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Headshot of Mitchell Brown.
Headshot of Mitchell Brown.
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Mitchell C. Brown

Partner

Mitch is a member of the Appellate Advocacy, Dispute Resolution and Advocacy, and Health Law groups. With diligence and sincerity, he represents businesses, health professionals, and individuals in navigating legal problems of all sizes.

Areas of Expertise

  • Appeals

  • Commercial and Shareholder Disputes

  • Contract Litigation

  • Health Law and Professional Regulation

  • Civil and Administrative Proceedings

  • Mediation and Arbitration

  • Conflict Management and Litigation Avoidance

Education

  • Admitted to the Ontario Bar (2019)

  • Juris Doctor, Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University (2018)

  • Master of Arts, McGill University (2015)

  • Honours Bachelor of Arts, Western University (2011)



Education

  • Admitted to the Ontario Bar (2019)

  • Juris Doctor, Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University (2018)

  • Master of Arts, McGill University (2015)

  • Honours Bachelor of Arts, Western University (2011)



Education

  • Admitted to the Ontario Bar (2019)

  • Juris Doctor, Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University (2018)

  • Master of Arts, McGill University (2015)

  • Honours Bachelor of Arts, Western University (2011)



Awards and Recognition

  • Recognized by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada, Corporate and Commercial Litigation, and Medical Negligence

Awards and Recognition

  • Recognized by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada, Corporate and Commercial Litigation, and Medical Negligence

Awards and Recognition

  • Recognized by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada, Corporate and Commercial Litigation, and Medical Negligence

Selected Presentations and Publications

  • Presenter, “An Introduction to Trauma-Informed Litigation,” Law Society of Ontario, Damont Learning Centre, September 19, 2024

  • Presenter, “Workplace Investigations and Restorative Practices – A Trauma-Informed Approach,” Ontario Public School Boards’ Association, April 26, 2024

  • Guest Lecturer, “Law, Literature, and Narrative Lives,” Golden State University, March 22, 2022

  • Guest Lecturer, “Human Rights in Tension,” King’s University College, November 9, 2021

  • Guest Speaker, “Virtual Advocacy Tips and Strategy,” Dalhousie University Schulich School of Law, March 17, 2021

  • Co-Author “Law Reform: Literature should not be overlooked by lawyers,” The Lawyer’s Daily, September 6, 2018

  • Author, “Human Rights and Postwar Internationalism in The Third Man,” Around 1945: Literature, Citizenship, Rights, Ed. Allan Hepburn, Queens UP (2016)

Selected Presentations and Publications

  • Presenter, “An Introduction to Trauma-Informed Litigation,” Law Society of Ontario, Damont Learning Centre, September 19, 2024

  • Presenter, “Workplace Investigations and Restorative Practices – A Trauma-Informed Approach,” Ontario Public School Boards’ Association, April 26, 2024

  • Guest Lecturer, “Law, Literature, and Narrative Lives,” Golden State University, March 22, 2022

  • Guest Lecturer, “Human Rights in Tension,” King’s University College, November 9, 2021

  • Guest Speaker, “Virtual Advocacy Tips and Strategy,” Dalhousie University Schulich School of Law, March 17, 2021

  • Co-Author “Law Reform: Literature should not be overlooked by lawyers,” The Lawyer’s Daily, September 6, 2018

  • Author, “Human Rights and Postwar Internationalism in The Third Man,” Around 1945: Literature, Citizenship, Rights, Ed. Allan Hepburn, Queens UP (2016)

Selected Presentations and Publications

  • Presenter, “An Introduction to Trauma-Informed Litigation,” Law Society of Ontario, Damont Learning Centre, September 19, 2024

  • Presenter, “Workplace Investigations and Restorative Practices – A Trauma-Informed Approach,” Ontario Public School Boards’ Association, April 26, 2024

  • Guest Lecturer, “Law, Literature, and Narrative Lives,” Golden State University, March 22, 2022

  • Guest Lecturer, “Human Rights in Tension,” King’s University College, November 9, 2021

