Jason Squire
Partner
Jason has 20 years of experience representing clients in complex commercial disputes, arbitrations, and appeals. His courtroom skill and strategic insight bring confidence and clarity to every stage of the litigation and dispute resolution process.
Areas of Expertise
Business and Contractual Disputes
Commercial Arbitrations
Defamation
Directors' and Officers' Liability
Employment and Labour Disputes
Professional Negligence and Discipline
Securities and Investment Dealer Litigation
Shareholder Disputes
Education
Admitted to Ontario Bar (2000); prizes for Civil Litigation (Bar Admission Course)
Articles of Clerkship with the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (including for the judges of Toronto’s Commercial List) (1998-1999)
LL.B., University of Victoria (1998); co-op work terms in Victoria, Vancouver and Wellington, New Zealand
Hon. B.A., University of Toronto (1994); Specialist in Sociology and Urban Studies, Graduated with Distinction
Education
Admitted to Ontario Bar (2000); prizes for Civil Litigation (Bar Admission Course)
Articles of Clerkship with the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (including for the judges of Toronto’s Commercial List) (1998-1999)
LL.B., University of Victoria (1998); co-op work terms in Victoria, Vancouver and Wellington, New Zealand
Hon. B.A., University of Toronto (1994); Specialist in Sociology and Urban Studies, Graduated with Distinction
Education
Admitted to Ontario Bar (2000); prizes for Civil Litigation (Bar Admission Course)
Articles of Clerkship with the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (including for the judges of Toronto’s Commercial List) (1998-1999)
LL.B., University of Victoria (1998); co-op work terms in Victoria, Vancouver and Wellington, New Zealand
Hon. B.A., University of Toronto (1994); Specialist in Sociology and Urban Studies, Graduated with Distinction
Awards and Recognition
The Best Lawyers in Canada for Alternative Dispute Resolution, Appellate Practice, and Corporate and Commercial Litigation
Benchmark Canada: Litigation Star, Class Actions and Commercial, Dispute Resolution
Named a Rising Star and Litigator to Watch by Lexpert
Awards and Recognition
The Best Lawyers in Canada for Alternative Dispute Resolution, Appellate Practice, and Corporate and Commercial Litigation
Benchmark Canada: Litigation Star, Class Actions and Commercial, Dispute Resolution
Named a Rising Star and Litigator to Watch by Lexpert
Awards and Recognition
The Best Lawyers in Canada for Alternative Dispute Resolution, Appellate Practice, and Corporate and Commercial Litigation
Benchmark Canada: Litigation Star, Class Actions and Commercial, Dispute Resolution
Named a Rising Star and Litigator to Watch by Lexpert
Selected Presentations and Publications
Regular Advocates Society skills trainer: cross-examinations, expert witnesses, discoveries, trial preparation
Business Valuations: Osgoode Shareholders Disputes Program
Impeachment techniques for cross-examinations
Intersections of civil and criminal defence litigation
Co-author, “Re: Sino-Forest Corporation – When is an Indemnity Claim Really Just an Equity Claim?” (with Dom Magisano), Class Act, Ontario Bar Association’s Class Actions Law Section Newsletter, May 2013
Panellist, “Evidence for Litigators,” Osgoode Professional Development, October 2012
Co-Director and Faculty Instructor, “The Expert Witness,” The Osgoode - IPTI Certificate for Expert Evidence in Property Valuation Disputes, 2011 and 2012
“Non-competition agreements rarely pay off,” The Lawyers Weekly, May 22, 2009
“Poulin highlights role of U.S. counsel,” Law Times, April 6/13, 2009
Selected Presentations and Publications
Regular Advocates Society skills trainer: cross-examinations, expert witnesses, discoveries, trial preparation
Business Valuations: Osgoode Shareholders Disputes Program
Impeachment techniques for cross-examinations
Intersections of civil and criminal defence litigation
Co-author, “Re: Sino-Forest Corporation – When is an Indemnity Claim Really Just an Equity Claim?” (with Dom Magisano), Class Act, Ontario Bar Association’s Class Actions Law Section Newsletter, May 2013
Panellist, “Evidence for Litigators,” Osgoode Professional Development, October 2012
Co-Director and Faculty Instructor, “The Expert Witness,” The Osgoode - IPTI Certificate for Expert Evidence in Property Valuation Disputes, 2011 and 2012
“Non-competition agreements rarely pay off,” The Lawyers Weekly, May 22, 2009
“Poulin highlights role of U.S. counsel,” Law Times, April 6/13, 2009
Selected Presentations and Publications
Regular Advocates Society skills trainer: cross-examinations, expert witnesses, discoveries, trial preparation
Business Valuations: Osgoode Shareholders Disputes Program
Impeachment techniques for cross-examinations
Intersections of civil and criminal defence litigation
Co-author, “Re: Sino-Forest Corporation – When is an Indemnity Claim Really Just an Equity Claim?” (with Dom Magisano), Class Act, Ontario Bar Association’s Class Actions Law Section Newsletter, May 2013
Panellist, “Evidence for Litigators,” Osgoode Professional Development, October 2012
Co-Director and Faculty Instructor, “The Expert Witness,” The Osgoode - IPTI Certificate for Expert Evidence in Property Valuation Disputes, 2011 and 2012
“Non-competition agreements rarely pay off,” The Lawyers Weekly, May 22, 2009
“Poulin highlights role of U.S. counsel,” Law Times, April 6/13, 2009
Representative Work and Noteworthy Cases
Confidential arbitration concerning international reinsurance treaties
Acting for a Receiver in a complex fraudulent conveyance proceeding
Confidential arbitrations concerning closely-held shareholdings, oppression allegations and valuation
