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Address: 2700-161 Bay St, Toronto, ON, M5J 2S1
Lawyer Firm: Barnable Law P.C.
Phone: (416) 800-7344
Email: rory@barnablelaw.ca
Website: www.barnablelaw.ca
First Year of Call | 2002 |
Areas of Practice | Civil Litigation, Construction Law, Environmental Law, Insurance Law, Natural Resources and Energy, Transportation Law |
Description | EDUCATION
2002-2003 Master of Laws, University College London, London, United Kingdom • International Business Law 1998-2001 Bachelor of Laws, University ofNew Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada 1993-1997 Bachelor of Arts, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada • Major in Geography, Minor in Environmental Studies
LEGAL WORK EXPERIENCE August 2008 to Present – McCague Borlack LLP, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Partner (2013), Insurance and Commercial litigation • construction, product liability, insurance coverage, class actions • Insurance Coverage Group Co-Chair, (20 14-Present) • Marine Law Group Chair (2009-Present). January 2008 to August 2008 – Stewart McKelvey, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Associate, Commercial litigation • commercial disputes, construction, product liability, class actions. August 2007 to December 2007 – Miller Thomson LLP, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Associate, Insurance and Commercial litigation • commercial and construction disputes, insurance coverage, securities litigation. January 2005 to August 2007 – Bennett Jones LLP, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Associate, Commercial litigation • securities and commercial disputes, fraud, insurance coverage, construction. May 2000 to December 2004 – Mcinnes Cooper, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada Associate & Summer Student, Litigation/Labour • commercial, construction, and property litigation, and industrial labour.
MEMBERSHIPS/EXTRA-CVRRICULAR ACTIVITIES 2014 to Present – Toronto Law Journal – Toronto Lawyers Association • Contributing Editor, Construction Law Section 2009 to Present – Canadian Board of Marine Underwriters • Chair, Claims and Loss Prevention Committee (2015) 2009 to Present – Canadian Maritime Law Association 2005 to Present – Law Society of Upper Canada • Admitted as Barrister and Solicitor. 2005 2000 to Present – Law Society of Newfoundland • Admitted as Barrister and Solicitor, 2002 2000 to Present – Canadian/Ontario Bar Association 2003 – London Shipping Law Centre • Student Member 2004 – Coastal Zone Canada Conference, 2004 • Speaker/Co-Author "Oil Pollution from Ships: Regulatory Stricture and Public Perception" 2004 – Protected Areas Association of Newfoundland and Labrador • Board of Directors 2003 – Magna International Inc. -"As Prime Minister" Alumni Community • Board of Governors 2003 – Memorial University of Newfoundland • Guest Lecturer – Business Law I 2000-2001 – UNB Law Journal • Editorial Staff. 2000 – Co-chair of Law Week 2000 • Student organized seminar series. 1999-2000 – Fredericton Legal Clinic • Student Assistant. ACHIEVEVEMENTS/SCHOLARSHIPS 2001 – Harold Puddester Prize • University of New Brunswick, Faculty of Law. 2000 – New Brunswick Law Foundation Scholarship • New Brunswick Law Foundation. 1999 – Canada Millennium Scholarship • Government of Canada. 1999 – Magna International "As Prime Minister…" Awards Program • Atlantic Canada Regional Finalist, Magna International Inc. 1998 – National Environmental Youth Corps Internship • Canadian Council for Human Resources in the Environment Industry. SAMPLE WORK EXPERIENCE • Defence and plaintiff representation on litigation proceedings relating to construction, environmental, product liability, professional indemnity, transportation and fidelity insurance matters; • Advising insurers on coverage obligations and pertaining to construction matters, claims relating to natural resource and environmental losses, product liability claims, and professional indemnity, transportation and fidelity matters; • Acting in defence of class actions including actions against a provincial regulator following a substantial industrial gas explosion located within a metropolitan centre, an international agricultural corporation involving historical usage of certain herbicides; • Various litigation matters including co-counsel on leading Supreme Court of Canada decision concerning jurisdiction in defamation matters; co-counsel challenging City of Toronto 2010 municipal election due to voting irregularities; • Acting on civil fraud proceedings, including injunctive relief and asset recovery, for various matters including an international food processor after a multi-million dollar fictitious vendor scheme, a national title insurer after a multi-million dollar mortgage fraud, a national commercial lender after a multi-million dollar student loan fraud, a leading computer memory manufacturer after a multi-million dollar kickback scheme, individual victims of mortgage and real estate frauds, and proceedings to assisted a U.S. receiver after a multi-million dollar securities fraud; • Securities litigation including assisting with internal investigation of a telecommunications company into granting of share options, advising investors in relation to the 2007 ABCP market collapse, insurance coverage issues concerning funding disputes surrounding settlement of a derivative action commenced in the Delaware Court of Chancery; • Advising on tort claims, insurance particulars, and labour and employment issues involving employee and public health and safety. |
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