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

Rachel Cooper
Year called to bar: 2009
Toronto, Ontario
Peter F.C. Howard
Year called to bar: 1982
Toronto, Ontario
Brendan Van Niejenhuis
Year called to bar: 2002
Toronto, Ontario
Patricia L. Morrison
Year called to bar: 1998
Calgary, Alberta
Jean-François Forget
Year called to bar: 2013
Montréal, Québec
Karine Chênevert
Year called to bar: 2005
Montréal, Québec