Bryan McLeese
Partner
Memberships
Canadian Bar Association
Ontario Bar Association
The Advocates’ Society
Bar Admissions
Ontario, 2008
Education
LLB, 2007
Osgoode Hall Law School
BComm (with Distinction), 2004
University of Toronto
Bryan McLeese practises civil litigation with a focus on commercial and business-related litigation.
Prior to joining Chernos Flaherty Svonkin LLP in 2016, Bryan was a partner in the Toronto office of Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP. Bryan frequently acts on complex corporate/commercial, securities, oppression, insolvency, professional negligence and defamation matters. His practice spans a wide range of industries, and his regular client base includes established financial services, real estate, mining, consumer products and professional services firms as well as a number of start-up companies and entrepreneurs with businesses in a variety of sectors. He has appeared as counsel before all levels of court in Ontario and acted on complex matters before numerous other courts and tribunals including the British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Quebec Courts of Appeal and the Ontario Securities Commission/Capital Markets Tribunal.
Bryan received his law degree from Osgoode Hall Law School. He also holds a Bachelor of Commerce Degree (with distinction) from the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto. Bryan was called to the Ontario bar in 2008. Bryan is an adjunct professor for the "Protection of Intangible Business Interests" LLM course at Osgoode Hall Law School and a regular lecturer at the University of Toronto. He is also a committed mentor to young students and lawyers inside and outside the firm, volunteering his time at several organizations. He is a long-suffering Maple Leafs fan and committed craft beer devotee.
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