Litigation: General Commercial | Canada

Paul Pape of Pape Chaudhury possesses a formidable reputation as a commercial litigator which he has fashioned over decades of practice in Toronto. He enjoys particular renown for his handling of appellate cases.

Peter Howard has been at the fore of Toronto's commercial litigation field for years, with broad experience covering securities litigation and an array of commercial disputes, including contentious audits and insurance claims.

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.

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.

Toronto-based 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.

Jonathan Lisus is an eminent commercial litigator in Toronto who features on some of the country's largest mandates, touching on issues such as negligent misrepresentation, breach of contract and unfair conduct, as well as shareholder disputes.

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 and serves as the head of the firm's litigation department in Toronto.

Toronto-based Linda Plumpton is chair of Torys' litigation and dispute resolution practice. She 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.

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.

Peter Griffin KC commands a formidable reputation as a litigator and remains the counsel of choice for many high-profile corporates for their high-stakes commercial disputes. He is based in Lenczner Slaght's Toronto office, and his reputation extends across the country and beyond.

Toronto-based 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.

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. He is based in Lenczner Slaght's Toronto office.

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.

Mark Gelowitz has experience handling a broad range of disputes, including those in the technology, insurance, real estate and PE sectors. Based in Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt's Toronto office, he is additionally instructed for his representation in class action proceedings.

Matthew Milne-Smith continues to impress with his handling of notable single-plaintiff, class action and appellate disputes. He operates out of Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg's Toronto office.

Matthew Gottlieb is a prominent figure in Toronto's commercial litigation market. He is particularly respected for his insolvency disputes practice.

Monique Jilesen has wide-ranging commercial litigation experience, covering issues such as construction and real estate disputes, employee fraud and energy tariffs. Based in Toronto, she is Lenczner Slaght's managing partner.

Based in Norton Rose Fulbright's Toronto office, Orestes Pasparakis has deep commercial litigation experience, including acting in insolvency-related disputes and those concerning negligent misrepresentation and breach of contract. He is also experienced in assisting clients with shareholder activism disputes and proxy battles.

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 Bennett Jones's Toronto office.

Toronto-based Robert Staley is a tremendously well-regarded commercial litigator with an active practice representing clients in shareholder disputes and securities class actions. He also has deep experience in litigating issues with international complexities.

Alexander Rose is a Toronto-based lawyer at Stikeman Elliott who is respected for his adept handling of various commercial disputes. He is frequently involved in litigation concerning allegations of misrepresentation, fraud and breach of contract.

Andrew Faith impresses for the breadth of his practice, working on issues ranging from corporate and insurance litigation to disputes over insolvency, securities and privacy. He provides counsel to clients from Polley Faith's office in Toronto.

Bradley Berg is an accomplished commercial litigator who is additionally renowned for his work on constitutional cases.

Geoff Hall acts for major financial institutions and investment funds in various commercial disputes, with a particularly strong track record of acting in contractual litigation and fraud-related cases. He is located in McCarthy Tétrault's Toronto office.

Patrick Flaherty remains a respected figure in Toronto's commercial litigation market. In addition to single-plaintiff litigation mandates, he handles class actions and arbitration cases.

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 Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg's Toronto office.

Toronto-based Alan Mark is a well-known and well-respected litigator with a focus on commercial mandates. He has a notable focus on shareholder disputes, including proxy contests, with clients in sectors including auto manufacturing and mining.

Andrew Bernstein has a varied practice handling disputes relating to allegations of fraud, defamation and environmental indemnities, among other areas of expertise. He operates out of Tory's Toronto office.

Catherine Beagan Flood is an experienced litigator who frequently assists clients with a broad range of complex commercial disputes. She is based in Blake, Cassels & Graydon's Toronto office and is noted in particular for her ability to handle contentious matters in the telecommunications and energy sectors.

Chantelle Cseh has developed a notable reputation for her handling of commercial disputes, including provincial and nationwide class actions, as well as administrative appeals before the Supreme Court. She is based in Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg's Toronto office.

