LITIGATION

Fasken welcomes Paul Reid as litigation partner in Tsuut’ina office
He brings experience in wills and estates litigation, commercial disputes and Indigenous matters
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

Peter F.C. Howard
Year called to bar: 1982
Toronto, Ontario
Chris G. Paliare
Year called to bar: 1973
Toronto, Ontario
Jonathan C. Lisus
Year called to bar: 1992
Toronto, Ontario
Alexandra Cocks
Year called to bar: 2011
Vancouver, British Columbia
Nathaniel Read-Ellis
Year called to bar: 2013
Toronto, Ontario
W. Colin Empke
Year called to bar: 1997
Toronto, Ontario