SENIOR PARTNER
Igor Ellyn, Q.C., CS (Senior Partner) born Romania; admitted to bar, 1973, Ontario; 1985, designated Queen's Counsel. Education: Bradley University (B.A., 1968); University of Western Ontario (LL.B., 1971). Recipient, Law Society's Bicentennial Award of Merit, 1997. Senior Toronto litigation counsel who has represented corporate and individual clients at trials, appeals, complex hearings in courts and tribunals, 1973. Author of more than 100 legal articles and annotations including "Shareholders Remedies in Canada"; "Winning Business Appeals and the Concept of Commercial Reasonableness, 2007"; "Toward A Global Village Approach in the Enforcement of Foreign Judgments," Natl. L.J. 1994; "Providing Just Cause as Employer's Counsel"; "Drafting Pleadings with Mediation in Mind"; "The five Most Significant Decisions of the Courts in 2004-2005"; "Cross-examining the Forensic Accountant." (some of which are online at www.ellynlaw.com). Chair and Speaker at many CLE programs. Chair, International conference of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists, Toronto, August 2000. Instructor, Bar Admission Course and Advocacy Coach. Chartered Arbitrator and Mediator. Member: Law Society of Upper Canada; Canadian Bar Association-Ontario (President, 1994-1995); Canadian Bar Association; American Bar Association; Chartered Institute of Arbitrators; Advocates Society (Harvard Mediation Workshop, 1997); Arbitration Panels of ADR Chambers International; ADR Institute of Ontario Inc.; Better Business Bureau; Association des jurists d'expression française de l'Ontario. (Certified by the Law Society of Upper Canada as a Specialist in Civil Litigation). Special Agencies: Canadian Jewish Congress (Hon. Legal Counsel, Ontario Region); United Jewish Appeal of Toronto. Languages: French, Romanian, Hebrew, German and Yiddish. Practice Areas: Trial and Appellate Practice; Business Litigation; Complex Litigation; Employment Litigation; Arbitration; Mediation; International Dispute Resolution; Professional Malpractice; Libel, Slander and Defamation; Debtor and Creditor; Marital Property Law; General Business Law; Business Enterprises Law; Banking; Finance; Commercial Leasing; Trusts and Estates; Employment Law.Email: Igor Ellyn, Q.C., CS
MEMBERS OF THE FIRM
Orie H. Niedzviecki (Partner) admitted to bar, 1996, Maryland; 1997, District of Columbia; 1999, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.S.C., 1991); George Washington University (J.D., 1996). Experienced business litigation counsel and head of the firm's Estate and Trusts litigation group. Orie has appeared as lead counsel in courts of Ontario and in the Federal Court of Canada. He practices in all aspects of business litigation, employment law, construction law and estates litigation. Also our firm has a niche practice in copyright litigation relating to the private copying levy under Canada's Copyright Act. Member: The District of Columbia Bar. Languages: Hebrew (some comprehension), Arabic (some comprehension). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Construction Law; Estate and Trust Law; Employment Litigation; Libel and Slander, Defamation Law; International Collections.Email: Orie H. Niedzviecki
Evelyn Perez Youssoufian (Member) admitted to bar, 2005, Ontario. Education: York University (B.A., Hons., 2001); University of Windsor (LL.B., 2004); University of Detroit Mercy School of Law (J.D., 2004). Evelyn acts as associate counsel in major litigation and arbitration matters and also as lead counsel where circumstances warrant. Languages: Spanish, Armenian. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Business Litigation; Estate and Trust Litigation; International Commercial Arbitration; Employment Law.