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

Kara Smyth
Year called to bar: 2001
Calgary, Alberta
Gilbert Hourani
Year called to bar: 1994
Montréal, Québec
Megan Shortreed
Year called to bar: 1997
Toronto, Ontario
Samaneh Hosseini
Year called to bar: 2006
Toronto, Ontario
Allison K. Foord
Year called to bar: 2002
Vancouver, British Columbia
Frédéric Paré
Year called to bar: 2005
Montréal, Québec