Does St. Lawrence Barristers represent survivors of institutional abuse?

Yes. The firm lists civil sexual assault and harassment as one of its practice areas and currently represents survivors of abuse at the now closed Robert Land Academy boarding school.

Can St. Lawrence Barristers help with a media or defamation matter?

Media and defamation law is one of the firm's listed practice areas, alongside privacy and crisis management work for people and organizations dealing with a reputational dispute.

Does the firm argue cases at the Supreme Court of Canada, or just in Ontario?

Its lawyers have appeared before the Supreme Court of Canada, including in CBC v Named Person (2024) and Hansman v Neufeld (2023), as well as before the Ontario Court of Appeal and administrative tribunals across the country.

How big is St. Lawrence Barristers and what kind of firm is it?

It's a small litigation firm with about nine lawyers, working from a single Toronto office rather than a network of branches.

Where is St. Lawrence Barristers located?

The firm is at 33 Britain Street in Toronto, in the city's Moss Park neighbourhood. It can be reached at 647.245.2121 or info@stlbarristers.ca.

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About St. Lawrence Barristers PC

St. Lawrence Barristers PC is a small litigation firm at 33 Britain Street in Toronto's Moss Park neighbourhood. Alexi Wood, the firm's founding lawyer, was called to the Ontario bar in 2007 and has taught tort law as an adjunct professor at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law since 2012. The firm now has about nine lawyers who appear as trial and appellate counsel before every level of court in Canada and before numerous administrative tribunals. Its practice spans civil and commercial litigation, health law, media and defamation law, privacy, education law, professional regulation, not-for-profit governance, and administrative and constitutional law, with a particular focus on civil sexual assault and harassment claims.

The firm runs its practice without paper files and describes itself as a workplace built around a hands-on mentorship model, hiring one or two first-year law students each year rather than recruiting upper-year candidates. It also states three guiding commitments: reconciliation (it notes its Toronto office sits on the traditional territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit, Anishnabeg, Chippewa, Haudenosaunee, and Wendat peoples), equality, diversity and inclusion, and environmental sustainability.

Practice areas

Civil Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Administrative & Regulatory Law

Health Law

Milestones & recognition

A lawyer at the firm was recognized in Best Lawyers in Canada 2026 for corporate and commercial litigation, administrative and public law, and health care law.
A lawyer at the firm was named a 2025 Benchmark Litigation Star.
Lawyers at the firm have appeared as counsel before the Supreme Court of Canada, including in CBC v Named Person (2024) and Hansman v Neufeld (2023).
The firm's lawyers have also appeared before the Ontario Court of Appeal, including in Ahluwalia v Ahluwalia (2023) and Hategan v Frederiksen (2022).

In the community

The firm frequently acts as intervener counsel at the Supreme Court of Canada for environmental organizations, nonprofits, equity seeking groups, and civil rights organizations.
It has publicly committed to implementing the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's calls to action and to advancing Indigenous justice and self-government.
The firm partners with community environmental leaders as part of its sustainability commitments and runs a paperless office.
The firm currently represents survivors of abuse at the now closed Robert Land Academy boarding school in claims against the school.

Lawyers 9

This firm’s lawyers at a glance

Called to the bar: 2009–2026 · median 1 year in practice 8 of 9 lawyers
Law schools: Osgoode Hall Law School (3), University of Toronto (3), University of Ottawa (2), University of Cincinnati College of Law 9 of 9 lawyers

Who handles what

The neighbourhood

St. Lawrence Barristers works out of 33 Britain Street in Toronto's Moss Park neighbourhood. TOBuilt, the Toronto building database run by the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario's Toronto branch, records the building at Britain Street as dating to 1908. The firm keeps to that single office, telling prospective students and lawyers the job is based full time on site rather than remote.

Frequently asked questions

Does St. Lawrence Barristers represent survivors of institutional abuse?: Yes. The firm lists civil sexual assault and harassment as one of its practice areas and currently represents survivors of abuse at the now closed Robert Land Academy boarding school.
Can St. Lawrence Barristers help with a media or defamation matter?: Media and defamation law is one of the firm's listed practice areas, alongside privacy and crisis management work for people and organizations dealing with a reputational dispute.
Does the firm argue cases at the Supreme Court of Canada, or just in Ontario?: Its lawyers have appeared before the Supreme Court of Canada, including in CBC v Named Person (2024) and Hansman v Neufeld (2023), as well as before the Ontario Court of Appeal and administrative tribunals across the country.
How big is St. Lawrence Barristers and what kind of firm is it?: It's a small litigation firm with about nine lawyers, working from a single Toronto office rather than a network of branches.
Where is St. Lawrence Barristers located?: The firm is at 33 Britain Street in Toronto, in the city's Moss Park neighbourhood. It can be reached at 647.245.2121 or info@stlbarristers.ca.

Where to find them

33 Britain Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5A 1R7 · 647-245-2121

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