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Steven Rosenhek Toronto Lawyer

Steven F. Rosenhek *

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Creative litigation advice and strategy are essential for success in and out of the courtroom.
Jurisdiction England and Wales, 2009 | Ontario, 1984
Language(s) English, French
Office(s) Toronto
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Overview

Steven Rosenhek is one of Canada's leading litigation lawyers. Senior counsel in the Litigation and Class Action groups, he has extensive experience in complex commercial cases, major national and international class actions, commercial arbitrations, product liability, life sciences, and antitrust matters. Steven is widely recognized for his skills as a senior trial and appellate lawyer before all levels of Court in Canada, and a wide range of administrative and regulatory bodies.

Steven acts in high-stakes commercial litigation cases and defends significant class actions, claims and regulatory proceedings. He serves as national litigation counsel to major national and international manufacturers, distributors, and a wide array of other businesses. He regularly acts as national defence counsel in Canadian proceedings involving class actions and regulatory proceedings in multiple international jurisdictions.

Steven’s experience as a leading Canadian litigator has been recognized by ChambersCanadian Legal Lexpert Directory, Benchmark Canada, Lexology Index (formerly Who’s Who Legal), The Legal 500 (Canada) and Best Lawyers in Canada.

Steven has taught trial advocacy at both law schools in Toronto, the University of Toronto Faculty of Law (1987-2000) and Osgoode Hall Law School (1988-1990). He has also served since 1988 as Instructor and Team Leader for the Intensive Trial Advocacy Programme for lawyers and the Part-Time LL.M Programme at Osgoode Hall Law School.

Past President of the Ontario Bar Association (1998-99), the largest provincial bar association in Canada, Steven currently serves as Chair of the OBA Foundation, its charitable arm. In 2010, Steven received the OBA Award for Distinguished Service, recognizing his exceptional career contributions and achievements. Steven was also invited to be a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, an honorary organization of lawyers, judges and legal scholars, whose public and private careers have demonstrated dedication to the welfare of their communities and the highest principles of the legal profession.

 

Achievements

Career & Education

Education

  • LLM University of Cambridge
  • LLB University of Toronto

Memberships & Affiliations

  • Executive, International Bar Association (IBA) Class Actions Committee (2024-2025)
  • Vice-Chair, Products Liability General Committee, ABA TIPS (2017-present)
  • Co-Chair, Defense Research Institute Class Actions and Multiparty Litigation Section, Drug and Medical Devices Committee (2015-present)
  • Chair, Defence Research Institute Complex Commercial Litigation Section (2014-2016)
  • Executive, Ontario Bar Association - Class Actions Section (2011-2019)
  • President, Ontario Bar Association (1998-1999)
  • International Association of Defence Counsel

Knowledge

Events

News

Publications

  • Supreme Court of Canada Expands Duty of Honest Contractual Performance, 5/10/2021
  • Responding to a Misuse of Confidential Information Claim - What General Counsel Needs to Know, 4/6/2018
  • Duty Of Good Faith In Canadian Contract Law, 3/1/2017

Speaking Engagements

  • Avoiding Surprises – How to Effectively Manage Corporate Spend in Litigation, 7/8/2024
  • ESG Litigation, 5/30/2024
  • The Latest Legal Issues in Transnational Litigation — Canada 's Anti-Forced Labour and Anti-Child Labour Legislation, 4/17/2024
Speaker Avoiding Surprises – How to Effectively Manage Corporate Spend in Litigation IADC Annual Meeting location location Vancouver, BC
Speaker ESG Litigation DRI International Seminar location location Madrid, Spain
Panelist The Latest Legal Issues in Transnational Litigation — Canada 's Anti-Forced Labour and Anti-Child Labour Legislation International Bar Association (IBA) Litigation Forum location location Amsterdam, Netherlands

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