Shibley Righton LLP

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Law Firm in Toronto, Ontario
 
Address
250 University Avenue, Suite 700
Toronto, Ontario M5H 3E5
(City of Toronto)
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Contact Information
Phone: 416-214-5200  
Fax: 416-214-5400
Toll-free: 1-877-214-5200
Visit Our Website
http://www.shibleyrighton.com
(Main Office)
Shibley Righton LLP practices in the following areas of law:
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 Profile:
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.
Firm Size: 35
Law Firm Affiliations:
GREAT LAKES LAW: (Canada-U.S. regional affiliation of law firms); MULTILAW (Multinational Association of Independent Law Firms): (International affiliation of law firms)

Other Office Locations of Shibley Righton LLP
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
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; Taxation; 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. 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.
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
Diane M. Abbey (Associate) admitted to bar, 1981, Ontario. Education: University of Windsor (B.A., 1976; LL.B., 1979). Languages: English. Practice Areas: Education Law; Public Law; Labour Law; Administrative Law; Human Rights; Civil Litigation. Email: Diane M. Abbey
Jennifer E. Trépanier (Associate) admitted to bar, 1998, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (M.A., 1993; LL.B., 1996). Languages: English, French. Practice Areas: Education Law; Labor (Labour) and Employment; Administrative Law. Email: Jennifer E. Trépanier
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
Christopher M. Schiffmann (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Ontario. Education: York University (Hons. B.A., 1997); Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., 2000; LL.M. Candidate). Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Media and Entertainment Law; Intellectual Property. Email: Christopher M. Schiffmann
Bryce Chandler (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Ontario. Education: University of Windsor (B.A., Honours, 1998; LL.B., 2003). Practice Areas: Education Law; Labour and Employment; Litigation; Administrative Law. Email: Bryce Chandler
Robert Betts (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Ontario. Education: Dalhousie University (B.Com., 1999); Dalhousie Univeristy Law School (LL.B., 2002). Languages: English. Practice Areas: Litigation(100%, 100). Email: Robert Betts
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; Media and Entertainment Law; Intellectual Property.
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
Jennifer McGlashan (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Ontario. Education: York University (M.B.A., 2002); Osgoode Hall, York University (LL.B., 2005). Languages: English. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense(100%, 85); Intellectual Property. Email: Jennifer McGlashan
Michael Stern (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Quebec; 2007, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1999); University of Ottawa (LL.L., 2002). Languages: English and French. Practice Areas: Business Law; Real Estate. Email: Michael Stern
Mikaela Cameron (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Ontario. Education: University of Waterloo (B.A., Honours, 2003); University of Western Ontario (LL.B., 2006). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Technology Law. Email: Mikaela Cameron
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
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(65%, 50); Commercial Litigation(13%, 10); Civil Litigation(13%, 10); Criminal Law(9%, 5). Email: Barry J. Goldman
Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Windsor, Ontario Office: 2510 Ouellette Avenue, Suite 301. Telephone: 519-969-9844. Fax: 519-969-8045.
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.
Maintains an office in more than one location.


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