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Industry Rankings 2022

Nov 25, 2022

Tyr LLP and its Partners Recognized in Prominent Industry Rankings

Tyr LLP has once again been recognized as among Canada's Best Law Firms and its partners ranked in Lexpert Special Edition - Litigation, Chambers, Benchmark and Best Lawyers. We are honoured that our commitment to strategic, innovative and effective advocacy has been recognized by our clients and peers and proud to be ranked in these respected industry rankings.

Globe & Mail

Tyr LLP named among the Best Law Firms in Canada 2023 in the area of Dispute Resolution (Litigation, Arbitration & Investigations).

Lexpert

James Bunting, Sean Campbell and James Doris recognized among Canada's Leading Lawyers in Lexpert Special Edition: Litigation 2022.

Best Lawyers

Recognized among The Best Lawyers in Canada (2023 Edition):

James Bunting
Advertising & Marketing Law
Class Action Litigation
Corporate & Commercial Litigation
Securities Law

Sean R. Campbell
Corporate & Commercial Litigation

Pinta Maguire
Medical Negligence

James W. E. Doris
Class Action Litigation
Corporate & Commercial Litigation
Director & Officer Liability Practice
Gaming Law
Insolvency & Financial Restructuring Law
Securities Law

Jason Wadden
Corporate & Commercial Litigation
Insolvency & Financial Restructuring Law

Chambers

James Bunting
Dispute Resolution: Arbitration

James W. E. Doris
Litigation: General Commercial

Benchmark

James Bunting
Sean Campbell
James Doris
Anisah Hassan

Pinta Maguire
Michael O'Brien
Carlos Sayao
Jason Wadden

Law360 Canada

Oct 24, 2022

Ontario court greenlights $3.4 million settlement in healthcare company data breach

Ontario's Superior Court has approved a $3.4 million settlement in a class action involving a private healthcare provider and a cyberattack targeting the personal information of patients and staff...

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New Associates

Sep 19, 2022

Tyr is pleased to welcome 4 new associates

Tyr is pleased to welcome Joie Chow, Aditi Gupta, Anna White and Maria Naimark to the firm as associates. Prior to joining Tyr, Joie and Aditi summered and articled at Stikeman Elliott LLP and Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP respectively, Maria clerked at the Ontario Court of Appeal and practiced at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP in New York as a corporate litigator before returning to Canada to continue her practice, and Anna completed a judicial clerkship at the Federal Court of Appeal.

We are excited to welcome Joie, Aditi, Maria and Anna to the firm.

Caster Semenya running

Ashley Landis / The Associated Press

Jul 20, 2022

World Athletics has Caster Semenya running in circles, again and again and again

EUGENE, Ore.—According to her World Athletics biography, Caster Semenya is 31 years old, she was born in Polokwane, South Africa, and her sex is female. But the international governing body for track and field has made it clear that it thinks Semenya — and all women born with conditions like hers whose bodies naturally produce high levels of testosterone — are female with an asterisk.

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Benchmark Litigation Stars

Apr 27, 2022

Benchmark Litigation Awards

Congratulations to Tyr partners Jim Bunting, Sean Campbell, Jim Doris, Anisah Hassan Pinta Maguire, Michael O'Brien and Carlos Sayao and Jason Wadden for being recognized as stars of the litigation bar by Benchmark Litigation. A special congratulations to our partner Michael O'Brien who has been shortlisted as Emerging Talent Litigator of the year, and to the full Tyr team for our nomination as Boutique Firm of the Year.

Benchmark conducts extensive peer interviews with litigators and clients in its research to identify Canada's leading litigation practitioners.

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2011 World Championships

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Apr 24, 2022

'Category: Woman' sheds fresh light on how female athletes are defined

A Hot Docs entry by former field hockey player Phyllis Ellis arrives at a time when an increasing number of sports are grappling with controversial cases and struggling to set eligibility rules for women's events. When it comes to racing two times around a track, Caster Semenya is one of the world's all-time great runners. But the South African 800-metre specialist is even better known as the face of an ongoing gender debate that she never wanted to be involved in...

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Nova Scotia

Andrew Vaughan / The Canadian Press

Apr 22, 2022

Opinion: My fellow Canadians: Nova Scotia doesn't want you

Exacerbated by the isolationism two years of COVID have fostered, our politicians indulge in populist policies that rely on a handy demonization of the Other...

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MLST

Mar 4, 2022

Pinta Maguire speaking at annual Medico-Legal Society Conference

The head of Tyr's Medical Malpractice Group, Pinta Maguire, will be speaking at the Annual Medico-Legal Society Spring event on March 9, 2022. She will be discussing the recent decision in Kamateros v. Women's College Hospital on pleading allegations of a physician's prior negligence. The Medico-Legal Society of Toronto is an organization formed by a group of doctors and lawyers to promote medical, legal and scientific knowledge, cooperation and understanding between the professions in the best interests of patients, clients and justice.

