Emily Lawrence is the Managing Partner of Paliare Roland and maintains a busy litigation and advisory practice. Emily is trusted advisor and advocate for regulatory bodies, pension boards, employers, and partnerships, with substantial expertise in professional regulation, pension governance and pension-related litigation, commercial disputes, partnerships and employment matters, constitutional litigation, and privacy matters. She is recognized as an expert in administrative law, as counsel appearing before numerous administrative law tribunals, the co-author of a book on administrative law practice, a sought-after presenter on the topic, and adjunct faculty in administrative law at Osgoode Hall Law School. She has appeared before all levels of court in Ontario and at the Supreme Court of Canada. She has taught Administrative Law as an Adjunct Professor and presents regularly on administrative law, professional regulation, pensions governance, and litigation skills development. Emily is consistently recognized for her legal expertise by Chambers Canada, Best Lawyers in Canada and Benchmark Litigation. Emily wasnamed“Lawyer of the Year in Administrative and Public Law” for Toronto by The Best Lawyers in in Canada Guide 2026.
