Contact Colin Stevenson


Phone: 647-258-8325
Fax: 416-599-7910 cstevenson@stevensonlaw.net

COLIN STEVENSON

Certified by the Law Society of Upper Canada as a specialist in civil litigation, Colin has experience in all facets of litigation. After obtaining his Master of Laws (LL.M.) from Osgoode Law School in environmental law in 1983, and working as a law professor for three years, Colin practised land use planning and administrative law with Goodman & Goodman. He joined Teplitsky, Colson, a specialist litigation firm, in 1988 and established Stevensons in 2000. One of Ontario's preeminent litigators, Colin has published and lectured extensively in his field. Colin is a member of the Ontario Bar and the Bar of Northern Ireland.

Colin acts primarily for:
  • major land developers, builders and landlords in the Greater Toronto Area
  • entrepreneurs and corporations engaged in commercial or partnership disputes
  • employers and employees parting company, including all ancillary issues such as valuing stock options, phantom shares and resolving related matters whether by mediation, arbitration or litigation
  • people having difficulties with the regulators in their field of endeavour, including areas as diverse as the Ontario Securities Commission, the Real Estate Council of Ontario, the Law Society of Upper Canada and the Ministry of the Environment
  • trustees or others involved in disputes with respect to management of and distribution from estates; lawyers defending professional negligence claims
  • plaintiffs and defendants in class actions

Recently Published Articles:

Improving your odds of success in Certification Motions in Ontario (August 11, 2006)

Potholes and Legal Actions (September 12, 2005) OBA Continuing Legal Education: Become a Road Scholar

Contingency Fee Arrangements (October 22, 2004) Osgoode Professional Development Program: Complex issues in Tort Litigation

Class actions and real estate ((2002) 49 R.P.R. (3d) 296)

Condominiums–Good Faith and Fiduciary Duties ( (2001) 41 R.P.R. 270)