Experience

SV Law

• Canada
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Litigation Lawyer

  • Jan 2022 - Present

  - Practice focuses exclusively on civil litigation - Sole carriage of a wide variety of civil litigation matters before the Superior Court of Justice and the Divisional Court, including contract, commercial, landlord and tenant, and real estate disputes - Practice focuses exclusively on civil litigation - Sole carriage of a wide variety of civil litigation matters before the Superior Court of Justice and the Divisional Court, including contract, commercial, landlord and tenant, and real estate disputes



Samuel Eng & Associates

• • Jun 2019 - Jan 2022

  - Principal areas of practice included general civil litigation and corporate/commercial- Regularly appeared as sole advocate before the Superior Court of Justice in contested motions, applications and conferences- Assisted senior lawyers in complex litigation matters, including oppression actions, interlocutory injunctions and appeals- Prepared litigation documents including pleadings, motion/application records, affidavits, factums - Negotiated, drafted and reviewed minutes of settlement for civil litigation matters- Acted for corporate clients in various commercial transactions, including asset purchase, share purchase, franchising, and leasing- Prepared commercial documents including resolutions, certificates, by-laws, commercial leases, subleases, assignment agreements, franchise agreements, franchise disclosures, shareholders’ agreements, and non-competition agreements- Supervised articling students and law students Show less

• • May 2018 - May 2019

  - Acquired legal knowledge and experience in a wide array of practice areas, including general civil litigation, wills and estates, corporate/commercial, and family law- Drafted litigation documents such as facta, notices of motion, affidavits, and pleadings- Regularly appeared before Case Management Masters in contested and uncontested motions- Drafted corporate/commercial documents such as commercial leases, franchise agreements and disclosures, shareholders’ agreements, resolutions, by-laws- Reviewed various contracts and leases for due diligence- Maintained carriage of small claims matters; attended settlement conferences and counselled clients on settlements and negotiations Show less



Community Legal Clinic of York Region

• Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada

• Summer Student

  • May 2017 - Aug 2017

  - Assisted low-income clients in administrative law matters, such as tenant protection and social benefit appeals - Represented clients at the Social Benefit Tribunal regarding social benefits appeals - Performed client intakes and hearing preparation interviews - Presented employment law and income security seminars to community groups in York Region - Assisted low-income clients in administrative law matters, such as tenant protection and social benefit appeals - Represented clients at the Social Benefit Tribunal regarding social benefits appeals - Performed client intakes and hearing preparation interviews - Presented employment law and income security seminars to community groups in York Region