About SOK LLP
SOK LLP is a Toronto firm that works only in expropriation law. It advises municipalities and other public bodies that need to acquire land for infrastructure, and it advises the property owners on the other side of that process, on projects ranging from road widenings and transit corridors to pipelines and utility easements. The firm's office is at 17 Leader Lane. The name reflects its senior partners, Paul B. Scargall, Matthew Owen-King, and Guillaume Lavictoire; it operated as Scargall Owen-King LLP until it added Lavictoire's name in January 2026.
The firm draws a clear line on who it will act for. It does not act for Metrolinx or the Ontario Ministry of Transportation, and in matters involving those two authorities it acts only for owners, so it never has to weigh a conflict between an expropriating authority and the landowner facing it. Paul Scargall has practiced expropriation law for more than 30 years, since being called to the bar in 1988. Guillaume Lavictoire, called to the bar in 2009, serves clients in French as well as English. Several lawyers at the firm are listed in The Best Lawyers in Canada for expropriation law.
Practice areas
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In the community
- Guillaume Lavictoire co-founded and directs Spinal CSF Leak Canada, a national health charity that focuses on outcomes for people with spontaneous intracranial hypotension caused by a spinal cerebrospinal fluid leak.
- Paul Scargall has served on Trent University's Lands Committee since being appointed in July 2019.
- Paul Scargall is a past director of the Children's Aid Society Foundation of York Region and a past director and vice chair of the Toronto Parking Authority board.
- Firm lawyers regularly teach and speak to outside organizations, including Ontario Bar Admission courses, the Advocates' Society, the Institute of Law Clerks of Ontario, and courses run by the International Right of Way Association.
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Wheelchair accessibleLawyers 13
This firm’s lawyers at a glance
- Called to the bar
- 1988–2025 · median 7 years in practice 13 of 13 lawyers
- Law schools
- Queen's University (3), Dalhousie University (2), University of Ottawa (2), University of Windsor (2), McGill University, Osgoode Hall Law School and 2 more 13 of 13 lawyers
- Languages on the roster
- English, French
Who handles what
Where to find them
17 Leader Lane, Toronto, Ontario M5E 1L8 · 416-869-2202
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