David Shiller
Automatically compiled listing. Details may contain errors.Counsel at Unified LLP
- Called to the bar
- 1990
Civil Litigation & Dispute ResolutionCivil Litigation & Dispute ResolutionAbout David Shiller
David Shiller is counsel at Unified LLP, where a long career in the courtroom is put to work alongside the firm's lawyers. Shiller's civil litigation has ranged from business and partnership fights to employment claims, defamation, property disputes and cases with a public or political edge.
After earning both civil law and common law degrees at McGill in 1988, Shiller articled at Goodman & Goodman (now Goodmans LLP) and stayed on as an associate until 1993. The Ontario call came in 1990. Shiller went on to found Shillers LLP, and the most recent partner there was Gil Fischler, who's now a partner at Unified.
Trial work is something Shiller also teaches. As an adjunct professor at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law, Shiller leads the Trial Advocacy course.
Practice areas
Business and commercial disputes
Shiller has litigated disputes between shareholders and between partners, along with civil fraud, bankruptcy and insolvency matters.
Employment and wrongful dismissal
Wrongful dismissal claims and other employment law cases form part of Shiller's litigation record.
Defamation and SLAPP motions
Shiller's work has included defamation cases and SLAPP motions, as well as trademark, copyright and professional negligence claims.
Property, public and regulatory matters
Shiller has handled condominium cases, commercial landlord and tenant disputes and commercial real estate litigation. The matters have also reached into Indigenous law, municipal elections, liquor licensing and government scandals.
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Education & credentials
- B.C.L. (civil law), McGill University, Faculty of Law (1988)
- LL.B. (common law), McGill University, Faculty of Law (1988)
- Member of the Ontario Bar (1990)
Notable cases
- Charlene Walsh v. 1124660 Ontario Limited, et al., SCC file 32777
As counsel at Shillers LLP, Shiller acted for the respondents 1124660 Ontario Limited and Brigitte Regenscheit on an application for leave to appeal 2008 ONCA 432, a civil case that included defamation and wrongful dismissal claims. The Supreme Court dismissed the leave application with costs.
Decisions where David Shiller appeared as counsel, from public court records. Past cases don't predict future results.
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