Steven F. Rosenhek

A leading Ontario litigator, Steven Rosenhek has broad experience before all levels of Court and a wide range of provincial and federal administrative tribunals. His practice encompasses all aspects of civil and administrative litigation, including complex commercial litigation, class actions, commercial arbitrations, shareholder disputes, securities, antitrust/competition law, product liability and insurance. He has handled both prosecution and defence briefs before a wide array of professional disciplinary, regulatory and administrative bodies.

Steven has written and lectured extensively in numerous areas, including commercial litigation, class actions, advocacy and dispute resolution, effective management of litigation and alternative billing arrangements.

Apart from his own litigation caseload, Steven has client responsibilities for managing litigation teams for a number of major firm clients.

He is a well-known instructor in trial advocacy, whose teaching credits include:

• Special Lecturer, Trial Advocacy, Faculty of Law, University of Toronto, 1987 to 2000
• Instructor, Advanced Trial Advocacy, Osgoode Hall Law School Part-time LLM in Civil Litigation and Dispute Resolution
• Instructor and Team Leader, Intensive Trial Advocacy Workshop, Osgoode Hall Law School, 1988 to present

Steven is a Past-President of the Ontario Bar Association and currently chairs its Paralegals Task Force.  In 2010, Steven received the OBA Award for Distinguished Service. The award recognizes exceptional career contributions and achievements by an OBA member to the legal profession, jurisprudence, or the residents of Ontario.

News

• Fasken Martineau's Steven Rosenhek honoured by the Ontario Bar Association

Publications

• Canada and U.S. Move to Harmonize Food and Agricultural Industry Regulation
• Ontario Court of Appeal Overturns Canada's Largest Environmental Class Action Judgment

Presentations

• Distribution Agreements: Avoiding the Pitfalls
• Follow the Money: Recent Developments on the Issue of Damages

Membership/Affiliations

• Executive member, Ontario Bar Association (OBA) Class Actions Section, 2011- 2012 
• President, Ontario Bar Association, (1998 to 1999) and Chair, Paralegals Task Force (1999 to present)
• International Association of Defence Counsel
• Defence Research Institute 
• l'Association Internationale des Jeunes Avocats
• l'Association des Juristes d'Expression Française de l'Ontario
• The Advocates' Society

Honours and Awards

• Ontario Bar Association Award for Distinguished Service, 2010
• Dean's Key, University of Toronto Law School, 1982