Isaacs Odinocki LLP
8 lawyers · Established 1993 · City of Toronto
One of 2,345 law firms listed in Toronto, and one of 202 handling Insurance Law.
About Isaacs Odinocki LLP
Isaacs Odinocki LLP is a litigation firm in Toronto with a history going back to 1993. Its roots trace to founder George Strathy, who built a maritime and transportation law practice before joining the Ontario Superior Court of Justice bench, and was later named Chief Justice of Ontario in 2014. The practice was known for a time as Isaacs & Co., which Canadian Lawyer Magazine included in 2006 and 2010 among Canada's firms in admiralty and transportation law, and today operates as Isaacs Odinocki LLP under founding partners Marc D. Isaacs and Arie Odinocki.
The firm concentrates on insurance defence and coverage, maritime and admiralty law, transportation law, and commercial litigation, acting for domestic and foreign insurers, policyholders, and shipping, trucking, rail, and air cargo interests. Marc D. Isaacs holds an LL.M. in Admiralty, with Distinction, from Tulane University, has been listed in The Best Lawyers in Canada for maritime law since 2009, and teaches Admiralty Law as an adjunct professor at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law. Arie Odinocki, the firm's managing partner, edits the LexisNexis annual publication Ontario Insurance Law & Commentary and has been selected annually since 2020 for The Best Lawyers in Canada in insurance law.
Practice areas
Milestones & recognition
- The firm's history goes back to 1993, when founder George Strathy built a maritime and transportation law practice; Strathy later served on the Ontario Superior Court of Justice and was appointed Chief Justice of Ontario in 2014.
- Canadian Lawyer Magazine recognized the predecessor firm, Isaacs & Co., in 2006 and 2010 for its work in admiralty and transportation law.
- Founding partner Marc D. Isaacs holds an LL.M. in Admiralty, with Distinction, from Tulane University, has been listed in The Best Lawyers in Canada for maritime law since 2009, and was named a Best Lawyers Lawyer of the Year in 2015.
- Marc Isaacs is a past president of the Canadian Maritime Law Association (2017) and the Canadian Transport Lawyers Association, and teaches Admiralty Law as an adjunct professor at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law.
- Founding partner Arie Odinocki, the firm's managing partner, has been selected annually since 2020 for The Best Lawyers in Canada in insurance law and edits the LexisNexis annual publication Ontario Insurance Law & Commentary.
Lawyers 8
Arie Odinocki
Managing Partner
Insurance LawCivil Litigation & Dispute Resolution
Chris Karpacz
Associate
Insurance LawCivil Litigation & Dispute Resolution
Erik Shum
Associate
Insurance LawCivil Litigation & Dispute Resolution
Marc D. Isaacs
Partner
Insurance LawCivil Litigation & Dispute Resolution
Mariya Zekel
Associate
Insurance LawCivil Litigation & Dispute Resolution
Michelle L. Staples
Associate
Insurance LawCivil Litigation & Dispute Resolution
Victoria Dale
Associate
Insurance LawCivil Litigation & Dispute Resolution
Vikram Kapur
Associate
Insurance Law
This firm’s lawyers at a glance
- Called to the bar
- 1996–2020 · median 13 years in practice 8 of 8 lawyers
- Law schools
- Osgoode Hall Law School (2), Queen Mary College, University of London (UK), Queen's University, University of Ottawa, University of Toronto, University of Western Ontario and 1 more 8 of 8 lawyers
Who handles what
The neighbourhood
Isaacs Odinocki LLP's office is in Suite 2110 at 1 Dundas Street West, one of four office towers connected to the Toronto Eaton Centre at the corner of Yonge and Dundas Streets. The tower was completed in 1977 and designed by Zeidler Partnership Architects, the same Toronto firm behind the Eaton Centre itself, whose first phase also opened in 1977. The building sits in the middle of downtown Toronto's retail and office core, a stretch of the city reshaped by that same wave of 1970s redevelopment around Yonge and Dundas.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Isaacs Odinocki handle maritime and cargo disputes?
- Yes. The firm's maritime and admiralty practice covers vessel arrests, marine collisions, salvage claims, cargo damage, marine insurance disputes, and regulatory matters under the Canada Shipping Act, along with hazardous material incidents at sea.
- Can Isaacs Odinocki defend a trucking, rail, or air cargo claim?
- Yes. The firm represents trucking companies, freight forwarders, shipping companies, and cargo insurers in transportation litigation, and takes on cargo subrogation claims on a no-cure, no-pay basis.
- Does the firm represent insurers, policyholders, or both in coverage disputes?
- Both. Isaacs Odinocki acts as coverage counsel for insurers, including as exclusive coverage counsel for one of Canada's largest personal lines insurers, and also advises individual and corporate policyholders on their rights and disputes under a policy.
- What kind of commercial litigation does Isaacs Odinocki take on?
- The commercial litigation team handles contract disputes, franchise disputes, shareholder and oppression remedy claims, debt collection, failed construction projects, and employment and wrongful dismissal claims, prepared with trial readiness in mind.
- How long has Isaacs Odinocki been practicing in Toronto?
- The firm's history goes back to 1993, when founder George Strathy built its maritime and transportation law practice. It later operated as Isaacs & Co. before becoming Isaacs Odinocki LLP.
- Where is Isaacs Odinocki's office located?
- The firm's office is at 1 Dundas Street West, Suite 2110, in downtown Toronto, at the corner of Yonge and Dundas Streets.
Where to find them
1 Dundas Street West Suite 2110 Toronto, Ontario M5G 1Z3
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