Dispute Resolution; Litigation: General Commercial

Successful trial and appellate practice, focused on complex commercial litigation and arbitrations. Extensive trial and appellate experience including in cases considering breach of contract, patents, shareholder disputes, taxation, oppression, professional negligence, and breaches of fiduciary duties. Appears before juries, arbitration panels, administrative and regulatory tribunals, and appellate courts of all levels, including the Supreme Court of Canada.

2020 Douglas K. Laidlaw Medal for Excellence in Advocacy;

2021 OBA Award of Excellence in Civil Litigation;

2018 Lexpert Zenith Award for mid-career excellence.

Ontario Bar Association, Canadian Bar Association, Advocates’ Society. Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, and the Litigation Counsel of America.

BSc, Mathematics 1995; UWO Gold Medalist in Mathematics; JD University of Toronto 1998; Ontario Bar 2000.

Various contributions to texts including the following book chapters:

Civil Procedure and Practice in Ontario, Courts of Justice Act Chapters, 20. Appeals, Sections 132 - 134 in Civil Procedure and Practice in Ontario, Noel Semple (ed.), Canadian Legal Information Institute, 2021 CanLIIDocs 2088.

Virtual Advocacy: Litigating from a Distance, Appeals (Divisional Court and Court of Appeal for Ontario) (to be published in 2022).

Speaks, writes, and teaches on matters of substantive law and trial practice.