Solmon Rothbart Tourgis Slodovnick LLP
9 lawyers · City of Toronto
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About Solmon Rothbart Tourgis Slodovnick LLP
Solmon Rothbart Tourgis Slodovnick LLP (SRTS) is a litigation firm at 375 University Avenue in downtown Toronto. The practice grew out of a solo practice built by founding partner Melvyn L. Solmon, who represented clients in financial difficulty against banks and other large institutions and built a reputation for creative, practical solutions to those disputes. Solmon earned a Master of Laws from Harvard University in 1974, clerked at the Supreme Court of Canada with Justice Spence that same year, and was called to the Ontario bar in 1976 and the New York bar in 2003. The firm's own site credits Solmon with lead counsel work in excess of 800 reported decisions.
The firm once practised as Solmon Rothbart Goodman LLP before taking its current four name partner structure. Today SRTS focuses on corporate and commercial litigation, banking and mortgage disputes, employment litigation, bankruptcy and insolvency matters, estate litigation, professional negligence claims, and class actions, and it also runs an active class action practice with cases that have gone through certification and mediation before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. Its nine lawyers appear at all levels of Ontario court as well as in arbitration and mediation, and between them the team can work in Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu, Arabic and Chinese in addition to English.
Practice areas
Milestones & recognition
- The firm grew from a solo practice built by founding partner Melvyn L. Solmon, who represented clients in financial difficulty against banks and other large institutions and built a reputation for creative, practical solutions.
- Melvyn L. Solmon earned a Master of Laws from Harvard University in 1974, clerked at the Supreme Court of Canada with Justice Spence that year, was called to the Ontario bar in 1976, and was called to the New York bar in 2003.
- The firm previously practised as Solmon Rothbart Goodman LLP. Founding partner Randall M. Rothbart, called to the Ontario bar in 1983, articled at Goodman and Goodman, now Goodmans LLP, before the firm took its current name.
- Partner Nancy J. Tourgis was called to the Ontario bar in 1995, articled at the firm, and is responsible for the firm's articling students and legal education.
- Partner Avrum D. Slodovnick was called to the Ontario bar in 1989.
In the community
- Melvyn L. Solmon has been a member of the faculty of Osgoode Hall Law School's Intensive Trial Advocacy Program for more than 40 years, and has also taught trial advocacy at Notre Dame University, Moncton University and the University of Toronto.
- Randall M. Rothbart serves as legal counsel to the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) Toronto, chairs its Regulatory Affairs Committee, and is a former member of BOMA Toronto's board of directors.
- Avrum D. Slodovnick serves on the executive and board of directors of Beth Radom Congregation.
- One of the firm's lawyers has lectured at a law school in China and delivered a multi part lecture series to the Chongqing Bar Association.
Good to know
Wheelchair accessible
By appointmentLawyers 9
Avrum D. Slodovnick
Partner
Civil Litigation & Dispute ResolutionReal Estate Law
Cameron Wetmore
Partner
Civil Litigation & Dispute ResolutionReal Estate Law
James P. McReynolds
Associate
Civil Litigation & Dispute ResolutionBankruptcy & Insolvency
Joanne Iskander Salmoon
Associate
Civil Litigation & Dispute Resolution
John Hunter
Associate
Civil Litigation & Dispute ResolutionBusiness & Corporate Law
Melvyn L. Solmon
Partner
Civil Litigation & Dispute ResolutionBankruptcy & Insolvency
Nancy J. Tourgis
Partner
Civil Litigation & Dispute ResolutionBusiness & Corporate Law
Rajiv Joshi
Associate
Civil Litigation & Dispute ResolutionBusiness & Corporate Law
Randall M. Rothbart
Counsel
Civil Litigation & Dispute ResolutionReal Estate Law
This firm’s lawyers at a glance
- Called to the bar
- 1976–2023 · median 30 years in practice 9 of 9 lawyers
- Law schools
- Osgoode Hall Law School (3), Harvard University, Queen's University, University of Birmingham, University of British Columbia, University of Western Ontario and 1 more 9 of 9 lawyers
- Languages on the roster
- Arabic, English, Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu
Who handles what
The neighbourhood
SRTS's office is at 375 University Avenue, on a stretch of downtown Toronto built around the province's court system. The Ontario Superior Court of Justice runs several buildings along the same avenue, including civil courtrooms at 330 and 393 University Avenue and the criminal and family courthouse at 361 University Avenue. For a firm built on litigation, from banking and mortgage disputes to employment claims and class actions, an office within walking distance of the courts where those cases are argued is a practical fit rather than a coincidence.
Frequently asked questions
- What kind of law does Solmon Rothbart Tourgis Slodovnick LLP practice?
- SRTS is a Toronto litigation firm. Its lawyers handle corporate and commercial disputes, banking and mortgage litigation, employment litigation, bankruptcy and insolvency matters, estate litigation, professional negligence claims, and class actions, and they appear before all levels of Ontario court as well as in arbitration and mediation.
- I'm in a dispute with my business partners or fellow shareholders, can SRTS help?
- Yes. The firm's corporate and commercial litigation practice covers partnership and shareholder disputes, oppression remedies, joint venture disagreements and fiduciary claims.
- My bank is pursuing a power of sale on my property, can the firm represent me?
- SRTS grew out of a practice representing borrowers, guarantors and mortgagors facing banks and other financial institutions, and its real estate litigation work today includes mortgage and power of sale disputes.
- Does the firm handle wrongful dismissal claims?
- Yes. Employment litigation, including wrongful dismissal and discrimination and human rights matters, is one of the firm's practice areas.
- Do any of the lawyers at SRTS speak languages other than English?
- Yes. Lawyers at the firm are fluent in Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu and Arabic, and one associate is also conversational in Chinese.
- Where is the firm located and is it close to the courts?
- SRTS is at 375 University Avenue in downtown Toronto, on the same stretch of University Avenue as several Ontario Superior Court of Justice buildings, including the civil courts at 330 and 393 University Avenue and the criminal and family courthouse at 361 University Avenue.
Where to find them
375 University Avenue, Suite 701, Toronto, Ontario M5G 2J5 · 416-947-1093
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