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

François Fontaine
Year called to bar: 1985
Montréal, Québec
Hugh A. Meighen
Year called to bar: 2010
Toronto, Ontario
Andrée-Anne Labbé
Year called to bar: 2008
Montréal, Québec
Stephen Aylward
Year called to bar: 2014
Toronto, Ontario
Gunnar Benediktsson
Year called to bar: 2014
Calgary, Alberta
Zain Naqi
Year called to bar: 2015
Toronto, Ontario