Expertise
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- Education:
- Osgoode Hall Law School (1984) LLB
- University of Waterloo (1981) BES (Urban Planning)
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Tom Curry
is Managing Partner at Lenczner Slaght.
"He is a gracious, brilliant, wise and very hardworking lawyer. He is a deep thinker and is very focused on achieving his clients’ goals. His client service is second to none." — Chambers Canada
Widely recognized as a leading trial and appellate counsel, Tom has a long record of success in high-profile litigation. He represents private and public sector clients in class actions, arbitrations, business disputes, administrative proceedings and judicial reviews, professional liability matters and intellectual property cases at both the trial and appellate levels. He appears before all levels of court and tribunals in Ontario, and maintains a busy and successful appellate practice. Tom regularly appears before the Divisional Court, the Court of Appeal for Ontario, and has appeared in other provincial appellate courts, the Federal Court of Canada, the Federal Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada.
Tom is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and the International Academy of Trial Lawyers and is certified as a specialist in civil litigation by the Law Society of Upper Canada. He is a regular speaker on a wide variety of subjects relating to trial practice and substantive law.
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Counsel for the intervener Ontario Superior Court Judges Association in the successful judicial review commenced by the Honourable Justice Patrick Smith challenging two decisions of the Canadian Judicial Council which were critical of Justice Smith’s decision to serve as Interim Dean (Academic) at the Bora Laskin Faculty of Law at Lakehead University.
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Fiera Private Debt Inc et al v Private Debt Partners et al
Counsel to the defendants (plaintiffs by counterclaim) in an action alleging conspiracy and breach of fiduciary duties by former employees of a company. The counterclaim alleges that the plaintiffs have engaged in constructive dismissal and promulgated defamatory comments.
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Nelson v Her Majesty The Queen in Right of Ontario
Counsel to the Defendant, Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Ontario, on a successful motion to strike an action by an employee on the basis that the Court lacked jurisdiction over employment disputes that arise under collective agreements. The motion Judge’s decision was upheld by the Court of Appeal of Ontario.
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Counsel to the Defendant barristers and solicitors in an action claiming damages of over $12 million arising from a dental equipment supply agreement. The plaintiffs alleged breach of fiduciary duties and negligence. At trial, nominal damages of only $2,000 were awarded.
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Law Society of Ontario v Sorrenti
Counsel to the Law Society of Ontario in an application to have a trustee appointed over a Lawyer’s mortgage administration practice.
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Icona Hospitality v 2748355 Canada Inc et al
Counsel to a major real estate development company on appeal in a dispute relating to a large residential development and the interpretation of a restrictive covenant agreement.
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Counsel to Elfriede Stronach in a complex family business dispute. The lawsuit alleges that Belinda Stronach and Alon Ossip conspired to deceive Frank and Elfriede and to take control of the Stronach family empire, and claims damages for oppression, breach of trust, and breach of fiduciary duty.
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Rooplal v Toronto Transit Commission
Counsel to the Toronto Transit Commission in an appeal about the applicability of limitation periods to claims for unidentified motor vehicle coverage.
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Storagevault Inc v Nationwide Self Stortage et al
Counsel to the defendants in a commercial dispute alleging breach of contract and misrepresentation.
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Inquiry of the Office of the Integrity Commissioner re: The Honourable Doug Ford, Premier of Ontario
Counsel to senior public official summonsed as part of the Integrity Commissioner’s inquiry relating to the appointment of Ron Taverner as Commissioner of the Ontario Provincial Police.
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International Academy of Trial Lawyers - Fellow
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American College of Trial Lawyers - Fellow
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Commercial Bar Association (COMBAR) - Honourary Member
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The Advocates' Society
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Ontario Bar Association - Civil Litigation Section
Class Actions Law Section
Criminal Justice Section
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Nipissing University - Board of Governors (2012-2020)
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Canadian General Counsel Awards - Advisory Board Member
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Lenczner Slaght Ranked for the 19th Consecutive Year in Chambers Global
Canada’s leading litigation firm is once again recognized for its dispute resolution expertise by world-renowned directory, Chambers Global, alongside notable full-service, national, and international firms.
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Lenczner Slaght Achieves 20 Years at the Centre of the Lexpert Bull’s-Eye
The 2021 Lexpert®/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada continues to recognize Lenczner Slaght as the #1 firm in Toronto for Litigation and Commercial Litigation.
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In the fall edition of The Advocates' Society's "Advocacy Matters" magazine, Tom Curry's program "On Oral Advocacy: Required Reading, Viewing & Listening" is featured along with key takeaways from the program.
