About Cynthia
Practices in the areas of health law, appellate litigation and commercial litigation with focuses on commercial arbitrations, business and contractual disputes, shareholder disputes, administrative and public law, tribunals and commissions, professional negligence discipline, employment disputes, and appealsProfessional Achievements and RecognitionCertified as a Specialist in Civil Litigation by the Law Society of Upper CanadaRecognized and recommended by Lexpert as a leading lawyer in the areas of Medical Negligence and Corporate Commercial Litigation (2014)Selected by her peers to be included in Best Lawyers in Canada for Commercial Litigation (2013-2015) and Health Care Law (2015)Named by Lexpert as a “Litigator to Watch” in its US Guide to the Leading Cross-Border Litigators (2008-2009)Recognized by Lexpert as a “Rising Star” – Canadian Leading Lawyers Under 40 (2008)Numerous prizes for academic excellence at law school, including receipt of the Dean’s KeySelected presentations/ publications“Practice Management Essentials: Managing Your Way to Trial Success”, Panelist, The Advocates’ Society, May 23, 2014“Summary Judgment in the Supreme Court of Canada: Hryniak v. Mauldin and Its Implications”, Panelist, Osgoode Hall Law School Webinar, March 26, 2014“Opening Statements”, presented at Court House Series 2014: Marshalling the Evidence, The Advocates’ Society, February 27, 2014“Summary Judgment Update and Hybrid Procedures”, Panelist, Law Society of Upper Canada Complex Commercial Litigation Matters program, March 28, 2013“Orders and Enforcement in Arbitration”, Moderator, Toronto Commercial Arbitration Society Annual Conference, November 1, 2012“The Honours and Awards Culture: Driving Career Success”, Moderator, Financial Executives International – SGH Chapter Dinner Meeting, October 25, 2012“Written Advocacy in Arbitration”, Moderator, The Advocates’ Society, October 18, 2012Chair, “Civil Litigation Summit”, Law Society of Upper Canada, 2012“Summary Judgment Rule Revisited”, Osgoode Hall Law School Teleseminar: Critical Case Update, January 24, 2012“Summary Judgment Rule”, presented at The Advocates’ Society Fall Convention, November 18, 2011Chair, “How to Succeed in the New Era of Discoveries”, Law Society of Upper Canada, December 8, 2010“Appeals from Interlocutory Orders”, presented at Civil Advocacy Before Trial: Essentials for New Litigators, Institute for Executive Legal Education, June 17, 2010“Access to Justice and Civility”, presented at Civil Justice Reform in Action, Law Society of Upper Canada, October 14, 2009"Interpreting standards of proof and review in health law" The Lawyers Weekly, May 1, 2009“How to go for broke – without going broke – on appeal”, co-authored with Jasmine Akbarali, The Lawyers Weekly, August 28, 2008
Practices in the areas of health law, appellate litigation and commercial litigation with focuses on commercial arbitrations, business and contractual disputes, shareholder disputes, administrative and public law, tribunals and commissions, professional negligence discipline, employment disputes, and appealsProfessional Achievements and RecognitionCertified as a Specialist in Civil Litigation by the Law Society of Upper CanadaRecognized and recommended by Lexpert as a leading lawyer in the areas of Medical Negligence and Corporate Commercial Litigation (2014)Selected by her peers to be included in Best Lawyers in Canada for Commercial Litigation (2013-2015) and Health Care Law (2015)Named by Lexpert as a “Litigator to Watch” in its US Guide to the Leading Cross-Border Litigators (2008-2009)Recognized by Lexpert as a “Rising Star” – Canadian Leading Lawyers Under 40 (2008)Numerous prizes for academic excellence at law school, including receipt of the Dean’s KeySelected presentations/ publications“Practice Management Essentials: Managing Your Way to Trial Success”, Panelist, The Advocates’ Society, May 23, 2014“Summary Judgment in the Supreme Court of Canada: Hryniak v. Mauldin and Its Implications”, Panelist, Osgoode Hall Law School Webinar, March 26, 2014“Opening Statements”, presented at Court House Series 2014: Marshalling the Evidence, The Advocates’ Society, February 27, 2014“Summary Judgment Update and Hybrid Procedures”, Panelist, Law Society of Upper Canada Complex Commercial Litigation Matters program, March 28, 2013“Orders and Enforcement in Arbitration”, Moderator, Toronto Commercial Arbitration Society Annual Conference, November 1, 2012“The Honours and Awards Culture: Driving Career Success”, Moderator, Financial Executives International – SGH Chapter Dinner Meeting, October 25, 2012“Written Advocacy in Arbitration”, Moderator, The Advocates’ Society, October 18, 2012Chair, “Civil Litigation Summit”, Law Society of Upper Canada, 2012“Summary Judgment Rule Revisited”, Osgoode Hall Law School Teleseminar: Critical Case Update, January 24, 2012“Summary Judgment Rule”, presented at The Advocates’ Society Fall Convention, November 18, 2011Chair, “How to Succeed in the New Era of Discoveries”, Law Society of Upper Canada, December 8, 2010“Appeals from Interlocutory Orders”, presented at Civil Advocacy Before Trial: Essentials for New Litigators, Institute for Executive Legal Education, June 17, 2010“Access to Justice and Civility”, presented at Civil Justice Reform in Action, Law Society of Upper Canada, October 14, 2009"Interpreting standards of proof and review in health law" The Lawyers Weekly, May 1, 2009“How to go for broke – without going broke – on appeal”, co-authored with Jasmine Akbarali, The Lawyers Weekly, August 28, 2008
