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

Jean-Sébastien Dupont
Year called to bar: 2010
Montréal, Québec
Crawford G. Smith
Year called to bar: 1999
Toronto, Ontario
Frank McLaughlin
Year called to bar: 1990
Toronto, Ontario
McLaughlin Barristers
James Renihan
Year called to bar: 2009
Toronto, Ontario
John Mather
Year called to bar: 2013
Toronto, Ontario
DMG Advocates LLP
Patrick Flaherty
Year called to bar: 1993
Toronto, Ontario
Chernos Flaherty Svonkin LLP