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Partner

Andrew Lokan

B.A., M.A., LL.B., LL.M.

Andrew Lokan is a distinguished advocate in the areas of constitutional law, administrative law, aboriginal law, labour and employment law, and complex commercial litigation. He has appeared before the Supreme Court of Canada in more than 25 cases that have defined the rights of Canadians and the limits of government powers and frequently appears before other appellate and trial courts.

 

Andrew has published widely on public law, and is a frequent speaker on the subject. He is Chair of the Board of Directors of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, which he has frequently represented on a pro bono basis, and he teaches constitutional litigation at Osgoode Hall Law School. Andrew is regularly recommended by Lexpert, Benchmark Litigation, and Best Lawyers in Canada as a leader in public law.

Education

  • Harvard University, LL.M., 1989
  • University of Ottawa, LL.B., 1988
  • University of Toronto, Mus.M., 1984
  • Cambridge University, B.A., 1983

Bar Admissions

  • Ontario, 1991

Professional Affiliations

  • Ontario Bar Association - Constitutional, Civil Liberties, and Human Rights Section Executive

Awards and Honours

  • Lexpert Special Edition on Litigation - Recognized as a leader in Litigation in Regulatory & Public Law - 2023
  • Chambers Canada - Litigation - Administrative & Public Law Ontario
  • Best Lawyers in Canada 2024 - Administrative and Public Law, Appellate Practice
  • Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory - Consistently Recommended - Litigation - Regulatory & Public Law
  • Benchmark Litigation - Litigation Star
  • Best Lawyers in Canada - Administrative and Public Law - Since 2009
  • Lawday's Leading Lawyers - Charter and Constitutional Law, Administrative Law

Community Involvement

  • Board of Directors -Canadian Civil Liberties Association

  • Participant and Profiled – Flip Your Wig for Justice Campaign 2016

Publications

  • Speaker – Discussion of the new Ontario Crown Liability and Proceedings Act – Ontario Bar Association – December 4, 2019

  • Constitutional Litigation in Canada – Carswell: looseleaf – 2006

  • Constitutional Exemptions: The Remedy that Dare Not Speak its Name – 27 N.J.C.L. 179 – 2009

  • The Federal Court’s Jurisdiction to Apply the Constitution – 21 N.J.C.L. 155 – 2007

  • From Weber to Parry Sound:  The Expanded Scope of Arbitration – 11 C.L.E.L.J. 1 – 2004

  • The role of expert evidence in Aboriginal rights litigation – Magnet & Dorey (eds.), Aboriginal Rights Litigation – LexisNexis, 2003

  • From Recognition to Reconciliation: The Functions of Aboriginal Rights Law – 23 Melb.U.L.Rev. 65 – 1999

  • The Rise and Fall of Doctrine under Section 1 of the Charter – 24 Ottawa L.Rev. 163 – 1992

Presentations

  • Speaker – Discussion of the new Ontario Crown Liability and Proceedings Act – Ontario Bar Association December 2019

  • Interviewee – The constitutionality of Canada’s proposed national securities regulator – BNN’s SqueezePlay

  • Interviewee –  The constitutionality of Quebec’s anti-protest law, Bill 78 – CTV Newsworld