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Martin Sclisizzi

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Background

Martin (Marty) Sclisizzi is a partner at our Toronto office. Marty was admitted to the Ontario Bar in 1974. He graduated from Queen's University, Faculty of Law in 1972.
Prior to that, he majored in philosophy and political science and received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Toronto in 1969.

Areas of Practice

  • Civil Litigation and administrative law, appearing as counsel before all levels of courts, including Superior Court of Justice, Court of Appeal for Ontario, Federal Court of Canada, Federal Court of Appeal and Supreme Court of Canada and regulatory bodies and alternate dispute resolution tribunals.
  • Practice involves a broad range of civil litigation, including class action proceedings, commercial disputes, shareholder and corporate disputes, banking, environmental, real property, labour injunctions, employment, education law cases, judicial review and appellate practice. Below is a list of some reported cases in which Marty appeared as counsel.

Rankings and Recognitions

  • Selected by peers for inclusion in the 2010 edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada (Corporate and Commercial Litigation)
  • Martindale-Hubbell AV® Preeminent™ 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rating

Professional Experience

  • Certified since 1989 by the Law Society of Upper Canada as a Civil Litigation Specialist
  • Extensive trial, appellate court and judicial review experience.
  • Has represented corporate clients and individuals in a vast variety of corporate and commercial litigation matters, including shareholder disputes, directors' and officers' liabilities, oppression and other corporate litigation, banking, environmental, estate, real property, labour and employment and education law matters, defamation cases and in class action proceedings.
  • Since called to the Bar has represented banks and other financial institutions in a vast variety of banking and financial institution litigation matters, including lender liability issues, receiverships, insolvency, mortgage and other security enforcement, bills of exchange, letters of credit, breach of trust and fiduciary duties and class action proceedings.
  • Has represented clients in the petroleum fuel industry and has acted as trial counsel in a variety of environmental cases.

Professional and Community Activities

  • Former Instructor at the Law Society of Upper Canada, Bar Admission Course, Civil Litigation Section (1980-1992) and Creditors & Debtors Rights Section (1982-1986), Law Society of Upper Canada, Civil Litigation Specialty Committee.
  • Speaker at: Law Society of Upper Canada, Continuing Education and at Canadian Bar Association-Ontario, Continuing Education programs on remedies, security enforcement and trial advocacy practice; Canadian Institute on various banking litigation subjects.
  • Attached is a list of some of Mr. Sclisizzi's publications.
    Member, Canadian Bar Association, Canadian Bar Association-Ontario Civil Litigation Section Executive (1986-1993; Vice-Chairperson 1988-1989), Advocates Society, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Metropolitan Toronto Lawyers Association, Lawyers Club of Toronto, Thomas More Lawyers' Guild, Canadian-Italian Advocates Organization and International Bar Association.