Practices in the areas of health law, appellate litigation and commercial litigation with focuses on commercial arbitrations, business and contractual disputes, shareholder disputes, administrative and public law, tribunals and commissions, professional negligence discipline, employment disputes, and appeals
Professional Achievements and Recognition
Certified as a Specialist in Civil Litigation by the Law Society of Upper Canada
Recognized and recommended by Lexpert as a leading lawyer in the areas of Medical Negligence and Corporate Commercial Litigation (2014)
Selected by her peers to be included in Best Lawyers in Canada for Commercial Litigation (2013-2015) and Health Care Law (2015)
Named by Lexpert as a “Litigator to Watch” in its US Guide to the Leading Cross-Border Litigators (2008-2009)
Recognized by Lexpert as a “Rising Star” – Canadian Leading Lawyers Under 40 (2008)
Numerous prizes for academic excellence at law school, including receipt of the Dean’s Key
Selected presentations/ publications
“Practice Management Essentials: Managing Your Way to Trial Success”, Panelist, The Advocates’ Society, May 23, 2014
“Summary Judgment in the Supreme Court of Canada: Hryniak v. Mauldin and Its Implications”, Panelist, Osgoode Hall Law School Webinar, March 26, 2014
“Opening Statements”, presented at Court House Series 2014: Marshalling the Evidence, The Advocates’ Society, February 27, 2014
“Summary Judgment Update and Hybrid Procedures”, Panelist, Law Society of Upper Canada Complex Commercial Litigation Matters program, March 28, 2013
“Orders and Enforcement in Arbitration”, Moderator, Toronto Commercial Arbitration Society Annual Conference, November 1, 2012
“The Honours and Awards Culture: Driving Career Success”, Moderator, Financial Executives International – SGH Chapter Dinner Meeting, October 25, 2012
“Written Advocacy in Arbitration”, Moderator, The Advocates’ Society, October 18, 2012
Chair, “Civil Litigation Summit”, Law Society of Upper Canada, 2012
“Summary Judgment Rule Revisited”, Osgoode Hall Law School Teleseminar: Critical Case Update, January 24, 2012
“Summary Judgment Rule”, presented at The Advocates’ Society Fall Convention, November 18, 2011
Chair, “How to Succeed in the New Era of Discoveries”, Law Society of Upper Canada, December 8, 2010
“Appeals from Interlocutory Orders”, presented at Civil Advocacy Before Trial: Essentials for New Litigators, Institute for Executive Legal Education, June 17, 2010
“Access to Justice and Civility”, presented at Civil Justice Reform in Action, Law Society of Upper Canada, October 14, 2009
"Interpreting standards of proof and review in health law" The Lawyers Weekly, May 1, 2009
“How to go for broke – without going broke – on appeal”, co-authored with Jasmine Akbarali, The Lawyers Weekly, August 28, 2008
Practices in the areas of health law, appellate litigation and commercial litigation with focuses on commercial arbitrations, business and contractual disputes, shareholder disputes, administrative and public law, tribunals and commissions, professional negligence discipline, employment disputes, and appealsProfessional Achievements and RecognitionCertified as a Specialist in Civil Litigation by the Law Society of Upper CanadaRecognized and recommended by Lexpert as a leading lawyer in the areas of Medical Negligence and Corporate Commercial Litigation (2014)Selected by her peers to be included in Best Lawyers in Canada for Commercial Litigation (2013-2015) and Health Care Law (2015)Named by Lexpert as a “Litigator to Watch” in its US Guide to the Leading Cross-Border Litigators (2008-2009)Recognized by Lexpert as a “Rising Star” – Canadian Leading Lawyers Under 40 (2008)Numerous prizes for academic excellence at law school, including receipt of the Dean’s KeySelected presentations/ publications“Practice Management Essentials: Managing Your Way to Trial Success”, Panelist, The Advocates’ Society, May 23, 2014“Summary Judgment in the Supreme Court of Canada: Hryniak v. Mauldin and Its Implications”, Panelist, Osgoode Hall Law School Webinar, March 26, 2014“Opening Statements”, presented at Court House Series 2014: Marshalling the Evidence, The