About Regency Law Group

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Regency Law Group is a full-service law firm based in downtown Hamilton, Ontario, on James Street South. Eric C. Nanayakkara and Gregory P. Mallia founded the firm in 2017, and it's grown into a team of five lawyers and two legal consultants working across litigation, real estate, corporate and commercial law, employment law, family law, wills and estates, personal injury, and insurance law.

The founders bring different training to the practice. Nanayakkara studied history at the University of Western Ontario, earned a Juris Doctor and a Master of Laws in Australia, was called to the Ontario bar in 2008, and became a certified mediator through the Harvard Negotiation Institute in 2017. Mallia, a McMaster University graduate, was called to the bar in Florida in 2012 and in Ontario in 2014, and leads the firm's real estate group. The team also includes two longer serving consultants: one was called to the Ontario bar in 1982, brings more than 35 years of litigation experience, and belongs to the Hamilton Law Association, and another has practiced since 1975 and holds a Law Society of Ontario Certified Specialist designation in litigation. Regency Law Group takes on matters before Ontario's courts and administrative tribunals.

In the community

  • Lawyers at the firm hold board or committee roles with the Ontario Bar Association, the Hamilton Law Association, the Hamilton Lawyers' Club, Hamilton Health Sciences, and Hillfield Strathallan College.
  • Nanayakkara chairs the Lawyers Legacy for Children Advisory Committee and has served as president of the Hamilton Club and the Hamilton Lawyers' Club.
  • The firm runs mentorship and education placements for students from Hillfield Strathallan College and Mohawk College.
  • Regency Law Group supports the Hamilton Food Bank and has partnered with Wellwood and Hamilton Health Sciences on local health initiatives.
  • The firm sponsors local Indigenous community events held on the treaty lands of the Mississaugas of the Credit, and its office art collection includes work by Ojibway artists from Manitoulin Island.
  • Regency Law Group is a patron of the Art Gallery of Hamilton, Theatre Aquarius, and the Hamilton Arts Council, and it supports the Supercrawl festival.

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This firm’s lawyers at a glance

Called to the bar
2005–2020 · median 12 years in practice 3 of 5 lawyers
Law schools
Barry University School of Law, University of Leicester, University of Sussex 3 of 5 lawyers

Where to find them

194 James Street South, Hamilton, Ontario L8P 3A7 · 905-383-0500

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