Peter Mantas is the head of the litigation group in Ottawa.
An experienced litigation lawyer, Peter has acted as counsel at all levels of the Ontario and federal courts, including the Supreme Court of Canada, the courts in several other provinces, and various domestic and international tribunals. He has considerable expertise in complex litigation matters including class action and mass litigation cases, shareholder and oppression remedies, proceedings involving the federal government, injunctions, and in disputes involving cross-border issues.
Peter is currently the Editor-in-Chief of the Ontario Bar Association, Class Actions' Section newsletter. He is also a guest lecturer at the University of Ottawa Law School.
During his law studies, Peter was a student at the Paris office of a U.S.-based law firm, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, and later at the Canadian International Trade Tribunal. In 2000, Peter was named one of the city's top "Forty Under 40" by the Ottawa Business Journal. In 2012, Peter was named a "Future Star" by Benchmark Canada, a guide to the top litigation lawyers in the country.
Membership/Affiliations
- Executive Member, Class Actions' Section, Ontario Bar Association
- Subcommittee Member, International Class Actions and Mass Torts, American Bar Association
- Section Member, Litigation and International Law, New York State Bar Association
- Member, County of Carleton Law Association
- Member, Canadian Bar Association