Lawyer Profile
Max Shapiro
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
Max litigates complex contract, construction, and procurement disputes. He also has expertise in anti-corruption investigations, class actions, insolvency proceedings, gaming disputes, and domestic and international commercial arbitrations. He has represented clients at all levels of courts in Ontario, the Federal Court, the Court of King's Bench for Saskatchewan, in arbitration proceedings in Ontario, Alberta, and Newfoundland & Labrador, before the Canadian International Trade Tribunal, and at the Supreme Court of Canada in the voting rights appeal by expatriate Canadian citizens in Frank v. Canada (A.G.).
Max has successfully completed secondments with the in-house legal teams at Bell Canada and Ontario Power Generation, as well as at the Firm's Calgary office.
Canadian Pacific Railway Company in actions against the governments of Canada, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba to recover taxes paid in contravention of a provision of the Railway's 1880 Charter which states that its main line shall "be forever free from taxation"
Aircraft lessors in disputes arising from the termination of aircraft lease agreements and re-possession of aircraft
Six Nations of the Grand River Band of Indians in an ongoing large and complex action against the Canadian and Ontario governments
United States Steel Corporation in successfully asserting a US$2-billion claim against U.S. Steel Canada in which the court provided a revised test for the distinction between debt and equity
Operators of resort casinos in Ontario owned by the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation for disputes arising from gaming operations
A global sports apparel company in a sponsorship dispute with a Canadian sports federation
Practice Areas
Bar Information
Called to the bar: 2011 (ON)