Orestes Pasparakis
Norton Rose Fulbright
Norton Rose Fulbright
Client SatisfactionNorton Rose Fulbright‘s Ontario disputes group, which is based across offices in Toronto and Ottawa, is routinely instructed by financial institutions and telecoms, retail, transportation and manufacturing companies seeking representation in commercial and securities litigation, as well as shareholder disputes. Leadership of the practice is shared between Toronto-based James Renihan (contractual, employment and real estate disputes) and Ottawa-based Tate McLeod (commercial, insurance, employment and disability benefit disputes). Also noted are Orestes Pasparakis (commercial litigation, corporate restructuring, patent disputes); and Jennifer Teskey (class actions, securities, regulatory and energy-related matters). Practice co-head Linda Fuerst departed in January 2024, as did associate Anisha Visvanatha in July the same year.
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‘James Renihan and Lauren Rennie are rock stars. James is an incredible communicator and his work in court was extremely impressive. Lauren Rennie also did an excellent job.’
‘We chose to work with James Renihan because of his superb litigation abilities and because he has a strong real estate practice we can rely on.’
‘James Renihan is a pleasure to work with. He is a detail-oriented, pragmatic and reliable lawyer. He understands our business and its complexities, and gives timely, succinct and practical legal advice. Great value for the money spent, and his invoices are in line with his estimates.’
‘NRF has been our primary corporate and litigation counsel since the inception of our company, and they have invested deeply in building intimate knowledge of the particularities of our business and its position in the industry. The lead partners have done an excellent job at building this knowledge of our business among the various team members who contribute to our files, and NRF leverages it to powerful effect in prosecuting our files, generally to excellent results.’
‘Orestes Pasparakis has been our lead litigation partner for many years, and besides being an extremely thoughtful and talented lawyer, he has developed a knowledge of our business that rivals many of our own executives. Orestes is simply an outstanding litigator who we have been very happy to have on our team, and who we would recommend wholeheartedly to anyone seeking to litigate complex commercial disputes.’
‘They are very responsive and provide expert advice. We love working with them. They have unique industry knowledge. They are able to access the experience and knowledge from across their firm nationally. Strong bench strength to handle a variety of litigation matters.’
‘Jenna Anne de Jong - excellent client management skills. Responsive, recognizes business needs; strategic priorities.’
Key clients
- Metro
- Aimia
- Royal Bank of Canada
- Questrade Financial Group
- PNC
- TELUS Corporation
- Hudson’s Bay Company
- Toronto Hydro (THESL)
- Sandpiper Asset Management
- Bank of Montreal
- Canadian Tire Corporation
- Bombardier
- Home Hardware Stores
- Porter Airlines
- Kingsdale Partners
Work highlights
- Represented Metro in proceedings related to an investigation into anti-competitive conduct concerning the bread industry.
- Represented Aimia in disputes before both the Ontario Superior Court of Justice and the Ontario Capital Markets Tribunal in a dispute with its largest shareholder.
- Represented Bombardier in bringing an action in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice against Alstom Rail Sweden AB for breach of a share purchase agreement.
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James Renihan, Tate McLeod