Bryan Finlay, QC is a lawyer practicing litigation. Bryan received a B.A. degree from University of Toronto in 1964, and has been licensed for 57 years. Bryan practices at Weirfoulds LLP in Toronto, ON.
Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers (1996).
Honorary Overseas Member of the Commercial Bar Association (England and Wales).
Recognized by The Best Lawyers in Canada in the prestigious category of Bet-the-Company litigators.
Recognized by Lexpert as one of the 100 Most Creative Lawyers in Canada.
Recognized as one of the Leading 100 Canada/US Cross-Border Litigators in Canada by Lexpert and Thomson-Carswell.
Recognized as one of the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada by Lexpert and American Lawyer Media.
Identified in The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory in the categories of Corporate Commercial Litigation, Securities Litigation, Public Law Litigation and Directors and Officers Liability (Toronto).
Identified in the International Who's Who of Commercial Litigators, Law Business Research and in PLC Global Counsel 3000.
Recognized as a leading lawyer in Commercial Litigation by The Chambers Global Guide to the World's Leading Lawyers.
Recognized in six categories in The Best Lawyers in Canada.
Identified in the Canadian Who's Who.
The first recipient of the McMurtry Medal (2004) from Pro Bono Law Ontario for outstanding contribution to the delivery of pro bono legal services.
Bryan clerked for Justice Spence of the Supreme Court of Canada (1969-70). He has practised continuously at WeirFoulds LLP except for two years (1982-84) when he acted as special counsel to the Federal Department of Justice.
Bryan was granted his Q.C. by Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada (1983).
Bryan is the founding chair of the Dickson Circle, a group of senior litigation lawyers dedicated to acting in significant cases as counsel (pro bono) on behalf of those with disabilities.
Bryan was a member of the Fairness Committee (also known as the Osborne Committee) appointed by the Ontario Securities Commission to advise on whether any changes, structural or otherwise, needed to be made to the Commission in light of its recently increased sanctioning powers. The other two members were The Honourable Coulter A. Osborne Q.C. and Professor David J. Mullan. The committee which was active through 2003 delivered its report to the Commission in March 2004.
Professional Activities
A Canadian Trustee of the Harold G. Fox Education Fund
Editor in Chief, Credit and Banking Litigation, Federated Press
Member of the Faculty for the Appellate Oral and Written Advocacy Continuing Legal Education programs
Lecturer in numerous other Continuing Legal Education Programs
In the Media
WeirFoulds listed in Toronto's Legal Leaders , The Toronto Star , June 27, 2013
The New Guy in Town: Richard Ogden , Precedent Magazine , October 11, 2012
Clute, other former GM dealer win court battle , Belleville Intelligencer , March 30, 2012
Why judges like 'hot-tubbing'; Procedure allows expert witnesses to testify at the same time, as a means of simplifying complex trials , The Globe and Mail , April 20, 2011
2010 Leading Litigation Lawyers , Globe and Mail, Report on Business, Special Edition , November 26, 2010
City loses Heart Lake appeal , Brampton Guardian , October 14, 2010
The Law of Electronic Discovery: New Book Unplugs Cyperspace , OBA Briefly Speaking, Book Review by David Outerbridge , August 2, 2010
Heart Lake Appeal Heard in Court , Brampton Guardian , July 15, 2010
2009 Lexpert Guide to Leading US/Canada Cross-border Litigation Lawyers in Canada , Lexpert Magazine , December 17, 2009
Rebels with a Cause, Lexpert Magazine , April 1, 2009
Regulating Immigration Consultants No Threat to Confidentiality, The Lawyers Weekly , August 13, 2008
Events
2013 WeirFoulds Continuing Professional Development: General Professionalism Updates
Advocacy in the Real World: Practical Tips, Updates and Strategies
Effective Examinations: Things They Never Told Us
The Advocates' Society Spring 2012 Symposium
8th Directors' and Officers' Liability
Stop That! Injunctions in Labour and Employment - OBA Institute 2012
