(Main Office)

Torkin Manes LLP is a full service, mid-sized law firm located in downtown Toronto, Ontario. With 76 lawyers and a total office population of well over 180, we serve a diverse clientele of individuals, corporations, private businesses and public companies. Our firm's strength arises from our understanding of our clients' expectations and achieving our clients' objectives in the most effective and efficient manner possible. The members of our firm share a common philosophy of commitment to our clients, our profession, the communities in which we live and work. For further information on our firm and our services, please contact our Chair, Ronald D. Manes.

Statement of Practice

Administrative Law, Business Law, Civil and Commercial Litigation, Commercial Real Estate, Construction Law, Corporate Finance, Family Law, Financial Services and Corporate Recovery, Health Law, Insurance Defence Litigation, Labour Relations and Employment Law, Medical Malpractice, Not-for-Profit and Charities, Tax, Trusts and Estates.

Firm Affiliations

INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF LAW FIRMS

Address

151 Yonge Street, Suite 1500
Toronto, ON M5C 2W7, (City of Toronto)
Canada

Phone

Phone: 416-863-1188
Fax: 416-863-0305

Website

http://www.torkinmanes.com

SELECTED PARTNERS

Ronald D. Manes (Partner) admitted to bar, 1974, Ontario. Education: Ohio State University (B.Sc.); Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B.); Harvard Law School (LL.M., Laidlaw Fellow). Five-term Elected Bencher and Life Bencher (Governor) Law Society of Upper Canada including Chair of Certification Board, Governance, Strategic Planning, Emerging issues and Access to Justice. Recipient: Bar Association Award for Distinguished Service; Osgood Law School Alumni Golden Key Award; Lawyer of the Year by the Advocacy Resource Centre for the Handicapped. Co-author: Manes Organized Advocacy; Solicitor/Client Communications in Canadian Law,The Law of Confidential Communications in Canada. Served as Counsel to Public or Quasi-Public Bodies including Federation of Law Societies(in the Supreme Court of Canada), Ontario Civilian Commission on Police Services and Toronto Police Services Board. Lead Commission Counsel to the Bellamy Inquiry, Toronto Computer Leasing Inquiry. Past Chair: Law Foundation of Ontario, The Ontario Centre for Advocacy Training (OCAT); Lawyer's Assistance Program (LINK), Volunteer Lawyers Service (VLS); Pro Bono Law Ontario (PBLO); Osgoode Hall Law School Alumni Association. Recognized in Publications "Best Lawyers in Canada" and "Lexpert". Practice Areas: Trial Practice(25%); Appellate Practice(25%); Commercial Litigation(25%); Tort Liability(25%).Email: Ronald D. Manes

Barry S. Arbus, Q.C. (Partner) born Toronto, Ontario, January 8, 1942; admitted to bar, 1967, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1962); Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., 1965); York University (LL.M., 1977). Recipient, Silver Medal from Queen in recognition of community service, 1977. Author and Lecturer, Bar Admission Course, Osgoode Hall Law School, Canadian Bar Association, 1968-1985. President, Kidney Foundation of Canada, 1981-1983. Director: Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario; American Management Association; Canada Tax Foundation, Appointed Queen's Counsel, 1981. Past President, International Alliance of Law Firms, 1993-1994. Member: Canadian and American Bar Associations; York County Law Association; International Law Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Acquisitions; Corporate Financing; International Trade.Email: Barry S. Arbus, Q.C.

Barry A. Cohen, Q.C. (Partner) born Toronto, Canada, January 2, 1941; admitted to bar, 1967, Ontario. Education: University of Southern California; University of Toronto Law School (LL.B., 1965); York University (LL.M., 1982). Appointed Queens Counsel, 1981. Member: Ontario and Canadian Bar Associations; York County Law Association; The Metropolitan Toronto Lawyers Association; Canadian Association of Restructuring Professionals; INSOL. Practice Areas: Business Law(30%); Reorganizations(30%); Insolvency(40%).Email: Barry A. Cohen, Q.C.