Reported Cases

  • Chapman v. The Bank of Nova Scotia (2007) 58 C.C.E.L (3d)25
  • Maystar General Contractors Inc. v. International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, Local 1819 , (2008), 90 O.R. (3d) 451 ( C.A. )
  • FL Receivables Trust 2002 - A v. Cobrand Foods Ltd. (2007) 85 O.R. (3d) 561 ( C.A. )
  • Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Assn. v. Toronto Catholic District School Board , 222 O.A.C. 23
  • Maystar General Contractors Inc. v. International Union of Painters and Allied Trades , Local 1819, 280 D.L.R. (4th) 692
  • Benjamin v. Toronto-Dominion Bank (2006) 80 O.R. (3d) 424
  • Cumming (Litigation Guardian of) v. DeSouza (2005) 74, O.R. (3d) 197
  • Clark v. Scotiabank (2004), 25 C.C.L.T. (3d) 109
  • Aquicon Construction Co. v. Vaughan (City) , 29 C.L.R. (3d) 164; 42 M.P.L.R. (3d) 84
  • Toronto Catholic District School Board v. Ontario English Teachers Association (2002), 55 O.R. (3d) 782 (Ont. C.A. )
  • Unisys Canada Inc. v. York Three Associates Inc., et al (2002), 44 R.P.R. (3d) 138 (Ont. C.A. )
  • Boehringer Ingelheim ( Canada ) v. Pharmacia Canada Inc . (2001), 12 C.P.R. (4th) 317
  • Bank of Nova Scotia v. Toronto-Dominion Bank (2001), 200 D.L.R. (4th) 549 (Ont. C.A. )
  • Unisys Canada Inc. v. York Three Associates Inc . (2001), 39 R.P.R. (3d) 220
  • Apotex Inc. v. Hoffman LaRoche Ltd. et al (2001), 195 D.L.R. (4th) 244 (Ont. C.A.)
  • Almel Inc. v. Sunoco Inc . (1999), 125 O.A.C. 128 (Ont. C.A. )
  • Veer v. Dover Corp. ( Canada ) Ltd . (1999), 45 C.C.E.L. (2d) 183 (Ont. C.A. )
  • Metropolitan Toronto Condominium Corp. No. 539 v. Chapters Inc. (1999), 24 R.P.R. (3d) 319
  • Berry et al v. Indian Park Association (1999), 44 O.R. (3d) 301; (1999), 23 R.P.R. (3d) 169 (Ont. C.A.)
  • Dimascio v. Ontario (Minister of Education and Training) (1999), 172 D.L.R. (4th), 421 (Ont. C.A. )
  • 713860 Ontario Limited v. Royal Trust Corporation et al (1999) 43 O.R. (3d) 159 (Ont. C.A. )
  • Armstrong Baum Plumbing & Heating v. Toronto Dominion Bank (1997), 32 B.L.R. (2d) 230 (Ont. C.A. )
  • Berry et al v. Indian Park Association (1997), 33 O.R. (3d) 522
  • Shek v. Bank of Nova Scotia ( 1996), 17 C.C.E.L. (2d) 236
  • Semelhago v. Paramadevan (1996), 136 D.L.R. (4th) 1 (S.C.C.)
  • Associates Commercial Corp. v. Scotia Leasing Ltd. (1994), 24 B.L.R. (2d) 310 (Ont. Gen. Div.)
  • F.G. and J.M. v. Board of Education of Scarborough (1994), 68 O.A.C. 308 ( Ont. Div. Ct.
  • Semelhago v. Paramadevan (1994), 19 O.R. (3d) 479 (Ont. C.A. )
  • Armstrong Baum Plumbing & Heating v. Toronto-Dominion Bank (1994), 15 B.L.R. (2d) 84
  • Mison v. The Bank of Nova Scotia (1994), 6 C.C.E.L. (2d) 146; (1994), 6 C.C.E.L. (2d) 159
  • Re Clinton 's Flowers & Gifts Ltd. (1993), 14 O.R. (3d) 24 (Ont. C.A. )
  • Ash et al v. Lloyd's Corporation et al (1992), 9 O.R. (3d) 755 (Ont. C.A. ); Leave to appeal to S.C.C.
  • Ash et al v. Lloyd's Corporation et al (1992), 8 O.R. (3d) 282 (Leave to Appeal)
  • Ash et al v. Lloyd's Corporation et al (1992), 6 O.R. (3d) 235 (Ont. Gen. Div.)
  • St. Jane Plaza Ltd. v. Sunoco Inc . (1992), 24 R.P.R. (2d) 161 (Ont. Gen. Div.)
  • Director of Support and Custody Enforcement v. Jones (1991), 5 O.R. (3d) 499 (Ont. Gen. Div.)
  • Manufacturers Life Property Corporation v. Senkow (1990), 75 O.R. (2d) 254 (Div. Ct. )
  • Re National Energy Board , [1988] 2 F.C.R. 196, 48 D.L.R. (4th) 596 (F.C.A.)
  • Re Maubach and The Bank of Nova Scotia (1987), 62 O.R. (2d) 220 (Ont. C.A. )
  • Re Maubach and The Bank of Nova Scotia (1987), 60 O.R. (2d) 187 (H.C.J.)
  • Corporate Properties Ltd. v. Manufacturers Life Insurance Company (1987), 60 O.R. (2d) 263 (H.C.J.)
  • Re Yustin Construction Ltd. (1986), 57 C.B.R. (N.S.) 320
  • General Motors Acceptance Corp. v. The Bank of Nova Scotia (1986), 55 O.R. (2d) 438 (Ont. C.A. )
  • General Motors Acceptance Corp. v. The Bank of Nova Scotia (1985), 50 O.R. (2d) 84 (H.C.J.)
  • Re Mac's Convenience Stores and Minister of the Environment (1985), 48 O.R. (2d) 9 ( Div. Ct. )
  • The Bank of Nova Scotia v. Terry (1984), 46 O.R. (2d) 180; 9 D.L.R. (4th) 101 (Ont. C.A. )
  • The Bank of Nova Scotia v. Terry (1984), 141 D.L.R. (3d) 438; 26 R.P.R. 233 (H.C.J.)
  • Re Urman (1984), 44 O.R. (2d) 248; 3 D.L.R. (4th) 631 (Ont. C.A. )
  • Re Urman (1984), 128 D.L.R. (3d. 33; 38 C.B.R. (N.S.) 261; 15 B.L.R. 165; 20 R.P.R. (H.C.J.)
  • Chantler v. Applied Power Ltd. 1 C.C.E.L. 141 (H.C.J.)
  • Profit Sharing Investors of Canada Ltd. v. Coffee Vending Services ( Ottawa ) Ltd. (1983), 41 O.R. (2d) 470; 146 D.L.R. (3d) 320 (H.C.J.)
  • Plibrico ( Canada ) Ltd. v. Suncor Inc. (1982), 35 O.R. (2d) 781; 27 C.P.C. 5 (H.C.J.)
  • Re Williams (1982), 33 O.R. (2d) 180; 124 D.L.R. (3d) 337; 14 B.L.R. 215 (H.C.J.)
  • Re Karelia Ltd. (1981), 31 O.R. (2d) 153; 118 D.L.R. (3d) 175 (H.C.J.)
  • Brett et al v. Fleet (1981), 30 O.R. (2d) 397; 116 D.L.R. (3d) 516 (H.C.J.)
  • Diegel & Feick Inc. v. Donia Consulting Corporation (1980), 35 C.B.R. (N.S.) 134 (H.C.J.)
  • Gulf Canada Ltd. v. Turbo Resources Ltd. et al (1980), C.P.C. 146 (H.C.J.)
  • Re Balaji Apartments Ltde. and Manufacturers Life Insurance Co. (1980), 25 O.R. (2d) 275; 100 D.L.R. (3d) 693 (H.C.J.)
  • Re Leifer (1979), 28 C.B.R. (N.S.) 291 (H.C.J.)
  • Re Polsak (1978), 19 O.R. (2d) 570; 85 D.L.R. (3d) 748 (H.C.J.)
  • Re Comrie Lumber Co. Ltd. and Tomlinson Construction Services Ltd. (1977), 15 O.R. (2d) 613 (H.C.J.)
  • Beyer et al v. Absamco Developments Ltd. (1977), 12 O.R. (2d) 768 (D.C.O.)
  • Great Canadian Oil Sands Limited v. Deputy Minister of National Revenue , [1976] 2 F.C.R. 281 (F.C.A.)

