Mr Michael Schafler > Dentons > Toronto, Canada > Lawyer Profile

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Work Department

Arbitration; Banking and Finance; Corporate Governance; Real Estate; Securities and Corporate Finance; Defence; Energy; Financial Institutions; Forest Products and Agribusiness; Mining; Professional Services

Position

Partner

Career

Mike Schafler co-leads Dentons’ Litigation and Dispute Resolution group. He is also a Global Practice Leader for the global Litigation and Dispute Resolution group. His practice focuses on sophisticated commercial litigation and arbitration, emphasizing securities litigation, including class actions, auditor’s liability, regulatory and appellate energy cases, and insider trading and proxy contests.

Mike has experience in a number of industry segments, notably banking and finance, energy, mining, transportation and forestry. He has appeared before all levels of Ontario courts, the Supreme Court of Canada, a number of public regulatory tribunals and numerous private arbitration tribunals.

Mike spearheaded Dentons’ commitment to become the first law firm to partner with the Toronto Region Immigrant Employment Council (TRIEC) Mentorship Program. This, in part, led to Dentons being named one of Canada’s Best Employers for New Canadians in 2011.

Michael enjoyed a stellar career as a Canadian Naval Officer from 1983-1992.

Languages

English; French; German

Education

Dalhousie Law School, 1995, LLB
Queen’s University, 1987, BA (Hons)

Lawyer Rankings

Canada > Dispute resolution: Ontario

(Leading Individuals)

Michael Schafler – Dentons

The Ontario group at Dentons offers clients support on commercial litigation, insurance litigation, shareholder dispute litigation, product liability litigation and class actions. Its varied client roster regularly features mayor players in the tech, retail, metallurgical, transportation, finance and insurance segments. Practice head Douglas Stewart majors on commercial and civil litigation with an emphasis on professional liability and insurance related matters. Key partner Matthew Fleming has forged a prominent reputation for class action, professional and product liability, regulatory and securities-related disputes. Other noted figures include experienced litigators Marina Sampson and Michael Schafler.

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