Joseph Marshall

Jan 15, 2025 | weirfoulds.com | Joseph Marshall

In a decision addressing the application of the standard of review on internal administrative appeals, WeirFoulds Partners Ben Kates and Amy Block secured a favourable result for the Law Society of Ontario (LSO) in Law Society of Ontario v. McLellan, 2024 ONSC 7204. The December 2024 ruling by the Divisional Court addressed the deference owing to the trier of fact in professional licensing decisions dealing with the good character of legal professionals.

Jan 15, 2025 | weirfoulds.com | Joseph Marshall

WeirFoulds is pleased to welcome three new lawyers to our Partnership. William Chang – Corporate & CommercialWill’s practice focuses on advising both start-up and established mid-market private companies with complex corporate-commercial matters, including mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, financing transactions and corporate structuring and reorganizations.

Jan 14, 2025 | weirfoulds.com | Joseph Marshall

WeirFoulds is pleased to announce that Partners Glenn Ackerley, Sandra Astolfo and Janet Bobechko have been listed in the 2025 edition of the Lexpert’s Leading 500 Cross-Border Lawyers: A Guide to Doing Business in Canada (Lexpert 500). Glenn and Sanra have repeatedly been ranked in previous editions of the Lexpert 500 guide, while this is Janet’s first time being ranked.

Jan 7, 2025 | weirfoulds.com | Joseph Marshall

WeirFoulds is very pleased to announce that the Firm has been ranked second in Novae Res Urbis‘ (NRU) 26th annual ranking of the top 10 planning and development law firms operating in the GTHA. The firm has consistently ranked highly in NRU’s year-end list, including first place rankings in 2015, 2019, 2021 and 2023. According to NRU, WeirFoulds had “an exceptional year that saw the firm achieve a range of notable victories for its public- and private-sector clients.

Dec 5, 2024 | weirfoulds.com | Joseph Marshall

WeirFoulds is pleased to welcome Arturo Pugliese as a Partner to the firm’s Real Estate Practice Group. Arturo’s practice focuses on real estate transactions, particularly in the areas of purchase and sale, financing and commercial leasing. His commercial real estate practice encompasses various industries and client types, including foreign investors interested in adding Canadian real estate to their investment portfolios.