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

Danielle Royal
Year called to bar: 2000
Toronto, Ontario
Olivier Fournier
Year called to bar: 2006
Montréal, Québec
Michel Gagné
Year called to bar: 1989
Montréal, Québec
Katherine L. Kay
Year called to bar: 1988
Toronto, Ontario
Marina Sampson
Year called to bar: 2003
Toronto, Ontario
Steven H. Leitl
Year called to bar: 1988
Calgary, Alberta