March 9, 2022 - 5:30pm

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Lexpert 2022

Feb 25, 2022

5 Tyr Partners Ranked in The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2022

Tyr LLP is proud to announce that 5 of our partners have been recognized in the 2022 edition of The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory. Our lawyers have been recognized across 10 practice areas based on peer review surveys and interviews with senior members of the profession. Congratulations Jim Bunting, Sean Campbell, Jim Doris, Pinta Maguire and Jason Wadden.

The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory is an annual guide to legal talent in Canada and identifies leading lawyers across the country. For more information on the Lexpert Directory, survey process and ranking criteria, visit Lexpert's website.

Walker Law Moot

Feb 24, 2022

Good luck to participants of the Walker Health Law Moot

Pinta Maguire, head of Tyr's Medical Malpractice Group, will be judging the Walker Health Law Moot this weekend. The Walker Health Law Moot was created by Matthew Walker in 2020 and operates as a not-for profit law competition, whereby law students compete against each other in a virtual court forum on Zoom, representing either plaintiff or defendant in a complex medical case. Judges consist of prominent legal and medical professionals around the globe. Good luck to all the participants!

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Opening Ceremony

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Feb 5, 2022

Tyr representing Jamaican flagbearer and decorated Olympian bobsledder

Tyr is honoured to represent Jazmine Fenlator-Victorian in her appeal before the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

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Jason and Theo

Jan 3, 2022

Tyr LLP welcomes partner Jason Wadden and associate Theo Milosevic

Tyr is thrilled to welcome partner Jason Wadden and associate Theo Milosevic to the firm.

In addition to continuing his broad-based business law litigation practice, Jason will head up Tyr's Insolvency and Restructuring Litigation Practice. Prior to joining Tyr, Jason was a senior litigation partner at Goodmans LLP. His practice covers all areas of complex business law litigation including restructuring related litigation, corporate stakeholder disputes, regulatory matters, fraud investigations and recovery, foreign corruption and economic sanctions. An accomplished litigator known for his sound legal and business judgement, Jason regularly provides governance and strategic advice to boards and senior management on a broad range of governance and business issues.

Theo joins Tyr from the Litigation and Dispute Resolution group at Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP where he gained experience in class actions, securities litigation, regulatory and administrative proceedings and a wide variety of contractual and commercial disputes. Theo brings an efficient and driven approach to high stakes litigation and arbitration. Prior to law school, Theo worked for a boutique corporate advisory firm based in New York City.

Conversations with the President

Dec 20, 2021

Jim Bunting interviewed by CBA President, Stephen Rotstein

CBA President, Stephen Rotstein interviewed Jim Bunting for the December edition of the CBA's Conversations with the President podcast. In Leading Lasting Changes in International Athletics, they discuss Jim's aytpical career path, his work in gender equity and sports regulations and the impact of his pro bono and various volunteer roles on the lawyer and person he is today.

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Best Lawyers

Nov 16, 2021

Best Lawyers in Canada - The Globe and Mail

Tyr LLP is proud to be recognized by @globeandmail as among Canada's Best Law Firms in dispute resolution (litigation, arbitration and investigations).

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2021 Awards

Sep 27, 2021

Tyr Partners again recognized in prominent industry rankings

Tyr is proud that its partners have again been ranked in Lexpert, Chambers, Benchmark and Best Lawyers. Each of these respected peer rankings reflect the firm's excellence and commitment to innovative, exceptional, efficient and result-oriented client service.

Eileen's headshot

Sep 7, 2021

Tyr LLP welcomes Eileen Church Carson as an Associate

Eileen joins Tyr after a judicial clerkship at the Federal Court of Canada. Eileen is a passionate and focussed advocate who served as Co-Leader for the Indigenous Rights Working Group at the David Asper Centre of Constitutional Rights, worked as a Senior Editor for the Indigenous Law Journal and was a Summer Research Fellow at the Max Plank Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity in Germany. At Tyr, Eileen is developing a broad litigation practice and adding to the firm's breadth of experience in trial advocacy.

Pinta's headshot

Aug 26, 2021

Pinta Maguire Recognized among Best Lawyers in Canada - Medical Negligence

Tyr LLP is proud to announce that Pinta Maguire, partner and head of the firm's Medical Malpractice Group, has been selected for inclusion in the 2022 edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada in the area of Medical Negligence. Having previously defended physicians, Pinta is one of the few plaintiff side lawyers who can draw on her experience as defence counsel to effectively advocate for individuals injured by medical negligence. Congratulations Pinta!

