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

Beth Allard
Year called to bar: 1994
Vancouver, British Columbia
Frédéric Paré
Year called to bar: 2005
Montréal, Québec
Michael E. Mestinsek
Year called to bar: 1994
Calgary, Alberta
Gord McGuire
Year called to bar: 2010
Toronto, Ontario
Ryder Gilliland
Year called to bar: 2002
Toronto, Ontario
DMG Advocates LLP
Kirk M. Baert
Year called to bar: 1990
Toronto, Ontario