Dispute Resolution and Litigation

Ricketts, Harris LLP believes in strong, results-oriented advocacy. The firm's litigation lawyers are able to add significantly to their expertise by utilizing input from other practice areas. Our collegial environment and state of the art information systems enable lawyers to quickly share their experience. This enables the firm to assess tough problems quickly and get to work on the solution.
The firm has a track record of obtaining successful outcomes for clients from simple to very complex matters including:

• Breach of contract
• defamation,
• director and officer liability,
• fiduciary duty of directors,
• patent infringement litigation,
• securities fraud,
• investigations by regulatory agencies,
• injunctions and injunctive relief.
• tax litigation matters
• Personal injury, including auto accidents and slip and falls
• Professional negligence
• Shareholders' and partnership disputes
• Occupier's Liability
• Commercial landlord & tenant disputes
• Wrongful dismissal issues, Human Rights Complaints
• Employment Issues for Management, including protection of trade secrets, preventing corporate raiding and improper competition
• Real Estate litigation including mortgage enforcement, building disputes, specific performance remedies
• Construction Law
• Collections
• Estate disputes and estate accounting

We represent clients from throughout Canada and internationally, in a wide range of disputes, at both trial and appellate levels.

While in some cases, litigation is the best method of advocacy for our clients, Ricketts, Harris LLP recognizes the value of what is often known as Alternative Dispute Resolution. Sometimes, negotiation, mediation or arbitration, alone or in conjunction with litigation, are the most effective and efficient way to resolve a dispute.

We make a concerted effort to fully assess our client’s goals from the very beginning of our relationship. We continually re-assess and compare the client's goals with the approach taken, to ensure that we respond to our client's changing needs.

For additional information on this subject, please contact Tracy C. Warne, Q.C , Kenneth C. Cancellara Q.C., A. Sternberg, Michael G. Cochrane, Gary Luftspring, H. Richard Bennett, Jay Z Josefo, Gleb Bazov and Sam R. Sasso.