Of Counsel

Paul Schabas was elected Treasurer of the Law Society of Ontario in 2016. Now sitting in his final months as the elected head of Ontario's governing body of lawyers, Paul reflects on his past two years in this role, as well as what the future may have in store for him and the Society. His term [...]

Anita Szigeti is one of Canada's leading mental heath lawyers.   Her expertise spans all aspects of mental health and its interactions with the Canadian justice system. Her passion for her clients and the law is inspiring. Despite her day to day in and out of hospitals, tribunals, criminal courts, and review boards, she maintains [...]

This episode's Of Counsel podcast, is particularly special as we host a former judge of the Supreme Court of Canada: The Honourable Justice Tom Cromwell. After an illustrious career in practice, then sitting as a judge on the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal, and then 8 years on the Supreme Court of Canada, Justice Cromwell [...]

Jacqueline Horvat is a founding partner of Spark LLP in Toronto, and the youngest person ever elected bencher to the Law Society of Ontario. After leaving on of Canada's best litigation firms, she now advances her practice with a unique and effective approach to business law and commercial litigation. She has appeared before all levels of [...]

In this episode of Of Counsel, we sat down with leading constitutional and criminal scholar, Professor Don Stuart of Queen’s University on a tranquil snowy afternoon at his office in Kingston. Born and raised during the time of apartheid South Africa, Professor Stuart quickly came to realize the value of human rights and civil liberties [...]

Sara Mainville is one of the most reputable and accomplished First Nations' lawyers in Canada. In this episode of Of Counsel, Sara Mainville joins us to discuss her role as counsel, strategic advisor, and negotiator within OKT Law, a leading law firm in Aboriginal legal affairs. After completing her law degree at Queen's University, Sara continued [...]

This episode’s guest on Of Counsel is Gillian Hnatiw. Gillian practices in administrative, health, employment, and professional liability law. She has also developed a very high level of expertise in representing victims of sexual violence.  During the highly publicized and controversial criminal trial of Jian Ghomeshi, Gillian acted as counsel for Lucy DeCoutere and defended [...]

He has spent his career defending unpopular clients, advocating principled positions, and holding strong in face of a relentless prosecution by the Law Society of Ontario for allegations of "incivility" in his successful defence of John Felderhof in the now infamous Bre-X scandal. Even as a young boy growing up in Toronto, Joseph knew with [...]

This week's episode of Of Counsel will stimulate not only your intellect but your appetite as we speak to one of Canada's only food lawyers, Glenford Jameson. Glenford is a legal trailblazer.  In 2017, he was awarded the highly prestigious Precedent Setter Award that recognizes innovative and remarkable lawyers within their first 10 years of practice. [...]

Tom Curry is widely recognized as one of Canada's best litigators. Just recently, he was elevated to the position of managing partner at Lenczner Slaght in Toronto. He acts as counsel before all levels of civil Court and tribunals in Ontario including the Divisional Court, the Court of Appeal for Ontario, the Federal Court of Canada [...]

Breese Davies is a shining star among lawyers for her accomplishments in criminal, constitutional, and human rights law. In 2017, she was awarded the Law Society of Ontario’s Laura Legge Award awarded for her leadership among women in the profession. Her versatility as an advocate is truly astounding.  She has argued at all levels of [...]

Last year, Adam Wagman was named among the most influential lawyers in Canada by Canadian Lawyer Magazine. With his performance in 2017 as the Ontario Trial Lawyers’ Association President, he fits well along other nominees that include A Supreme Court of Canada justice, law professions, Bay St. moguls, and a Human Rights Commissioner to name [...]

Our guest in this this episode of “Of Counsel is criminal defence counsel Danielle Robitaille.  Danielle is a trial lawyer and partner with Henein Hutchinson LLP in Toronto.  Henein Hutchinson is widely recognized as one of the top boutique litigation firms in Canada, if not the world. Danielle’s law partners include the incomparable Marie Henein, [...]

In this episode of “Of Counsel”, we hear from President of the Criminal Lawyers’ Association, Michael Lacy.  Join us as we listen to Michael discuss the lessons he has learned over his many years in an illustrative career in criminal law. Looking back on Michael’s career in law is overwhelming in accomplishments and notoriety.  The [...]

In just 10 years since his call in 2007, Gerald has proven himself as one of the most accomplished litigators in Canada, and overall just a really great guy. His CV and accomplishments reads like a wild wish list of an ambitious law student who has had way too many coffees.  Gerald is an accomplished [...]