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

Philippa G. Samworth
Year called to bar: 1979
Toronto, Ontario
Dutton Brock LLP
Nadia Effendi
Year called to bar: 2004
Toronto, Ontario
Sinziana R. Hennig
Year called to bar: 2012
Toronto, Ontario
Hugo Babos-Marchand
Year called to bar: 2009
Montréal, Québec
Pierre Bienvenu
Year called to bar: 1983
Montréal, Québec
IMK s.e.n.c.r.l./LLP
Owais Ahmed
Year called to bar: 2009
Vancouver, British Columbia