McCarthy Tétrault houses a strong Ontario disputes practice which counts class action, product liability, professional liability and securities litigation, as well as white-collar defence, arbitration and regulatory matters, among its specialties. The team is regularly engaged in disputes touching on mining, environmental, Aboriginal and energy matters. Arbitration, technology, professional negligence and contractual disputes specialist Thomas N.T. Sutton heads up the almost 140-strong group. Paul Steep majors on securities litigation and has experience appearing before all levels of Ontario courts, as well as the Supreme Court of Canada; Sarit Batner has particular experience in matters involving breach of contract, professional negligence and shareholder disputes. Junior Sirivar chairs the firm’s international arbitration group and is well-versed in mining, banking, healthcare and telecoms disputes. Other key names include Moya Graham, Christine Lonsdale and Adam Goldenberg. Eric Block left the firm in July 2023. Marina Sampson joined in February 2024.
Key clients
- Abbott Laboratories
- Bank of Montreal
- Bell Canada
- Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
- Infrastructure Ontario
- JUUL Labs
- Metrolinx
- Nigig Power
- Pretium Resources
- Rio Tinto
- Rothmans, Benson & Hedges
- Sanofi
- The Toronto-Dominion Bank
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Thomas N.T. Sutton