(Main Office)

Shibley Righton LLP, founded in 1964, is a full service Toronto law firm offering a breadth of legal services to individual, corporate and institutional clients in the private and public sectors. The firm specializes in all aspects of domestic and international practice including Off-Shore Investment and Trading including Finance, Joint Ventures and Syndications, Mergers and Acquisitions, Commercial Litigation, Real Estate Development, Securities and Tax.

Statement of Practice

Appellate Trial Advocacy in all Courts. Business Law, Commercial Litigation Law, Commercial and Residential Real Estate, Corporate Securities, Corporate and Personal Tax, Education Law, Employment Law, Entertainment Law, Estates and Wills, Franchising, Insolvency, Insurance and Professional Negligence Law, Municipal Law.

Firm Affiliations

MULTILAW (Multinational Association of Independent Law Firms): (International affiliation of law firms)

Address

250 University Avenue, Suite 700
Toronto, ON M5H 3E5, (City of Toronto)
Canada

Phone

Phone: 416-214-5200
Fax: 416-214-5400
Toll-free: 1-877-214-5200

Website

http://www.shibleyrighton.com

Firm/Affiliate Offices

PARTNERS

Barry S. Wortzman, Q.C. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1969, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto; University of Toronto Law School (LL.B., 1967). Practice Areas: General Practice; Commercial Litigation; Trial; Appellate Practice; Defense; Professional Liability; Receiverships; Insolvency.Email: Barry S. Wortzman, Q.C.

Leslie S. Mason (Partner) admitted to bar, 1969, Ontario. Education: University of Ottawa; University of Toronto (LL.B., 1967). Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Secured Finance; Commercial Law; Leasing; Joint Ventures; Real Estate Syndication; Licensing.Email: Leslie S. Mason

Clayton A. Hudson (Partner) admitted to bar, 1970, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1964); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1968). Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Estate Planning; Real Estate; Estate Litigation.Email: Clayton A. Hudson

John P. Bell (Partner) admitted to bar, 1971, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1966); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1969). Practice Areas: Education Law; Constitutional Law; Human Rights; General Practice; Public Law; Health Law; Labour Relations; Employment Law; Construction Law; Tax; Commercial Law.Email: John P. Bell

Peter C. Williams (Partner) admitted to bar, 1977, Ontario. Education: University of London, England (LL.B., 1973); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1975). Practice Areas: Litigation; Municipal Law; Insurance; Construction Law.Email: Peter C. Williams

Brian P. Nolan (Partner) admitted to bar, 1978, Ontario. Education: University of Windsor (Hons. B.A., 1964; M.A., 1965; LL.B., 1976). Practice Areas: Management Labour and Employment; Public Law; Human Rights; Transportation; Education Law.Email: Brian P. Nolan

Peter G. Neilson (Partner) admitted to bar, 1980, Ontario. Education: Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island (A.B., 1975); University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario (LL.B., 1978). Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Commercial Leasing; Secured Lending; Business Law; Estates.Email: Peter G. Neilson

Jay C. Shepherd (Partner) admitted to bar, 1980, Ontario. Education: York University, Atkinson College; Osgoode Hall Law School, York University (LL.B., 1978); University of Toronto, Faculty of Law (LL.M., 1981). Languages: English. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Energy Law.Email: Jay C. Shepherd

Charles Simco (Partner) admitted to bar, 1981, Ontario. Education: McGill University (B.A., 1975; LL.B., 1979). Practice Areas: Construction Law; Professional Liability; Commercial Litigation; Employment Law.Email: Charles Simco

James E. Minns (Partner) admitted to bar, 1982, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (LL.B., 1980); University of Toronto (M.B.A., Faculty of Management, 1995); York University, Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.M., Intellectual Property Law, 2002). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Media and Entertainment; Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Insurance.Email: James E. Minns

William L. Northcote (Partner) admitted to bar, 1982, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1977); University of Ottawa (LL.B., 1980); Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.M, International Business Law, 1992). Practice Areas: Business Law; Domestic and International Business Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Secured Lending; Insolvency; Entertainment Law; Intellectual Property.Email: William L. Northcote

Helder M. Travassos (Partner) admitted to bar, 1983, Ontario. Education: York University (B.A. Honours, 1978); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1981). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Professional Liability.Email: Helder M. Travassos

Sheila M. MacKinnon (Partner) admitted to bar, 1987, Ontario. Education: Carleton University (B.Comm., 1982); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1985). Practice Areas: Public Law; Education Law; Administrative Law; Human Rights Law; Civil Litigation; Business Law.Email: Sheila M. MacKinnon

