Anthony Moustacalis
2 lawyers · City of Toronto
One of 2,345 law firms listed in Toronto, and one of 455 handling Criminal Defence.
About Anthony Moustacalis
Anthony Moustacalis, known as AMA Law, is a small criminal defence and litigation practice at 121 Richmond Street West in Toronto's Financial District. The firm is built around Anthony Moustacalis, who has practiced advocacy for over 35 years in criminal law and general litigation. The practice covers criminal trials and appeals, white collar defence in corporate fraud, tax matters, and serious provincial offences, regulatory advocacy before bodies such as the Law Society, the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario, and the Licence Appeal Tribunal, and civil litigation including motions and judicial reviews.
Moustacalis served as President of the Criminal Lawyers' Association from 2013 to 2017 and sits on the board of The Advocates' Society. The firm's other lawyer, Aidan Seymour-Butler, also practices criminal law and has appeared before courts up to the Court of Appeal for Ontario. Seymour-Butler holds an LL.B from the University of Sussex and an LL.M from Trinity College Dublin, earned First-Class Honours for a dissertation on corporate criminal liability for aiding and abetting international crimes, and sits on the executive boards of the Canadian Bar Association's and Ontario Bar Association's Criminal Justice Sections.
Practice areas
Milestones & recognition
- Anthony Moustacalis served as President of the Criminal Lawyers' Association from 2013 to 2017, and previously served the association as Treasurer and Toronto Director.
- Moustacalis sits on the board of The Advocates' Society and has supervised interventions before the Supreme Court of Canada and the Court of Appeal for Ontario.
- In 2019, Aidan Seymour-Butler's article on immigration detention centres in the United Kingdom won the Denning Law Journal's Postgraduate Writing Competition and was later published.
In the community
- Anthony Moustacalis chairs the Alliance for Sustainable Legal Aid as the delegate for The Advocates' Society, a coalition of legal organizations that advocates for a sustainable and effective legal aid system in Ontario.
- Moustacalis presented oral submissions to the Miscarriages of Justice Commission's 2021 consultation, supporting a standing body to review wrongful convictions.
- Aidan Seymour-Butler volunteered with Pro Bono Ontario before being called to the bar.
Good to know
Wheelchair accessible
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This firm’s lawyers at a glance
- Law schools
- University of Sussex 1 of 2 lawyers
Who handles what
The neighbourhood
The firm's office sits at York and Richmond Streets, inside Toronto's Financial District, a compact downtown core of banking towers and law offices bounded by Queen, Yonge, Front and University. The same downtown core includes Osgoode Hall, home to the Court of Appeal for Ontario and the Divisional Court of the Superior Court of Justice, and the Osgoode subway station named for the same building, both near Toronto's other courthouses.
It's a downtown litigation address more than a neighbourhood storefront: busy with commuters and court traffic on weekdays, and quiet outside business hours, which fits a small advocacy practice that works across the courts rather than serving walk-in local clients.
Frequently asked questions
- Does AMA Law handle criminal trials and appeals?
- Yes. Anthony Moustacalis has practiced advocacy for over 35 years and the firm's practice is built around criminal defence, including cases that go to the Court of Appeal for Ontario.
- Can the firm help with a licence or regulatory hearing, not just a criminal charge?
- Yes. The firm does regulatory advocacy before bodies such as the Law Society, the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario, and the Licence Appeal Tribunal, alongside its criminal defence work.
- Does AMA Law only do criminal law, or civil matters too?
- The firm also handles civil litigation, including motions and judicial reviews, in addition to criminal trials, appeals, and white collar defence in areas like corporate fraud and tax matters.
- How big is AMA Law and who works there?
- It's a small practice with two lawyers: Anthony Moustacalis, a former President of the Criminal Lawyers' Association from 2013 to 2017, and Aidan Seymour-Butler, who focuses on criminal law and has appeared before the Court of Appeal for Ontario.
- Where is the office and how do I reach the firm?
- The office is at 1000-121 Richmond Street West in downtown Toronto's Financial District, near Osgoode Hall and the Osgoode subway station. Contact details are on the firm's website.
Where to find them
1000-121 Richmond St. W., Toronto, Ontario M5H 2K1 · 416-363-2656
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