(Main Office)

Paliare Roland Rosenberg Rothstein LLP is a multi-faceted litigation law firm, with 26 lawyers, located in downtown Toronto. We are strongly committed to the pursuit of excellence in advocacy. Paliare Roland specializes in all areas of administrative, corporate-commercial, employment, labour, securities litigation, white collar crime and appellate advocacy. We believe this focus enables us to serve our clients at the highest level of expertise. Our clients include individuals, businesses of various sizes, financial institutions, labour unions, insurers and professional regulatory bodies.

Statement of Practice

Administrative Law, Appeals, Civil Litigation, Class Actions, Corporate-Commercial Litigation, Constitutional Litigation, Employment Law, Energy Law, Environmental Law, Health Law, Judicial Inquiries, Labour Law, Libel and Slander, Partnership Disputes, Pension Litigation, Product Liability, Professional Regulation, Public/Private Company Shareholder Litigation, Regulated Industries, Securities Litigation, Tort and Contract Claims, White Collar Criminal.

Address

250 University Avenue, Suite 501
Toronto, ON M5H 3E5, (City of Toronto)
Canada

Phone

Phone: 416-646-4300
Fax: 416-646-4301

Website

http://www.paliareroland.com

PARTNERS

Chris G. Paliare, LSM, LL.B., LL.M. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1973, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto; Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1970); University of Texas (LL.M., 1971). Fellow: International Academy of Trial Lawyers; International Society of Barristers; American College of Trial Lawyers (Former Ontario Provincial Chair); COMBAR. Member: The Advocates' Society; Canadian Civil Liberties Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Employment Law; Civil Appeals; Constitutional Law; Charter of Rights; Pension Litigation; Securities Litigation; Administrative Law; White Collar Crime.Email: Chris G. Paliare, LSM, LL.B., LL.M.

Ian J. Roland, LL.B. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1974, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (B.A., 1969); University of Toronto (LL.B., 1972). Lecturer: Bar Admission Course, Law Society of Upper Canada, 1984-1986; Continuing Education Program, Law Society of Upper Canada, 1982-1986. Member: The Advocates' Society. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Labour and Employment; Commercial Litigation; Administrative Law.Email: Ian J. Roland, LL.B.

Kenneth T. Rosenberg, B.A., LL.B. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1981, Ontario. Education: University of Winnipeg; Osgoode Hall. Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Civil Litigation; Commercial Law; Insolvency; Energy Law; Alternative Dispute Resolution.Email: Kenneth T. Rosenberg, B.A., LL.B.

Linda R. Rothstein, LSM, B.A., LL.B. (Managing Partner) admitted to bar, 1982, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1976; LL.B., 1980). Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers. Member: The Advocates' Society (Immediate Past President); Law Society of Upper Canada (Referee, Lawyers' Compensation Fund). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Administrative Law; Professional Malpractice; Labour and Employment; Human Rights; Judicial Review and Appeals.Email: Linda R. Rothstein, LSM, B.A., LL.B.

Richard P. Stephenson, B.A., LL.B. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1988, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1983); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1986). Member: The Advocates' Society. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Labour and Employment; Administrative Law; Public Law; Energy Regulation; Judicial Review and Appeals.Email: Richard P. Stephenson, B.A., LL.B.

Nicholas S. Coleman, B.A., LL.B. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1989, Ontario. Education: Simon Fraser University (B.A., 1975); University of Toronto (LL.B., 1987). Member: Canadian Association of Labour Lawyers. Practice Areas: Administrative Litigation; Labour and Employment; Professional Malpractice; Civil Litigation.Email: Nicholas S. Coleman, B.A., LL.B.

Margaret L. Waddell, LL.M. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1989, Ontario; 1991, Alberta. Education: Queen's University (LL.B., 1987); Osgoode Hall (LL.M., 2002). Member: Canadian Bar Association; The Advocates' Society; Metropolitan Toronto Law Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Class Actions; Appellate Advocacy.Email: Margaret L. Waddell, LL.M.