J. Paul R. Howard (Partner) admitted to bar, 1988, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., with high distinction, 1983; LL.B., 1986); Osgoode Hall Law School, York University (LL.M., 1995). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Administrative Law; Public Law; Education Law; Constitutional Law; Human Rights; Employment Law.Email: J. Paul R. Howard

Sandra E. Dawe (Partner) admitted to bar, 1989, Ontario. Education: Memorial University (B.Comm., 1984); University of Toronto (LL.B., 1987). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Professional Liability Defense; Shareholder Disputes.Email: Sandra E. Dawe

Thomas McRae (Partner) admitted to bar, 1991, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto, St. Michaels College (B.A., 1986); University of Toronto Faculty of Law (LL.B., 1989). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Civil Litigation; Employment Litigation; Tax Litigation; Bankruptcy; Insolvency; Education Law; Public Law.Email: Thomas McRae

Donald I. Harvey (Partner) admitted to bar, 1997, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (B.A. 1983); Osgoode Hall (LL.B. 1995). Languages: English. Practice Areas: Insurance Litigation; Civil Litigation; Personal Injury; Wrongful Dismissal.Email: Donald I. Harvey

Sean Lawler (Partner) admitted to bar, 1997, Ontario. Education: St. Michael's College, University of Toronto (B.Sc., high distinction, 1992); University of Toronto Faculty of Law (LL.B., 1995). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation.Email: Sean Lawler

Deborah Anne Howden (Partner) admitted to bar, 1999, Ontario. Education: Queen's University (B.A., B.Ed., 1993) Dean's Honour List; McGill University (LL.B., B.CL., 1997). Languages: English and French. Practice Areas: Labour and Employment Law; Civil Litigation; Insurance Law; Workplace Safety and Insurance Law; Personal Injury Law.Email: Deborah Anne Howden

Gaynor Joy Roger (Partner) admitted to bar, 2000, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1992); University of Windsor (LL.B., 1998); University of Detroit Mercy (J.D., 1998). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation.Email: Gaynor Joy Roger

ASSOCIATES

John De Vellis (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Ontario. Education: York University (Dean's Honour Roll, 1995); University of Toronto (M.I.R., 1996); Osgoode Hall Law School, York University (LL.B., 2000). Practice Areas: Energy; Employment Law; Litigation.Email: John De Vellis

Bryce Chandler (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Ontario. Education: University of Windsor (B.A., Honours, 1998; LL.B., 2003); Osgoode Hall (LL.M., 2008). Practice Areas: Education Law; Labour and Employment; Litigation; Administrative Law.Email: Bryce Chandler

Heather Paterson (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (B.A., 1992); Queen's University (LL.B., 2004).. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance; Professional Liability; Media and Entertainment Law.Email: Heather Paterson

Nicole E. Salama (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Ontario. Education: Queen's University (B.A.H., 2001; LL.B., 2004). Languages: English. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Nicole E. Salama

Megan Marrie (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Ontario. Education: Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia (B.Com., with distinction, 2001); Osgoode Hall Law School, Toronto, Ontario (LL.B., 2006). Practice Areas: Litigation; Civil Litigation.Email: Megan Marrie

Michael Stern (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Quebec; 2007, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1999); University of Ottawa (LL.L., 2002); Université de Montreal (D.E.S.S., 2004). Languages: English and French. Practice Areas: Business Law; Real Estate; Employment.Email: Michael Stern

Jessica Vickerman (Associate) admitted to bar, 2009, Ontario. Education: Wilfrid Laurier University (B.A., with distinction, 2005); University of Western Ontario (LL.B., 2008). Languages: English. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; General Litigation.Email: Jessica Vickerman

COUNSEL

Richard E. Shibley, Q.C. (Counsel) admitted to bar, 1953, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., Gold Medalist, 1949); Osgoode Hall. Practice Areas: Competition Law; Constitutional Law; Human Rights; Health Law; Insurance; General Practice; Securities; Municipal Law; Commercial Real Estate.

Arthur O. Jacques (Counsel) admitted to bar, 1971, Ontario; 1987, New Brunswick (Special Occasion). Education: McMaster University (B.A., 1964); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1969; LL.M., Business, 1977). Practice Areas: Financial Restructuring; Insolvency; Corporate Finance.Email: Arthur O. Jacques

Barry J. Goldman (Counsel) admitted to bar, 1990, Ontario. Education: Dalhousie University (B.Com., 1978); University of Windsor (LL.B., 1988). Languages: English. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Commercial Litigation; Civil Litigation; Criminal Law.Email: Barry J. Goldman

All of the Firm lawyers are members of the Law Society of Upper Canada, and Many are also members of the Canadian Bar Association, The Advocates' Society and Metropolitan Toronto Lawyers Association.