Executive Summary
Michael is an associate lawyer in the Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice Group at Gardiner Roberts LLP. He maintains a litigation practice focused on corporate and commercial disputes, as well as professional liability.
Prior to joining the firm as an associate in 2023, Michael summered and articled at Gardiner Roberts LLP.
While in law school, Michael developed his advocacy skills as a student volunteer in the Litigation Clinic and as an oralist in the Sir Alfred Deakin International Commercial Arbitration Moot and the Wilson Moot. Beyond this, Michael was recognized for his academic achievements, receiving the Vice Chancellor’s Award for Academic Excellence three times, while also receiving First in Class awards in Business Associations, Civil Procedure, Legal Writing and Trial advocacy, amongst others.
Expertise
Representative Work
- SBLR LLP v. Valleymill Investments Limited, Art Tile Limited, and McCarthy Tetrault LLP, SC-20-4750/D1/D2 (Unreported)
- Corridor Transport Inc. v. Vittorio Junior Lentini, 2024 ONCA 773
- Corridor Transport Inc. et al. v. Vittorio Junior Lentini et al, 2023 ONSC 1120
Articles and Presentations
- Canada Soccer Loses Bid to Stay Arbitration Award (April 6, 2023)
- Ontario Lacrosse Association Defeats Competitor’s Motion for Injunction (February 27, 2023)
- Plaintiff Suffers Blow: Punch to Face in Amateur Ice Hockey Game Found to be Not Reasonably Foreseeable (July 22, 2021)
Articles
- Lessons in the law of contracts: The meeting of the minds, Law360 Canada - 11/22/2024
My Blog
- Clear wording of agreement leads to finding of several, not joint nor joint and several liability (SBLR LLP v. Valleymill Investments Ltd., Art Tile Limited, and McCarthy Tetrault LLP) - January 30, 2025
- Meeting of the minds important to the enforceability of a contract (Corridor Transport Inc. v. Lentini) - October 28, 2024
- “Chilling effect” on a plaintiff or others not grounds for harm on an anti-SLAPP motion - June 12, 2023
- Canada Soccer Loses Bid to Stay Arbitration Award - April 6, 2023
- Ontario Lacrosse Association Defeats Competitor’s Motion for Injunction - February 27, 2023
- Plaintiff Suffers Blow: Punch to Face in Amateur Ice Hockey Game Found to be Not Reasonably Foreseeable - July 22, 2021
Beyond the Office
During his free time, Michael enjoys playing golf and hockey, as well as exercising and travelling.