Fred Tayar & Associates Professional Corporation
3 lawyers · City of Toronto
One of 2,345 law firms listed in Toronto, and one of 794 handling Civil Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
About Fred Tayar & Associates Professional Corporation
Fred Tayar & Associates Professional Corporation is a commercial litigation firm at 65 Queen Street West in downtown Toronto. Founding partner Fred Tayar was called to the bar in Ontario in 1984, after earning a B.Sc. from the University of Toronto and an LL.B. from Osgoode Hall Law School. The firm has built its reputation in the Toronto business and legal community over the past 25 years, concentrating on bankruptcy and insolvency, commercial litigation, and estate litigation.
Mindy Tayar, called to the Ontario bar in 1985, holds an LL.B. from Osgoode Hall Law School, an LL.M. earned there in 2010, and a B.Admin. from the University of Ottawa. The firm's litigation work covers debtor and creditor disputes, mortgage enforcement, receiverships, and proposals under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act, as well as will challenges and other estate disputes. Rather than run every file the same way, the firm says it builds an individual strategy for each client, whether that client is a small business owner or a professional whose reputation is on the line.
Practice areas
Milestones & recognition
- Fred Tayar was called to the bar in Ontario in 1984, after earning an LL.B. from Osgoode Hall Law School and a B.Sc. from the University of Toronto.
- Mindy Tayar was called to the Ontario bar in 1985 and later earned an LL.M. from Osgoode Hall Law School in 2010, on top of an earlier LL.B. from the same school.
- Fred Tayar has acted as an instructor in bankruptcy and insolvency for the Law Society of Upper Canada's Bar Admission Course.
- In 2024, Canadian Lawyer reported that founding partner Fred Tayar acted for two of the plaintiffs in North York Excavating & Contracting Limited et al v. D'Urzo et al, a commercial dispute valued at 10 million dollars.
- A lawyer at the firm argued Teva Canada Ltd. v. TD Canada Trust, a 2017 Supreme Court of Canada case that decided how liability for a fraudulent cheque is split between a business and the bank that pays it out.
In the community
- Founding partner Fred Tayar presented a session called Esau v. Jacob: Live Courtroom Drama, co-presented with Marvin Huberman, at Limmud Toronto 2018, a volunteer-run Jewish learning festival.
Good to know
Wheelchair accessibleLawyers 3
This firm’s lawyers at a glance
- Called to the bar
- 1984–2004 · median 32 years in practice 2 of 3 lawyers
- Law schools
- Osgoode Hall Law School 1 of 3 lawyers
Who handles what
The neighbourhood
The firm's office is on Queen Street West in Toronto's downtown civic core, on the same stretch of the street as Toronto City Hall at 100 Queen Street West. A few blocks further west sits Osgoode Hall at 130 Queen Street West, the building that has long housed the Law Society of Ontario along with the Court of Appeal for Ontario and the Superior Court of Justice's Divisional Court. For a firm built around litigation, that puts the office close to where much of the province's appellate and civil court business is actually heard.
Frequently asked questions
- What areas of law does Fred Tayar & Associates handle?
- The firm concentrates on bankruptcy and insolvency, commercial litigation, and estate litigation, and has acted for debtors, secured and unsecured creditors, monitors, receivers, trustees, executors, and beneficiaries in disputes across these areas.
- A family member's will doesn't seem right. Can the firm help me challenge it?
- Yes. The firm's estate litigation work covers will challenges over testator capacity, undue influence, disinheritance, and the validity of a will's execution, along with intestacy, passing of accounts, and disputes over removing an executor.
- My business is dealing with a bankruptcy or insolvency issue. Does the firm handle that?
- Yes. The firm advises business owners and professionals on proposals, receivership issues, small business bankruptcy, and matters under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act, and represents both debtors and creditors in these disputes.
- I'm in a dispute with a business partner or shareholder. Can Fred Tayar & Associates represent me?
- Yes. The commercial litigation practice covers partnership and shareholder disputes, breach of contract claims, and commercial property disputes, and the firm generally recommends meeting with a lawyer early, before a dispute escalates.
- Where is the office and how do I reach the firm?
- The office is at 65 Queen Street West, Suite 1200, in downtown Toronto, and the firm can be reached at 416-363-1800.
- How long has Fred Tayar & Associates been practising in Toronto?
- Founding partner Fred Tayar was called to the Ontario bar in 1984, and the firm says it has built its practice in the Toronto business and legal community over the past 25 years.
Where to find them
65 Queen St. W., Suite 1200, Toronto, Ontario, M5H 2M5 · 416-363-1800
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