Pinto Shekib LLP
3 lawyers · City of Toronto
One of 2,345 law firms listed in Toronto, and one of 794 handling Civil Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
About Pinto Shekib LLP
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Pinto Shekib LLP is a litigation firm based in Toronto, founded by partners Sancia Pinto and Farhad Shekib. Pinto came to Canada from India as a child, and Shekib arrived from Afghanistan. Both grew up in immigrant families and trained as litigators, building their early careers at firms on Bay Street before starting the firm together. Pinto also served as an adjudicator and mediator with Ontario tribunals before the firm's founding.
The practice centers on civil and commercial litigation, employment law, and estates, wills and trusts disputes, along with mediation and arbitration. Its lawyers have acted for multinational corporations, small businesses and individual clients in disputes ranging from wrongful dismissal claims to shareholder disputes and contested estates. They try to resolve most matters short of trial to hold down a client's legal costs, though the firm has taken cases through jury trials and appeals when that's what a client needs.
Pinto brings adjudicative experience into the firm's litigation work, having served as a mediator and adjudicator with Tribunals Ontario's Licence Appeal Tribunal and the Condominium Authority Tribunal, and having chaired the City of Toronto's Administrative Penalty Tribunal. Shekib was named in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada for commercial litigation and labour and employment law. Firm counsel Lambert Kwok spent years as a Crown prosecutor in Brampton and Mississauga before moving into private practice.
Practice areas
Milestones & recognition
- Farhad Shekib was recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada for commercial litigation and labour and employment law.
- Sancia Pinto completed a Certificate in Mediation at Harvard Law School and an Advanced Certificate in Adjudication through Osgoode Professional Development and the Society of Ontario Adjudicators and Regulators.
- Sancia Pinto has chaired the City of Toronto's Administrative Penalty Tribunal, which hears parking, red light camera and automated speed offence cases.
In the community
- Sancia Pinto serves as a mentor and subject matter assessor with Toronto Metropolitan University's Law Practice Program, providing practical training to aspiring lawyers.
- Farhad Shekib speaks at Ontario Bar Association programs on civil litigation and trial advocacy and is a published author with an Advocates' Society publication.
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- Law schools
- Osgoode Hall Law School, University of Ottawa, University of Toronto 3 of 3 lawyers
Who handles what
The neighbourhood
Pinto Shekib LLP's office is in the Madison Centre at 4950 Yonge Street, a 24 storey tower in the North Yonge corridor of North York with direct underground access to the Yonge-Sheppard subway station. The building sits close to the North York Civic Centre and federal government offices, and it's a few minutes' drive from Highway 401, which makes it a workable meeting point for clients coming in from across the GTA rather than only the immediate neighbourhood.
Frequently asked questions
- I was just let go from my job. Can Pinto Shekib LLP help with a wrongful dismissal claim?
- Employment law is one of the firm's core practice areas. Its lawyers represent both employees and employers, including in wrongful dismissal matters.
- A family member is disputing a parent's will. Does the firm handle estate disputes?
- Yes. The estates practice covers will challenges and other contested estates matters, and the firm acts for beneficiaries and estate trustees.
- I'm in a dispute with a business partner over control of our company. Can Pinto Shekib LLP take a shareholder dispute?
- The firm's commercial litigation practice includes shareholder and partnership disputes.
- Can the firm resolve a dispute through mediation instead of a trial?
- Sancia Pinto is a certified mediator who trained at Harvard Law School and has served as a mediator and adjudicator with several Ontario tribunals. The firm generally tries to resolve matters outside of court before a trial becomes necessary.
- Where is Pinto Shekib LLP located, and how do I get there?
- The office is at 4950 Yonge Street, Suite 2200, in the Madison Centre in North York, which has direct underground access to the Yonge-Sheppard subway station.
- How big is Pinto Shekib LLP, and who would handle my case?
- The firm is built around two founding partners, Sancia Pinto and Farhad Shekib, with firm counsel Lambert Kwok handling complex matters that carry a quasi-criminal or regulatory dimension.
Where to find them
4950 Yonge Street, Suite 2200, Toronto, ON M2N 6K1 · 416-901-9984
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