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Marty is an experienced Toronto commercial litigation lawyer and he was a summer and articling student at Devry Smith Frank LLP before joining the commercial litigation group in 2010. Marty attended Queen’s University (B.A.H. in Political Studies) and the University of Windsor (LL.B.). He received multiple academic awards from Queen’s University and Upper Canada College.
Marty practices in all aspects of commercial litigation, with a focus on employment law. He has been involved in cases relating to:
Marty has appeared before many levels of court including before masters and Judges of the Superior Court. He has attended at examinations for discovery, settlement conferences and trials. Please feel free to contact our commercial litigation lawyer Marty directly at 416-446-5826.
He enjoys watching and umpiring baseball, and he is an avid tennis player and instructor. Marty enjoys travelling in Asia and Europe.
Chatoor v. Xerox Global Services, 2011 HRTO 2232 (CanLII), which addressed an employer’s objection to the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario’s jurisdiction to adjudicate a complaint; Ruremesha v. Travelers Guarantee Company of Canada et al, 2012 HRTO 1044 (CanLii) in which the Tribunal decided that a full hearing would be required to address all issues raised in the Application, and Koenig v. University of Toronto, 2012 HRTO 1098 (CanLII), which was a reconsideration decision of the Tribunal with respect to allegations of discrimination based on citizenship.
Chatoor v. Xerox Global Services, 2011 HRTO 2232 (CanLII), which addressed an employer’s objection to the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario’s jurisdiction to adjudicate a complaint;
Ruremesha v. Travelers Guarantee Company of Canada et al, 2012 HRTO 1044 (CanLii) in which the Tribunal decided that a full hearing would be required to address all issues raised in the Application, and
Koenig v. University of Toronto, 2012 HRTO 1098 (CanLII), which was a reconsideration decision of the Tribunal with respect to allegations of discrimination based on citizenship.
For more information on commercial litigation, please feel free to contact Toronto commercial litigation lawyer Marty Rabinovitch.
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