Michael has extensive experience in all aspects of health law.
He has significant expertise in the representation of physicians, dentists, nurses and other health care practitioners in regulatory matters including complaints, discipline, quality assurance, fitness to practice and registration issues. He has also represented numerous physicians in hospital privilege disputes as well as in medical malpractice actions. He also advises corporations and institutions with respect to health law issues. Michael is the co-author of The Law of Acute Care Medicine published by Thomson Reuters which addresses the complexities that arise when medicine, law, and ethics intersect in the treatment and caring for acutely ill patients.
Michael is also an experienced medical malpractice litigator. Having defended physicians in medical malpractice cases for more than 10 years and having represented plaintiffs for 15 years, he is well placed to advocate on behalf of parties involved in malpractice disputes.
In addition to his health law practice, Michael also handles civil litigation matters including personal injury, high tech litigation, general commercial litigation, product liability, wrongful dismissal and human rights.
Michael has served as lead counsel in matters before all levels of court in Ontario, the Federal Court and Federal Court of Appeal, and various tribunals including the Discipline Committee of the College of Physicians and Surgeons, Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario, College of Chiropodists, College of Audiologists and Speech Language Therapists, as well as the Health Professions Appeal and Review Board, Health Services Appeal and Review Board, Medical Advisory Committees and the Board of Governors of various hospitals. He has also represented numerous parties at Coroners Inquests.
Michael has chaired and spoken at numerous continuing education programs for lawyers as well as health care practitioners on issues relating to health law and medical malpractice.
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’s practice is built on practical guidance, responsive service, and the ability to simplify complex legal issues for clients. As a Partner in the firm’s Business Law Group, Roberto maintains a broad practice and regularly advises mid-market, growth-stage, and founder-led companies on strategic transactions, governance matters, financings, and commercial arrangements.
Roberto works closely with clients across a range of industries. His experience also includes advising Canadian and international businesses on complex regulatory issues and privacy matters. Earlier in his career, Roberto completed a secondment in Milan with a leading Italian corporate law firm, which strengthened his ability to manage multijurisdictional mandates and support clients operating across markets. Since 2022, Roberto is annually recognized in The Best Lawyers™ in Canada: Ones to Watch in the area of corporate law.
Within the firm, Roberto contributes to Foglers’ strategic initiatives and professional development efforts. He previously served as Co-Chair of the firm’s Associates Committee, where he played a key role in mentoring and supporting the firm’s emerging lawyers, is actively involved in student recruitment, and currently serves on the firm’s Marketing and Business Development Committee.
Roberto holds a J.D. from Western Law and an Honours Business Administration degree from the Ivey Business School. Outside of his practice, Roberto enjoys travelling, talking about economic policy and trying new restaurants.
Eugene is an experienced advocate for clients seeking advice on protecting and licensing their intellectual property, managing their intellectual property portfolios, and avoiding infringement risks across a wide range of industries, including aviation and aerospace.
Eugene is the patent agent for several clients who develop transformative technologies, including the BlackFly, the world’s first ultralight fixed-wing, all-electric, vertical take-off and landing aircraft.
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. Additionally, Eugene advises on patent infringement and validity matters, conducts patent due diligence for corporate transactions and carries out patent portfolio assessments.
Eugene is the 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 condominium governance matters, easements and licensing issues, reserve fund and budgeting, common expense collection, board and owner meeting requirements and procedure, as well as enforcement of the Act, Declaration, By-laws and Rules.
As part of her litigation practice, Carol has appeared before the Superior Court of Justice, Court of Appeal for Ontario, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario, the Licence Appeal Tribunal, as well as the Landlord and Tenant Board. She has been involved in a number of highly publicized legal actions on behalf of her condominium clients, including defending of an evacuation order of condominium building ordered by the Chief Building Official, urgent injunctive relief involving misappropriation and fraud claims in condominiums, and the appointment of an inspector and administrator under the Condominium Act, 1998.
She has considerable experience with construction deficiency claims including Tarion Warranty, condominium conversions, construction liens, human rights, as well as employment claims, and has been successful in negotiating favourable settlements on behalf of her clients.
Shaun is a Partner in Fogler Rubinoff’s Tax and Wills and Estates departments. He joined the firm in 2013 after previously working at a large boutique Canadian tax firm. His practice centres on corporate and personal taxation and estate planning for owner/managers, entrepreneurs, trusts, and high-net-worth individuals.
Shaun has taken the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants In-Depth Tax Course as well as the CICA In-Depth HST/GST Course. He is a regular contributor to the Fogler, Rubinoff LLP tax newsletter “Dollars and Sense”, is a co-author of The Death of a Taxpayer, and produces an annual webcast for CCH Canadian Limited dealing with estate planning and taxation on death.
Shaun has experience in a number of tax and estates-related areas, including:
Estate freezes
Voluntary disclosures
Owner/manager tax and succession planning including corporate reorganizations
Will planning and drafting
Settling trusts, including family, alter ego, joint partner, and others
Implementing “butterfly” reorganizations (including both 55(3)(a) and (b) reorganizations)
Albert is certified by the LSO as a Specialist in Environmental Law. He provides clients with legal and strategic assistance regarding environmental law, construction law and dispute resolution.
Formerly a prosecutor with Ontario’s Ministry of the Environment, he continues to conduct prosecutions for various governmental authorities and also defends clients charged with provincial offences under Ontario’s environmental and occupational health and safety laws and regulations. He assists clients with investigations, environmental and related aspects of transactions and various types of agreements, due diligence, securing necessary regulatory approvals, appeals of environmental orders and approvals, civil litigation involving environmental and related issues, contaminated lands and brownfields redevelopment. He appears before various administrative tribunals and all levels of court in Ontario.
Albert is recognized by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in Canada and as a repeatedly recommended lawyer in the Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory in the area of Environmental Law.
Alex Evangelista is a Partner in the firm’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution Group. He maintains a broad commercial litigation practice, with experience in contract, real estate, debtor and creditor, shareholder, partnership, insolvency and construction disputes. He also represents clients in administrative litigation involving regulators and other government actors.
Alex is a tenacious but pragmatic advocate. He is results-oriented and tailors his approach to his clients’ individual needs. In doing so, Alex has appeared as counsel before all levels of court in Ontario (including the Court of Appeal). He also has experience before the Federal Court of Canada, the British Columbia Supreme Court, the British Columbia Court of Appeal, administrative tribunals and private arbitrators.
Alex completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Toronto and obtained his J.D. from Osgoode Hall Law School. While at Osgoode, Alex served as President of the law school’s student government, the Legal and Literary Society. He also competed as an oralist in the Price Media Law Moot, representing Osgoode at Cardozo School of Law in New York and Oxford University. Prior to joining Foglers, Alex articled with a prominent litigation firm in Toronto.
In his spare time, Alex enjoys warming up his courtroom vocal chords at live concerts, creating custom art pieces and being walked by his dog.
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