Roy O'Connor LLP
6 lawyers · City of Toronto
One of 2,345 law firms listed in Toronto, and one of 794 handling Civil Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
About Roy O'Connor LLP
Roy O'Connor LLP is a small litigation firm in Toronto that focuses on class actions, commercial and securities litigation, and general civil litigation. Founding partners Peter L. Roy and David F. O'Connor left large national law firms to start the practice, bringing decades of complex corporate commercial and securities litigation experience with them. The firm represents both plaintiffs and defendants, appearing before Canadian courts and administrative tribunals in disputes involving securities regulation, shareholder rights, and director and officer liability.
As class counsel, the firm has secured judgments and settlements exceeding $2.5 billion, including work on the national hepatitis C settlement for people infected through blood transfusions before 1986 or after 1990, and unpaid overtime claims against several Canadian banks. Roy is a Certified Specialist in Civil Litigation with the Law Society of Upper Canada and a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America. O'Connor served on the steering committee for the Volkswagen and Audi diesel emissions class actions, which reached settlements exceeding $2.3 billion. Robert Spiegel, Of Counsel to the firm, practices in English and French after seven years as counsel at the Toronto Stock Exchange.
Practice areas
Milestones & recognition
- Benchmark Canada has named the firm a Firm of the Year in 2013, 2015, 2017 and 2023.
- A 2022 decision in the firm's unpaid overtime case against CIBC was named one of Lexpert's Top 10 Business Decisions of 2021/2022.
- The firm recovered 100% of the more than $50 million in management fees it alleged Transamerica Life Canada had overcharged policyholders, in a settlement.
- Peter L. Roy has been a Certified Specialist in Civil Litigation with the Law Society of Upper Canada since 1989.
Good to know
Wheelchair accessibleLawyers 6
David F. O'Connor
Senior Partner
Civil Litigation & Dispute ResolutionClass Actions
J. Adam Dewar
Partner
Class ActionsCivil Litigation & Dispute Resolution
James Katsuras
Associate
Class ActionsCivil Litigation & Dispute Resolution
Peter L. Roy
Founding Partner / Senior Litigation Counsel
Civil Litigation & Dispute ResolutionClass Actions
Robert Spiegel
Counsel
Business & Corporate Law
Sean M. Grayson
Partner
Business & Corporate LawCivil Litigation & Dispute Resolution
This firm’s lawyers at a glance
- Called to the bar
- 1992 · median 34 years in practice 2 of 6 lawyers
- Law schools
- University of Windsor (3), McGill University, University of Toronto 5 of 6 lawyers
Who handles what
The neighbourhood
Roy O'Connor LLP's office is on Yonge Street in midtown Toronto, at 1920 Yonge Street. Both founding partners spent their earlier careers at large national law firms before starting this smaller practice. The firm's work, class actions, securities litigation and commercial disputes, takes it before Ontario's courts and regulatory tribunals such as the Ontario Securities Commission and IIROC rather than any one neighbourhood courthouse.
Frequently asked questions
- Is Roy O'Connor LLP a class action law firm?
- Yes. Roy O'Connor LLP has served as class counsel in judgments and settlements totaling more than $2.5 billion, in cases involving product liability, unpaid overtime, and securities matters.
- I think I'm part of one of the firm's unpaid overtime class actions against a bank, how do I find out?
- Roy O'Connor LLP was class counsel in the unpaid overtime class actions against CIBC, Scotiabank, TD Bank and RBC Dominion Securities. Case details and settlement information are posted on the firm's website under Cases.
- Does Roy O'Connor LLP only represent people suing companies, or does it defend companies too?
- The firm acts for both plaintiffs and defendants. It has represented independent directors and corporate clients in securities and commercial litigation, alongside its work for plaintiffs in class actions.
- What kind of securities or shareholder disputes does the firm handle?
- Roy O'Connor LLP handles director and officer liability, shareholder oppression and derivative actions, and securities litigation, including matters before regulators such as the Ontario Securities Commission and IIROC.
- Who founded Roy O'Connor LLP?
- Peter L. Roy and David F. O'Connor founded the firm after both left senior positions at large national Canadian law firms to start this firm in Toronto.
- Where is Roy O'Connor LLP located and how do I contact the firm?
- The office is at 1920 Yonge Street, Suite 300, in Toronto. It can be reached at 416-362-1989 or by email at info@royoconnor.ca.
Where to find them
1920 Yonge Street, Suite 300, Toronto, Ontario M4S 3E2 · 416-362-1989
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