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McCarthy Tétrault
66 Wellington Street West
Suite 5300, TD Bank Tower Box 48
Toronto ON M5K 1E6
Canada

Work Department

Dispute Resolution; Litigation: General Commercial

Position

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.

Career

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.

Memberships

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.

Education

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

Personal

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.

Lawyer Rankings

Canada > Dispute resolution: Ontario

(Leading Individuals)

Sarit BatnerMcCarthy Tétrault

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 GoldenbergEric Block left the firm in July 2023.