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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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Armstrong v Royal Victoria Hospital
Appealed successfully on behalf of the defendant physician in a case of alleged negligence relating to a ureteric injury during a colectomy.
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Counsel to the successful defendant physician in a medical malpractice trial involving allegations that the physician was negligent in his management of shoulder dystocia during delivery. Decision includes important consideration of the causation principles applicable to medical malpractice actions generally.
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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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Successfully enforced an agreement to dismiss the matter on behalf of the defendant physicians.
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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.
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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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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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Lenczner Slaght Litigators Ranked Among Best Lawyers in Canada
In the latest edition of Best Lawyers in Canada, 37 of our expert litigators are recognized for their expertise across 25 practice areas.
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Lexpert Recognizes Lenczner Slaght’s Leading Health Sciences Expertise
The inaugural issue of Lexpert’s Special Edition on Canada's Leading Health Sciences Lawyers recognizes 11 Lenczner Slaght lawyers for their extensive industry experience. The rankings are also published in the June issue of the Globe & Mail’s Report on Business.
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Benchmark Canada Recognizes Lenczner Slaght as a “Powerhouse"
Canada’s leading litigation firm continues to be recognized with the top tier ranking of “Highly Recommended in Ontario” for its Dispute Resolution practice.
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The 2021 Lexpert Directory Recognizes 30 Lenczner Slaght Lawyers
An increasing number of our expert litigators are recognized by their peers as the foremost practitioners in their fields.
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Lexpert Recognizes Lenczner Slaght Lawyers for Litigation Excellence
An increasing number of 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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Lexpert Recognizes Lenczner Slaght’s Leading Infrastructure Lawyers
Our expert litigators continue to be recognized as foremost litigators in their fields by peers and senior members of the legal profession.
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Best Lawyers in Canada Recognizes Lenczner Slaght’s Litigation Expertise
Lenczner Slaght is proud to announce that 33 of our expert litigators are recognized in Best Lawyers in Canada 2021. Our lawyers received a total of 128 rankings, up from 100 in 2020.
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Lexpert Highlights Lenczner Slaght’s Professional Excellence
Lenczner Slaght’s litigators continue to be recognized by their peers as the foremost practitioners in their fields.
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Best Lawyers in Canada Recognizes Lenczner Slaght with 100 Rankings
In the latest edition of Best Lawyers in Canada, 28 Lenczner Slaght lawyers earned a total of 100 rankings, up from 86 in 2019.
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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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Continuing Medical Education Seminar: Obstetrical Malpractice
Tom Curry and Mark Veneziano shared their expertise at Mount Sinai Hospital's Continuing Medical Education Seminar. Tom discussed "Accountability for Expert Witnesses," while Mark presented on the topic of "Partogram: What is the Dilemma?".
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MLST’s 8th Annual Pot-Pourri of Medico-Legal Cases
Mark Veneziano spoke at the Medico-Legal Society of Toronto's 8th Annual Pot-Pourri program. He shared his expert insight on recent cases and trending topics in health law.
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Mark Veneziano presented at The Advocates' Society's annual workshop "Do a Trial!" As an experienced trial lawyer, he provided 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. -
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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Benchmark Canada (2014-2021)
Litigation Star – Commercial
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Best Lawyers in Canada (2013-2022)
Construction Law, Corporate & Commercial Litigation, Health Care Law, Insurance, Medical Negligence, Real Estate Law
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Best Lawyers in Canada (2018)
Toronto "Lawyer of the Year" in Health Care Law
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Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory (2012-2021)
Litigation - Corporate Commercial, Medical Negligence, Professional Liability
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Lexpert Rising Stars (2009)
Leading Lawyers Under 40
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Lexpert Special Edition: Canada's Leading Health Sciences Lawyers (2021)
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Lexpert Special Edition: Canada's Leading Infrastructure Lawyers (2020-2021)
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Lexpert Special Edition: Canada's Leading Litigation Lawyers (2016-2018, 2020)
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Lexpert® Guide to the Leading US/Canada Cross-border Litigation Lawyers in Canada (2014)
Corporate Commercial