Events Affiliations fellow, International Academy of Trial Lawyers fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers Commercial Bar Association (England & Wales): Honorary Overseas Member Canadian Bar Association Director, The Advocates' Society Ontario Bar Association Fellow: International Academy of Trial Lawyers Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers (1996). Honorary Overseas Member of the Commercial Bar Association (England and Wales). Recognized by The Best Lawyers in Canada in the prestigious category of Bet-the-Company litigators. Recognized by Lexpert as one of the 100 Most Creative Lawyers in Canada. Recognized as one of the Leading 100 Canada/US Cross-Border Litigators in Canada by Lexpert and Thomson-Carswell. Recognized as one of the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada by Lexpert and American Lawyer Media. Identified in The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory in the categories of Corporate Commercial Litigation, Securities Litigation, Public Law Litigation and Directors and Officers Liability (Toronto). Identified in the International Who's Who of Commercial Litigators, Law Business Research and in PLC Global Counsel 3000. Recognized as a leading lawyer in Commercial Litigation by The Chambers Global Guide to the World's Leading Lawyers. Recognized in six categories in The Best Lawyers in Canada. Identified in the Canadian Who's Who. The first recipient of the McMurtry Medal (2004) from Pro Bono Law Ontario for outstanding contribution to the delivery of pro bono legal services. Bryan clerked for Justice Spence of the Supreme Court of Canada (1969-70). He has practised continuously at WeirFoulds LLP except for two years (1982-84) when he acted as special counsel to the Federal Department of Justice. Bryan was granted his Q.C. by Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada (1983). Bryan is the founding chair of the Dickson Circle, a group of senior litigation lawyers dedicated to acting in significant cases as counsel (pro bono) on behalf of those with disabilities. Bryan was a member of the Fairness Committee (also known as the Osborne Committee) appointed by the Ontario Securities Commission to advise on whether any changes, structural or otherwise, needed to be made to the Commission in light of its recently increased sanctioning powers. The other two members were The Honourable Coulter A. Osborne Q.C. and Professor David J. Mullan. The committee which was active through 2003 delivered its report to the Commission in March 2004. Professional Activities A Canadian Trustee of the Harold G. Fox Education Fund Editor in Chief, Credit and Banking Litigation, Federated Press Member of the Faculty for the Appellate Oral and Written Advocacy Continuing Legal Education programs Lecturer in numerous other Continuing Legal Education Programs News In the Media Events 2013 WeirFoulds Continuing Professional Development: General Professionalism Updates Affiliations fellow, International Academy of Trial Lawyers fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers Commercial Bar Association (England & Wales): Honorary Overseas Member Canadian Bar Association Director, The Advocates' Society Ontario Bar Association Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers (1996). Honorary Overseas Member of the Commercial Bar Association (England and Wales). Recognized by The Best Lawyers in Canada in the prestigious category of Bet-the-Company litigators. Recognized byLexpertas one of the 100 Most Creative Lawyers in Canada. Recognized as one of the Leading 100 Canada/US Cross-Border Litigators in Canada byLexpertand Thomson-Carswell. Recognized as one of the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada byLexpertand American Lawyer Media. Identified in The Canadian LegalLexpertDirectory in the categories of Corporate Commercial Litigation, Securities Litigation, Public Law Litigation and Directors and Officers Liability (Toronto). Identified in the International Who's Who of Commercial Litigators, Law Business Research and in PLC Global Counsel 3000. Recognized as a leading lawyer in Commercial Litigation by The Chambers Global Guide to the World's Leading Lawyers. Recognized in six categories in The Best Lawyers in Canada. Identified in the Canadian Who's Who. The first recipient of the McMurtry Medal (2004) from Pro Bono Law Ontario for outstanding contribution to the delivery of pro bono legal services. Bryan clerked for Justice Spence of the Supreme Court of Canada (1969-70). He has practised continuously at WeirFoulds LLP except for two years (1982-84) when he acted as special counsel to the Federal Department of Justice. Bryan was