LITIGATION

What businesses can take away from the SCC SS&C spoliation ruling
The top court updated its framework on what happens if parties intentionally destroy, alter or conceal evidence
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

2025 LEADING LAWYERS IN LITIGATION

Nadia Effendi
Year called to bar: 2004
Toronto, Ontario
David Chernos
Year called to bar: 1993
Toronto, Ontario
Chernos Flaherty Svonkin LLP
Eliot N. Kolers
Year called to bar: 1996
Toronto, Ontario
Michael L. Byers
Year called to bar: 2012
Toronto, Ontario
Guy Pinsonnault
Year called to bar: 1980
Ottawa, Ontario
Patrick Plante
Year called to bar: 2009
Montréal, Québec