Litigation: Administrative & Public Law
Canada Guide 2025 : Ontario
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BLG’s Commercial Litigation Group in Ontario is known for its strength in complex commercial cases, class actions, fraud, privacy, cybersecurity, intellectual property and high technology litigation, arbitration (domestic and international), appellate litigation, public law litigation, and securities litigation, banking litigation and extraordinary remedies such as Anton Piller, Mareva and Norwich orders. The practice represents some of the world's largest multi-national corporations, including automotive manufacturers, banks and other financial service providers.
As Canada’s Law Firm, our bench strength, which includes a large e-discovery and litigation support team, makes BLG a go-to firm for the most significant disputes.
Chambers Review
Borden Ladner Gervais has a solid service offering in the Ontario litigation market, with notable expertise in securities, fraud and banking litigation. The team fields notable experience in administrative and constitutional law matters, regularly appearing on urgent injunctions and judicial reviews, as well as novel matters such as extradition proceedings. Other areas of strength include class actions, product liability and construction litigation. Well regarded for its expertise in the financial services and energy sectors, the team also advises clients from industries such as automotive, natural resources and communications. It maintains an active presence in both Toronto and Ottawa.
Work Highlights
- Borden Ladner Gervais represented Amazon in a proposed class action brought on behalf of approximately 73,000 delivery drivers, claiming unpaid wages.
Strengths
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"A dynamic, professional team, always available and proactive. Always available without delay to answer questions on both procedural and strategic issues."
"BLG provide practical advice on complex matters. They are incredibly responsible and provide excellent support."
"We are extremely reliant on the expertise provided by all lawyers we used at BLG. They have team members that can assist us in all legal matters."
"BLG have a comprehensive full sweep of legal services in the securities space. They have a deep bench, who are very experienced in the matters we handle, and that shows through."
"BLG always make themselves available, whether it is advising on next steps or discussing urgent matters. They are also always ready to work around our internal schedules and time constraints."
"A dynamic, professional team, always available and proactive. Always available without delay to answer questions on both procedural and strategic issues."
"BLG provide practical advice on complex matters. They are incredibly responsible and provide excellent support."
"We are extremely reliant on the expertise provided by all lawyers we used at BLG. They have team members that can assist us in all legal matters."
"BLG have a comprehensive full sweep of legal services in the securities space. They have a deep bench, who are very experienced in the matters we handle, and that shows through."
"BLG always make themselves available, whether it is advising on next steps or discussing urgent matters. They are also always ready to work around our internal schedules and time constraints."
Notable Practitioners
David Di Paolo is a highly respected name in Toronto's securities litigation field. He is particularly known for his focus on misrepresentation, oppression and breach of trust cases, including class actions.
"I have full trust in Dave's abilities. He exhibits confidence in his areas of expertise and there is a high level of client service and professionalism."
"David has deep experience in the securities sphere. He is a zealous advocate for his clients and he has a good ability to strategically handle multifaceted matters in this space."
"I couldn't be happier with David."
"David is fantastic."
Guy Pratte is a well-known litigator who is best recognised for his work in the public sphere. He handles cases relating to extradition proceedings, privacy issues and liability questions in the railway industry, among others. He splits his time between Borden Ladner Gervais's Toronto, Montréal and Ottawa offices.
"He's a fabulous lawyer. Guy is phenomenal."
Nadia Effendi operates a contentious practice from Borden Ladner Gervais's Toronto office which is focused on public and administrative law issues. She is instructed on judicial reviews and urgent injunctions by various public bodies, including those relating to parliament and the judiciary.
"Nadia is a professional lawyer who listens to her clients and is always available. She is appreciated by judges and colleagues."
"Nadia is very thorough, rigorous and strategic in her approach. She is very friendly, easy to deal with and shows care for the client."
"Nadia brings a wealth of experience, leadership and vision to the file. We always know that we are in very capable hands, confirmed by the excellent results Nadia and her team delivered for us."
"Nadia is a high achiever who seeks to get the best possible outcome for the client. She's very respected in the industry."
Caitlin Sainsbury is commended for her noteworthy securities litigation practice, particularly for her work acting for brokerages and financial institutions in class action proceedings. She is based in Borden Ladner Gervais's Toronto office.
"She is an amazing lawyer."
"I think Cait is a fantastic lawyer. She is bright, unflappable and very thorough. She is incredible."
Graham Splawski is based in Borden Ladner Gervais's Toronto office and focuses on securities class actions, M&A litigation, broker-dealer civil litigation and internal and regulatory investigations. He primarily represents financial institutions and public issuers.
"Graham is very responsive and provides us with top-level representation and advice."
"Graham has provided excellent client service and a high degree of knowledge and professionalism on the files he has worked on for us."
"He is incredibly responsive and he is a very effective people manager for his internal team, able to bring in appropriate resources to assist. He can cut to the chase and get to the bottom of issues."
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