Lax O'Sullivan Lisus Gottlieb LLP

Commercial and Civil Litigation, Class Actions

Rahool acts for both plaintiffs and defendants on complex commercial and civil litigation. His experience includes class actions, contractual disputes, franchise litigation, shareholder disputes, contested corporate transactions, directors' and officers' liability, commercial arbitrations and complex fraud cases. He is frequently engaged in time-sensitive matters and has extensive experience bringing and defending urgent court proceedings.

Rahool has also acted in a broad range of constitutional and public law matters of significant public interest, including cases involving the constitutionality of a safe injection site, the application of state immunity to claims of torture, and the discretion of physicians to unilaterally withdraw life support. He has appeared in trial and appellate courts in Ontario, BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Quebec, and in six cases in the Supreme Court of Canada. He also regularly appears before the Toronto Commercial List.

Rahool is an active member of the South Asian Bar Association and The Advocates’ Society. He is a regular speaker at professional development programs related to substantive law, legal ethics & practice, and equity, diversity and inclusion. He was previously a member of The Advocates’ Society’s 10+ Committee, the coach of the Lakehead University Wilson Moot team, and a member of the board of directors of the South Asian Legal Clinic (Ontario).

The Advocates' Society 10+ Standing Committee South Asian Bar Association (Toronto), Member

Called to the Manitoba Bar 2024 Called to the Ontario Bar, 2007 JD, University of Toronto, 2006 B.Comm., University of Alberta, 2003