Donald K. Eady, B.A., M.A., LL.B. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1990, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1983; M.A., 1984; LL.B., 1988). Member: Canadian Association of Labour Lawyers. Practice Areas: Class Actions; Unionside Labour Law; Administrative Law; Employment Law; Government Relations; Judicial Review; Appeals.Email: Donald K. Eady, B.A., M.A., LL.B.

Gordon D. Capern, LL.B. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1991, Ontario. Education: Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1989). Member: The Advocates' Society. Practice Areas: Corporate Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Insolvency; Employment Litigation; Civil Litigation.Email: Gordon D. Capern, LL.B.

Lily I. Harmer, B.Comm., C.A., LL.B. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1991, Ontario. Education: Queen's University (B.Comm., 1981); University of Toronto (LL.B., 1989). Member: Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario; The Advocates' Society; Canadian Association of Labour Lawyers. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Administrative Law; Labour and Employment; Pensions; Professional Discipline; Judicial Review; Regulatory Law; Insolvency.Email: Lily I. Harmer, B.Comm., C.A., LL.B.

Andrew K. Lokan, B.A., LL.B., LL.M. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1991, Ontario. Education: Cambridge University (B.A., 1983); University of Toronto (Mus.M., 1984); University of Ottawa (LL.B., 1988); Harvard University (LL.M., 1989). Special Lecturer, Constitutional Litigation, Osgoode Hall Law School. Special Counsel, Canadian Civil Liberties Association. Member: The Advocates' Society; Canadian Association of Labour Lawyers; Ontario Bar Association (Member, Constitutional, Human Rights and Civil Liberties Section). Practice Areas: Civil Appeals; Constitutional Law; Labour and Employment; Administrative Law; Public Law; Pensions.Email: Andrew K. Lokan, B.A., LL.B., LL.M.

John J. Monger, B.A., LL.B. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1991, Ontario. Education: University of British Columbia (B.A., 1985); University of Toronto (LL.B., 1989). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Labour and Employment; Administrative Law; Public Law; Professional Discipline; Judicial Review and Appeals.Email: John J. Monger, B.A., LL.B.

Odette S. Soriano, B.A., LL.B. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1995, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (B.A., 1989); University of Victoria (LL.B., 1992). Practice Areas: Class Actions; Commercial Litigation; Defamation; Constitutional Law; Judicial Review; Professional Discipline; Professional Negligence; Administrative Law; Public Law.Email: Odette S. Soriano, B.A., LL.B.

Andrew C. Lewis, B.A. (Hons.), LL.B. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1997, Ontario. Education: Queen's University (B.A., 1991); University of Toronto (LL.B., 1995). Member: The Advocates' Society. Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Civil Litigation; Corporate Litigation; Labour and Employment Law; Professional Negligence; Human Rights.Email: Andrew C. Lewis, B.A. (Hons.), LL.B.

Megan E. Shortreed, B.Sc., LL.B. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1997, Ontario. Education: Queen's University (B.Sc., Hon., Chemistry, 1992); Dalhousie University (LL.B., 1995). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Administrative Law; Professional Discipline; Professional Negligence; Corporate Litigation; Commercial Litigation.Email: Megan E. Shortreed, B.Sc., LL.B.

Karen Jones, B.A., R.N., J.D. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1999, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1988; LL.B., 1996); York University (Mediation Certificate); University of Missouri (N.C.I.T. investigator certificate); Ryerson Polytechnical University (Diploma in Nursing). Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Professional Discipline; Health Law; Civil Litigation; Medical Negligence; Professional Negligence.Email: Karen Jones, B.A., R.N., J.D.

Robert A. Centa, B.A., LL.B. (Partner) admitted to bar, 2001, Ontario. Education: York University (B.A., Political Science); University of Toronto (LL.B., 1999). Member: The Advocates' Society. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Corporate Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Administrative Law; Labour and Employment.Email: Robert A. Centa, B.A., LL.B.

