Litigation: General Commercial

Kent Thomson is regularly engaged in some of the country's most high-profile and complex commercial and securities cases. He is a luminary figure in Toronto's disputes market.

"Kent is arguably the best commercial litigator in the country."

"Kent Thomson at Davies is a superb lawyer."

"Kent is the star of the department."

Matthew Milne-Smith continues to impress with his handling of notable single-plaintiff, class action and appellate disputes. He operates out of Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg's Toronto office.

"Matt is a highly skilled litigator. He is so impressive to watch in action in court. He understands the client objectives and he is very practical."

Sandra Forbes is an accomplished commercial litigator, best known for her handling of high-value class action proceedings, particularly those relating to competition and antitrust. She is based in Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg's Toronto office.

"Sandra is an excellent litigator."

"Sandra is an excellent counsel."

Chantelle Cseh has developed a notable reputation for her handling of commercial disputes, including provincial and nationwide class actions, as well as administrative appeals before the Supreme Court. She is based in Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg's Toronto office.

"Chantelle is a skilled advocate and a delight to work with."

"Chantelle is a real superstar and a real amazing up-and-coming lawyer."

"Chantelle is definitely a rising star."

Derek Ricci is rapidly building an impressive reputation for his commercial litigation practice. He has defended clients in both single-plaintiff and class action proceedings and is based out of Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg's Toronto office.

"Derek is very smart and reasonable. He has a great demeanour, gives great counsel, and is a great writer and advocate."

"Derek is the type of litigator you want whenever you have a difficult dispute. He is fantastic at being pragmatic and thinks about the business realities and complications of enduring litigation."

"Derek is a very strong litigator. I'm very impressed with his work."

"Derek provided a game plan that kept costs reasonable and resulted in a decision that had practically been scripted beforehand. I would not use another litigator, ever."

"Derek is a go-to litigator for serious disputes. He's a strong advocate who is highly focused on his clients' interests and has strong client service skills."

Toronto-based Luis Sarabia maintains a broad dispute resolution practice, representing clients in both complex commercial litigation and arbitration proceedings. Fluent in Spanish, he also represents clients in international matters.

"Luis is the type of lawyer where little gets by him. He is always the guy who finds the gem in an agreement when you think it is over. There is always a valued nugget that he comes up with."

"Luis is very responsive and a very good litigator. I enjoy working with him."

"Luis is great at keeping clients informed. He has great judgement and is very good at exercising pressure on opposing counsel when necessary. Excellent written arguments too."

Maureen Littlejohn has a wide-ranging civil disputes practice which sees her advise on a broad spectrum of commercial contracts matters, construction and infrastructure litigation and on class action defence. She is based in Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg's Toronto office.

"Maureen is always great to work with, very responsive and very helpful."

"Maureen Littlejohn is exceptionally professional and makes us feel like her only client."

"Maureen is a very skilled and smart counsel."

"Maureen is a huge asset to our team."

Steven Frankel is based in Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg's Toronto office and represents clients in commercial disputes. He also has experience in competition litigation, contractual disputes and franchise litigation.

"Steven is thoughtful, insightful and reads parties and people very well, identifying human elements in litigation and leveraging that to his advantage. He's really superb."

"Steven is very knowledgeable, has a keen sense of case dynamics and is strategic, very responsive and a true pleasure to work with."

"Steve is highly knowledgeable, extremely client-friendly, always makes himself available and offers very practical advice."

Toronto-based Alisa McMaster is an associate at Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg who enjoys a growing reputation for her disputes practice, with experience in a broad spectrum of commercial and securities litigation.

"Alisa is always very responsive, attentive and helpful."