Lax O'Sullivan Lisus Gottlieb LLP

Corporate Commercial Litigation, Product Liability, Class Actions, Franchise Litigation, Securities Litigation, Energy

Crawford’s litigation practice focuses on corporate and commercial matters, energy regulatory proceedings and securities and competition litigation, as well as public and administrative law and class action expertise.

Crawford has appeared as counsel in all levels of court in Ontario, in the Supreme Court of Canada, in the Federal Court, in commercial arbitrations, and before a variety of administrative tribunals including the Ontario Energy Board, the Ontario Securities Commission, the Competition Tribunal, and the Environmental Review Tribunal.

Crawford’s energy practice involves economic issues in multi-party litigation and frequent appearances as counsel before the Energy Board at hearings regarding rate regulation, infrastructure development and demand-side management. His securities practice includes acting as counsel for investment dealers, mutual fund dealers, registered representatives and other securities industry participants. Crawford also handles regulatory proceedings and investigations by the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada and the Ontario Securities Commission.

The American College of Trial Lawyers, Fellow Litigation Counsel of America, Fellow Trial Law Institute, Member Diversity Law Institute, Member The Advocates' Society, Past Director Standing Committee on Advocacy and Practice (The Advocates' Society), Past Chair St. Joseph's Hospital Foundation, Fall Classic Committee

Called to the Ontario Bar, 1999 LL.B., University of British Columbia, 1997 B.Comm. (with Honours), Queen’s University, 1994