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“Jim Lepore is best-in-class for Canadian IP litigation. You do not want him on the other side of the table; you want him on your team.”
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We are proud to announce that Sana Halwani will be the inaugural recipient of the 2026 Luminary Award for the OBA Information Technology & Intellectual Property Law Section. The award will be presented at the OBA IT/IP Fireside Chat Program on April 28, 2026.
In One York Street Inc v 2360083 Ontario Limited, Lenczner Slaght’s Matthew Lerner and Jim Lepore succeeded with an appeal on behalf of their client, Menkes Developments (One York Street) in the Ontario Court of Appeal’s first decision to substantively address deemed waiver of solicitor-client privilege by pleading a party’s state of mind. Waiver of privilege is often said to exist when a party “places its state of mind in issue,” but before the Court of Appeal provided clarity, there was much confusion as to what it means for a party to place its state of mind in issue.
The 2026 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory continues to recognize Lenczner Slaght as the #1 firm in Toronto for Litigation and Commercial Litigation.
Following extensive research by Key Media and evaluation by leading industry experts across Canada, Lenczner Slaght is proud to once again be named Litigation & Dispute Resolution Boutique Law Firm of the Year at the 2026 Canadian Law Awards.
