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Mathias Memmel Toronto Lawyer

Mathias Memmel

Associate Fasken
Jurisdiction Ontario, 2023
Language(s) English
Office(s) Toronto
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Overview

Drawing on experience in regulated industries and public facing projects, Mathias helps clients navigate urgent injunctions, commercial disputes and appeals with a clear, business-minded, and practical advocacy style.

Mathias maintains a broad commercial litigation practice and has experience with complex, high profile disputes across industries, with experience involving public infrastructure, securities, product liability, commercial arbitrations, and contractual and tort disputes as well as public law matters. Mathias regularly acts on judicial reviews and appeals and has appeared before all levels of court in Ontario, the federal courts, and the Supreme Court of Canada.

Called to the Ontario bar (2023), Mathias earned his JD at Osgoode Hall Law School where he completed placements at The 519 Community Centre (Toronto) and the Centre for Law and Democracy (Halifax), served on the executive of Osgoode’s Pro Bono Students Canada chapter, and received the Bereskin & Parr LLP Prize for the highest standing in Patent Law. Before law school he studied music and computer science at the University of Toronto, where he served as president of the student government.

Still active in the community, Mathias serves as President of Start Proud and sits on the board of directors of Toronto Jewish Music Week; he also co founded the Canadian Association of 2SLGBTQ+ Lawyers.

Experience

  • The Centre for Free Expression intervenes at Supreme Court of Canada on watershed administrative law case, [Pro bono | Case - The Centre for Free Expression], The Centre for Free Expression, a non-partisan, research, public education, and advocacy centre based in the Creative School at Toronto Metropolitan University, intervened at the Supreme Court of Canada in Democracy Watch v. Attorney General of Canada. This is a significant administrative law ca...
  • Representing company in oppression and breach of contract case, [Case - Confidential Client], Representing company in oppression and breach of contract case
  • Just Energy Group Inc. defends securities class action alleging claims of common law negligent misrepresentation and an oppression claim, [Case - Just Energy Group Inc.], A publicly traded natural gas and electricity retailer defends proposed securities class action.

Career & Education

Education

  • JD Osgoode Hall Law School at York University
  • BMus (Honours) University of Toronto

Community involvement

  • Director Jewish Music Week 2022 to present
  • President Start Proud - Fier départ 2022 to present

Memberships & Affiliations

Knowledge

  • A New Era for Civil Litigation in Ontario? What Litigants Need to Know About the Proposed Rules Overhaul, 4/23/2025
  • A Stolen Bank Safe, a Criminal Investigation, and a New Case on Limitations Periods, 10/26/2023

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