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- University of Toronto (2016) JD
- McGill University (2012) BA (First Class Joint Honours in History, Political Science, Classics)
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Jonathan McDaniel
is a lawyer at Lenczner Slaght.
Jon maintains a broad litigation practice, which encompasses complex commercial litigation matters, international commercial arbitrations, and class action proceedings. His clients have included oil and gas companies, manufacturers, financial institutions, insurers, technology companies, and government agencies.
Jon has appeared before the Ontario Superior Court, the Ontario Court of Justice, the Alberta Court of Queen's Bench, and has acted on matters before various administrative tribunals, most recently the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario.
Prior to joining the firm, Jon completed his articles and worked at a major national firm in both Calgary and Toronto. Prior to that, Jon attended law school at the University of Toronto, where he received the Laskin Prize in Constitutional Law. There he volunteered with Pro Bono Ontario's civil litigation drop-in clinic, and at Downtown Legal Services' criminal law division, representing individuals before the Ontario Court of Justice and assisting in the preparation of criminal appeals.
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Counsel to Zurich in an action to rescind surety bonds worth nearly $300 million, and to recover over $68 million, due to collusion and misrepresentations in the bidding process for the St. Michael’s Hospital Redevelopment Project in Toronto.
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The Mangrove Partners Master Fund v TransAlta Corporation
Counsel to the directors of TransAlta Corporation in an oppression claim brought by a significant shareholder.
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1544656 v Independent Electricity System Operator
Counsel for IESO in a dispute relating to the interpretation of a feed-in-tariff program contract.
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The Advocates’ Society
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American Bar Association
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The Federal Court of Appeal has affirmed the constitutionality of Canada’s federal anti-spam legislation (“CASL”) in 3510395 Canada Inc v Canada (Attorney General), on both federalism and Charter grounds.
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Our Bench Strength Gets Stronger
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