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About
Provided by Sarit E Batner
Practice Areas
Successful trial and appellate practice, focused on complex commercial litigation and arbitrations. Extensive trial and appellate experience including in cases considering breach of contract, patents, shareholder disputes, taxation, oppression, securities, and breaches of fiduciary duties. Appears before juries, arbitration panels, administrative and regulatory tribunals, and appellate courts of all levels, including the Supreme Court of Canada.
Career
BSc, Mathematics 1995; UWO Gold Medalist in Mathematics; JD University of Toronto 1998; Ontario Bar 2000.
2021 OBA Award of Excellence in Civil Litigation;
2020 Douglas K. Laidlaw Medal for Excellence in Advocacy;
2018 Lexpert Zenith Award for mid-career excellence.
Professional Memberships
Ontario Bar Association, Canadian Bar Association, Advocates’ Society. Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, and the Litigation Counsel of America.
Publications
Various contributions to texts including the following book chapters:
Civil Procedure and Practice in Ontario, Courts of Justice Act Chapters, 20. Appeals, Sections 132 - 134 in Civil Procedure and Practice in Ontario, Noel Semple (ed.), Canadian Legal Information Institute, 2021 CanLIIDocs 2088.
Virtual Advocacy: Litigating from a Distance, Appeals (Divisional Court and Court of Appeal for Ontario) (to be published in 2022).
Personal
Speaks, writes, and teaches on matters of substantive law and trial practice.
Chambers Review
Canada
Toronto-based Sarit Batner has a robust reputation for her impressively broad litigation practice, from major insurance and insolvency litigation to contractual and shareholder disputes, as well as disputes relating to IP and professional liability.
Sarit Batner has extensive experience handling complex litigation relating to allegations of medical negligence. She is based in McCarthy Tétrault's Toronto office.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Sarit Batner is a vigorous advocate. Superb cross-examination skills."
"Sarit is an incredibly responsive individual and also incredibly strategic. Amazing litigator, fantastic on her feet. Extremely client-oriented and good at thinking outside the box."
"I would describe Sarit as the classic trusted adviser. Her knowledge of litigation/arbitration procedures is second to none and she is very commercially sensible."
"I would not want to oppose this very strong attorney."
"Sarit Batner is a vigorous advocate. Superb cross-examination skills."
"Sarit is an incredibly responsive individual and also incredibly strategic. Amazing litigator, fantastic on her feet. Extremely client-oriented and good at thinking outside the box."
"I would describe Sarit as the classic trusted adviser. Her knowledge of litigation/arbitration procedures is second to none and she is very commercially sensible."
"I would not want to oppose this very strong attorney."
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