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Michael C. Smith

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Scotia Plaza, 40 King Street West, Toronto, ON M5H 3Y4

Class Actions, Product Liability, Insurance and Tort Liability and 8 more

About Michael C. Smith

Michael C. Smith is a lawyer practicing class actions, product liability, insurance and tort liability and 8 other areas of law. Michael C. has been licensed for 28 years. Michael C. practices in Toronto, ON.

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Areas of Law

  • Class Actions
  • Transportation
  • Other 9
    • Product Liability
    • Insurance and Tort Liability
    • Aviation
    • Maritime Law
    • Defamation and Media Law
    • Municipal Liability
    • Advertising
    • Marketing and Sponsorship Law
    • Railway

Practice Details

  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    Cases
    Representative Work
    Represents
    advises clients in a wide variety of industries, such as manufacturing (e.g., OEM auto manufacturers
    components, consumer products, boilers
    machinery, aircraft,
    components), insurance, transportation, logistics, government, policing, marketing, education, finance
    media, in the areas listed above.

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    1998, Ontario
    Memberships

    Professional Involvement

    •Member, The Advocates' Society, Canadian Bar Association
    •Member, Metropolitan Toronto Lawyers Association, Canadian Maritime Law Association and Lawyer Pilots Bar Association
    •Member, Canadian Defence Lawyers Association and Defence Research Institute
    •Skills Instructor, variety of trial skills seminars, The Advocates' Society
    •Presenter, BLG's Annual Maritime Law Seminars (2006, 2008, 2010 and 2011), BLG's Auto Industry Legal Seminars (2007, 2008, 2009, 2012 and 2014), BLG's Class Action Seminar (2014) and BLG's Product Liability Seminar (2005)

    Community Involvement

    •A thrill-seeker, Michael has had adventures that include summiting Mt. Kilimanjaro with a team of BLG lawyers to raise funds for CODE Canada, trekking to Mt. Everest Basecamp, scuba diving with great white sharks near Cape Town, South Africa, skydiving, hang-gliding, bungee jumping from the highest bungee jump in the world (twice), aerobatic flying, kite surfing, and rappelling down the centre of the CN Tower.

  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    University of Windsor
    Class of 1996
    LL.B.

Michael C. Smith

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Scotia Plaza, 40 King Street WestToronto, ON M5H 3Y4Canada

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