Education

Osgoode Hall, 1979, LLB Clerk to the Chief Justice of the High Court of Ontario, 1981-1982 University of Toronto, (2 years undergraduate, 1974-1976)

Associations

Ontario, 1981

2007-2008 Chair, The Advocates' Society Standing Committee on Advocacy and Practice 2005-2008 Director, The Advocates' Society 2006-2008 Trustee, Sir William Campbell Foundation 2006-2008 Member, Bench and Bar Committee for the Toronto Estates List, Ontario Superior Court of Justice Member, Canadian Bar Association, Toronto Lawyers' Association and The Advocates' Society Past member of Civil Litigation Specialty Committee of the Law Society of Upper Canada's Specialist Certification Program Community Involvement and Pro Bono Current Firm Activities Chair, Toronto Pro Bono Committee Member for Canada, Global Pro Bono Committee Teaching Roles Moot Judge, Out on Bay Street/Start Proud Conference Moot, September 2015, 2016 and 2024 Workshop Leader in OBA (YLD) Oral Advocacy Bootcamp, October 15, 2015 and November 28, 2016 Invited to participate as a mentor in The Advocates' Society's 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013 and 2015 conferences for women in litigation to lead discussions on various practical tips and strategies for dealing with gender obstacles to becoming a successful advocate Guest teaching for many years in the Osgoode Hall Law School LL.M. programmes in Civil Litigation and in Real Estate (leasing) Has taught trial advocacy at Osgoode Hall Law School to lawyers (Intensive Trial Advocacy Workshop) and law students for many years Presentations Frequent speaker on

Awards & Recognition

First recognized in 2013, Barbara has been continuously commended for her extensive knowledge and experience in the following respected publications: Best Lawyers in Canada: Corporate and Commercial Litigation Honors and Awards Certified by The Law Society of Ontario as a specialist in civil litigation from 1990 - 2025 Martindale-Hubbell DistinguishedSM Peer Review Rating In the Media Quoted in " Tackling modern slavery ", International Bar Associatio n, March 7, 2019 Mentioned in " Flip Your Wig for Justice launches at Faculty of Law ", April 3, 2014 Quoted in " Lawyers flip their wigs today ", Lexpert , March 6, 2014 Quoted in "PBSC Tax Advocacy Project with Dentons Canada LLP", Pro Bono Students Canada, September 25, 2013 Featured in " Pro Bono Law Ontario 5th Anniversary Video ", December 7, 2012 Quoted in "FMC is honoured with the 2012 Canadian National Pro Bono Law Firm Award - Recognizing outstanding achievement in pro bono legal services", November 2012 Quoted in "Pro bono: good for law students and good for the community," The Law Student And Associate Recruitment Guide , March 2012 Quoted in "Cy Près to Be a Big Topic of Discourse in Quebec," Financial Post , December 2011 Quoted in "Business Booming for Legal Profession: Early Stages," Legal Post , December 2009 Quoted in "In-house Advisor: Crisis Management - Back from the Brink," Lexpert , April 2009 Quoted

Articles & Speeches

Co-author, " Greenwashing: The next "big thing"? Legal framework applicable to Greenwashing: Canada ," Dentons Insight , March 27, 2024 Co-author, " Ontario Court of Appeal holds that substance trumps form in concluding that financing agreement offended criminal rate of interest prohibition ," Dentons Commercial Litigation Blog, December 20, 2022 Barbara L. Grossman & Ara Basmadjian, " Waxman v. Waxman : Failure to Immediately Disclose a Partial Settlement Agreement that Changes the Litigation Landscape Will Result in a Stay of Proceedings," Case Comment (December 2022) 53 The Advocates' Quarterly 251 Co-author, " Privilege and the search for truth: The Supreme Court of Canada clarifies process and test for disclosure of Airplane black box in civil litigation in Canada (Transportation Safety Board) v. Carroll‑Byrne, 2022 SCC 48 ," Dentons Commercial Litigation Blog, December 6, 2022 Co-author, " A trap for the unwary? Partial settlement agreements that change the adversarial landscape of the litigation must immediately be disclosed ," Dentons Commercial Litigation Blog, July 4, 2022 Barbara L. Grossman & Ara Basmadjian, " Rules 49.01-.09 - Offer to Settle " in Noel Semple, ed., Civil Procedure and Practice in Ontario , Canadian Legal Information Institute, 2nd ed, 2022. " Adverse possession does not require inconsistent use ", Legal Alert , Volume 36, No.5, August, 2017 "