Ruderman Shaw

About Ruderman Shaw

Ruderman Shaw traces back to 1993, when John Ruderman and Hugh Shaw joined forces to open a firm at Yonge and Eglinton in midtown Toronto, and the office has stayed on Holly Street ever since. John Ruderman has since retired from the practice of law. Hugh Shaw continues to practice at the same location, now under the name F.H. Hugh Shaw, Barrister & Solicitor, while the firm still operates under the Ruderman Shaw name. Hugh Shaw graduated from Osgoode Hall Law School in 1984 and was called to the Ontario bar in 1986.

The practice centres on real estate, covering residential, commercial and industrial purchases and sales, mortgage financing, leasing and condominium matters, along with business and corporate law, and wills, trusts and estate planning and administration. It also handles related litigation, including debt collection, commercial disputes and contested estates. Hugh Shaw has completed foreclosures and sales under power of sale for financial institutions and has long experience in personal property collection, including equipment leases and chattel mortgage security. The firm's lawyers are Ontario Notaries Public and its law clerks are Commissioners for Oaths. For matters outside those areas, such as family law, criminal law, immigration law and environmental litigation, the firm relies on a referral network rather than handling the work in house.