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- Osgoode Hall Law School (2015) JD
- McGill University (2010) MA (Religious Studies)
- McGill University (2008) BA (Religious Studies)
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Madison Robins (she/her)
is an associate at Lenczner Slaght.
"Madison Robins is conscientious and a strong advocate." — Chambers Canada
Madison has a broad commercial and civil litigation practice, with particular focus on shareholder disputes and oppression claims, contract issues, securities matters, insolvency, and professional liability. Madison regularly appears before all levels of court in Ontario, as well as administrative and arbitral tribunals.
Madison’s clients include public and private corporations, executives, founders, and professionals. Madison has particular expertise in arbitration and alternative dispute resolution, having successfully completed the Toronto Commercial Arbitration Society’s Gold Standard Course.
Madison received her JD from Osgoode Hall where she graduated with course prizes in contracts, administrative law, and private international law.
Prior to attending law school, Madison studied ancient religions at McGill University and the University of Toronto.
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Counsel to the successful claimant in an arbitration arising out of a shareholder dispute.
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Agent for class counsel in a class proceeding by residents, employees, and businesses in Ottawa against the Freedom Convoy organizers. Successfully obtained an ex parte Mareva order freezing donations made to Freedom Convoy organizers and preserving the funds for the benefit of Ottawa residents, employees, and businesses.
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Manulife Financial Corp v Portland Holdings Inc
Counsel to the plaintiff in a dispute arising from a share purchase agreement.
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Zap Holdings Ltd v Roman Cheese Products Ltd
Counsel to the defendants in an oppression claim arising from historic share issuances. Successfully resisted as injunction seeking various mandatory orders.
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1085372 Ontario Limited v Kulawick
Counsel to the plaintiff in the trial of an action arising from the bankruptcy of a debtor, seeking to unwind the conveyance of shares as a transfer at undervalue.
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Counsel to a purchaser in a successful proceeding to oppose a Construction Lien Act Trustee’s attempt to disclaim several agreements of purchase and sale.
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Google Inc v Equustek Solutions Inc
Counsel to Google in an appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada from decisions of the Supreme Court of British Columbia and British Columbia Court of Appeal in a novel case regarding the limits to be placed on injunctions granted against non-parties.
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Counsel to a series of companies in proceedings involving a receivership over commercial real estate developments and efforts to recover $110 million in funds improperly diverted. The matter involved dozens of contested motions and several appeals on a variety of commercial, real estate issue and construction law issues, including at the Supreme Court of Canada on the issue of “knowing assistance” by corporate actors.
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Counsel to the defendant physician in an action for damages arising from the plaintiff’s perforated ulcer.
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Counsel to the defendant physician in a jury trial following the death of a patient from a sudden pulmonary embolism.
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Canadian Bar Association
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Ontario Bar Association - Member-at-Large of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Executive
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The Advocates' Society
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Young Commercial Arbitration Practitioners
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No Jordan Rules for Administrative Tribunals
The Supreme Court of Canada’s decision today in Law Society of Saskatchewan v Abrametz is a significant one for all lawyers practicing before administrative tribunals. In brief, the decision confirms that the three-part Blencoe test for delay and abuse of process in administrative proceedings continues in force. To establish that a delay rises to the level of abuse of process, a party must establish...
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The SCC Leave Project: Predictions for June 10, 2021
Here’s a look at the leave application decisions that the Supreme Court of Canada will be releasing on June 10, 2021.
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Issue-Driven Legal Writing: Not Just for Judges
Electronic filing, remote discoveries and examinations, and video-conference hearings are some of the ways litigation has adapted to the current COVID-19 emergency. No doubt, some of these new developments will remain once the crisis is over. What is sure to persist, however, is the renewed focus on an old technology: the written word. How can judges and advocates adapt to a system where oral advocacy may no longer be the default mode?
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Remote Hearings – Some Practical Considerations
In recent weeks, the Ontario Superior Court has begun scheduling certain civil hearings to proceed remotely. The Notice to the Profession released on April 2, 2020 and Regional Practice Directions specifically identify pre-trial conferences as being capable of being heard remotely, particularly when settlement is a real possibility. Divisional Court hearings, case conferences and even some contested motions for class actions and matters on the Commercial List and Estates List may also be held.
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Shell Game Liability: Recovering Damages in Complex Fraud Cases
How can an innocent victim recover their losses when a fraudster uses multiple corporations as part of a complex “shell game” to hide and co-mingle misappropriated funds? In DBDC Spadina v Walton, the Ontario Court of Appeal considered a complex multi-real estate transaction investment fraud, perpetrated over an extended period of time with the involvement of numerous corporate actors – all under the control of the fraudster.
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Copy and Paste: Avoiding Duplicative Procedures in National Class Actions
The proliferation of parallel class proceedings in multiple Canadian provinces often defeats the very purpose of class proceedings: the avoidance of a multiplicity of actions. In order to streamline procedures, ensure consistent results, and encourage judicial economy, judges in several provinces have started demanding greater co-ordination among both class counsel and the courts. In McKay v Air Canada, Chief Justice Hinkson took this trend even farther in approving a settlement distribution plan by simply reproducing the reasons of the Ontario Court in Airia Brands v Air Canada.
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Lexpert's Top 10 Business Decisions of 2021/2022
In Lexpert's Top 10 Business Decisions of 2021/2022, Lenczner Slaght is featured for its involvement in Li v Barber and Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada v Entertainment Software Association. Monique Jilesen was further interviewed on our involvement in Li v Barber, where our team successfully obtained a precedent-setting Mareva order.
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Citizens group wins court-ordered freeze of convoy protest accounts, cryptocurrency
In the Toronto Star, Lenczner Slaght lawyers, Monique Jilesen, Madison Robins, and Sarah Bittman are mentioned for their role in acting for Champ Law in a precedent-setting Mareva injunction that froze the bitcoin and cryptocurrency assets of the Freedom Convoy leaders.
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Controlling Adverse and Hostile Witnesses
In this edition of The Advocates' Journal, Madison Robins shared her expert strategies for handling an adverse, inconsistent, conveniently forgetful, or downright hostile witness.
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Accessory Liability in Canadian Law
Madison Robins authored the article Accessory Liability in Canadian Law, which was published in the Annual Review of Civil Litigation 2020.