3/9/2010

Paliare Roland Rosenberg Rothstein is proud to be chosen as one of the top 10 boutique litigation firms by Canadian Lawyer Magazine. We were recognized for our work on major insolvencies such as Nortel Networks, Stelco and Air Canada as well our counsel in the Goudge Inquiry, the Toronto Computer Leasing Inquiry and the Walkerton Inquiry.

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2/24/2010

Paliare Roland Rosenberg Rothstein LLP has been listed as one of the top Dispute Resolution firms in Ontario by the Chambers Global Guide 2010. Since 1990, Chambers has published the world’s leading guides to the legal profession and has built a reputation for in-depth, objective research.

The guide describes our firm as having “an especially tight focus on administrative and public law, but also excels in areas ranging from corporate disputes and general commercial cases to class actions and labour.”   The guide describes the lawyers at Paliare Roland as "superb, organised, intelligent, and enormously efficient." 

Clients quoted in the guide say of our lawyers that Chris Paliare is “a fearless litigator [that] is willing to fight if he needs to, but also able to get good results in a non-litigious manner." Linda Rothstein is "a well-rounded litigator and a rising star" that has handled a number of tough, high-profile cases and "deserves every ounce of reputation she has." Robert Centa is a younger lawyer who is already seen as "a next generation superstar who will be a leader."

12/2/2009

Chris Paliare was listed in the Lexpert 2009 Guide to the Leading U.S./Canada Cross-border Litigation Lawyers in Canada. Chris was recognized in the fields of Corporate Commercial, Class Action & Securities Litigation.

Rob Centa was listed among the Canadian Litigation Lawyers to Watch in the Lexpert 2009 Guide to the Leading U.S./Canada Cross-border Litigation Lawyers in Canada.

9/18/2009

At the Supreme Court of Canada, Richard Stephenson, Danny Kastner and Jodi Martin successfully represented the Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC), acting in support of the Consumers Association of Canada and the National Anti-Poverty Organization in Bell Canada v. Bell Aliant Regional Communications. The court agreed with PIAC's position that telecommunications service providers had overcharged telephone customers in the amount of approximately $300 million. The court ordered the amount rebated to customers.

6/10/2009

Rob Centa was a co-director of Civil Advocacy Before Trial: Essentials for New Litigators, two-day intensive seminar offered by the University of Toronto Faculty of Law Summer Institute for Executive Education, provides new lawyers in their first five years of practice with essential substantive and strategic advice on how to be better advocates. Linda Rothstein, Richard Stephenson, and Gordon Capern also participated in the seminar.