O'Toole Advocacy
1 lawyer · City of Toronto
One of 2,345 law firms listed in Toronto, and one of 764 handling Business & Corporate Law.
About O'Toole Advocacy
O'Toole Advocacy is a small Toronto business litigation firm. It's the registered business name of Bruce O'Toole Law Professional Corporation, run out of an office suite at 10 King Street East in the city's Financial District. The practice centres on commercial and securities litigation, including class actions and regulatory proceedings, and it also takes on general corporate and shareholder disputes, directors' and officers' liability matters, mining disputes, contractual and negligence claims, investment loss claims, employment disputes, and administrative law.
Bruce O'Toole has appeared before the Commercial Court and the Court of Appeal for Ontario, and has represented clients in investigations and enforcement hearings before regulators including the Ontario Securities Commission, the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization, the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada, and the Mutual Fund Dealers Association. Beyond litigation, O'Toole also works as a mediator, helping parties move past fixed positions toward practical, value creating solutions instead of getting stuck arguing over positions. The firm bills on a flat fee or hourly basis and describes its rates as typically one half to two thirds of what large commercial firms charge.
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Flat feeWho handles what
The neighbourhood
The firm's office sits in a fifteen storey building at 10 King Street East, put up in 1960 in Toronto's Financial District. The TTC streetcar runs right at the building's front door and the subway is only steps away, which is useful for a practice built around commercial and securities litigation: the regulators and courts at the centre of that work sit in the same downtown core. It's a working office tower rather than a landmark, but the location keeps the firm inside the same few blocks as the institutions its cases usually involve.
Frequently asked questions
- What kind of legal work does O'Toole Advocacy handle?
- The firm focuses on commercial and securities litigation, including class actions and regulatory proceedings. It also takes on shareholder disputes, directors' and officers' liability matters, investment loss claims, contractual and negligence disputes, and employment matters.
- Can O'Toole Advocacy represent me in an OSC or CIRO investigation?
- Yes. Bruce O'Toole has represented clients in investigations and enforcement hearings before the Ontario Securities Commission, the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization, the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada, and the Mutual Fund Dealers Association, among other regulators.
- Does the firm handle mediation as well as litigation?
- Yes. Bruce O'Toole also works as a mediator, helping parties on both sides of a dispute move past fixed positions and toward a practical resolution.
- How does O'Toole Advocacy charge for its services?
- The firm offers both flat fee and hourly billing and describes its rates as typically one half to two thirds of what large commercial firms charge, with fees worked out based on the specifics of the matter.
- Where is O'Toole Advocacy located?
- The office is in Toronto's Financial District, at 10 King Street East, with direct TTC streetcar and subway access.
- Is O'Toole Advocacy a large firm?
- No. It's a solo litigation practice built around Bruce O'Toole, operating under the O'Toole Advocacy name as Bruce O'Toole Law Professional Corporation.
Where to find them
600-10 King Street East, Toronto, Ontario, M5C 1C3, Canada · 647-946-2905
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