Toronto dispute resolution boutique Lax O'Sullivan Lisus Gottlieb LLP houses a specialist insurance litigation practice that is ‘laser-focused on achieving client objectives’. Particularly active on behalf of policyholder clients, the team handles high-stakes claims in the cyber, D&O, E&O, life insurance and environmental liability areas, among others. Department head Hovsep Afarian is widely lauded as ’one of the most capable policyholder-side lawyers in Canada’. Other key litigators include Crawford Smith and new counsel Dennis Ong, who joined in January 2025 from Aviva Trial Lawyers.
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Practice head
Hovsep Afarian
Other key lawyers
Crawford Smith; Dennis Ong; Andrew Winton; Rahool Agarwal