David Chernos is a well-regarded lawyer with a varied commercial litigation practice in Ontario. He is particularly noted for his work in insurance and insolvency disputes, with further experience in shareholder disputes, professional liability and estates litigation.

David Conklin is a notable Toronto litigator at Goodmans who handles a broad range of commercial disputes, including securities litigation and class actions. He has experience representing clients in OSC investigations.

Derek Ricci is rapidly building an impressive reputation for his commercial litigation practice. He has defended clients in both single-plaintiff and class action proceedings and is based out of Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg's Toronto office.

Toronto-based Gordon Capern is an accomplished commercial litigator with notable activity in the mining sector. He additionally represents clients in professional liability disputes.

James Doris is a well-regarded lawyer who has built an impressive reputation for his commercial disputes work in Toronto. He handles both litigation and arbitration, with further experience of white-collar criminal matters.

Based in Toronto, Jeff Galway is well versed in class action and single-plaintiff commercial litigation, with experience advising on insurance and competition disputes.

Kenneth Rosenberg has a well-established reputation for his commercial and insolvency litigation work. He works on significant cases in the transportation and telecoms sectors, operating out of Paliare Roland's office in Toronto.

Toronto-based Luis Sarabia maintains a broad dispute resolution practice, representing clients in both complex commercial litigation and arbitration proceedings. Fluent in Spanish, he also represents clients in international matters.

Based in Toronto, Robert Brush is best recognised for his work in investment dealer disputes and litigation resulting from failed corporate transactions. He also impresses representing both corporate and individual clients.

Sandra Barton excels in a broad range of commercial disputes matters, with notable expertise in arbitration, class action defence and wider civil litigation mandates. She is based in Gowling WLG's Toronto office.

Simon Bieber is commended by market observers for his burgeoning reputation in commercial advocacy. He operates a wide-ranging contentious practice from Toronto, representing clients in litigation and arbitration.

Toronto-based Chris Hubbard has a broad commercial litigation practice, which sees him regularly advising clients on disputes in areas including product liability, professional negligence and class action defence.

Daniel Murdoch has experience in a range of litigious scenarios, with notable cases including breach of contract litigation, shareholder disputes and professional negligence. He represents his clients from Stikeman Elliott's Toronto office.

Seasoned litigator David Byers is recognised for his work on insolvency-related disputes, professional negligence and product liability matters, as well as arbitrations and class actions. He is based in Stikeman Elliott's Toronto office.

Toronto-based Eli Lederman has a broad commercial litigation practice and represents clients in securities law, class actions, commercial contracts, franchise disputes, and oppression and shareholder litigation, acting for both private and public corporations.

Toronto-based Gerry Ranking is well positioned to act for clients in the financial services industry and demonstrates particular proficiency in audit negligence claims. He has further experience advising on employment matters.

Gillian Dingle is the co-head of Tory's securities defence practice and is developing an excellent reputation as a commercial litigator, with notable expertise in securities disputes. From her base in Toronto, she represents clients in contractual, shareholder and property-related litigation.

Toronto-based James Bunting has extensive experience acting for clients in commercial disputes, appeals, construction disputes and sport-related litigation.

Jeremy Opolsky operates from Torys' Toronto office, where he has a broad corporate and commercial litigation practice. He represents clients in shareholder disputes, oppression cases, confidential information disputes, fraud and breaches of fiduciary duty and trust disputes.

John Adair is particularly recognised for his handling of commercial litigation, including matters involving professional negligence. He is based in Adair Goldblatt Bieber's Toronto office.

Toronto-based John Pirie leads Baker McKenzie's litigation and government enforcement group in Canada. His broad practice covers commercial litigation, including breach of contract, as well as fraud and asset recovery, antitrust and securities disputes.

Toronto-based Justin Nasseri receives plaudits for his impressive advocacy skills, which he employs in a full range of commercial litigation matters.