Acting in several executive termination claims, including for partners expelled from professional services firms
Tax dispute with purchaser and real estate brokers on commercial real estate transaction
Pursuit of brokerage fee on a commercial real estate transaction overtaken by insolvency proceedings
Litigating shareholder succession claims in closely-held corporations
Frequently retained on Mareva and Anton Piller injunctions, including as Independent Supervising Lawyer
Designed and litigated a Plan of Arrangement for a not-for-profit corporation to wind-up and distribute its net value as a charitable donation
ACI Brands Inc. v. Pow, 2014 ONSC 2784: appropriate disclosure terms in Mareva orders where criminal charges pending
Acted for the New York Stock Exchange on the recognition and enforcement of a multi-million-dollar arbitration award against a Canadian company for market data fees
Acted for a leading insurance broker in litigation brought by a competitor for hiring the competitor’s former employee
Frequently retained as Independent Supervising Lawyer on the execution of Anton Piller orders
Acted for Canadian deposition witnesses in SMART Technologies Inc. Shareholder Litigation brought in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
Noori v. Abdin: successfully compelled an election within a charitable organization that operates a mosque; the board of directors was entirely replaced
Pattison Outdoor Advertising v. City of Toronto: Acted for one of Canada’s largest outdoor media companies, seeking to quash Toronto’s billboard sign tax
Ford v. OMERS: Acted for Ford in a Commercial List trial, appeal and Supreme Court of Canada leave application in a complex minority shareholder claim arising out of Ford Motor Company’s compulsory acquisition of Ford of Canada’s publicly traded shares
Representative Work and Noteworthy Cases
Confidential arbitration concerning international reinsurance treaties
Acting for a Receiver in a complex fraudulent conveyance proceeding
Confidential arbitrations concerning closely-held shareholdings, oppression allegations and valuation
Acting in several executive termination claims, including for partners expelled from professional services firms
Tax dispute with purchaser and real estate brokers on commercial real estate transaction
Pursuit of brokerage fee on a commercial real estate transaction overtaken by insolvency proceedings
Litigating shareholder succession claims in closely-held corporations
Frequently retained on Mareva and Anton Piller injunctions, including as Independent Supervising Lawyer
Designed and litigated a Plan of Arrangement for a not-for-profit corporation to wind-up and distribute its net value as a charitable donation
ACI Brands Inc. v. Pow, 2014 ONSC 2784: appropriate disclosure terms in Mareva orders where criminal charges pending
Acted for the New York Stock Exchange on the recognition and enforcement of a multi-million-dollar arbitration award against a Canadian company for market data fees
Acted for a leading insurance broker in litigation brought by a competitor for hiring the competitor’s former employee
Frequently retained as Independent Supervising Lawyer on the execution of Anton Piller orders
Acted for Canadian deposition witnesses in SMART Technologies Inc. Shareholder Litigation brought in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
Noori v. Abdin: successfully compelled an election within a charitable organization that operates a mosque; the board of directors was entirely replaced
Pattison Outdoor Advertising v. City of Toronto: Acted for one of Canada’s largest outdoor media companies, seeking to quash Toronto’s billboard sign tax
Ford v. OMERS: Acted for Ford in a Commercial List trial, appeal and Supreme Court of Canada leave application in a complex minority shareholder claim arising out of Ford Motor Company’s compulsory acquisition of Ford of Canada’s publicly traded shares
Representative Work and Noteworthy Cases
Confidential arbitration concerning international reinsurance treaties
Acting for a Receiver in a complex fraudulent conveyance proceeding
Confidential arbitrations concerning closely-held shareholdings, oppression allegations and valuation
Acting in several executive termination claims, including for partners expelled from professional services firms
Tax dispute with purchaser and real estate brokers on commercial real estate transaction
Pursuit of brokerage fee on a commercial real estate transaction overtaken by insolvency proceedings
Litigating shareholder succession claims in closely-held corporations
Frequently retained on Mareva and Anton Piller injunctions, including as Independent Supervising Lawyer
Designed and litigated a Plan of Arrangement for a not-for-profit corporation to wind-up and distribute its net value as a charitable donation
ACI Brands Inc. v. Pow, 2014 ONSC 2784: appropriate disclosure terms in Mareva orders where criminal charges pending
Acted for the New York Stock Exchange on the recognition and enforcement of a multi-million-dollar arbitration award against a Canadian company for market data fees
Acted for a leading insurance broker in litigation brought by a competitor for hiring the competitor’s former employee
Frequently retained as Independent Supervising Lawyer on the execution of Anton Piller orders
Acted for Canadian deposition witnesses in SMART Technologies Inc. Shareholder Litigation brought in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
Noori v. Abdin: successfully compelled an election within a charitable organization that operates a mosque; the board of directors was entirely replaced
Pattison Outdoor Advertising v. City of Toronto: Acted for one of Canada’s largest outdoor media companies, seeking to quash Toronto’s billboard sign tax
