Lawyer Profile
Angela Swan
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
Angela plays an educational and advisory role as counsel to the firm's lawyers across all practice areas. With nearly 60 years of experience practising and teaching law, particularly in contracts, tax and complex corporate/commercial matters, she is a highly efficient and comprehensive resource to her colleagues and their clients. Angela assists the firm's lawyers with respect to research and opinions. She is particularly experienced in contract law and statutory interpretation and consults with members of the firm on many legal issues, including corporate transactions and civil and commercial litigation. Angela believes in a practical approach to resolving legal questions and in ongoing legal education. She frequently presents internal case law updates and other educational sessions to lawyers and articling student. Angela has written a number of papers, reviews, books, case comments and annotations on topics such as contract law, civil litigation and conflict of laws. Her work has been cited with approval by a number of courts, including the Supreme Court of Canada. She is frequently retained by other law firms as an expert witness in connection with matters pertaining to the law in Ontario.
Practice Areas
Bar Information
Called to the bar: 1970 (ON)
Professional Details
Education
BCL, Oxford University, 1965 LLB, University of British Columbia, 1963 B.Comm., University of British Columbia, 1962
Associations
Memberships Senior Fellow, Massey College Board of Trustees, McGill Law Journal (past) Canadian/Ontario Bar Association (International Law and Business Law Sections) Editorial Board, Journal of Contract Law (past ) Teaching Engagements Adjunct Professor, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University Graduate Supervision, 11 completed LL.M. candidates Visiting Professor and Professor of Law, Faculty of Law, McGill University, 1996 - 2003 Special Lecturer, Faculty of Law, University of Toronto, 1991 - 1995 Lansdowne Visiting Professor, University of Victoria, 1984 Assistant, Associate and full Professor, University of Toronto, 1965 - 1988
Articles & Speeches
Co-Author, "A Case of ‘More' of the Same? … It's Really Just Another Case of Anticipatory Breach," Aird & Berlis LLP, October 4, 2023. Quoted in " 'Kindness Can Accomplish Everything': Lawyers Discuss LGBTQ2+ Inclusion in the Workplace ," Law Times , August 14, 2023. "Design Services Ltd v. Canada" (with J. Adamski), 47 Can. Bus. L. J. 87 - 99, 2008. "Concurrent Judicial Jurisdiction: A Race to the Court House or to Judgment?" 46 Can. Bus. L. J. 292, 2008.