Hot List

Jul 21, 2021

Three Tyr LLP partners honoured in the 2021 Benchmark 40 & Under Hot List

Tyr LLP is proud to announce that partners Anisah Hassan, Michael O'Brien and Carlos Sayao have been named to the Benchmark Litigation 40 & Under Hot List for 2021. Benchmark rankings are based on an extensive peer review process, interviews with clients and examination of recent casework handled. Honourees are recognized for their talent and adaptability and considered among the best and brightest law firm partners in their practices and who stand out in their respective litigation communities. Congratulations to our partners for this recognition.

Future Stars

May 5, 2021

Tyr Rising

Benchmark Litigation recognizes three Tyr LLP partners as Future Stars of the litigation bar. Congratulations to our partners Anisah Hassan, Pinta Maguire, and Carlos Sayao for receiving this honour and joining the growing Tyr Team of Benchmark ranked litigators, which also includes Jim Bunting, Sean Campbell and Jim Doris.

Tyr Partners

May 4, 2021

Lexpert's 2021 Leading Practitioners

Tyr LLP's Founding Partners Sean Campbell, Jim Bunting and Jim Doris are proud to have once again been recognized by Lexpert and their peers in the 2021 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory as leading litigation lawyers in Canada.

McGill

Apr, 2021

Two generations of McGill Law leading the way at Tyr LLP

Even though Jim Doris and Carlos Sayao represent different generations of McGill Law, there are several commonalities between their respective experiences at Chancellor Day Hall. Now both partners at Tyr LLP, the two McGill Law alumni shared a strong desire to expand the possibilities of their legal careers when they joined the Tyr team.

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Mar 9, 2021

Tyr advancing class action pro bono on behalf of Canadian artistic swimmers

Tyr LLP is honoured to be representing a group of elite artistic swimmers in a proposed class action against Canada Artistic Swimming, filed today in the Quebec Superior Court. The action alleges that members of Canada's national artistic swimming team were subjected to various forms of psychological abuse, neglect, and harassment, including sexual and racial harassment, by coaches and staff employed by Canada Artistic Swimming, the national governing body for the sport in Canada.

These strong and courageous women advance this case in an effort to stamp out the psychological abuse and harassment that persists in elite sport in Canada. Doing so is critical, not only to protect the health and well-being of our athletes, but also to enable them to reach ever higher levels of athletic achievement.

This proposed class action is being advanced jointly on behalf of the plaintiffs by Tyr and Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP on a pro bono basis.

For more information, please see:
Artistic Swimming Class Action
New York Times - Synchronized Swimmers Complain of Abuse

Caster Semenya

Feb 26, 2021

Tyr continues to assist Caster Semenya in ECtHR

Tyr LLP is honoured to continue to assist two-time Olympic Champion, Caster Semenya, in her quest for equality and justice in international athletics, which is now before the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). Tyr partners, Jim Bunting and Carlos Sayao, form part of Ms. Semenya's international team of legal advisors, working alongside Schona Jolly QC, Claire McCann, Greg Nott, and Patrick Bracher. The ECtHR will be asked to consider complex and pressing issues around discrimination, the right to physical integrity, fairness, and access to justice in international sport.

Macleans

Jan 20, 2021

Maclean's 2021 Power List 50

Tyr clients recognized as Canadian change makers. Tyr is excited to see its clients Akim Aliu and Michelle Douglas recognized on MacLean's 2021 The Power List. Both Akim and Michelle are incredibly strong and gifted advocates who strive to bring about necessary change. We are honored to support them on their journey.

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Alexandria's headshot

Jan 18, 2021

Tyr LLP welcomes Alexandria Matic as an Associate

Tyr is thrilled to welcome Alexandria Matic to its growing litigation team. Alexandria joins Tyr after practicing at Stikeman Elliot LLP where she gained experience as litigation counsel in international and domestic arbitrations, class actions, administrative law proceedings and a wide variety of commercial disputes. At Tyr, Alexandria will continue her complex litigation practice, adding to the strength and depth of Tyr's trial team.

Michael's headshot

Jan 1, 2021

Tyr welcomes Michael O'Brien to the partnership

Tyr LLP is pleased to announce that Michael O'Brien has been admitted to the partnership effective January 1, 2020.

Michael is a trusted advisor to publicly traded and privately held companies, public institutions, investors and high-profile individuals. He has experience assisting clients in a broad range of industries, in all manner of disputes, including civil, commercial, regulatory and class proceedings. An experienced advocate, he has represented clients at motions, hearings, trials and appeals before various courts and administrative tribunals in Ontario. Businesses and individuals also consult Michael on their obligations in the political sector, including ethical compliance, conflicts of interest and lobbying law.