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

Nadia Effendi
Year called to bar: 2004
Toronto, Ontario
James Sayce
Year called to bar: 2010
Toronto, Ontario
Michel Gagné
Year called to bar: 1989
Montréal, Québec
Robert J. Brush
Year called to bar: 1998
Toronto, Ontario
Brad Vermeersch
Year called to bar: 2013
Toronto, Ontario
Brent B. Olthuis
Year called to bar: 2001
Vancouver, British Columbia
Olthuis van Ert