Jim is an experienced litigator handling complex commercial disputes. Prior to founding Tyr LLP in 2019, he was a senior litigation partner at Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP. He excels at litigating business disputes in a practical way that best achieves his client’s business objectives. His expertise includes shareholder and oppression remedy actions, class actions, securities disputes, insolvency and gaming matters. He has appeared as counsel before all levels of court in Ontario, the Supreme Court of Canada and various other courts and tribunals across the country. Jim has received numerous recognitions including Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada, The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory — Litigation: Corporate Commercial, Directors’ & Officers’ Liability, Securities and Class Actions; Lexpert Special Edition — Litigation; Chambers Canada: Litigation, General Commercial; Benchmark Canada Litigation Star in Competition and General Commercial; and The Best Lawyers in Canada: Class Action Litigation, Competition/Antitrust, Corporate & Commercial Litigation, Director & Officer Liability, Insolvency & Financial Restructuring and Securities Law. Jim was awarded Gaming Law Lawyer of the Year 2018, Toronto.
