Gavin J.M. Tighe

Gavin Tighe is the head of the litigation group at Gardiner Roberts LLP and has been certified by the Law Society of Ontario as a Specialist in Civil Litigation since 2003. Mr. Tighe has appeared as lead counsel at all levels of Canadian Courts including the Supreme Court of Canada and also approved to practice and has appeared before Courts in several Canadian Provinces. He has also successfully represented clients before arbitral tribunals in both Canada and the USA. Mr. Tighe’s diverse practice focuses on professional liability. He has successfully argued some of the leading Canadian cases in such diverse areas as summary judgment, corporate restructuring, municipal conflict of interest, adverse possession of real property, solicitor’s negligence, financial advisor liability, title insurance, defamation, election law and has been cited as an authority on Ontario Civil Practice. Mr. Tighe has published numerous legal articles and been an instructor at the Law Society of Ontario. He is regular commentator in media and is also commonly an invited speaker at professional conferences including conferences sponsored by industry groups, judicial organizations, the Law Society of Ontario and the Ontario, Canadian and American Bar Associations.