Theall Group LLP
5 lawyers · City of Toronto
One of 2,345 law firms listed in Toronto, and one of 794 handling Civil Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
About Theall Group LLP
Theall Group LLP is a commercial litigation firm working out of the Exchange Tower at 130 King Street West in downtown Toronto. The firm was built on the idea of offering clients the quality and depth of a large firm while keeping the feel of a small one, and it now runs as a fully digital practice. Its five lawyers appear before all levels of the Ontario and federal courts, and up to the Supreme Court of Canada, with concentrations in insurance coverage, product liability, commercial arbitration and class actions.
The insurance coverage practice has a deliberate structure: the founding partners chose not to act for insurers in coverage disputes, so the firm represents only policyholders and their brokers, a decision it says avoids the conflicts that can come from working both sides of the same dispute. Partner Lawrence Theall has been national trial counsel for Hyundai Auto Canada Corp. since 1995 and has led more than 85 trials and hearings to a final decision, and the firm has also acted for other automotive and manufacturing clients, including Toyota and Cessna Aircraft Company. Theall is a co-author of the looseleaf text Product Liability: Canadian Law and Practice.
Milestones & recognition
- Lawrence Theall won the Laskin Prize for the highest standing in Constitutional Law at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law in 1985.
- Theall earned a Qualified Arbitrator (Q.Arb) designation from the ADR Institute of Canada in 2018, after completing the Toronto Commercial Arbitration Society's Gold Standard Course in Arbitration.
- The firm and its lawyers appear in the Chambers Canada, Best Lawyers, Best Law Firms and Lexpert directories for insurance and product liability work.
- Theall is a co-author of the looseleaf text Product Liability: Canadian Law and Practice, and an editor and contributor to the insurance chapter of Bullen & Leake & Jacob's Canadian Precedents of Pleadings.
Good to know
Wheelchair accessible
By appointmentLawyers 5
Daniel Gabra
Associate
Civil Litigation & Dispute Resolution
Dylan J. Cox
Partner
Civil Litigation & Dispute ResolutionInsurance Law
Jeffrey A. Brown
Partner
Civil Litigation & Dispute ResolutionInsurance Law
Lawrence G. Theall
Partner
Civil Litigation & Dispute ResolutionInsurance Law
Roberto Fonseca-Velazquez
Associate
Civil Litigation & Dispute ResolutionEmployment & Labour Law
This firm’s lawyers at a glance
- Called to the bar
- 1999 · median 27 years in practice 1 of 5 lawyers
- Law schools
- University of Toronto (2), University of Toronto Faculty of Law (2), University of Windsor 5 of 5 lawyers
- Languages on the roster
- English, French, Spanish
Who handles what
The neighbourhood
Theall Group's office is in the Exchange Tower at 130 King Street West, at King and York Streets in the heart of Toronto's Financial District. The 36 storey tower is part of the First Canadian Place complex, completed in 1981 on the site of the former William H. Wright Building, and takes its name from the Toronto Stock Exchange, a longtime tenant. It's a fitting address for a firm whose docket runs to commercial and insurance disputes for corporate clients, set among the banks, brokerages and other institutions that fill the district.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Theall Group represent insurance companies?
- No. The firm's founding partners chose not to act for insurers in coverage disputes, so Theall Group represents only policyholders and brokers, a structure meant to avoid the conflicts that can arise when a firm works both sides of the same kind of dispute.
- What kind of litigation does Theall Group handle?
- The firm's lawyers handle commercial litigation, insurance coverage disputes, product liability claims, class actions and commercial arbitration, and they've appeared before all levels of the Ontario and federal courts as well as the Supreme Court of Canada.
- Does the firm act for automotive manufacturers?
- Yes. Theall Group has been national trial counsel for Hyundai Auto Canada Corp. since 1995, and it has also represented other automotive and manufacturing clients, including Toyota and Cessna Aircraft Company.
- How big is Theall Group and where is it located?
- Theall Group is a five lawyer commercial litigation firm with a single office in the Exchange Tower at 130 King Street West in downtown Toronto.
- Can Theall Group help with a product liability claim?
- The firm's product liability practice covers claims involving manufacturers, suppliers and contractors, including failure to warn and design defect issues, and one of its partners co-authored the looseleaf text Product Liability: Canadian Law and Practice.
- Does Theall Group handle class actions?
- Yes. The firm has experience on both the plaintiff and defence sides of class action litigation, including defending multi-national corporations against class actions arising from defective product allegations and franchisee claims, and it successfully defended a multimillion dollar class action brought against a products manufacturer.
Where to find them
The Exchange Tower, 130 King Street West, Suite 2120, P.O. Box 227, Toronto, ON M5X 1C8 · 416-304-0115
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