  • Guest Speaker, “Virtual Advocacy Tips and Strategy,” Dalhousie University Schulich School of Law, March 17, 2021

  • Co-Author “Law Reform: Literature should not be overlooked by lawyers,” The Lawyer’s Daily, September 6, 2018

  • Author, “Human Rights and Postwar Internationalism in The Third Man,” Around 1945: Literature, Citizenship, Rights, Ed. Allan Hepburn, Queens UP (2016)

Representative Work

  • MacQuarrie v. Proulx, 2023 ONCA 625: Counsel to a private homeowner successful in defending her title lands against an adverse possession claim by a neighbouring landowner.

  • HRDownloads v HRCovered Inc., et al, 2022 ONSC 2302: Counsel to a start-up company successful in defeating a multi-day injunction brought by a large competitor (leave to appeal also dismissed).

  • Martin v. Giesbrecht Griffin Funk & Irvine LLP and Lavergne, 2022 ONSC 1684: Counsel to a private farmer successful in bringing a claim against his former lawyer for negligence.

  • Libfeld v. Libfeld (2021 ONSC 4670): Counsel to applicants in a family partnership dispute involving a large residential real-estate development group in Toronto.

  • Bayer Inc. v. Onsight Pharmacy Group Inc., et al: Counsel to defendant pharmacies in a dispute involving specialty ophthalmic pharmaceuticals.

  • Confidential Commercial Arbitration: Counsel to respondents in a family partnership dispute concerning multiple high-value residential real-estate holdings in downtown Toronto.

  • Confidential Sports Arbitration: Counsel to applicant (athlete) in a carding dispute with their National Sport Organization.

Representative Work

  • MacQuarrie v. Proulx, 2023 ONCA 625: Counsel to a private homeowner successful in defending her title lands against an adverse possession claim by a neighbouring landowner.

  • HRDownloads v HRCovered Inc., et al, 2022 ONSC 2302: Counsel to a start-up company successful in defeating a multi-day injunction brought by a large competitor (leave to appeal also dismissed).

  • Martin v. Giesbrecht Griffin Funk & Irvine LLP and Lavergne, 2022 ONSC 1684: Counsel to a private farmer successful in bringing a claim against his former lawyer for negligence.

  • Libfeld v. Libfeld (2021 ONSC 4670): Counsel to applicants in a family partnership dispute involving a large residential real-estate development group in Toronto.

  • Bayer Inc. v. Onsight Pharmacy Group Inc., et al: Counsel to defendant pharmacies in a dispute involving specialty ophthalmic pharmaceuticals.

  • Confidential Commercial Arbitration: Counsel to respondents in a family partnership dispute concerning multiple high-value residential real-estate holdings in downtown Toronto.

  • Confidential Sports Arbitration: Counsel to applicant (athlete) in a carding dispute with their National Sport Organization.

Representative Work

  • MacQuarrie v. Proulx, 2023 ONCA 625: Counsel to a private homeowner successful in defending her title lands against an adverse possession claim by a neighbouring landowner.

  • HRDownloads v HRCovered Inc., et al, 2022 ONSC 2302: Counsel to a start-up company successful in defeating a multi-day injunction brought by a large competitor (leave to appeal also dismissed).

  • Martin v. Giesbrecht Griffin Funk & Irvine LLP and Lavergne, 2022 ONSC 1684: Counsel to a private farmer successful in bringing a claim against his former lawyer for negligence.

  • Libfeld v. Libfeld (2021 ONSC 4670): Counsel to applicants in a family partnership dispute involving a large residential real-estate development group in Toronto.

  • Bayer Inc. v. Onsight Pharmacy Group Inc., et al: Counsel to defendant pharmacies in a dispute involving specialty ophthalmic pharmaceuticals.

  • Confidential Commercial Arbitration: Counsel to respondents in a family partnership dispute concerning multiple high-value residential real-estate holdings in downtown Toronto.

  • Confidential Sports Arbitration: Counsel to applicant (athlete) in a carding dispute with their National Sport Organization.