Ford v. OMERS: Acted for Ford in a Commercial List trial, appeal and Supreme Court of Canada leave application in a complex minority shareholder claim arising out of Ford Motor Company’s compulsory acquisition of Ford of Canada’s publicly traded shares
Jason’s Services
Business and contractual disputes
Employment and fiduciary litigation
Shareholder disputes
Insolvency litigation
Directors’ and officers’ liability
Commercial arbitrations
Professional negligence (Preferred Counsel for LawPro)
Administrative and public law, tribunals and commissions
Product liability litigation
Enforcement of foreign awards and judgments
Jason’s Services
Business and contractual disputes
Employment and fiduciary litigation
Shareholder disputes
Insolvency litigation
Directors’ and officers’ liability
Commercial arbitrations
Professional negligence (Preferred Counsel for LawPro)
Administrative and public law, tribunals and commissions
Product liability litigation
Enforcement of foreign awards and judgments
Jason’s Services
Business and contractual disputes
Employment and fiduciary litigation
Shareholder disputes
Insolvency litigation
Directors’ and officers’ liability
Commercial arbitrations
Professional negligence (Preferred Counsel for LawPro)
Administrative and public law, tribunals and commissions
Product liability litigation
Enforcement of foreign awards and judgments
Memberships
Law Society of Ontario
Canadian Bar Association
The Advocates’ Society
Toronto Commercial Arbitration Society
Toronto Lawyers Association
Canadian Bar Association
Memberships
Law Society of Ontario
Canadian Bar Association
The Advocates’ Society
Toronto Commercial Arbitration Society
Toronto Lawyers Association
Canadian Bar Association
Memberships
Law Society of Ontario
Canadian Bar Association
The Advocates’ Society
Toronto Commercial Arbitration Society
Toronto Lawyers Association
Canadian Bar Association
Competent and Confident Representation
Jason Squire is a partner in Lerners’ Toronto office, with more than 20 years of legal experience. His practice focuses exclusively on litigation and dispute resolution, including arbitration. Jason has extensive trial and appellate experience at all levels of the Ontario courts and has acted in numerous arbitrations.
As a commercial litigator, Jason provides representation in disputes relating to contracts, shareholder rights (closely or publicly held),
Jason believes that lawyers with extensive trial experience are best equipped to succeed in alternative dispute resolution efforts, including mediations and negotiations. “Competence is a given,” he says. “Confidence is the intangible I
A skilled advocate and quick learner, Jason commits to a deep understanding of the client’s situation, including the dynamics of their business or the industry they work in. He believes that his ultimate responsibility is an exercise in translation and advocacy, arguing his client’s case to a judge or arbitrator in the most compelling way possible.
Jason Squire is a partner in Lerners’ Toronto office, with more than 20 years of legal experience. His practice focuses exclusively on litigation and dispute resolution, including arbitration. Jason has extensive trial and appellate experience at all levels of the Ontario courts and has acted in numerous arbitrations.
As a commercial litigator, Jason provides representation in disputes relating to contracts, shareholder rights (closely or publicly held), employment matters, insolvency disputes, professional negligence and class actions (defence and plaintiff). He has extensive experience with arbitrations, applications, complex motions, and appeals.
Jason believes that lawyers with extensive trial experience are best equipped to succeed in alternative dispute resolution efforts, including mediations and negotiations. “Competence is a given,” he says. “Confidence is the intangible I bring to the relationship, and that's something our clients pick up on pretty quickly.”
A skilled advocate and quick learner, Jason commits to a deep understanding of the client’s situation, including the dynamics of their business or the industry they work in. He believes that his ultimate responsibility is an exercise in translation and advocacy, arguing his client’s case to a judge or arbitrator in the most compelling way possible.
Jason Squire is a partner in Lerners’ Toronto office, with more than 20 years of legal experience. His practice focuses exclusively on litigation and dispute resolution, including arbitration. Jason has extensive trial and appellate experience at all levels of the Ontario courts and has acted in numerous arbitrations.
As a commercial litigator, Jason provides representation in disputes relating to contracts, shareholder rights (closely or publicly held), employment matters, insolvency disputes, professional negligence and class actions (defence and plaintiff). He has extensive experience with arbitrations, applications, complex motions, and appeals.
Jason believes that lawyers with extensive trial experience are best equipped to succeed in alternative dispute resolution efforts, including mediations and negotiations. “Competence is a given,” he says. “Confidence is the intangible I bring to the relationship, and that's something our clients pick up on pretty quickly.”
A skilled advocate and quick learner, Jason commits to a deep understanding of the client’s situation, including the dynamics of their business or the industry they work in. He believes that his ultimate responsibility is an exercise in translation and advocacy, arguing his client’s case to a judge or arbitrator in the most compelling way possible.
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