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

Alfred Kwinter
Year called to bar: 1972
Toronto, Ontario
Luisa Ritacca
Year called to bar: 2001
Toronto, Ontario
Robert Carvalho
Year called to bar: 1992
Vancouver, British Columbia
Ryann Atkins
Year called to bar: 2014
Toronto, Ontario
François M. Giroux
Year called to bar: 1996
Montréal, Québec
Sophie Melchers
Year called to bar: 1994
Montréal, Québec