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

James B. Musgrove
Year called to bar: 1986
Toronto, Ontario
Alexander L. De Zordo
Year called to bar: 1993
Montréal, Québec
Steven H. Leitl
Year called to bar: 1988
Calgary, Alberta
Nadia Effendi
Year called to bar: 2004
Toronto, Ontario
W. Colin Empke
Year called to bar: 1997
Toronto, Ontario
David Di Paolo
Year called to bar: 1998
Toronto, Ontario