Ed Upenieks is a partner with Lawrence, Lawrence, Stevenson LLP of Brampton and Chair of its Litigation Group. Ed obtained his LLB from Osgoode Hall Law School in 1981 and has been a Certified Specialist in Civil Litigation since 1998. Ed completed mediation training at the Harvard Law School in 1995. Ed’s practice includes litigation in the areas of estates, commercial, shareholder and real estate, and assessments of costs. Ed routinely appears as lead counsel on a broad and diverse range of complex disputes at the Superior Court of Justice, the Ontario Court of Appeal, and the Ontario Divisional Court of Justice. Ed also acts as a mediator and arbitrator on a variety of legal issues involving multiple parties. Ed has published numerous articles and is the co-author of Enforcing Judgments and Orders and Dispositions Without Trial. Ed’s writings have been cited by both the Ontario Superior Court of Justice and the Ontario Court of Appeal. Ed has also written articles, presented at many CPD events, and lectured for many legal institutions and law schools. Ed served as President of the Ontario Bar Association for the 2015 to 2016 term. Ed has engaged in many charitable initiatives and is Chair of the Headwaters Health Care Foundation.