Caroline V. ("Nini") Jones, B.A. (Hons.), LL.B. (Partner) admitted to bar, 2001, Ontario. Education: Queen's University (B.A.H., Economics, 1990); University of Toronto (LL.B., 1999). Member: The Advocates' Society; Ontario and Canadian Bar Associations; Canadian Association of Labour Lawyers. Practice Areas: Labour and Employment; Human Rights; Administrative Law; Civil Litigation.Email: Caroline V. ("Nini") Jones, B.A. (Hons.), LL.B.

Jeffrey Larry, B.A., LL.B., M.B.A. (Partner) admitted to bar, 2001, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (B.A., 1995); Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., 1999); Schulich School of Business (M.B.A., 1999). Member: Canadian Bar Association; The Advocates' Society. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insolvency; Commercial Litigation; Securities Litigation; Professional Discipline.Email: Jeffrey Larry, B.A., LL.B., M.B.A.

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Massimo (Max) Starnino, B.A. (Hons.), LL.B. (Associate) admitted to bar, 1998, Ontario. Education: Concordia University (B.A., Hons., 1994); University of Toronto (LL.B., 1998). Member: Turnaround Management Association; American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Insolvency; Corporate Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Administrative Law; Civil Litigation.Email: Massimo (Max) Starnino, B.A. (Hons.), LL.B.

Emily Lawrence, B.A. (Hons.), LL.B. (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Ontario. Education: Concordia University (B.A., Hons., 2002); Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., 2005). Member: Ontario and Canadian Bar Associations; The Advocates' Society. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Public Law; Administrative Law; Professional Discipline; Labour and Employment; Corporate Litigation; Commercial Litigation.Email: Emily Lawrence, B.A. (Hons.), LL.B.

Danny Kastner, B.A., (Hons.), LL.B. (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (J.D., 2007). Member: Ontario and Canadian Bar Association; The Advocates' Society. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Labour Law; Administrative Law; Professional and Academic Discipline; Commercial Litigation.Email: Danny Kastner, B.A., (Hons.), LL.B.

Jean-Claude Killey, B.A. (Hons.), LL.B. (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 2001); Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., 2007). Member: The Advocates' Society. Practice Areas: Corporate/Commercial Litigation; Employment and Labour Law; Class Actions; Administrative Law; Professional Discipline; Civil Litigation.Email: Jean-Claude Killey, B.A. (Hons.), LL.B.

Tina Lie, B. Arts Sc. (Hons.), LL.B., B.C.L. (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Ontario. Education: McMaster University (B.Arts Sc., Hons., 2003); McGill University (LL.B., B.C.L., 2006). Member: New York State Bar; The Advocates' Society. Practice Areas: Corporate/Commercial Law; Employment and Labour Law; Class Actions; Administrative Law; Professional Discipline; Civil Litigation.Email: Tina Lie, B. Arts Sc. (Hons.), LL.B., B.C.L.

Jodi Martin, B.A., M.A., LL.B. (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (B.A., Hons., 2000; M.A., 2003); Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., 2007). Member: The Canadian Association of Labour Lawyers; The Advocates' Society. Practice Areas: Corporate/Commercial Law; Employment and Labour Law; Class Actions; Administrative Law; Professional Discipline; Civil Litigation.Email: Jodi Martin, B.A., M.A., LL.B.

Michael Fenrick, B.A., M.A., LL.B. (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Ontario. Education: University of King's College (B.A., 2003); University of British Columbia (M.A., 2005); Dalhousie University (LL.B., 2008). Member: The Canadian Association; The Advocates' Society. Practice Areas: Corporate/Commercial Law; Employment and Labour Law; Class Actions; Administrative Law; Professional Discipline; Civil Litigation.Email: Michael Fenrick, B.A., M.A., LL.B.