Memberships

  • The Advocates' Society

  • Canadian Bar Association

  • Ontario Bar Association

  • Middlesex Law Association

  • PEN Canada



Memberships

  • The Advocates' Society

  • Canadian Bar Association

  • Ontario Bar Association

  • Middlesex Law Association

  • PEN Canada



Memberships

  • The Advocates' Society

  • Canadian Bar Association

  • Ontario Bar Association

  • Middlesex Law Association

  • PEN Canada



Diligent in Listening

Mitch Brown is a London-based partner in our Appellate Advocacy, Dispute Resolution and Advocacy, and Health Law groups. With experience in both jury and judge-alone trials, appeals, private arbitrations, and before numerous tribunals, he offers his clients a wealth of strategic insight.

For businesses and shareholders, Mitch helps navigate problems of all sizes — from board friction and contract disputes to bet-the-company litigation — and always with a lens catered to the

client’s strategic goals.

For health professionals, Mitch provides a steady hand to guide them through regulatory proceedings, investigations, and civil lawsuits, vigorously defending their professional work.

For private individuals and organizations, he offers advice and representation across a range of traditional litigation matters as well as alternative dispute resolution processes, helping clients find their best path through conflict.

And for anyone looking to avoid litigation before it starts, or find a sensible path out of it, Mitch can offer conflict management support either as an advisor to individual parties or as a neutral facilitator or mediator.

“The most valuable thing we can offer clients is sincerity,” says Mitch. “By being as diligent in listening as we are in speaking, we can better guide you through the difficult problems you face, which are always about more than just the law.”

Mitch Brown is a London-based partner in our Appellate Advocacy, Dispute Resolution and Advocacy, and Health Law groups. With experience in both jury and judge-alone trials, appeals, private arbitrations, and before numerous tribunals, he offers his clients a wealth of strategic insight.

For businesses and shareholders, Mitch helps navigate problems of all sizes — from board friction and contract disputes to bet-the-company litigation — and always with a lens catered to the client’s strategic goals.

For health professionals, Mitch provides a steady hand to guide them through regulatory proceedings, investigations, and civil lawsuits, vigorously defending their professional work.

For private individuals and organizations, he offers advice and representation across a range of traditional litigation matters as well as alternative dispute resolution processes, helping clients find their best path through conflict.

And for anyone looking to avoid litigation before it starts, or find a sensible path out of it, Mitch can offer conflict management support either as an advisor to individual parties or as a neutral facilitator or mediator.

“The most valuable thing we can offer clients is sincerity,” says Mitch. “By being as diligent in listening as we are in speaking, we can better guide you through the difficult problems you face, which are always about more than just the law.”

Mitch Brown is a London-based partner in our Appellate Advocacy, Dispute Resolution and Advocacy, and Health Law groups. With experience in both jury and judge-alone trials, appeals, private arbitrations, and before numerous tribunals, he offers his clients a wealth of strategic insight.

For businesses and shareholders, Mitch helps navigate problems of all sizes — from board friction and contract disputes to bet-the-company litigation — and always with a lens catered to the client’s strategic goals.

For health professionals, Mitch provides a steady hand to guide them through regulatory proceedings, investigations, and civil lawsuits, vigorously defending their professional work.

For private individuals and organizations, he offers advice and representation across a range of traditional litigation matters as well as alternative dispute resolution processes, helping clients find their best path through conflict.

And for anyone looking to avoid litigation before it starts, or find a sensible path out of it, Mitch can offer conflict management support either as an advisor to individual parties or as a neutral facilitator or mediator.

“The most valuable thing we can offer clients is sincerity,” says Mitch. “By being as diligent in listening as we are in speaking, we can better guide you through the difficult problems you face, which are always about more than just the law.”

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Reach Out

Everyone at Lerners is committed to ensuring your matters are addressed with the attention and care you expect.

Reach Out

Everyone at Lerners is committed to ensuring your matters are addressed with the attention and care you expect.