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

Kara Smyth
Year called to bar: 2001
Calgary, Alberta
Randall W. Block
Year called to bar: 1985
Calgary, Alberta
Brian R. Daley
Year called to bar: 1994
Montréal, Québec
James A. Woods
Year called to bar: 1976
Montréal, Québec
Paul H. Le Vay
Year called to bar: 1988
Toronto, Ontario
Geoff R. Hall
Year called to bar: 1993
Toronto, Ontario