Headquarters:
3200-130 Adelaide Street West, Toronto, Ontario M5H 3P5
Year founded:
1997
Number of employees:
65
Phone:
416.366.1400
Email:
reception@sblegal.ca
Website:
sblegal.ca
LinkedIn:
ca.linkedin.com/company/stieber-berlach-llp
“We have a relatively traditional benefits program, but it’s a very generous program that’s intended to fulfil the needs of all of our employees and their families”
Diana Godfrey,
Fidelity Canada
STIEBER BERLACH LLP
Murray Stieber
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Frank Csathy
Partner
Iain Peck
Partner
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Murray Stieber is the managing partner of Stieber Berlach and has over 25 years of broad-based litigation experience. He practices in a wide variety of areas with an emphasis on insurance coverage, professional liability, D&O liability, environmental liability, and construction-related liability. Murray has extensive trial experience and has represented clients at all levels of court in Ontario. He also regularly acts on behalf of clients on regulatory matters and has appeared before various regulatory bodies including the Ontario Securities Commission, CPA Ontario, and Professional Engineers Ontario. Murray takes a highly pragmatic and results-oriented approach to resolving his clients’ matters effectively and efficiently.
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Frank Csathy has more than three decades of experience in a broad spectrum of insurance-related litigation. He began his career primarily handling personal injury, property, and insurance coverage files. He subsequently moved to a practice involving mostly professional liability defence, municipal liability defence, and property damage claims. Today, Frank practices in all of these areas, as well as defending matters arising from environmental liability and fraud claims. He has extensive experience representing his clients in all levels of court in Ontario, as well as in administrative tribunals and private arbitrations.
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Iain Peck is an experienced construction, infrastructure and development lawyer with a complex practice. He concentrates on construction litigation and principally acts on behalf of professional engineers, large and medium-sized general contractors, developers, regional governments and small-to-medium municipalities. His product liability litigation practice involves complex and technical issues with machinery, industrial equipment, and buses.
Iain also defends environmental claims, particularly with respect to contaminated land and clean-up. In 2021, he was invited to join the exclusive Construction Lawyers Society of America, an invitation-only, selective and limited-membership international association of the world’s best construction lawyers.
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“We have a relatively traditional benefits program, but it’s a very generous program that’s intended to fulfil the needs of all of our employees and their families”
Diana Godfrey,
Fidelity Canada
“From an HR perspective, mental health and wellbeing is still top of mind for us … To build awareness and eliminate the stigma, Fidelity has been involved with CAMH and has hosted training for our employees for years”
Diana Godfrey,
Fidelity Canada
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Fidelity Canada
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Elizabeth Bowker
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Elizabeth Bowker is an experienced trial and appellate lawyer with a diverse and complex practice. She prioritizes listening to her clients, understanding their needs and point of view, and telling their stories in a persuasive and compelling way. She has a measured and calm approach to problems, seeking mediated settlements when possible, but is just as comfortable in a courtroom advocating for her clients at trial and all the way up through levels of appeal. She represents clients involved in wide-ranging litigation including class actions, professional liability, product liability, medical malpractice, municipal liability, employment practices and insurance coverage.
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Kurt Pereira
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Kurt K. Pereira has a broad insurance-related litigation practice. He was called to the Bar in 2003, joined Stieber Berlach in 2004, and became a partner of the firm in 2014. Kurt represents clients in various areas, including product liability, personal injury, professional liability, property damage, construction and employment matters. He has appeared as counsel before all levels of courts in Ontario, as well as various administrative tribunals. He is a member of The Advocates’ Society and the Ontario Bar Association. Kurt is also an avid automobile and motorsports enthusiast.
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Stieber Berlach LLP recently celebrated its 25th year of providing litigation services to the insurance industry. The mid-sized firm has been at the forefront of litigation and risk management solutions across the entire spectrum of the industry’s markets: casualty, property, coverage under multiple lines, cyber and privacy, D&O liability, environmental and toxic torts, medical malpractice defence, municipal liability, product liability, professional liability, construction claims and more.
Stieber Berlach’s expertise in such a wide range of insurance lines has allowed it to develop a client base that includes not only the largest national property and casualty insurers but also specialty insurers and reinsurers who require a high level of specialization to service their customers.
Clients have retained Stieber Berlach’s team to defend individuals, corporations, members of regulated professions, associations, municipalities, health care professionals, hospitals, school boards, and insurers. Apart from appearing at all levels of court, the lawyers act before administrative tribunals, regulatory discipline panels, coroner’s inquests, and review boards.
