Elizabeth Kurz
Automatically compiled listing. Details may contain errors.Associate at Gowling WLG
- Called to the bar
- 2018
- Languages
- English
Civil Litigation & Dispute ResolutionCivil Litigation & Dispute ResolutionAbout Elizabeth Kurz
Elizabeth Kurz is a Toronto litigator who takes on complex commercial and civil disputes as an associate in the Advocacy Group at Gowling WLG. Elizabeth's clients have ranged from banks and municipalities to mining companies and engineers, and the disputes involve everything from commercial contracts and shareholder conflicts to construction projects and professional liability.
Elizabeth earned a JD from the University of Toronto's Faculty of Law in 2017, after earlier studies at Queen's University. Law school meant plenty of clinical work, a stint as executive editor of the University of Toronto Faculty of Law Review, and research for two professors. Called to the Ontario bar in 2018, Elizabeth joined Gowling WLG as an associate that same year.
In the courtroom, Elizabeth has acted as counsel at every level of Ontario's courts, and also in private arbitrations. Where a file allows it, Elizabeth aims for sensible, efficient outcomes, using negotiation, mediation and settlement conferences to get there.
In 2021 Elizabeth wrote the chapter on Rule 76, Ontario's Simplified Procedure, for Civil Procedure and Practice in Ontario, a textbook CanLII publishes. Away from client files, Elizabeth gives time as a volunteer lawyer on Pro Bono Ontario's free legal advice hotline.
Practice areas
Commercial and shareholder disputes
Elizabeth acts in fights over commercial contracts and in disputes between shareholders. Banks and facility service providers are among the clients Elizabeth has represented.
Construction, infrastructure and P3 disputes
Construction and infrastructure disputes, including ones that come out of public-private partnerships (P3s), are part of Elizabeth's litigation work. Mass transit providers and municipalities have been among the clients.
Professional liability
Elizabeth handles professional liability disputes and has acted for engineers and cost consultants.
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Education & credentials
- JD, University of Toronto, Faculty of Law (2017)
- Called to the Ontario bar (2018)
Publications & speaking
- Rules of Civil Procedure Chapters, Particular Proceedings, Rule 76 - Simplified Procedure, Civil Procedure and Practice in Ontario, Noel Semple (ed.), Canadian Legal Information Institute (2021)
- Demystifying the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB), Gowling WLG (co-author) (2020)
- Temperature Screening at Workplaces: A "HOT" Topic Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic, Gowling WLG (co-author) (2020)
In the community
- Elizabeth volunteers as a lawyer with Pro Bono Ontario's free legal advice hotline.
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