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Robert Bell joins Lerners LLP - News Release
Toronto office welcomes top litigation counsel; TORONTO, August 4, 2015
Lerners LLP is pleased to announce that Robert Bell has joined the Toronto office as a partner. A well-known civil litigator, Mr. Bell has extensive trial and appellate experience at all levels, including the Supreme Court of Canada. His stature and experience complement Lerners’ class actions, appeals and commercial litigation teams.
Mr. Bell has expertise in product liability cases (particularly in the automotive, aerospace and consumer products industries), class proceedings, and complex commercial and defamation cases.
“Rob is a highly respected senior litigation counsel. We are honoured to have him join Lerners and add strength and depth to many of our practice areas,” says Brian Grant, managing partner of Lerners in Toronto. “Rob brings a diverse practice and a solid reputation for collegiality and professionalism. In addition to his reputation for legal excellence, he is known as a trusted advisor and mentor to many.”
After 35 years with a national law firm, Mr. Bell is looking forward to serving both the profession and clients as a Lerners partner. “I’m joining a terrific group of litigation counsel,” he says. “I am looking forward to contributing at a senior level on a wide range of mandates including class action defence and commercial cases.”; Mr. Bell, who grew up in Windsor, Ontario, received his law degree from the University of Western Ontario and is an accredited mediator through the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution. He is on the board of The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery at Toronto’s Harbourfront Centre. Published widely, he has created and led advocacy training programs for the Law Society of Upper Canada, The Advocates’ Society and other organizations. He is frequently invited to participate at conferences as a keynote speaker, facilitator, panellist and moderator.
Rob Bell can be reached at 416 601 2374 or Email: rbell@lerners.ca.
Lerners LLP, one of Canada’s largest litigation groups with over 100 lawyers, has offices in Toronto and London, Ontario. Lerners lawyers represent a wide range of individual and institutional clients, from victims of accidents to corporations embroiled in complex business; disputes and appeals. Its lawyers, many of whom have been involved in landmark cases, practice in the following areas: commercial dispute resolution, medical liability, professional defence, insurance law, corporate bankruptcy and insolvency, personal injury law, family law, public law and appeals, and business law.
For more information or to arrange an interview, please contact:; Mary Ann Freedman Freedman & Associates Inc. for Lerners LLP Tel: 416-868-1500 E-mail: mafreedman@freedmanandassociates.com;
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