Lawrence G. Theall

PRACTICE PROFILE

Lawrence Theall is the managing partner of Theall Group LLP. Larry practices commercial litigation, insurance and product liability (including class proceedings), and has appeared before all levels of the Ontario and Federal courts, as well as the superior courts of Manitoba and Alberta. He has acted as lead counsel in over 50 trials and hearings, all of which went to a final decision or verdict. Larry has extensive experience with interlocutory proceedings, including being lead counsel in arguing the disposition of more than 10 applications for interlocutory injunctions. Larry has acted as insurance coverage counsel to the Attorney General of Ontario since being appointed in early 2003 and regularly represents a number of publicly traded corporations and insurance brokers with respect to commercial insurance issues. Larry also has significant auto industry experience, primarily in the areas of product liability, dealer disputes, risk management and commercial insurance.

Education

University of Toronto, LL.B., 1985.
Trent University, B.A. (Great Distinction), 1982.

Professional Involvement

Mr. Theall is a member of the Canadian Bar Association, the Defence Research Institute, and the Advocates' Society, and has been a speaker at programs of the Law Society of Upper Canada, Osgoode Hall Law School, Insight, and the Canadian Institute on various topics relating to product liability, commercial litigation and insurance.

He is a co-author of the looseleaf text, Product Liability: Canadian Law and Practice (Canada Law Book, 2001).