Tyr LLP

Tyr LLP is an elite trial-focused firm based in Toronto. Tyr is comprised of leading litigators from several of Canada’s most preeminent full-service law firms and specializes in trial work and providing strategic solutions to complex disputes.

Tyr is committed to providing excellent client service and innovative, practical and efficient solutions that align with its clients' objectives. Tyr has the expertise and bench strength to take on the biggest and most important cases efficiently and effectively.

Tyr has expertise in a variety of practice areas, including the following:

Commercial Litigation

Tyr's lawyers apply their advocacy, trial and appeal experience to assist clients in defending and pursuing complex commercial disputes. Tyr's trial team has experience across a variety of industries and regularly appears before the specialized Commercial List in Toronto.

Arbitration

Tyr's arbitration advocates have experience with a wide array of different domestic and international arbitration rules and procedures and understand the implications, benefits and pitfalls of different arbitral regimes. Tyr delivers dynamic and creative strategies to resolve our clients' most difficult disputes, and deploys cost-effective teams focused on cutting through some of the procedural delays often associated with complex international arbitration. In addition to their domestic and international commercial arbitration practice, Tyr is a market leader in sports arbitration internationally and within Canada.

Class Action Defence

Tyr's lawyers are highly experienced class action counsel who have defended class actions brought against some of Canada's largest corporations. Our trial lawyers excel at developing strategic responses to the unique circumstances of each case. Our lawyers also regularly work with US and international law firms, advisers and experts to ensure thoughtful coordination of claims that are international in scope, ensuring the Canadian defence is carefully calibrated to fit within their client’s international defence plan.

Life Sciences and Pharmaceutical Litigation

Tyr’s intellectual property litigators know the science and understand the complex regulatory framework in which their clients operate. They represent pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, and other life sciences companies from around the world in an array of pharmaceutical and life sciences litigation, including patent infringement and validity actions as well as disputes and judicial reviews of decisions on patent listing, data protection, regulatory approvals and processes, pricing, and access-to-information.

Intellectual Property Litigation

Tyr’s intellectual property team litigates a wide variety of complex and high-stakes patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret disputes, combining their extensive trial and appellate experience with their deep understanding of technical subject matter. They represent Canadian and international clients across a range of industries, including pharmaceuticals and life sciences, technology, consumer products, manufacturing, agribusiness, cannabis, energy and food & beverage. The team has vast experience appearing before the Federal Court, the Federal Court of Appeal, provincial superior courts and courts of appeal, tribunals such as the Trademark Opposition Board and in handling the Canadian aspects of multi-jurisdictional litigation.

Shareholder, Partnership & Securities Disputes

Tyr has extensive experience providing litigation counsel to its clients to facilitate their business objectives in corporate transactions. This includes working with clients to enjoin or facilitate pending transactions, litigating issues related to proxy contests, exercising dissent rights and seeking damages for failed transactions. As one of the few top litigation firms that can act adverse to major financial institutions, Tyr is able to assist a variety of clients and has litigated from every side of the table.

Privacy & Technology Disputes

Tyr's trial and appellate litigators have substantial experience representing companies in privacy and technology disputes. Tyr’s lawyers are well-versed in the intricacies of technology-related litigation, including through our representation of Google in several privacy-related claims.

Tyr's trial team has also represented corporations advancing and responding to claims alleging a misuse of confidential information and advised clients in response to data breaches and ransomware attacks, from the point of infiltration to the conclusion of class actions commenced as a result of a cyber-attack.

Medical Malpractice

Tyr has an experienced team of advocates dedicated to litigating and solving complicated medical negligence disputes. Tyr works with leading medical and economic experts to properly assess and address loss arising from medical negligence.

Insolvency, Distressed Company & Creditor Disputes

Tyr represents debtors, creditors, court-appointed officers (such as monitors and receivers), ad hoc committees of creditor rights groups and other stakeholders of distressed companies. Our Lawyers leverage their experience in restructuring, insolvency, bankruptcy and creditor rights matters to work with their clients to find creative solutions to avoid the consequences of insolvency, financial and non-financial distress, and to advocate for them in any resulting litigation.

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