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Scotia Plaza
40 King Street West, Suite 2400
P.O. Box #215
Toronto, ON M5H 3Y2
2025 Fogler, Rubinoff LLP
Ian is a partner in the firm’s commercial real estate and banking and financial services groups.
In addition to representing clients in a full range of commercial real estate transactions, including the acquisition, sale and development of commercial, retail, industrial and residential properties, Ian also advises clients on issues related to the structuring of real estate transactions.
Ian has extensive experience in banking and real estate finance with an emphasis on construction and development financing, commercial mortgage lending, equity and mezzanine financing, CMBS mortgage lending, syndicated loan transactions and loan restructuring and enforcement.
Martin is the Senior Partner and Past Chair of the Litigation Department at Fogler, Rubinoff LLP, having joined the firm to article in 1974 and thereafter being an associate and partner in the firm’s Litigation Department.
Martin’s litigation practice consists of all aspects of construction, insolvency, debtor/creditor, litigation and restructuring law, as well as all other aspects of commercial litigation in the broad spectrum. Martin has been involved in various forms of dispute resolution in construction matters, including mediations and arbitrations.
Ian is a Partner in the firm’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution Group. He is also the Chair of the Litigation Department.
Ian’s wide-ranging practice includes: commercial litigation with an emphasis on shareholder and partnership disputes, contractual disputes, insurance litigation and coverage disputes, construction litigation (including highway construction and lien matters), real estate disputes, matters before the Office of the Integrity Commissioner (Ontario) and the Mining and Lands Tribunal (Environment and Land Tribunals Ontario), professional negligence, bankruptcy and insolvency litigation, estate litigation, employment disputes, commercial landlord and tenant disputes, environmental litigation, transportation litigation and health law disputes.
Ian represents lawyers, law firms and politicians on litigation and non-litigation matters. He also acts for individuals, corporations and estates on matters which include: shareholder and partnership disputes, oppression remedy proceedings, insurance coverage disputes, injunctive proceedings including employment-related injunctions and Mareva injunctions, defamation (libel and slander), enforcement of guarantees and theft of goods while in transit.
Ian has represented clients before the Ontario Court of Appeal, Divisional Court, Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Ontario Court of Justice, and various tribunals, including the Licence Appeal Tribunal. Ian was counsel on one of the leading cases decided by the Court of Appeal for Ontario on the interpretation of the Tarion Addendum in residential agreements of purchase and sale, and co-counsel on one of the leading cases decided by the same court dealing with the termination of a lease between a commercial landlord and tenant. Prior to joining Fogler, Rubinoff LLP, Ian practiced commercial and insurance litigation at the Waterloo office of a national firm.
Ian has a passion for education. During the Winter 2017 term, he was a Sessional Instructor at the University of Windsor – Faculty of Law where he taught Commercial Law – Secured Transactions. He was also an Adjunct Professor at Osgoode Hall Law School where he taught Commercial Law during the Winter 2019 term. Ian returned to the University of Windsor – Faculty of Law in the Winter 2022 term as a Sessional Instructor where he taught Commercial Law – Secured Transactions.
Ian also conducts speaking engagements both inside and outside of the firm.
Joel’s practice is devoted to the representation of developers and landowners in all aspects of municipal, regulatory, and environmental issues concerning the development, redevelopment and use of land.
Joel also handles complex expropriation and public procurement matters for the private sector. Joel regularly appears before the Ontario Land Tribunal and the Ontario Courts, including the Divisional Court and the Court of Appeal.
Joel works extensively in the areas of Land Use Planning and Development, Expropriation, Public, Administrative and Municipal Law and Commercial Litigation.
Vern DaRe’s practice focuses exclusively on bankruptcy and insolvency law and creditor and debtor rights.
He has a broad range of experience which includes advising and appearing in court on behalf of receivers, trustees, monitors, secured creditors, landlords, equipment lessors, unsecured creditors and debtors in commercial reorganization, receivership, bankruptcy, liquidation and enforcement proceedings.
Vern is a frequent speaker at bankruptcy and insolvency conferences. He also writes extensively in the area of bankruptcy and insolvency law, and several of his articles have been cited by the courts. He is co-author with John Honsberger of Bankruptcy in Canada (5th ed.) and Debt Restructuring: Principles and Practice and is also a contributing editor of Falconbridge on Mortgages and O’Brien’s Encyclopedia of Forms, chapters “Arrangements with Creditors” and “Bankruptcy and Insolvency”.
Vern was an Adjunct Law Professor for six years at the University of Western Ontario, Faculty of Law, where he taught Corporate Reorganization and Bankruptcy and Insolvency Law. He was also an instructor in the Insolvency Law Section of the Ontario Bar Admission course. Before joining Fogler, Rubinoff LLP, Vern practised at major law firms and insolvency boutiques in Halifax and Toronto. He was also legal counsel with the Manitoba Law Reform Commission and prior to private practice clerked with the Chief Justice of the Italian Constitutional Court.
Milton Davis was called to the bar in 1978. Since that time he has practiced in the area of commercial litigation specializing in banking and real estate litigation, corporate and shareholder disputes, mortgage remedies and professional negligence claims.
