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

Guillaume Lavoie Ste-Marie
Year called to bar: 2014
Montréal, Québec
François Fontaine
Year called to bar: 1985
Montréal, Québec
Caroline R. Zayid
Year called to bar: 1990
Toronto, Ontario
Danielle Royal
Year called to bar: 2000
Toronto, Ontario
Éric Vallières
Year called to bar: 1992
Montréal, Québec
Geoffrey D.E. Adair
Year called to bar: 1969
Toronto, Ontario
Adair Litigation