Nolan Downer
Automatically compiled listing. Details may contain errors.Partner at Giffen Lawyers LLP
- Called to the bar
- 2010
Personal Injury
Employment & Labour LawPersonal InjuryEmployment & Labour LawAbout Nolan Downer
Insurance work sits at the centre of Nolan Downer's practice at Giffen Lawyers in Waterloo. That means defending liability claims over property damage and bodily injury, analysing policy coverage and handling coverage applications. Nolan also acts for people injured and pursuing a claim of their own, and takes on employment matters.
A partner since January 1, 2023, Nolan came to Giffen's litigation group in 2012. The years before that were spent in London, Ontario, at a regional firm where Nolan began practising after being called to the bar in 2010. While working there, Nolan also earned a Master of Laws at Western, finishing with distinction.
That graduate research looked at how courts review investment arbitrations brought under Chapter 11 of NAFTA, and asked whether Canada should ratify the ICSID Convention to shut off that kind of review. In practice, Nolan has run a great many examinations and has a lot of experience before both the Ontario Superior Court of Justice and the Divisional Court.
Nolan's first degree, from the University of Guelph in 2005, was in political science. Away from work, Nolan likes time with family and friends and is a keen fan of film, political memoirs and Guinness.
Practice areas
Liability defence and coverage
Nolan defends claims involving occupiers' liability, car crashes, bodily injury and product liability, and handles subrogation. Coverage files, from disputes over a policy to coverage applications, are a regular part of the work too.
Claims for injured people
Nolan also represents plaintiffs in personal injury cases.
Employment matters
Employment law is the third strand of Nolan's practice.
Education & credentials
- Bachelor of Arts in Political Science (minor in Economics), University of Guelph (2005)
- Juris Doctor, University of Western Ontario (2008)
- Called to the Bar (2010)
- Master of Laws, with distinction, University of Western Ontario
Publications & speaking
- Shifting Grounds: Judicial Review under NAFTA Chapter 11 and the Ratification of ICSID, Master of Laws thesis, The University of Western Ontario (2014)
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