Liam Thompson

About Liam Thompson

Liam Thompson is a condominium litigator at Cohen Highley LLP who acts for condo boards, property managers and unit owners. Liam also gives condominium corporations and property management companies advice on managing risk and staying compliant with the rules that govern them.

That condo practice grew out of family law. Liam first came to Cohen Highley as an articling student, rotating through every area the firm covers and appearing in Small Claims Court, the Ontario Court of Justice, the Superior Court of Justice and before several tribunals. Family law followed, practised from the firm's London office, and it was there, in court on sensitive and often high-conflict cases, that Liam built up experience with emotionally charged disputes, the same experience now carried into condo litigation.

The road to law wasn't a straight one. After an Honours Specialization in Creative Writing and English Language and Literature at Western University and a diploma in audio recording technology, Liam spent time working in the local music industry, then went back to Western for a law degree. There, Liam worked in the criminal and advanced family law divisions of Community Legal Services, the student-staffed legal aid clinic, finished as a top oralist in the Lerners Cup and competed on the school's Wilson Moot team. Away from work, Liam's interests have included producing electronic music, golf and cooking.

Condo owners and boards can also hear Liam on the firm's Legal Minute audio segments, which cover what makes a lobby or mail room a secured common area under the Criminal Code and what a buyer planning renovations should check in the declaration, by-laws and rules first.