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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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Legal 500 Recognizes Lenczner Slaght’s Top-Tier Litigation Expertise
Canada’s leading litigation firm is “recognized across the country as a force in complex disputes” according to Legal 500.
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Who’s Who Legal: Canada 2020 Recognizes Lenczner Slaght’s Expert Litigators
In the latest edition of Who's Who Legal: Canada, Lenczner Slaght achieves eight recognitions in the Litigation chapter, with a total of ten expert litigators ranked.
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Lenczner Slaght Recognized as a Top-Tier Litigation Firm by Chambers Canada
Canada’s leading litigation firm and its expert litigators continue to be recognized by world-renowned directory, Chambers & Partners.
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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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Lenczner Slaght Recognized as a Top Tier Civil Litigation Firm
After an extensive survey of in-house counsel and clients from across Canada, Canadian Lawyer Magazine has named Lenczner Slaght one of the Top 10 Civil Litigation Boutiques in Canada.
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Anatomy of a Trial: Successful Trial Strategy
Tom Curry will be sharing his expertise at the OBA's premier program Anatomy of a Trial: Successful Trial Strategy. His panel will discuss trial lessons learned on appeal.
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Causation on Trial: Making Sense of Causation in the Most Difficult Cases
Tom Curry will share his expertise at the LSO's program Causation on Trial: Making Sense of Causation in the Most Difficult Cases. Tom will discuss "How to Determine When It Is Appropriate to Rely on Inference in the But-For Analysis".
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On Oral Advocacy 2: Required Reading, Viewing & Listening
Tom Curry will co-chair The Advocates' Society's program "On Oral Advocacy 2: Required Reading, Viewing & Listening". Back by popular demand, Tom will provide an entirely new list of essential reading, viewing and listening for advocates.
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Tom Curry will share his expertise at Mount Sinai Hospital's continuing medical education seminar on the scope of obstetrical malpractice suits. Tom will present on the topic "Old vs. New Guidelines: Do the New “Concise” Guidelines Make Parts of the Old Guidelines (not addressed) Now Obsolete?".
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On Oral Advocacy: Required Reading, Viewing & Listening
Tom Curry co-chaired The Advocates' Society's program "On Oral Advocacy: Required Reading, Viewing & Listening". Tom shared his favourite instructive, inspiring and entertaining resources for advocates, including: texts, literature, films, online content and more.
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Judicial Independence, Integrity and Diligence
Tom Curry will be speaking at the OBA’s Foundations in Judicial Competencies Certificate Program on some of the essential pillars of judicial excellence, namely, independence, integrity and diligence. Tom will share his expert insights into how he has developed and championed these qualities over time.
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A Deep Culture of Collaboration Leads to Versatility
Tom Curry was interviewed in the podcast "Be You: The World Will Adjust". Tom discussed how the legal industry has adapted to COVID-19 and the important role technology will play moving forward.
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Maintaining Your Litigation Practice in a Remote Work Environment
Tom Curry will be co-chairing the final session of the OBA's Civil Litigation Call In Series on Maintaining Your Litigation Practice in a Remote Work Environment on May 13.
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Peter Griffin and Tom Curry spoke at The Advocates' Society's 19th Annual Spring Symposium on the module The Civil Advocate. Their session included an update on principles of civility for advocates and how to handle questions from the Bench on appeal.
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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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Law Society Medal (2019)
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Benchmark Canada (2012-2020)
Top 50 Trial Lawyer in Canada and Litigation Star - Arbitration, Class Action, General Commercial, Intellectual Property and Professional Liability
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Benchmark Canada (2019)
Ontario Litigator of the Year
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Best Lawyers in Canada (2006-2021)
Administrative & Public Law, Appellate Practice, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Class Action Litigation, Corporate & Commercial Litigation, Health Care Law, Intellectual Property, Legal Malpractice, Medical Negligence, Personal Injury Litigation, Product Liability
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Best Lawyers in Canada (2015)
Toronto "Lawyer of the Year" in Health Care Law
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Best Lawyers in Canada (2016)
Toronto "Lawyer of the Year" in Medical Negligence
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Best Lawyers in Canada (2019)
Toronto "Lawyer of the Year" in Medical Negligence
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Best Lawyers in Canada (2021)
Toronto "Lawyer of the Year" in Health Care Law
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Best Lawyers in Canada: Lawyer of the Year (2017)
Appellate Practice
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Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory (2012-2020)
Class Actions, Litigation - Corporate Commercial, Commercial Arbitration, Litigation - Directors' & Officers' Liability, Litigation - Public Law, Litigation - Securities, Medical Negligence, Personal Injury, Professional Liability
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