Jason Squire

416.867.2404

PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS

Professional History

Achievements

Representative Work in Class Actions

Selected Presentations/Publications

Memberships

Education

Partner, Lerners LLP (2008 to present)
Partner, Hodgson Shields DesBrisay O'Donnell MacKillop Squire LLP (2004-2008)
Associate lawyer, Hodgson Tough Shields DesBrisay O'Donnell (1999-2004)
Completed articles clerking for the Office of the Chief Justice, Superior Court of Justice (Toronto) including for the Commercial List (1998-1999)

Benchmark Canada, Litigation Star (2015-2020) - Recognized in the following areas: Class Actions and Commercial (2015-2020); Dispute Resolution (2020)
Recognized and selected by peers for inclusion in “The Best Lawyers in Canada” for Alternative Dispute Resolution, Appellate Practice, and Corporate and Commercial Litigation
Benchmark Canada inaugural edition (2012), 2013 and 2014: Future litigation star
Litigator to Watch – 2011 Lexpert Guide to the Leading US/Canada Cross-Border Litigation Lawyers in Canada
Named a Rising Star by Lexpert – one of Canada’s Leading Lawyers Under 40

Acting for a party with an interest in the Sunrise Propane Disaster class action
Acted for Canadian deposition witnesses in SMART Technologies Inc. Shareholder Litigation brought in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
Successful summary judgment in a case concerning administrative fees charged to 2.5 million late-paying subscribers
Successful defence of a certification motion in a product liability claim involving 300,000 vehicles (see "Poulin highlights role of U.S. counsel", Law Times, April 6/13, 2009)
Settlement approval for class action arising out of changes to retiree health benefits
Acted for public issuer at trial and appeal in an oppression and valuation claim by represented and unrepresented holders of 240,000 shares - outcome: oppression claim valued at 8.6 cents per share

Co-author, “Re: Sino-Forest Corporation – When is an Indemnity Claim Really Just an Equity Claim?”, (with Dom Magisano), Class Act, Ontario Bar Association’s Class Actions Law Section Newsletter, May, 2013 (Read online)

Admitted to Ontario Bar (2000)
LL.B., University of Victoria (1998) University of Victoria co-op work terms in Victoria, Vancouver and Wellington, New Zealand (1995-8)
Hon. B.A., University of Toronto (1994) Specialist in Sociology and Urban Studies Graduated with Distinction

Professional History

Partner, Lerners LLP (2008 to present)
Partner, Hodgson Shields DesBrisay O'Donnell MacKillop Squire LLP (2004-2008)
Associate lawyer, Hodgson Tough Shields DesBrisay O'Donnell (1999-2004)
Completed articles clerking for the Office of the Chief Justice, Superior Court of Justice (Toronto) including for the Commercial List (1998-1999)

Professional History

Partner, Lerners LLP (2008 to present)
Partner, Hodgson Shields DesBrisay O'Donnell MacKillop Squire LLP (2004-2008)
Associate lawyer, Hodgson Tough Shields DesBrisay O'Donnell (1999-2004)
Completed articles clerking for the Office of the Chief Justice, Superior Court of Justice (Toronto) including for the Commercial List (1998-1999)

Achievements