Publications

  • 'Mortgagee's Obligations When Selling Property'; Mortgage Remedies, Law Society of Upper Canada, Continuing Legal Education, January, 1985
  • Section 178 of the Bank Act Security, Enforcement, Law Society of Upper Canada, 1988
  • 'The Mortgagee's Obligation to Obtain Proper Price When Selling Under Power of Sale '; Mortgage Remedies and Related Title Problems, Canadian Bar Association - Ontario, May 8, 1989
  • 'Relationship Between The Bank and The Customers'; Banking Litigation, The Canadian Institute, March 26, 1991
  • 'Conversion of Cheques: Increased Bank Exposure Following Boma'; Banking Litigation, The Canadian Institute, April 6 & 7, 1998
  • 'Anticipatory Breach, Tender, Time Is of The Essence and Specific Performance', Curing or Killing the Sick Real Estate Deal: Litigation and Real Estate Strategies, Canadian Bar Association - Ontario, April 22, 1999
  • 'When Things Go Wrong: Crisis Management', Minimizing The Risk of Financial Fraud; Insight, October 4, 1999
  • 'Theory of the Case: How and Why Developed', Theory of the Case; Law Society of Upper Canada, Continuing Legal Education, December 15, 1999
  • 'Preserving the Right to Enforce Commercial Obligations: Impact of Ontario 's New Limitations Act on Commercial Disputes', Law Society of Upper Canada, Continuing Legal Education, June, 2003

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