Expertise
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Practice Areas:
- Class Actions
- Commercial Litigation
- Construction
- Employment
- Insurance
- Professional Liability and Regulation
- Securities Litigation
- Real Property Litigation
Bar Admissions:
Education:
- Osgoode Hall Law School (1996) LLB
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Mark Veneziano
Mark has a broad-based litigation practice, encompassing commercial litigation, professional liability, shareholder disputes, insurance coverage, securities, construction and real estate law. His clients range from corporations and physicians to stockbrokers and banks.
Mark provides his clients with practical advice aimed at efficiently resolving disputes. However, when the case demands, he is willing and prepared to go to trial. Mark is an experienced trial lawyer. He has conducted dozens of trials as lead counsel in commercial, securities and medical negligence matters. He regularly acts as lead counsel in commercial arbitrations. Mark has significant experience in the area of professional regulation, and appears frequently before the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario and other administrative and regulatory tribunals.
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Schives v Stewart Title Guaranty Company
Counsel to the defendant title insurer in a successful summary judgment motion arising from the applicability of the exclusion provisions of the insurance policy.
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Warkentin v BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc
Counsel to BMO Nesbitt Burns in the successful defence at trial of an action by a former investment advisor involving allegations of deceit and breach of contract.
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Thyssenkrupp Industrial Services Canada Inc v DBS Hearn Inc
Counsel to employee defendants in an action alleging conspiracy and theft of confidential information. Successfully opposed motion for injunctive relief.
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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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Stanbarr Services Limited v Metropolis Properties Inc
Counsel to the defendant at a trial relating to allegations of mortgage fraud.
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Nodel v Stewart Title Guaranty Company
Counsel to the respondent insurer in an application regarding coverage under a title insurance policy.
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Paletta International Corporation v McDonald's Restaurants of Canada Limited
Counsel to McDonald's Restaurants in connection with a dispute relating to a lease for a restaurant.
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Iskander v BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc
Counsel to the successful appellants, BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc. and BMO Trust Company, on an appeal related to withholding tax payable upon transfer of securities from a Registered Account Savings Plan account.
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Counsel to defendant physician in a successful defence in a jury trial involving a medical procedure.
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Sobeys Capital Incorporated v Sentinel (Sherbourne) Land Corporation
Counsel to a developer in connection with dispute relating to a large mixed residential commercial project.
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The Advocates' Society
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Canadian Bar Association
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Ontario Bar Association
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When Does the Clock Start: Limitation Periods in Contractual Claims for Indemnification
The hardest mistake to fix in litigation may be missing the limitation period. Almost every other mistake can be fixed, but missing that critical window for bringing a claim can be catastrophic.
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Lo Faso brings up the tension between fair and just court process and ensuring that all facts are available to adjudicate a dispute.
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Is an expansion of banks' duties to non-customers on the horizon?
Following the Ontario Court of Appeal's 2010 decision in Dynasty Furniture Manufacturing Ltd. v. Toronto Dominion Bank (2010 ONCA 514), many legal observers believed that the court had closed the door on a bank's liability for negligence in the absence of actual knowledge of fraudulent activities conducted through an account of its customer.
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The 2019 Lexpert Directory Recognizes Lenczner Slaght with 89 Rankings
An increasing number of our expert litigators are recognized by their peers as the foremost practitioners in their fields.
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Benchmark Canada Highlights Lenczner Slaght’s Litigation Excellence
Benchmark Canada 2019 not only recognizes Canada’s leading litigation firm with the top tier ranking of “Highly Recommended in Ontario”, 17 Lenczner Slaght litigators are also ranked for their expertise.
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Lexpert Recognizes Lenczner Slaght’s Excellence in Litigation
Our expert litigators continue to be recognized as the foremost litigators in their fields by peers and senior members of the legal profession.
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Lenczner Slaght Litigators Ranked in Best Lawyers in Canada
Canada’s leading litigation firm is proud to announce that 25 of the firm’s 58 lawyers have been recognized in the Best Lawyers in Canada 2019 publication across multiple categories.
