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

Chris G. Paliare
Year called to bar: 1973
Toronto, Ontario
Patrick Flaherty
Year called to bar: 1993
Toronto, Ontario
Chernos Flaherty Svonkin LLP
Kara Smyth
Year called to bar: 2001
Calgary, Alberta
Marc-André Coulombe
Year called to bar: 1993
Montréal, Québec
Christopher Hersh
Year called to bar: 2000
Toronto, Ontario
Maxime Cantin
Year called to bar: 1998
Québec City, Québec