Sidney H. Troister, LSM (Partner) born Toronto, Ontario, May 21, 1947; admitted to bar, 1974, Ontario. Education: York University (B.A., 1969); Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., 1972). Certified by The Law Society of Upper Canada as a Specialist in Real Estate Law. Recipient: Ontario Bar Association 2000 Award for Excellence in Real Estate; Law Society Medal, 2008. Author: "The Law of Subdivision Control in Ontario," Carswell, 1988, 2nd ed., 1994. Co-author: "Real Estate Conveyancing in Ontario: A Nineties Perspective for the Lawyers' Professional Indemnity Company." Co-Head, Real Estate Section, Ontario Bar Admission Course, 1988-2000. Co-Chair, 2002 Special Lectures at the Law Society on Real Property Law. Chair, Annual Real Estate Law Summit. Designated, Chartered Arbitrator by ADR Institute of Canada. Named one of the '500 Leading Lawyers in Canada" by Lexpert Magazine. Named one of "Canada's leading practitioners" in Lexpert/American Lawyer Media's Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada. Named one of "Best Lawyer" in Best Lawyers in Canada. Member: Ontario Bar Association; Arbitration and Mediation Institute of Upper Canada; American College of Mortgages Attorneys. Practice Areas: Real Property; Real Estate Dispute; Mediation and Arbitration; Real Estate Securities; Professional Liability; Commercial Leasing; Zoning, Planning and Land Use.Email: Sidney H. Troister, LSM

Lorne H. Wolfson (Partner) born Toronto, Ontario, May 9, 1950; admitted to bar, 1977, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto; Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., 1974); University of British Columbia (LL.M., 1976). Author: "The New Family Law," Random House, 1986. Co-Author: "Family Mediation Handbook," Butterworths, 2002; "Family Mediation & Collaborative Practice Handbook," Butterworths, 2005. Founding Co-Editor, "Money & Family Law," Carswell, 1986-2005 and "Best of Money & Family Law," Carswell, 1999. Appointed as a Dispute Resolution Officer, Superior Court of Ontario. Appointed to the Ontario Family Law Rules Committee. Cited in the Canadian L'expert Directory as a consistently recommended Leading Family Law Practitioner. Included in 2006-2010 editions of Best Lawyers in Canada. Member: Canadian Bar Association; Advocates Society; American Bar Association; Arbitration and Mediation Institute of Ontario; Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Fellow: The International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. (Certified by the Law Society of Upper Canada as a Specialist in Family Law). Practice Areas: Family Law; Mediation; Arbitration.Email: Lorne H. Wolfson

Max Shafir, Q.C. (Partner) born Toronto, Ontario, February 22, 1939; admitted to bar, 1967, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1962); Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., 1965). Author and Lecturer: Including Law Society of Upper Canada Continuing Education and various articles on construction problems and litigation. Certified Specialist in Construction Law. Member: Canadian Bar Associations-Ontario; The Lawyer's Club; Advocates' Society; The Metropolitan Toronto Lawyers Association; Medico-Legal Society. Fellow: Canadian College of Construction Lawyers. Practice Areas: Banking Law; Financial Services Law; Construction Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution.Email: Max Shafir, Q.C.

Irv Kleiner (Partner) born Ottawa, Ontario, January 30, 1953; admitted to bar, 1981, Ontario. Education: York University (B.A., Hons., 1975); Queen's University (M.A., 1976); McGill University (LL.B., 1979). Author: "Negligent Employment," Carswell Publications, 1991; "Labour Arbitration," Chapter in Practice and Procedure before Administrative Tribunals. Member: Law Society of Upper Canada; Canadian (Labour Relations Section Executive) and American Bar Associations; Canadian Association of Counsel to Employers. Practice Areas: Labour Relations Management; Employment.Email: Irv Kleiner

Jeffrey I. Cohen (Partner) born Montreal, Quebec, December 12, 1958; admitted to bar, 1986, Ontario. Education: McGill University (B.A., 1981); Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., 1984). Member: Canadian and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate; Commercial; Corporate Finance; Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Jeffrey I. Cohen

Howard Burshtein (Partner) born Montreal, Quebec, February 12, 1957; admitted to bar, 1986, Ontario. Education: McGill University (B.Com., 1979); University of Toronto (M.B.A., 1981); University of Windsor (LL.B., 1984). Lecturer, Bar Admission Course. Director, Secretary and Chairman of Governance Committee, Beth Emeth Bais Yehuda Synagogue (Toronto). Member: Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Howard Burshtein

Violet A. French (Partner) admitted to bar, 1992, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1985); Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., 1990). Member: Canadian and American Bar Associations; Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (Associate Member). Practice Areas: Corporate; Commercial; Intellectual Property.Email: Violet A. French

Gregory D. Hersen (Partner) born Waterloo, Ontario, December 1, 1965; admitted to bar, 1991, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (B.A., 1986); University of Windsor (LL.B., 1989). Certified by the Law Society of Upper Canada as a Specialist in Construction Law. Past Member, Canadian Construction Documents Committee (CCDC). Lecturer, Law Society of Upper Canada, Ontario Bar Association. Member: Ontario Bar Association (Past Chair, Construction Law Section); Canadian Bar Association Member-at-Large; Advocates Society; The Metropolitan Toronto Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Construction Litigation; Surety Law; Construction Contract Negotiation; Construction Contract Drafting; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Construction Law; Construction Bonds; Construction Claims; Construction Contracts; Construction Defects; Construction Liens.Email: Gregory D. Hersen

