77 King St W, Suite 4130, TD North Twr, PO Box 140, Toronto-Dominion Ctr, Toronto, ON
Year called to bar: 2014 (ON)
Stephen focuses on complex litigation, investigations, and appeals. Stephen practises in the areas of commercial litigation, administrative/regulatory law, securities litigation, competition law, professional liability, and white collar crime. Stephen acted for the Government of Canada in the Public Order Emergency Commission, where he examined the Deputy Prime Minister and the Deputy Minister of Finance. He argued leading appellate cases on constitutional rights, remedies for improper access to privileged material, remedies for failure to disclose multi-party settlements, and damages in professional liability cases. Stephen has appeared before all levels of court, including the Supreme Court of Canada. He regularly publishes and speaks on legal topics, and his writing has been cited by the Supreme Court. Prior to joining Stockwoods in 2014, Stephen served as a law clerk to Justice Thomas Cromwell at the Supreme Court of Canada. He holds a JD from the University of Toronto Faculty of Law and a law degree from the University of Oxford, where he studied as a Rhodes Scholar. He also holds a BA (Hons.) from McGill University. He has completed the Level I examinations of the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Program.
