James Bunting

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Jim is recognized as one of the top litigators in Canada. He is highly regard for his ability to solve complex problems both internationally and within Canada on a wide range of areas, including corporate commercial disputes, appeals, class actions, securities, constitutional challenges and sport-related litigation.

His is consistently named in the Report on Business/Lexpert Special Edition—Canada's Leading Litigation Lawyers, Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada and in Benchmark Canada as a Litigation Star in Class Actions, Commercial Litigation and Securities.

Jim believes deeply in giving back to the community. He was awarded the 2016 Lexpert Zenith Award for Diversity & Inclusion to recognize his pro bono work with global athletes. He represented South African born, 800-metre Olympic champion, Caster Semenya (and previously Dutee Chand) in appeals seeking to strike down regulations that require certain women to lower their naturally-occurring testosterone levels as a condition of participation in women's sport. He also served as Athlete Ombudsperson to the Canadian Olympic Committee during the Olympic Games in Rio, is a former volunteer counsellor and Chair of the Board of Camp Oochigeas (now Campfire Circle) and former member of the board of directors of the Jays Care Foundation.