Jeffrey Leon is highlighted for his longstanding experience, which covers both class action and single-plaintiff disputes. A seasoned litigator, he has experience handling a range of commercial, securities and product liability cases.
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    Mark A Gelowitz
    Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
    Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP | Dispute Resolution: Litigation
    2024 | Band 2 | 1 Years Ranked
    Mark Gelowitz has experience in handling a broad range of disputes, including those in the technology, insurance, real estate and PE sectors. He is additionally instructed for his representation in class action proceedings.
  5. Michael A. Feder KC
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    Michael A. Feder KC
    McCarthy Tétrault LLP
    McCarthy Tétrault LLP | Dispute Resolution: Litigation
    2024 | Band 2 | 4 Years Ranked
    Michael Feder a highly respected litigator whose practice spans across a range of corporate and commercial disputes, encompassing fraud and misfeasance, breach of duty litigation and force majeure disputes. In addition, he also holds experience in administrative and public law disputes, appellate proceedings and challenges to arbitral awards.
  6. Monique Jilesen
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    Monique Jilesen
    Lenczner Slaght
    Lenczner Slaght | Dispute Resolution: Litigation
    2024 | Band 2 | 1 Years Ranked
    Monique Jilesen has wide-ranging commercial litigation experience, covering issues such as construction and real estate disputes, employee fraud and energy tariffs. She represents clients from Toronto.
  7. Orestes Pasparakis
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    Orestes Pasparakis
    Norton Rose Fulbright
    Norton Rose Fulbright | Dispute Resolution: Litigation
    2024 | Band 2 | 9 Years Ranked
    Orestes Pasparakis has deep commercial litigation experience, including acting on insolvency-related disputes and those concerning negligent misrepresentation and breach of contract.
  8. 2
    Peter F C Howard
    Stikeman Elliott LLP
    Stikeman Elliott LLP | Dispute Resolution: Litigation
    2024 | Band 2 | 21 Years Ranked
    Peter Howard maintains his position at the fore of Toronto's commercial litigation field, with broad experience covering securities litigation and an array of commercial disputes, including contentious audits and insurance claims.
  9. 2
    Richard B Swan
    Bennett Jones LLP
    Bennett Jones LLP | Dispute Resolution: Litigation
    2024 | Band 2 | 9 Years Ranked
    Richard Swan is a seasoned litigator with notable experience concerning insolvency disputes. He also represents clients in shareholder oppression and securities claims, working from the firm's Toronto office.
  10. Robert W Staley
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    Robert W Staley
    Bennett Jones LLP
    Bennett Jones LLP | Dispute Resolution: Litigation
    2024 | Band 2 | 17 Years Ranked
    Robert Staley is a tremendously well-regarded commercial litigator with an active practice representing clients in shareholder disputes and securities class actions.
  11. Tracey M Cohen KC
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    Tracey M Cohen KC
    Fasken
    Fasken | Dispute Resolution: Litigation
    2024 | Band 2 | 3 Years Ranked
    Tracey Cohen is respected for her handling of a broad array of corporate and commercial disputes across Canada, including class actions. She has experience in both arbitration and litigation matters.
  12. J Kenneth McEwan KC
    McEwan Partners | Dispute Resolution: Litigation
    2024 | Band 2
  13. Matthew P Gottlieb
    Lax O'Sullivan Lisus Gottlieb LLP | Dispute Resolution: Litigation
    2024 | Band 2
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Band 3
  1. Bradley E. Berg
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    Bradley E. Berg
    Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
    Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP | Dispute Resolution: Litigation
    2024 | Band 3 | 1 Years Ranked
    Bradley Berg is an accomplished commercial litigator who is additionally renowned for his work on constitutional cases. He is the practice group leader for litigation and dispute resolution in Toronto.
  2. Craig Ferris KC
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    Craig Ferris KC
    Lawson Lundell LLP
    Lawson Lundell LLP | Dispute Resolution: Litigation
    2024 | Band 3 | 5 Years Ranked
    Craig Ferris KC is an esteemed Vancouver-based litigator. He has deep experience handling class actions and commercial disputes, representing notable clients in the telecommunications, pharmaceutical and natural resources sectors. He offers further experience in international arbitration.
  3. David Byers
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    David Byers
    Stikeman Elliott LLP
    Stikeman Elliott LLP | Dispute Resolution: Litigation
    2024 | Band 3 | 22 Years Ranked
    David Byers is recognised for his work on insolvency-related disputes, professional negligence and product liability matters, as well as arbitrations and class actions.
  4. Geoff R Hall
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    Geoff R Hall
    McCarthy Tétrault LLP
    McCarthy Tétrault LLP | Dispute Resolution: Litigation
    2024 | Band 3 | 1 Years Ranked
    Geoff Hall acts for major financial institutions and investment funds in various commercial disputes, with a particularly strong track record acting on contractual litigation and fraud-related cases. He is located in Toronto.
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    Marc-André Coulombe
    Stikeman Elliott LLP
    Stikeman Elliott LLP | Dispute Resolution: Litigation
    2024 | Band 3 | 1 Years Ranked
    Marc-André Coulombe is well versed in both general commercial disputes and public law. He is highly regarded by both clients and his peers.
  6. Matthew Milne-Smith
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    Matthew Milne-Smith
    Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP
    Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP | Dispute Resolution: Litigation
    2024 | Band 3 | 1 Years Ranked
    Matthew Milne-Smith continues to impress with his handling of notable single-plaintiff, class action and appellate disputes. He operates out of the firm's Toronto office.
  7. Robert J C Deane
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    Robert J C Deane
    Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
    Borden Ladner Gervais LLP | Dispute Resolution: Litigation
    2024 | Band 3 | 16 Years Ranked
    Robert Deane heads the international trade and arbitration team at Borden Ladner Gervais. Based in Vancouver, he operates a robust arbitration practice with experience acting on commercial disputes and investor-state proceedings.
  8. Robert Torralbo
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    Robert Torralbo
    Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
    Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP | Dispute Resolution: Litigation
    2024 | Band 3 | 19 Years Ranked
    Robert Torralbo is noted for his wide-ranging expertise in the class action space. He handles competition, securities and product liability cases, with a particularly strong reputation among pharmaceutical clients.
  9. Sandra A Forbes
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    Sandra A Forbes
    Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP
    Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP | Dispute Resolution: Litigation
    2024 | Band 3 | 18 Years Ranked
    Sandra Forbes is an accomplished commercial litigator, best known for her handling of high-value class action proceedings, particularly those relating to competition and antitrust. She is based in Toronto.
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    Yves Martineau
    Stikeman Elliott LLP
    Stikeman Elliott LLP | Dispute Resolution: Litigation
    2024 | Band 3 | 12 Years Ranked
    Yves Martineau s sought after for his representation of clients in the energy, banking and manufacturing industries in a number of matters, including class actions.
  11. Craig Dennis KC
    Dennis James Aitken LLP | Dispute Resolution: Litigation
    2024 | Band 3
  12. Crawford G Smith
    Lax O'Sullivan Lisus Gottlieb LLP | Dispute Resolution: Litigation
    2024 | Band 3
  13. Irwin G Nathanson KC
    Nathanson, Schachter & Thompson LLP | Dispute Resolution: Litigation
    2024 | Band 3
  14. Stephen R Schachter KC
    Nathanson, Schachter & Thompson LLP | Dispute Resolution: Litigation
    2024 | Band 3