Find Lawyers in Toronto, Ontario for Transportation Law
Practice Area Overview
Goods and passengers are carried by various modes of transport that may be regulated by international treaty, federal, provincial, and/or municipal law. The provision of regulatory compliance and due diligence advice to providers and users of carriage services often raises nuanced issues, such as which regulatory body might have legislative jurisdiction over a particular carriage undertaking, or in the case of a dispute arising from the loss, damage or delay to cargo in domestic or international transit what law governs and the appropriate forum for the adjudication of the dispute.
The Transportation Law field involves various industry sectors of specialization: trucking, bus lines, aviation, maritime, railway, and pipelines. The range of specialized sector advice has in fact grown with the increase in regional and global trade, and with it, the desire for the more efficient transit of goods and passengers. In the carriage of goods we have seen the evolution of intermediaries engaged in facilitating the delivery of cargo such as freight forwarders, load brokers, freight consolidators, “3PLs” / “distribution network” service providers, warehousemen, and customs brokers who offer transit related services beyond the conventional clearance of goods.
In addition to having acumen in the substantive law associated with the above areas, Transportation Lawyers offer services tailored to different stages of the supply and distribution chain and carriage of passengers. Transportation Lawyers provide advice in the formation, sale, and acquisition of companies, having specific regard to the transportation and corporate regulatory framework in which they operate. Contracts of carriage are drafted and vetted with the competing interests in mind from the point of view of shippers of goods, passengers, intermediaries and carriers. As alluded to above, those involved in cargo claims require representation in arbitration or court proceedings, and supply chain participants are often called on to defend court actions arising from transportation accidents. Cargo claims and casualty driven litigation is conducted both in the courts of the various provinces as well as in certain cases in the Federal Court of Canada.
Louis Amato-Gauci is a recognized leader in the field of transportation law, providing strategic advice to air-, road- and rail-carriers, warehouse operators, freight forwarders and 3PLs in connection with commercial matters, licensing, safety, and regulatory compliance, freight claims for cargo loss, damage or delay, and the establishment and safe operation of public transit entities. He is frequently consulted in connection with the international sale of goods and Customs matters, including...
Rory has a diverse range of litigation experience. He has appeared before the Supreme Court of Canada, and various levels of court in Ontario, and Newfoundland and Labrador. He handles insurance coverage, defence and subrogation matters, construction deficiencies and professional liability claims, and his transportation practice has involved multimodal cargo transport, environmental claims, collisions, derailments, and groundings. His general litigation experience includes class actions, frau...
Mr. Fernandes practices transportation law (aviation, marine, trucking, rail, freight forwarding, logistics and warehousing). He also conducts mediations and arbitrations, holding certificates from the University of Windsor for its ADR Workshop and for its Advanced ADR Workshop and from Pepperdine University. Mr. Fernandes has appeared before the courts of Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta, Nova Scotia, the Federal Court of Canada, the Federal Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada....
Gordon represents international and domestic interests involved in the transportation and related insurance industries in litigation, regulatory and contractual matters. Gordon advises and represents shippers, carriers, intermediaries (freight forwarders, freight brokers and customs brokers) and their insurers on matters pertaining to risk assessment and management, regulatory compliance and commercial and casualty disputes arising from the international, cross-border and domestic carriage of...
A lawyer in Ontario since 1977, with an added call qualification in Saskatchewan in 2021, Kenneth (Ken) Peel has been active nationally across Canada since 1983 in the railway & transportation sector as counsel, advisor and advocate. Formerly having served as General Counsel (Ontario) for CN, a North American Class 1 railway company, he rejoined private practice in January, 1998, & since 2009 has conducted his own practice (KRPLaw.ca). Ken’s advocacy & counsel has continued ...
Jaclyne is a corporate, commercial and regulatory lawyer who works with a wide range of clients in the transportation and logistics industry, as well as those in the product regulatory, marketing and advertising space. This includes road, rail and ocean carriers, passenger vessel operators, load brokers, logistics providers, warehouse operators and other freight intermediaries. She also assists manufacturers, importers, exporters, shippers, distributors and growers. Jaclyne regularly provides...
Kim has been a partner since 2007. Kim’s practice includes a specialty in transportation law focusing primarily in marine and trucking including freight forwarding and logistics, cargo issues, casualty cases, transportation-related personal injury matters and loss transfer litigation. Kim is a Past President of the Canadian Transport Lawyers Association (2012). She is presently the Vice President (Central Region) for the Women's International Shipping & Trade Association. Kim is lis...
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