LITIGATION

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
Ontario Superior Court varies cost order to also hold class counsel directly responsible for paying
Motion to vary arose from employment-related class action that failed

2025 LEADING LAWYERS IN LITIGATION

François Guay
Year called to bar: 1982
Montréal, Québec
Adam Ship
Year called to bar: 2008
Toronto, Ontario
Ship-Law-ADR
Steven H. Leitl
Year called to bar: 1988
Calgary, Alberta
David Altshuller
Year called to bar: 2005
Toronto, Ontario
Ricketts Harris LLP
Fredrick Schumann
Year called to bar: 2010
Toronto, Ontario
Jean Lortie
Year called to bar: 1991
Montréal, Québec