Toronto-based Lara Jackson impresses for her leadership of a number of high-profile litigation files, including those for clients in the mining and cannabis sectors. She is particularly well known for her expertise in securities.

Mark Polley represents his clients in the full spectrum of commercial disputes. His experience includes handling judicial reviews in the gaming industry and auditor negligence claims. He is based in Polley Faith's Toronto office.

Toronto-based Matthew Lerner has a strong track record in civil litigation, with a wealth of experience in real estate and construction disputes, insolvency claims and broader commercial matters.

Matthew Fleming draws plaudits for both his single-plaintiff and class action defence work. He has a varied client roster featuring transport, automotive, healthcare and financial services companies, among others. Based in Toronto, he co-leads Dentons Canada's securities litigation group.

Maureen Littlejohn has a wide-ranging civil disputes practice which sees her advise on a broad spectrum of commercial contracts matters, construction and infrastructure litigation and on class action defence. She is based in Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg's Toronto office.

Megan Shortreed operates a wide commercial practice, with additional experience of public law-related mandates. She is based in Paliare Roland's office in Toronto.

Nadia Campion has wide-ranging commercial experience, including advising on insolvency-related cases and class actions, as well as novel issues relating to the destruction of human biological reproductive materials. She works out of Lax O'Sullivan Lisus Gottlieb's Toronto office.

National disputes department chair Sonia Bjorkquist is a well-respected practitioner with notable experience handling product liability class actions. She represents her clients from Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt's Toronto office.

Suzy Kauffman has notable commercial experience, including handling disputes relating to the enforcement of foreign judgments. Working out of Goodmans in Toronto, she is also noted for her counsel in arbitration proceedings.

Aaron Kreaden is a partner based in Stikeman Elliott's Toronto office, with broad expertise in commercial litigation. He is experienced in assisting clients with negligence and shareholder disputes, among others.

Andrew Carlson has a thriving commercial litigation practice with experience across a variety of industries, including financial, energy and healthcare.

Andrew Max is based in Addario Law Group's Toronto office, where he has a broad commercial litigation practice that includes corporate disputes, restructuring and insolvency litigation, shareholder and oppression issues, and defamation.

Andrew Winton has an impressive commercial litigation practice, including on contractual and insolvency matters.

Toronto-based partner Byron Shaw is particularly noted for his expertise in disputes concerning breaches of fiduciary duties and shareholder oppression.

Toronto-based Cynthia Spry has a broad commercial litigation practice, representing clients in class actions, shareholder disputes, competition law and contractual and securities litigation.

Edward Babin is a highly experienced litigator in the Ontario market, with expertise at all court levels in Ontario. Clients also benefit from his class action expertise.

Toronto-based Eric Block focuses his practice on commercial litigation, fraud, cross-border litigation, internal investigations, real estate litigation, trade secret litigation, product liability, defamation and litigation against all levels of the government. He also has expertise in class actions.

Gillian Kerr has a wide range of capabilities and experience, regularly assisting some of the biggest leaders in the technology industry on commercial disputes.

James Renihan is highly experienced in representing a wide range of clients in commercial disputes, including shareholder rights and employment litigation. He has additional exposure to alternative dispute resolution mandates.

John Mather is held in high esteem for his litigation practice, with sources applauding his advocacy skills and courtroom pedigree in high-stakes commercial and public law disputes. He is also experienced in representing parties in high-profile public inquiries.

Jordan Goldblatt is the managing partner of Adair Goldblatt Bieber in Toronto. He represents both private and public corporations across matters ranging general commercial, tort, insolvency professional responsibility and administrative and public law.

A founding partner of DMG Advocates, Kathryn Manning focuses her practice on assisting clients with commercial litigation matters. She has deep experience in litigating disputes around professional negligence and breaches of fiduciary duty.

Lauren Tomasich is based in Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt's Toronto office, where she handles commercial disputes, securities matters, white-collar defence and enforcement proceedings.

