Our Lawyers:

James R. LANE

Admitted to Bar, 1991, Ontario

has developed detailed familiarity with industry practices and the regulatory framework for Chartered Accountants in Canada based on conduct of a number of trials and involvement in cases involving extensive documentation covering multi-year engagements for public and private corporations
has acted for over 40 individuals and firms in dealings with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario, including cases involving investigations, attendances before the Professional Conduct Committee, contested applications for admission and re-admission, defence of charges before the Discipline Committee, and appeals
has represented numerous professional engineers in the defence of liability claims alleging negligence in the design and development of large commercial properties
successful in obtaining recovery of loss of corporation whose Chief Financial Officer misappropriated close to $2 million through a variety of concealed schemes
successfully defended insurance broker in multi-million-dollar claim which turned on establishing the likelihood that key documents had been falsified
obtained substantial recovery for group of investors from a major Canadian mutual fund dealer
routinely acts for insurers in respect of coverage matters and monitoring of complex litigation
involved in both prosecution and defence of professional misconduct charges before the Law Society of Upper Canada
represented the provincial electrical utility in an extended review of its operations and planning process.