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

Marc-André Coulombe
Year called to bar: 1993
Montréal, Québec
Michael L. Byers
Year called to bar: 2012
Toronto, Ontario
Robert J.C. Deane
Year called to bar: 2000
Vancouver, British Columbia
Mark Polley
Year called to bar: 2001
Toronto, Ontario
Polley Faith LLP
Chris G. Paliare
Year called to bar: 1973
Toronto, Ontario
Andrea Gonsalves
Year called to bar: 2006
Toronto, Ontario