Advocates’ Society, February 27, 2014“Summary Judgment Update and Hybrid Procedures”, Panelist, Law Society of Upper Canada Complex Commercial Litigation Matters program, March 28, 2013“Orders and Enforcement in Arbitration”, Moderator, Toronto Commercial Arbitration Society Annual Conference, November 1, 2012“The Honours and Awards Culture: Driving Career Success”, Moderator, Financial Executives International – SGH Chapter Dinner Meeting, October 25, 2012“Written Advocacy in Arbitration”, Moderator, The Advocates’ Society, October 18, 2012Chair, “Civil Litigation Summit”, Law Society of Upper Canada, 2012“Summary Judgment Rule Revisited”, Osgoode Hall Law School Teleseminar: Critical Case Update, January 24, 2012“Summary Judgment Rule”, presented at The Advocates’ Society Fall Convention, November 18, 2011Chair, “How to Succeed in the New Era of Discoveries”, Law Society of Upper Canada, December 8, 2010“Appeals from Interlocutory Orders”, presented at Civil Advocacy Before Trial: Essentials for New Litigators, Institute for Executive Legal Education, June 17, 2010“Access to Justice and Civility”, presented at Civil Justice Reform in Action, Law Society of Upper Canada, October 14, 2009"Interpreting standards of proof and review in health law" The Lawyers Weekly, May 1, 2009“How to go for broke – without going broke – on appeal”, co-authored with Jasmine Akbarali, The Lawyers Weekly, August 28, 2008
Practices in the areas of health law, appellate litigation and commercial litigation with focuses on commercial arbitrations, business and contractual disputes, shareholder disputes, administrative and public law, tribunals and commissions, professional negligence discipline, employment disputes, and appeals
Professional Achievements and Recognition
Certified as a Specialist in Civil Litigation by the Law Society of Upper Canada
Recognized and recommended by Lexpert as a leading lawyer in the areas of Medical Negligence and Corporate Commercial Litigation (2014)
Selected by her peers to be included in Best Lawyers in Canada for Commercial Litigation (2013-2015) and Health Care Law (2015)
Named by Lexpert as a “Litigator to Watch” in its US Guide to the Leading Cross-Border Litigators (2008-2009)
Recognized by Lexpert as a “Rising Star” – Canadian Leading Lawyers Under 40 (2008)
Numerous prizes for academic excellence at law school, including receipt of the Dean’s Key
Selected presentations/ publications
“Practice Management Essentials: Managing Your Way to Trial Success”, Panelist, The Advocates’ Society, May 23, 2014
“Summary Judgment in the Supreme Court of Canada: Hryniak v. Mauldin and Its Implications”, Panelist, Osgoode Hall Law School Webinar, March 26, 2014
“Opening Statements”, presented at Court House Series 2014: Marshalling the Evidence, The Advocates’ Society, February 27, 2014
“Summary Judgment Update and Hybrid Procedures”, Panelist, Law Society of Upper Canada Complex Commercial Litigation Matters program, March 28, 2013
“Orders and Enforcement in Arbitration”, Moderator, Toronto Commercial Arbitration Society Annual Conference, November 1, 2012
“The Honours and Awards Culture: Driving Career Success”, Moderator, Financial Executives International – SGH Chapter Dinner Meeting, October 25, 2012
“Written Advocacy in Arbitration”, Moderator, The Advocates’ Society, October 18, 2012
Chair, “Civil Litigation Summit”, Law Society of Upper Canada, 2012
“Summary Judgment Rule Revisited”, Osgoode Hall Law School Teleseminar: Critical Case Update, January 24, 2012
“Summary Judgment Rule”, presented at The Advocates’ Society Fall Convention, November 18, 2011
Chair, “How to Succeed in the New Era of Discoveries”, Law Society of Upper Canada, December 8, 2010
“Appeals from Interlocutory Orders”, presented at Civil Advocacy Before Trial: Essentials for New Litigators, Institute for Executive Legal Education, June 17, 2010
“Access to Justice and Civility”, presented at Civil Justice Reform in Action, Law Society of Upper Canada, October 14, 2009
"Interpreting standards of proof and review in health law" The Lawyers Weekly, May 1, 2009
“How to go for broke – without going broke – on appeal”, co-authored with Jasmine Akbarali, The Lawyers Weekly, August 28, 2008
Practice Areas
Education
Professional Affiliations
Awards & Recognition
- Lawyer of the Year: Professional Malpractice Law, Toronto, Canada (2025)
- Lawyer of the Year: Director and Officer Liability Practice, Toronto, Canada (2023)
- Lawyer of the Year: Health Care Law, Toronto, Canada (2016)
- Recognized: Administrative and Public Law
- Recognized: Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Recognized: Appellate Practice
- Recognized: Construction Law
- Recognized: Corporate and Commercial Litigation
- Recognized: Health Care Law
- Recognized: Medical Negligence
- Recognized: Municipal Law
- Recognized: Professional Malpractice Law
