Martin Abadi is a lawyer practicing transportation, maritime law, insurance and tort liability and 10 other areas of law. Martin received a B.A. degree from Brandeis University, and has been licensed for 19 years. Martin practices at Borden Ladner Gervais LLP in Toronto, ON.
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Areas of Law
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Transportation
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Other 12
- Maritime Law
- Insurance and Tort Liability
- Product Liability
- Latin America
- America Latina
- International Trade and Investment
- International
- Automotive
- Autonomous Vehicles
- Business and Corporate Commercial
- Corporate Commercial Litigation and Arbitration
- Cryptocurrency and Blockchain
Practice Details
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Firm InformationPositionCounselFirm NameBorden Ladner Gervais LLP
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Representative Cases & TransactionsCasesRepresentative Work: Transport Regulatory Compliance Work
Acts for largest North American provider of specialized services (uniforms
apparel, restroom supplies,
safety/ protection services) in respect of compliance
regulatory advice
transport corporate matters
Advises arboreal services companies on commercial motor vehicle regulatory compliance practices
procedures
Acts for major U.S.
Canadian commercial carriers in negotiations with Canadian regulators in respect of carrier safety profile management
development of commercial motor vehicle compliance, licensing,
registration programs across Canadian jurisdictions
Customs
Advised supply chain management
freight forwarding company in respect of establishment of cross-border trade
customs brokerage operations
Advised international shoe manufacturer in respect of valuation, transfer pricing, trade compliance verification notification,
tariff classification matters
Advised special transport industry interest groups in respect of submissions respecting NAFTA modernization initiative
Acted for U.S. based
Canadian based labour dispute management services companies in respect of special joint venture project for temporary cross-border equipment interchange
importation exercise
Transport Corporate Work
Acted for division of Korean auto manufacturer in acquisition of Canadian carrier
Acted for major U.S. transporter of equipment with setting up
developing Canadian operations
Litigation
Successfully represented vessel operator before Federal Court of Appeal on Marine Liability Act limitation of liability action within context of personal injury incident
Successfully defended clients in dozens of proceedings involving regulatory
quasi-criminal charges arising from operation of commercial motor vehicles
Successfully represented commercial carriers challenging carrier safety downgrades
vacating Notices of Cancellation
Seizure of Plates
Experience
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Bar Admission & MembershipsAdmissions2007, Ontario
MembershipsProfessional Involvement
•Guest Lecturer, Faculty of Law of the University of Ottawa
•Past Guest Lecturer, Faculty of Law of the University of Denver
•Member, Law Society of Upper Canada
•Member, Transport Lawyers Association
•Member, Canadian Board of Marine Underwriters -
Education & CertificationsLaw SchoolUniversity of British Columbia
LL.B.
Other EducationBrandeis University
B.A.
McGill University
M.B.A.
McGill University
M.A., Economics
Martin Abadi
Bay Adelaide Centre, East Tower22 Adelaide Street West, Suite 3400Toronto, ON M5H 4E3Canada