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Founding partner. Peter Griffin is recognized by his peers as one of the top litigators in
Canada. He has extensive experience in complex cross-border litigation, especially as it
relates to class proceedings and insolvency and restructuring. He regularly advises the
boards of national and multinational companies. He also represents clients in arbitration
and alternative dispute resolution proceedings and acts as an arbitrator in commercial
disputes. As a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, he is constantly sought
out as an expert speaker on advocacy, shareholder disputes, class actions, professional
liability and insolvency and restructuring.
Matthew Gottlieb practices business litigation, including corporate and commercial
disputes, insolvency and restructuring mandates, libel law, securities litigation and
administrative law. He has appeared before the Supreme Court of Canada, Ontario
Court of Appeal, Ontario Courts, Federal Court of Canada, New Brunswick Courts,
Supreme Court of British Columbia, e Law Society of Upper Canada, Ontario Securi-
ties Commission and Toronto Stock Exchange. Has acted as counsel in many major
court proceedings, including those on behalf of Nortel (UK), Duff & Phelps, Aon and
Hollinger Inc. Recognized as a leading litigation lawyer in Chambers Global: e World's
Leading Lawyers for Business, e Best Lawyers in Canada, Benchmark Canada and e
Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory.
Ranked as one of Canada's leading corporate and commercial litigators. He has exten-
sive trial, appellate, and arbitration experience. Robert Harrison has litigated cases in
many areas of substantive law, including in relation to securities, financial institutions,
shareholders' remedies, insurance coverage, directors' & officers' liability, environmental
litigation, intellectual property, professional negligence, injunctions, class actions, profes-
sional conflicts of interest and insolvencies and restructurings. Harrison's high-profile
cases include Waxman v. Waxman, Gold Reserve Inc. v. Rusoro Mining Limited, Sabre
Inc. v. International Air Transport Association and Angelica Choc et al. v. HudBay Miner-
als Inc. Harrison is very highly ranked by Martindale Hubbell, Chambers Global, e
Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory, Benchmark Canada, Legal 500 and e Best Lawyers
in Canada. Harrison is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and the Litiga-
tion Counsel of America.
Senior trial and appellate counsel with a broad litigation practice, including corporate/
commercial litigation, class actions, securities, professional negligence, defamation and
other media law, environmental and energy, constitutional and administrative law. Has
appeared as counsel at every level of court in Ontario, the Federal Court of Canada and
the Supreme Court of Canada, as well as administrative tribunals. Served as counsel to a
special legislative committee and as Commission Counsel to the Commission of Inquiry
concerning the Kingston Prison for Women. Recipient of the 2015 OBA Award for
Excellence in Civil Litigation, and of the 2009 Law Society of Upper Canada Medal.
Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. A frequent speaker and lecturer at
numerous law schools and professional bodies. Vice-president and a member of the board
of directors of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association. Senior Chair of the University
of Toronto Tribunal. Director of the Canadian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies.
LLB, 1977, University of Toronto. Ontario Bar 1979.
Peter Griffin
Lenczner Slaght
Royce Smith
Griffin LLP
Tel: (416) 865-2921
Fax: (416) 865-3558
Toronto
Matthew P.
Gottlieb
Lax O'Sullivan
Scott Lisus LLP
Tel: (416) 644-5353
Fax: (416) 598-3730
Toronto
Robert S.
Harrison
Fasken
Martineau
DuMoulin LLP
Tel: (416) 865-4384
Fax: (416) 364-7813
Toronto
Patricia D.S.
Jackson
Torys LLP
Tel: (416) 865-7323
Fax: (416) 865-7380
Toronto
pgriffin@litigate.com
mgottlieb@counsel-toronto.com
rharrison@fasken.com
tjackson@torys.com
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