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Practice includes corporate commercial litigation, securities litigation, class proceedings,
professional liability, claims against directors and offi cers, employment litigation and pro-
fessional liability and regulation. Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and of
the International Academy of Trial Lawyers. Certifi ed as a Specialist in Civil Litigation by
e Law Society of Upper Canada. Bilingual, argues cases in English and French before all
levels of court as well as tribunals, including the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC).
President of l'Association des juristes d'expression française de l'Ontario. Member of OSC
Securities Litigation Advisory Committee. Past director of e Advocates' Society. Fre-
quent speaker and author in his areas of practice. Named in e Lexpert®/American Lawyer
Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada in categories of Corporate Commercial Liti-
gation and Securities Litigation. Ranked by Chambers Global, listed in e Best Lawyers in
Canada and recommended by Benchmark Canada in his principal areas of practice.
C. Cliff ord Lax, QC, LSM, was called to the Ontario Bar in 1970, appointed Queen's
Counsel in 1982 and awarded the Law Society Medal in 2008. Fellow, American College
of Trial Lawyers. Fellow, International Academy of Trial Lawyers. Past President of e
Advocates' Society. Arbitrator, International Centre for Dispute Resolution (AAA). Arbi-
trator, the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. Member, Toronto Commercial Arbitration
Society. Member, American Dispute Resolution Center. Past National Chairman, Envi-
ronmental Law, CBA. Past Provincial Chairman of American College of Trial Lawyers.
Wide range of experience in major litigation and arbitration work, spanning all fi elds with
emphasis on complex corporate commercial and securities disputes, real estate transac-
tions, environmental liability and defamation. Languages: English and French.
Founding partner. Widely acknowledged as one of Canada's leading litigators, Alan
Lenczner has applied his advocacy skills to yield precedent-setting decisions in nearly
every area of civil litigation. Drawing on four decades of experience in complex litigation
matters, he appears regularly before courts at all levels across the country, as well as ad-
ministrative tribunals. He has also appeared as counsel before the High Court and the
Court of Appeal in the UK and is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. A
frequent lecturer on a broad range of legal subjects, Lenczner has helped to guide a gen-
eration of lawyers.
Co-head of Litigation. General domestic, international and cross-border litigation prac-
tice before courts and arbitration tribunals. Extensive trial and appellate experience. Has
acted in securities, commercial, corporate, class proceedings, product liability, professional
negligence and administrative law matters. Recipient of OBA Award of Excellence in
Civil Litigation (2014); Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal (2013); Catzman
Award for Professionalism and Civility (2010); and the Law Society Medal (2005). Past
President of TAS(O); Past Regent and Fellow of the ACTL (past Vice Chair of the Access
to Justice Committee, past Chair of the Ontario Province and the Canada–United States
Committees); Director and Fellow of the IATL; Member of ISOB; Past Chair of the
Board of Directors of Pro Bono Law Ontario; Honorary Member of COMBAR; Certi-
fi ed Specialist in Civil Litigation by LSUC; Chair, Sopinka Cup Society; Director, Cana-
dian Hunger Foundation.
Paul H.
Le Vay
Stockwoods LLP
Tel: (416) 593-2493
Fax: (416) 593-9345
Toronto
C. Cliff ord
Lax, QC, LSM
Lax O'Sullivan
Scott Lisus LLP
Tel: (416) 598-0988
Fax: (416) 598-3730
Toronto
Alan J.
Lenczner, QC
Lenczner Slaght
Royce Smith
Griffi n LLP
Tel: (416) 865-3090
Fax: (416) 865-2844
Toronto
Jeff rey
S. Leon
Bennett
Jones LLP
Tel: (416) 777-7472
Fax: (416) 863-1716
Toronto
paullv@stockwoods.ca
clax@counsel-toronto.com
alenczner@litigate.com
leonj@bennettjones.com
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