Milton was certified as a specialist in civil litigation in 1985. He has been involved as counsel in over 200 reported decisions, at all levels including the Supreme Court of Canada. He has acted as counsel in an extensive number of leading cases involving professional negligence by lawyers and other professionals.
Milton has also acted in many significant real estate and mortgage cases at both the trial and appellate level. In March 2012, he argued the first real estate case heard by the Supreme Court of Canada in 15 years. Two of the foremost appeals in Canada involving shareholders rights were successfully argued by Milton.
In addition to his courtroom experience, he has acted to recover millions of dollars for plaintiffs in lawyer malpractice cases. He has successfully prosecuted to trial or settlement, more than forty of these cases. Amongst those cases are precedent setting decisions that have defined the standard of care for lawyers practicing in various fields. He has also successfully defended lawyers and other professionals in malpractice claims.
For over thirty years, Milton has represented some of the largest financial institutions in Canada. Accordingly, he continues to be on the recommended list of counsel for one of Canada’s largest banks.
Since his call to the bar in 1978, Milton has been a frequent lecturer and instructor at the Law Society of Ontario and at the Osgoode Hall Law School, Trial Advocacy Program. He was a lecturer in civil procedure and trial advocacy for the Bar Admission Course from 1985 to 1990. He has lectured and written extensively in the areas of real estate, mortgage remedies, injunctions, civil procedure, evidence, and trial advocacy. He was a lecturer at the Canadian Bar Association Annual Institute in 1985, 1999 and 2000 and author of the 2014 and 2022 editions of Halsbury’s Laws of Canada – Debtor and Creditor.
Ron Davis offers over 40 years of unique litigation experience, combining high-level analytical skills with advanced written advocacy abilities.
Working creatively and collaboratively with clients and Foglers colleagues, Ron helps develop strategies that optimize outcomes and minimize costs for the client.
Ron has not only worked with some of the country’s top litigators to supercharge clients’ cases before all levels of Court, up to the Supreme Court of Canada. He has also enjoyed multiple careers.
On the law side, Ron – who is multilingual – is a cum laude graduate of the highly-regarded Common Law en français program at the University of Ottawa. He taught at the Law Society of Ontario’s Bar Admission Course for a decade. He has edited and written over 50 articles and books on varied topics: social media, lawyers and technology, mortgage litigation, business valuation, linguistics, and jazz piano.
Beyond law, Ron holds a Ph.D. in French linguistics from the University of Toronto. He was an Assistant Professor there for five years.
Finally, Ron has an international career as an acclaimed jazz pianist and recording artist (13 recordings to date). Foglers is proud of Ron’s 2020 nomination for a JUNO award.
These diverse achievements give Ron a special edge or, as Ron likes to call them “lawyer superpowers”, in all areas of litigation.
In his spare time, Ron loves to follow the technology world (he’s definitely Windows, not Mac), read great literature, and argue about movies. And as an avid Iyengar yoga practitioner, Ron is always ready to do backbends and headstands with you.
Roberto is a Partner in the firm’s business law group. He is developing a corporate commercial practice focused on mergers, acquisitions and corporate finance.
Roberto has assisted companies in various industries and different stages of growth. He regularly helps companies navigate complex regulatory issues, particularly in the privacy space. Since 2022, Roberto is annually recognized in The Best Lawyers™ in Canada: Ones to Watch in the area of corporate law.
Roberto summered and articled at Foglers and was formerly Co-Chair of the firm’s Associates Committee. While at Foglers, he spent three months in Milan working in the corporate group of a leading Italian law firm. This experience allowed Roberto to gain a deeper understanding of the global legal market so that he can better serve clients whose transactions are multi-jurisdictional in nature.
Roberto is a graduate of Western University’s Ivey Business School and Western Law. In his spare time, Roberto enjoys travelling, talking about economic policy and trying new restaurants.
Eugene has over 20 years of patent, industrial design, trademark and copyright prosecution, litigation and licensing experience in wide range of industries.
He has appeared before the Supreme Court of Canada, and is registered to practice as a patent and trademark agent before the Canadian Intellectual Property Office, the Canadian PCT Office and the United States Patent and Trademark Office. As well, Eugene advises on patent infringement and validity matters, conducts patent due diligence for corporate transactions and carries out patent portfolio assessments.
Eugene is Past Co-Chair of the Patent & Industrial Design Committee of the Canadian Bar Association.
Carol’s practice is focused in the area of condominium law and condominium related litigation.
Carol regularly advises Board of Directors on the requirements of the Condominium Act, 1998, including easements and licensing issues, reserve fund and budgeting matters, common expense collection, meeting requirements and procedure, as well as enforcement of the Declaration, By-laws and Rules.
As part of her litigation practice, Carol has appeared before the Superior Court of Justice, Court of Appeal, the Ontario Human Rights Commission, the Ontario Municipal Board, as well as the Ontario Rental Housing Tribunal. She has been involved in a number of highly publicized legal actions on behalf of condominium corporations and co-operatives, including the defence of a building evacuation order and the appointment of an inspector and administrator under the Condominium Act, 1998.
She has considerable experience with construction deficiency claims, condominium conversions, construction liens, human rights, as well as employment claims, and has been successful in negotiating favourable settlements on behalf of her clients.
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