Loretta P. Merritt (Partner) born Toronto, Ontario, May 10, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Ontario. Education: York University; Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., 1985; LL.M., 1990). Called to the bar, 1987, Ontario. Member: Canadian Bar Association; Law Society of Upper Canada; Advocates Society; American Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Civil Sexual Assault; Personal Injury Litigation; Employment Law.Email: Loretta P. Merritt

Neil M. Abramson (Partner) born Toronto, Ontario, July 8, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (LL.B., 1992). Certified by the Law Society of Upper Canada as a Specialist in Health Law. Adjunct Faculty, Faculty of Law, University of Toronto (Trial Advocacy Course). Former Instructor: Queen's Law School, Kingston, Ontario (Trial Advocacy Course); Law Society of Upper Canada's Bar Admission Course, Public Law. Chair, Torkin Manes' Health Law Group. Canadian Dental Protective Association, Legal Panel Member. Protection and promotion of the legal rights of, and acting as General Counsel to, health professionals and health care institutions, in Civil Litigation, Disciplinary Proceedings and on Appeal. Member: Canadian Bar Association - Health Law Section (Member, National Executive); Ontario Bar Association (Member, Sections on Civil Litigation and Administrative Law); Ontario Bar Association - Health Law Section (Past Executive Member); Medico-Legal Society of Toronto (Governing Council, Past Member).The Association of Trial Lawyers' of America; Advocates' Society. Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Civil Litigation; Administrative Law; Administrative Hearings and Appeals; Administrative Litigation; Judicial Review; Professional Regulation; Public Law; Health Care Litigation; Professional Discipline; Professional Malpractice; Professional Negligence.Email: Neil M. Abramson

Darryl T. Mann (Partner) born Montreal, Quebec, 1963; admitted to bar, 1990, Ontario. Education: McGill University (B.A., 1985); University of Windsor (LL.B., 1988, Dean's List). Member: Ontario and Canadian Bar Associations; International Alliance of Law Firms (President, 2007-2009; Immediate Past President, 2009-2011). Practice Areas: Trial and Appellate Practice; Contract Disputes; Mass Torts; Class Actions; Judicial Administrative and Regulatory Securities Litigation; International Dispute Resolution; Banking and Credit Facility Litigation; Shareholders, Directors and Officers Litigation; Partnership Disputes, General Counsel and Advisory Practice.Email: Darryl T. Mann

David Chaiton (Partner) born Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1952; admitted to bar, 1978, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1973; Graduate Program in Law, 1978); University of Windsor (LL.B., 1976). Member, Board of Directors, The Floyd Honey Foundation. Founding Chairman, New Haven Learning Centre. Recipient of Achievement Award, 2006, presented by Her Highness, the Countess of Wessex. Member: Member, Canadian Bar Association; American Bar Association; Canadian Finance & Leasing Association; The Equipment Leasing Association of America; The Association of Collection Attorneys of America; INSOL; Canadian Owners and Pilots Association; American Owners and Pilots Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Banking; Secured Lending; Security Enforcement; Banks and Banking; Insolvency; Realization; Leasing; Asset Based Finance; Commercial Finance; Cross Border Finance; Debt Finance; Factoring; Financial Restructuring; Secured Finance; Securitization; Structured Finance; Unsecured Finance; Aerospace Contracts; Aircraft Finance and Leasing; Foreclosures; International Bankruptcy; Liquidations; Receiverships; Reorganization; Workouts; Banking Contracts; Banking Law; Banking Litigation; Commercial Credit; Commercial Loans; Credit Law; Lenders Security; Loan Refinancing; Loan Syndication; Personal Property Security; Repossessions; Consumer Financial Services; Equipment Finance and Leasing; Equipment Leasing; Mortgage Remedies.Email: David Chaiton

Matthew Tevlin (Partner) born Moscow, Russia, 1971; admitted to bar, 1998, Ontario. Education: York University (B.A., 1993); Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., 1996). Contributing Editor, "Professional Legal Forms," distributed by Global Star Software. Member: Canadian Bar Association. Languages: English and Russian. Practice Areas: Corporate/Commercial Mergers/Acquisitions; Corporate Finance; Commercial Real Estate.Email: Matthew Tevlin

Allan S. Bronstein (Partner) born Montreal, Quebec, November 2, 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, Ontario. Education: Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., 1986). Seconded to the Ontario Securities Commission; Past Member: Small Business Advisory Committee of the Ontario Securities Commission. Firm representative to the International Alliance of Law Firms. Member: Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Finance; Mergers and Acquisitions; Debt and Equity Financing.Email: Allan S. Bronstein