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Lexpert Recognizes Lenczner Slaght’s Professional Excellence
An increasing number of the firm’s lawyers have been ranked by their peers as leading practitioners in their field.
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Lenczner Slaght Receives Top Tier Ranking in Benchmark Litigation
19 Lenczner Slaght leading litigators are ranked in Benchmark Litigation's 2018 directory, including 7 new additions since last year. Three of the firm's litigation stars are also recognized as a Top 50 Trial Lawyer in Canada.
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Lexpert Highlights Lenczner Slaght’s Litigation Strength
A total of 13 Lenczner Slaght litigators have once again been ranked among the foremost litigators in their field in the 2017 Lexpert/ROB Special Edition: Canada's Leading Litigation Lawyers.
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Lenczner Slaght Ranked Among the Best
Almost half of the leading litigation firm’s lawyers are recognized in the Best Lawyers in Canada.
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Lenczner Slaght Shines in 2017 Lexpert Rankings
Lenczner Slaght’s litigators continue to be recognized by their peers as leading practitioners in their fields according to the 2017 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory.
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23 Percent of Lenczner Slaght Lawyers ranked in Benchmark Litigation 2017
12 Lenczner Slaght leading litigators are ranked in Benchmark Litigation's 2017 directory.
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Mark Veneziano will be presenting at The Advocates' Society's annual workshop "Do a Trial!" As an experienced trial lawyer, he will provide expert advice on how to develop a team trial strategy and how to prepare witnesses.
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Obstetrical Malpractice: A Survival Guide for 2018
Mark Veneziano presented at Mount Sinai Hospital's Continuing Medical Education Seminar on the topic of "How Are Assisted Conception Babies Different than Spontaneous Ones?"
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Expert Strategies for Trial Preparation
Mark Veneziano presented at the Ontario Bar Associations's professional development program Averting Catastrophe: How to Deal with Everything that Goes Wrong at a Trial on November 24, 2017.
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A Litigator's Guide to the Challenging Lawyer-Client Relationship
Mark Veneziano presented Effective Strategies with Challenging Client Relationships at the Law Society of Upper Canada Event "A Litigator's Guide... -
The Advocates' Society: Do a Trial!
Mark Veneziano presented at The Advocates' Society event Do a Trial! on April 1, 2017.
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The Osgoode Certificate in Clinical Risk, Negligence and Claims Management in Health Care
Mark Veneziano was an instructor for the Osgoode Professional Development Program The Osgoode Certificate in Clinical Risk, Negligence and Claims Mana... -
OB Malpractice: A Survival Guide for 2017
Mark Veneziano presented at OB Malpractice: A Survival Guide for 2017 at Mount Sanai Hospital on January 21, 2017.
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Arbitration appeals becoming more of a gamble
Mark Venezianos article appeared in the June 19, 2015 issue of the Lawyers Weekly published by Lexis Nexis Canada Inc. The article discussed a recent British Columbia Court of Appeal decision Boxer Capital Corporation v. JEL Investments Ltd., which deals with grounds for reviewing arbitral awards.
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The Osgoode Certificate in Clinical Risk, Negligence and Claims Management in Health Care
Mark Veneziano will be speaking on Understanding and Dealing with the Litigation Process on February 13, 2015.
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11th Annual Obstetrical Malpractice: A Survival Guide for 2015
Mark Veneziano spoke at the Mount Sinai program 11th Annual Obstetrical Malpractice: A Survival Guide for 2015 held on January 17, 2015.
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Benchmark Canada (2014-2019)
Litigation Star - General Commercial
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Best Lawyers in Canada (2013-2019)
Corporate & Commercial Litigation, Health Care Law, Medical Negligence
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Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory (2012-2019)
Litigation - Corporate Commercial, Medical Negligence, Professional Liability
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Lexpert Rising Stars (2009)
Leading Lawyers Under 40
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Lexpert® Guide to the Leading US/Canada Cross-border Litigation Lawyers in Canada (2014)
Corporate Commercial
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Lexpert/ROB Special Edition: Canada's Leading Litigation Lawyers (2016-2018)