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- Education:
- University of Toronto (1996) LLB
- Queen’s University (1993) BA (Political Studies)
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Lynne McArdle (she/her)
is Research Counsel at Lenczner Slaght.
Lynne’s practice is focused on legal research, written advocacy, and advice. She uses her thorough understanding of the law to help our clients analyze their complex legal problems and execute the best litigation strategy.
Prior to joining Lenczner Slaght and after starting her career practicing litigation at a large full-service firm, Lynne spent 20+ years practicing litigation for the provincial Crown.
During her career, Lynne has acted for clients in a wide variety of proceedings including oppression and dissent claims, commercial disputes, various class actions and injunctions, an aggregate claim for the recovery of health care costs caused by smoking, judicial reviews, and the defence of Crown attorneys and police officers. Lynne has appeared at all levels of court including the Supreme Court of Canada.
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Bell Media Inc et al v Warner Bros. Discovery et al
Counsel to the Warner Bros. Discovery entities responding to Bell Media Inc.’s request for a permanent injunction seeking to prevent Warner Bros. Discovery from licensing television content to Rogers Communications Inc.
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Lithium Royalty Corporation v Orion Resource Partners et al
Counsel to Lithium Royalty Corporation in a successful trial to enforce a binding contract for the purchase of an 85% interest in a Nevada lithium royalty for US$18.7 million total consideration.
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Bluemoon Capital Ltd v Ceridian HCM Holding Inc et al
Counsel to applicant in Norwich application seeking information relating to the acquisition of Lifeworks.
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Leroy Burr and Joan Callister v Tecumseh Products of Canada Limited et al
Counsel to defendant component parts manufacturer in successful defence at trial alleging negligence in manufacture of heat recovery ventilator.
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Barbara Cohen v Steven Eric Cohen
Counsel to plaintiff in estates and family law proceeding.
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Counsel to Grupo Bimbo in connection with proceedings under the Competition Act.
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Hexo Operations Inc v Peter Hwang et al
Counsel to defendant director in successful summary judgment motion dismissing claim for breach of fiduciary duty and breach of the duty of good faith in relation to a supply agreement.
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Counsel to investor in arbitration regarding oppression and dissent claims.
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Counsel to landlord in arbitration regarding option to purchase commercial property.
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Crosslinx Transit Solutions Constructors
Counsel to consortium of construction companies building Eglinton Crosstown Light Rapid Transit line.
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Ontario Bar Association
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On the Docket: Cases to Watch (Issue 2)
On the Docket: Cases to Watch features a collection of decisions, identified by our expert Research & Advisory team, that are important to keep top of mind as they offer significant legal insights and shape the evolving landscape of Canadian law.
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On the Docket: Cases to Watch (Issue 1)
Lynne McArdle published the first issue of On the Docket: Cases to Watch, which features a collection of cases that move the law forward in some meaningful way. The cases in this edition are diverse in that they arise in different areas of the law: fraudulent conveyances, securities law, class actions, employment law, discovery, and Crown law.
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Lynne McArdle Joins Lenczner Slaght
Canada’s leading litigation firm strengthens its legal research team with the addition of Lynne McArdle as Research Counsel.