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

Laura M. Gill
Year called to bar: 2009
Calgary, Alberta
Robert Karrass
Year called to bar: 2014
Thornhill, Ontario
Karrass Law
François-David Paré
Year called to bar: 2003
Montréal, Québec
Kara Smyth
Year called to bar: 2001
Calgary, Alberta
Pierre J. Dalphond
Year called to bar: 1979
Montréal, Québec
Patricia L. Morrison
Year called to bar: 1998
Calgary, Alberta