Lawyer Profile
W. David Rankin
Toronto, Ontario

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David Rankin represents industry and government clients to solve public and private law disputes, including through appellate litigation, administrative and constitutional litigation, class actions, employment/wrongful dismissal litigation and other general civil litigation.
David has argued cases at all levels of court in multiple jurisdictions, including arguing at the Supreme Court of Canada and at the Federal Court and Federal Court of Appeal. He has managed complex and multi-billion dollar cases at both the trial and appeal levels. David is a co-author of Sopinka, Gelowitz and Rankin on the Conduct of an Appeal, 5th Edition, a leading resource for litigators and judges on appellate practice and procedure. He also teaches regularly at Osgoode Hall Law School, including a course on administration law remedies.
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Bar Information
Called to the bar: 2011 (AB)