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

David Chernos
Year called to bar: 1993
Toronto, Ontario
Chernos Flaherty Svonkin LLP
Bogdan-Alexandru Dobrota
Year called to bar: 2011
Montréal, Québec
Joan M. Young
Year called to bar: 1991
Vancouver, British Columbia
Robert J. Brush
Year called to bar: 1998
Toronto, Ontario
Philippa G. Samworth
Year called to bar: 1979
Toronto, Ontario
Dutton Brock LLP
Paul J. Pape
Year called to bar: 1971
Toronto, Ontario