granted his Q.C. by Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada (1983). Bryan is the founding chair of the Dickson Circle, a group of senior litigation lawyers dedicated to acting in significant cases as counsel (pro bono) on behalf of those with disabilities. Bryan was a member of the Fairness Committee (also known as the Osborne Committee) appointed by the Ontario Securities Commission to advise on whether any changes, structural or otherwise, needed to be made to the Commission in light of its recently increased sanctioning powers. The other two members were The Honourable Coulter A. Osborne Q.C. and Professor David J. Mullan. The committee which was active through 2003 delivered its report to the Commission in March 2004. Member: Professional Activities A Canadian Trustee of the Harold G. Fox Education Fund Editor in Chief, Credit and Banking Litigation, Federated Press Member of the Faculty for the Appellate Oral and Written Advocacy Continuing Legal Education programs Lecturer in numerous other Continuing Legal Education Programs Affiliations Fellow, International Academy of Trial Lawyers Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers Commercial Bar Association (England & Wales): Honorary Overseas Member Canadian Bar Association Director, The Advocates' Society Ontario Bar Association
2013 WeirFoulds Continuing Professional Development: General Professionalism Updates
Advocacy in the Real World: Practical Tips, Updates and Strategies
Effective Examinations: Things They Never Told Us
The Advocates' Society Spring 2012 Symposium
8th Directors' and Officers' Liability
Stop That! Injunctions in Labour and Employment - OBA Institute 2012 Member:
Best Lawyers International recognizes WeirFoulds' Bryan Finlay, QC as Lawyer of the Year in Bet-the-Company Litigation
Fifteen WeirFoulds Partners Recognized in the 2014 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory
Four WeirFoulds Partners Named in the 2014 Lexpert /American Lawyer Guide
Twenty-one WeirFoulds lawyers named to the 2014 edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada
Twelve WeirFoulds lawyers recognized as leading practitioners in 2013
Bryan Finlay, QC Honoured with 2012 Lexpert Zenith Award
Bryan Finlay, QC, honoured with OBA Award of Excellence in Civil Litigation
Twenty-one WeirFoulds lawyers named in 2013 Best Lawyers in Canada
Fourteen WeirFoulds Lawyers Named Leading Practitioners in 2012 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory
Three WeirFoulds lawyers named to the 2012 Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada
Eighteen WeirFoulds Lawyers Named to the 2012 Edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada
Thirteen WeirFoulds Lawyers Named Leading Practitioners in 2011 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory
WeirFoulds Partners Named to Lexpert's 2010 Guide to Leading US/Canada Cross-border Litigation Lawyers in Canada
Sixteen WeirFoulds Lawyers Named to 2011 Edition of Best Lawyers
Eleven WeirFoulds Lawyers Named by Lexpert as 2010 Leading Practitioners
WeirFoulds listed in Toronto's Legal Leaders, The Toronto Star, June 27, 2013
The New Guy in Town: Richard Ogden, Precedent Magazine, October 11, 2012
Clute, other former GM dealer win court battle, Belleville Intelligencer, March 30, 2012
Why judges like 'hot-tubbing'; Procedure allows expert witnesses to testify at the same time, as a means of simplifying complex trials, The Globe and Mail, April 20, 2011
2010 Leading Litigation Lawyers, Globe and Mail, Report on Business, Special Edition, November 26, 2010
City loses Heart Lake appeal, Brampton Guardian, October 14, 2010
The Law of Electronic Discovery: New Book Unplugs Cyperspace, OBA Briefly Speaking, Book Review by David Outerbridge, August 2, 2010
Heart Lake Appeal Heard in Court, Brampton Guardian, July 15, 2010
2009 Lexpert Guide to Leading US/Canada Cross-border Litigation Lawyers in Canada, Lexpert Magazine, December 17, 2009
Rebels with a Cause, Lexpert Magazine, April 1, 2009
Regulating Immigration Consultants No Threat to Confidentiality, The Lawyers Weekly, August 13, 2008
Advocacy in the Real World: Practical Tips, Updates and Strategies
Effective Examinations: Things They Never Told Us
The Advocates' Society Spring 2012 Symposium
8th Directors' and Officers' Liability
Stop That! Injunctions in Labour and Employment - OBA Institute 2012 Member:
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