LITIGATION

What businesses can take away from the SCC SS&C spoliation ruling
The top court updated its framework on what happens if parties intentionally destroy, alter or conceal evidence
Fasken welcomes Paul Reid as litigation partner in Tsuut’ina office
He brings experience in wills and estates litigation, commercial disputes and Indigenous matters
Alberta Court of Appeal lets non-lawyer act for company in stay request
However, judge ultimately refuses to stay orders in expropriation case
Quebec Court of Appeal affirms $50K interim costs award in shareholder oppression litigation
Judge saw apparent link between financial difficulty and allegedly oppressive conduct
Thomas J. Moran joins DLA Piper Canada’s litigation partnership
The former Norton Rose Fulbright partner focuses on arbitration, injunctions, trials, appeals

2025 LEADING LAWYERS IN LITIGATION

David Chernos
Year called to bar: 1993
Toronto, Ontario
Chernos Flaherty Svonkin LLP
John F. Rook
Year called to bar: 1973
Toronto, Ontario
Gord McGuire
Year called to bar: 2010
Toronto, Ontario
Daniel S. Murdoch
Year called to bar: 2006
Toronto, Ontario
Anu Koshal
Year called to bar: 2014
Toronto, Ontario
Marko Vesely
Year called to bar: 2000
Vancouver, British Columbia