Aitken Legal
1 lawyer · City of Toronto
One of 2,345 law firms listed in Toronto, and one of 794 handling Civil Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
About Aitken Legal
Aitken Legal is a commercial litigation practice founded by Craig Aitken, based in Toronto's Financial District at 120 Adelaide Street West. The firm describes itself as cloud based and remote capable, with on the ground experience in Ontario, Alberta, and British Columbia and clients in Ottawa, Kitchener-Waterloo, Markham, Hamilton, Edmonton, Vancouver, and Calgary. Its work centres on commercial and civil disputes, corporate and shareholder conflicts, fraud and asset recovery, NDA and trade secret matters, employment investigations, and appeals, often built around urgent remedies such as Mareva injunctions, Norwich orders, and Anton Piller orders.
Craig Aitken founded the firm after practicing law in Alberta and British Columbia, and holds a Master's of International History with distinction from the London School of Economics. Before law, a period as a Naval Combat Information Operator in the Canadian Forces involved working with classified information aboard military vessels, an early experience that later fed a research interest: a Graduate Fellowship in Law and Innovation at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law, focused on trade secrecy and confidential information. Courtroom experience since has included the Courts of Appeal in Ontario and Alberta, the Ontario Divisional Court, and submissions to the Supreme Court of Canada.
Practice areas
Milestones & recognition
- Founder Craig Aitken holds a Graduate Fellowship in Law and Innovation from the University of Toronto Faculty of Law, awarded for research into trade secrecy and confidential information.
- Courtroom experience includes appearances before the Courts of Appeal in Ontario and Alberta and the Ontario Divisional Court, along with submissions to the Supreme Court of Canada.
Who handles what
The neighbourhood
Aitken Legal's office sits in the Richmond-Adelaide Centre, a cluster of commercial buildings in Toronto's Financial District bounded by Richmond, Sheppard, Adelaide, and York streets. The complex is connected into Toronto's underground PATH network, linking the building to the subway and GO Transit without going outside, useful for a practice built to be remote capable and to respond quickly to urgent court matters. It's a working office core rather than a heritage streetscape, with a retail concourse that serves an estimated 5,200 people who work in the complex.
Frequently asked questions
- I lost money to an investment scam or think funds were misappropriated. Can Aitken Legal help?
- Yes. Aitken Legal handles fraud and asset recovery matters, guiding clients through steps to locate and seek to recover assets after fraudulent investment losses, misappropriation of funds, or embezzlement, including urgent remedies such as Mareva injunctions, Norwich orders, and Anton Piller orders.
- A former employee or business partner may have taken confidential information. What should I do?
- Aitken Legal handles disputes over non-disclosure agreements, restrictive covenants, and trade secret or confidentiality breaches, including cases where a departing employee or partner may have used confidential information or a business opportunity that wasn't theirs. The firm notes that acting quickly matters, since an early investigation and response can shape the outcome.
- Does Aitken Legal handle workplace investigations and severance disputes?
- Yes. The firm represents both employers and employees on workplace departures and terminations, working toward resolving severance and post-employment obligation issues without litigation where possible, and can coordinate with forensic accounting or IT specialists on emergent misconduct investigations.
- I already had a trial and lost. Can Aitken Legal take over just for the appeal?
- Yes. Aitken Legal offers appellate services, including cases where it is retained solely for the appeal, distilling the evidence and legal issues from a lower court proceeding into arguments for the court of appeal.
- Does Aitken Legal only take clients in Toronto?
- No. The firm describes itself as cloud based and remote capable, with on the ground experience in Ontario, Alberta, and British Columbia, and clients in Ottawa, Kitchener-Waterloo, Markham, Hamilton, Edmonton, Vancouver, and Calgary in addition to Toronto.
- Does Aitken Legal offer a free consultation?
- The firm's website advertises a free consultation, bookable by phone or email.
Where to find them
120 Adelaide St. W., #2500, Toronto, ON M5H 1T1 · 416-882-1395
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