Mark Evans is Denton's national practice group leader for the litigation and dispute resolution group. Based in Toronto, he has deep experience litigating cases in the financial services industry and boasts a significant class actions practice as well.

Toronto-based Paul Michell is a seasoned lawyer with a well-established reputation in the commercial litigation field. He is additionally instructed on arbitration matters.

Sam Robinson is based in Stockwoods' Toronto office and regularly represents shareholders, officers and directors of both public and private corporations in corporate governance and oppression disputes. He is experienced in acting and advising in disputes relating to the interpretation and enforcement of contractual rights.

Sarah Armstrong is a partner in Fasken's Toronto office, and currently serves as the chair of Fasken's Ontario litigation and dispute resolution practice group. She is highly experienced in representing corporate clients in class action matters, as well as in professional liability and other commercial disputes.

Shaun Laubman in Toronto is an experienced litigator with a strong reputation for his expertise in civil disputes, including securities litigation, family law issues and partnership matters.

Steven Frankel is based in Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg's Toronto office and represents clients in commercial disputes. He also has experience in competition litigation, contractual disputes and franchise litigation.

Adam Hirsh specialises in representing Canadian and global corporate clients in commercial litigation. He is experienced in all types of commercial disputes, as well as boasting a robust class actions practice.

Avi Bourassa is based in Ross Nasseri's Toronto office and assists corporate and individual clients in navigating commercial and contractual disputes. He is also experienced in real property, commercial leasing, professional negligence, shareholder and oppression and fraud disputes.

Toronto-based Brad Vermeersch is a commercial litigator with a particular focus on multiparty infrastructure disputes. He also represents clients in contractual disputes, class actions, administrative law, regulatory investigations and appeals.

Chanakya Sethi boasts particular expertise in litigating commercial disputes. He is highly experienced in defending class action and competition claims, as well as litigating disputes involving public law.

Clarke Tedesco advises clients on a broad range of civil and regulatory securities litigation, including professional negligence, fraud actions and fiduciary litigation. He regularly acts for directors and officers of both private and public sector corporations. He is based in Crawley MacKewn Brush's Toronto office.

Erika Anschuetz practices across a broad range of commercial litigation matters and is an adept advisor to both businesses and individuals.

Erin Pleet has a burgeoning practice which sees her regularly advising on commercial mandates, including claims against executives and fraud litigation.

Fahad Siddiqui has a wide-ranging corporate litigation practice, which features strength across a broad spectrum of securities and shareholder actions, breach of contract claims and wider regulatory and administrative disputes.

Jacqueline Cole demonstrates particularly strong litigation skills in advising on misconduct allegations, as well as class action proceedings, for individuals and businesses.

Jeffrey Haylock is based in Polley Faith's Toronto office and regularly acts for corporations and individuals in commercial disputes and internal investigations.

Nathan Shaheen excels in handling complex commercial disputes and has experience at all levels of court in Ontario.

Nathaniel Read-Ellis is a partner at Adair Goldblatt Bieber and focuses his commercial litigation practice in a number of industries, most notably in the transportation and financial services sectors.

Philip Underwood is a litigation partner in Toronto. He enjoys a fast-rising profile for his practice, with experience across a broad spectrum of civil litigation and ADR.

Sahil Shoor offers clients wide-ranging experience in construction, real estate and planning disputes.

Toronto-based Alisa McMaster is an associate at Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg who enjoys a growing reputation for her disputes practice, with experience in a broad spectrum of commercial and securities litigation.

Mitchell Fournie is an associate at Crawley MacKewn Brush and is based in Toronto. He focuses his litigation practice on corporate and commercial disputes and acts for both plaintiffs and defendants in a broad range of disputes, including breach of contract claims, shareholder rights, professional negligence, fraud, defamation, investment loss and insurance coverage litigation.

Wei Jiang is an associate at Whelton Hiutin, based in the Vaughan office. He is noted for his excellent representation of clients in commercial disputes.