Construction and Commercial Litigation Associate

• Jan 2021 - Present

Associate

• Jun 2019 - Jan 2021

- Designated Associate to the Managing Partner, Robert Sutherland.- Maintained broad litigation practice with experience in complex commercial litigation matters, professional negligence, employment disputes, and insurance defence proceedings involving coverage issues, property damage, construction defects, and bodily injury claims.- Regularly advised institutional clients including multi-national insurers and post-secondary academic institutions regarding litigation strategy across a diverse spectrum of areas of law, including tort, employment and privacy law. - Carriage of several actions before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice and Federal Court of Canada. - Successfully argued contested motion compelling answers to undertakings and refusals with costs payable to client.- Frequently conducted examinations for discovery and attend mediations. - Maintained solicitor practice with focus on contract drafting and advising commercial and healthcare entities.

Student at Law

• Jul 2018 - Jun 2019

- Drafted pleadings, mediation briefs, pre-trial memorandums, various motion materials and legal opinions. - Successfully argued a motion to dismiss an action for being issued past the statutory limitation period before the Small Claims Court, and subsequently upheld on appeal by the Divisional Court.- Routinely represented clients before Ontario Superior Court of Justice and Small Claims Court on contested matters.- Conducted legal research and reviewed legislation for several different areas of law, including commercial, employment, municipal, and insurance law.

Law Student

• Aug 2017 - Jul 2018

- Obtained favourable ruling from the Pharmaceutical Advertising Advisory Board (“PAAB”) on behalf of a global pharmaceutical company arising from a complaint of a direct competitor alleging contravention of the PAAB Code of Advertising Acceptance. - Composed submissions, and conducted legal research for an arbitration arising out of a contractual interpretation dispute between a pharmaceutical company and clinical research organization. - Drafted various legal documents, including opinions, employment contracts, as well as distributor and licensing agreements for commercial clients in the healthcare sector. - Reviewed statutory texts and case law on a consistent basis to keep current on evolving policies, laws, and regulations in health and regulatory law.

Legal Intern, Anti-Corruption Division, Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs

• May 2016 - Aug 2016

- Conducted legal research on OECD Anti-Bribery Convention member countries. - Prepared memoranda and case summaries for senior legal analysts as part of an inaugural Phase IV evaluation of a leading G7 country. - Oversaw judicial developments and investigated novel allegations of foreign bribery for the quarterly plenary meeting of the Working Group on Bribery and biannual meeting of law enforcement officials. - Conducted legal research on OECD Anti-Bribery Convention member countries. - Prepared memoranda and case summaries for senior legal analysts as part of an inaugural Phase IV evaluation of a leading G7 country. - Oversaw judicial developments and investigated novel allegations of foreign bribery for the quarterly plenary meeting of the Working Group on Bribery and biannual meeting of law enforcement officials.

Fraud Analyst

• Jun 2012 - Aug 2014

- Identified an estimate of 350 real time threats daily to INTERAC products and services via assigned queues in fraud operations tools and systems - Communicated between major financial institutions and credit unions to ensure all fraudulent activity is reported according to policies and regulation and are resolved quickly - Efficiently identified potential threats to INTERAC members and customers to minimize financial losses and customer impact - Worked on cross-functional teams to ensure e-Transfer Fraud and Debit Card Fraud objectives were exceeded at the end of every fiscal year