(Main Office)

Established in 1975 by Alastair Paterson, D. Bruce MacDougall and V.R.P. "Sas" Bersenas, the goal of Paterson, MacDougall is to provide the highest standard of service to clients in areas of commerce in which the firm has particular expertise. A broad base of Canadian and international clients is served by the firm.

The firm's practice is rooted in the London insurance market and dates back to 1934, the year after Alastair Paterson qualified as a solicitor in England. Since 1975, Paterson, MacDougall's base of media, transportation and professional indemnity work has expanded to include reinsurance and excess insurance as well as fidelity, products liability, environmental, municipal, school board and other types of specialty insurances. This broad range of specialties has proven useful in giving the firm a substantial and diverse dept in litigation. An administrative law practice has also developed quite naturally from these specialties and now supports the firm's growing presence in the health law field.

Statement of Practice

Aviation, Maritime, Professional Liability, Products Liability, Municipal and School Board Liability, Defamation, Administrative Law, Health Law, Environmental Law, Civil Litigation and General Insurance Law.

Address

Suite 900, 1 Queen Street, East P.O. Box 100
Toronto, ON M5C 2W5, (City of Toronto)
Canada

Phone

Phone: 416-366-9607
Fax: 416-366-3743

Website

http://www.pmlaw.com

PARTNERS

Alastair R. Paterson, O.B.E., Q.C. (1908-1990).

D. Bruce MacDougall, Q.C. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1967, Ontario. Education: Queen's University (B.Sc., Eng. Chem., 1962; LL.B., 1965). Appointed Queen's Counsel, 1982. Member: Canadian Bar Association (Chairman, National Air Law Section, 1978-1980; Member of Council, Ontario Section, 1982—; Member, Executive Committee, 1983-1985); Metropolitan Toronto Lawyers Association; The Advocates' Society; Federation of Corporate and Insurance Counsel. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Aviation; Products Liability; Professional Liability; Defamation.Email: D. Bruce MacDougall, Q.C.

J. Murray Davison, Q.C. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1969, Ontario. Education: University of Ottawa (B.A.,B.Ph., 1964); University of Toronto (LL.B., 1967). Licensed Commercial Pilot. Member: York County Law Association; Canadian Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Insurance; Municipal; Air Law); The Advocates' Society (Past Director). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Municipal Law; School Law; Hospitals; Aviation; Professional Liability.Email: J. Murray Davison, Q.C.

Carol E. McCall (Partner) admitted to bar, 1977, Ontario. Education: McMaster University (B.A., with honours, 1969); Queen's University (B.Ed., 1970); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1975). Member: Canadian and American Bar Associations; Metropolitan Toronto Lawyers Association; Advocates Society. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Aviation; Professional Liability; Defamation; Fidelity.Email: Carol E. McCall

Jeanne E. Craig (Partner) admitted to bar, 1986, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1982); University of Ottawa (LL.B., 1984). Member: York County Law Association; Canadian Bar Association; Advocates' Society. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Municipal Law; School Board Defense; Insurance.Email: Jeanne E. Craig

Sylvia C. Y. Tseng (Partner) admitted to bar, 1987, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto, 1980-1982; University of Toronto (LL.B., 1985). Member: Canadian Bar Association; County of York Law Association. Languages: Mandarin. Practice Areas: Wills; Estates; Trusts; Estate Litigation; Powers of Attorney.Email: Sylvia C. Y. Tseng

Timothy Bruce Trembley (Partner) admitted to bar, 1994, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A.Sc., 1988); University of Western Ontario (LL.B., 1992). Member: Canadian Bar Association; Metropolitan Toronto Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Aviation and Aerospace; Products Liability Defense.Email: Timothy Bruce Trembley

COUNSEL

Peter F. M. Jones (Counsel) admitted to bar, 1962, Ontario. Education: Dalhousie University (B.Sc., 1956); University of Toronto (LL.B., 1960). Lecturer, Admiralty Law, University of Toronto, 1975-1980. Member: Canadian Bar Association (Chairman, Maritime Law Section, 1978-1980); Advocates Society (Secretary, 1978-1981); Canadian International Freight Forwarders Association; Canadian Maritime Law Association; Association des juristes d'expression francaise de L'Ontario. (Certified as a Specialist in Civil Litigation by the Law Society of Upper Canada). Languages: French. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Admiralty/Maritime Law.Email: Peter F. M. Jones

ASSOCIATES

Clay Hunter (Associate) admitted to bar, 1991, Ontario. Education: University of Oregon (B.A., Political Science, 1986); University of British Columbia (LL.B., 1989). Dean's List; Scholar Athlete. Practice Areas: Aviation Law; Transportation; Freight and Forwarders.Email: Clay Hunter

Charles A. Painter (Associate) born 1969; admitted to bar, 2001, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (LL.B., 1999). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense.

Susan Guzzo (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., Political Science and History, 1997); Queen's University (LL.B., 2000). Visiting Scholar, Harvard University, 1995-1996. Recipient: House Master's award, Dudley House, Harvard University, 1996; Dean's Award, University of Toronto, 1993-1995, 1996. Member: Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Insurance; Professional Indemnity.Email: Susan Guzzo

Louise Vrebosch (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Ontario. Education: University of Waterloo (B.A., Political Science and French Studies, 2002); University of Ottawa (LL.B., 2005). Member: Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Insurance; Municipal Liability; Professional Indemnity.Email: Louise Vrebosch

Anna Gatova (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.Sc., 2003; J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Aviation Law; Insurance; Municipal Liability.Email: Anna Gatova