The team at Stieber Berlach is proud of their familiarity with the demanding issues facing the insurance industry. They offer superior technical knowledge coupled with cost-effective and responsive problem solving that directly address the challenges insurers face in a competitive environment.
“From an HR perspective, mental health and wellbeing is still top of mind for us … To build awareness and eliminate the stigma, Fidelity has been involved with CAMH and has hosted training for our employees for years”
Diana Godfrey,
Fidelity Canada
Mark Smith
Non-Executive Director and Chairman
Thomas W. Corbett
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Peter Lettieri
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Kimi Shah
Partner
Chris Afonso brings considerable experience and an innovative, inventive approach to his diverse practice. Above all, he is focused on meeting client goals by employing effective, persuasive advocacy, consistently bringing poise and fearlessness into the courtroom and negotiations.
Chris has appeared at all levels of court in Ontario, including the Ontario Superior Court, the Ontario Court of Appeal, the Ontario Court of Justice, and the Federal Court of Canada. He has represented clients in a wide variety of matters, including construction litigation, professional negligence litigation, commercial disputes, corporate governance disputes, and policy interpretation matters for insurers.
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Shanti E. Barclay represents long-term care facilities and health care professionals, including personal support workers, nurses, optometrists, and dentists. She has experience defending professional negligence claims, including chartered accountants and engineers. Shanti has worked on a number of class actions in areas ranging from pollution, privacy breach, explosions, as well as the use of restraints in mental health hospital wards and COVID-19 transmissions. She co-chairs the firm’s Property, Health Law, Class Actions, and Product Liability groups. Shanti is recognized by her peers for inclusion in the Best Lawyers in Canada list in the area of insurance law.
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Shanti E. Barclay
Jonathan B. Schrieder has a special interest in jury trials and Estate Litigation matters and is co-chair of the Estate Litigation practice group. He also works with insurance companies on complex and catastrophic claims and has extensive experience in extinguishing fraudulent and questionable claims. Jonathan has taken more than 140 trials, arbitrations, appeals, and other proceedings to verdict or decision. He has been selected by his peers for inclusion in the Best Lawyers in Canada list in the area of insurance law. Jonathan handles select estate and guardianship matters pro bono in aid of orphaned children and their surviving family members.
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Jonathan B. Schrieder
Kimi leads the Estate Planning and Wealth Protection team and is a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners. She understands the complex and delicate nature of family estate planning, the technical requirements around probate and estate administration, and the importance of preserving wealth for future generations. Her advice is accurate, commercial, strategic and tailored to each situation.
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Shanti E. Barclay
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Chris Afonso brings considerable experience and an innovative, inventive approach to his diverse practice. Above all, he is focused on meeting client goals by employing effective, persuasive advocacy, consistently bringing poise and fearlessness into the courtroom and negotiations.
Chris has appeared at all levels of court in Ontario, including the Ontario Superior Court, the Ontario Court of Appeal, the Ontario Court of Justice, and the Federal Court of Canada. He has represented clients in a wide variety of matters, including construction litigation, professional negligence litigation, commercial disputes, corporate governance disputes, and policy interpretation matters for insurers.
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Chris Afonso
Shanti E. Barclay represents long-term care facilities and health care professionals, including personal support workers, nurses, optometrists, and dentists. She has experience defending professional negligence claims, including chartered accountants and engineers. Shanti has worked on a number of class actions in areas ranging from pollution, privacy breach, explosions, as well as the use of restraints in mental health hospital wards and COVID-19 transmissions. She co-chairs the firm’s Property, Health Law, Class Actions, and Product Liability groups. Shanti is recognized by her peers for inclusion in the Best Lawyers in Canada list in the area of insurance law.
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Shanti E. Barclay
Jonathan B. Schrieder has a special interest in jury trials and Estate Litigation matters and is co-chair of the Estate Litigation practice group. He also works with insurance companies on complex and catastrophic claims and has extensive experience in extinguishing fraudulent and questionable claims. Jonathan has taken more than 140 trials, arbitrations, appeals, and other proceedings to verdict or decision. He has been selected by his peers for inclusion in the Best Lawyers in Canada list in the area of insurance law. Jonathan handles select estate and guardianship matters pro bono in aid of orphaned children and their surviving family members.
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Jonathan B. Schrieder
Kimi leads the Estate Planning and Wealth Protection team and is a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners. She understands the complex and delicate nature of family estate planning, the technical requirements around probate and estate administration, and the importance of preserving wealth for future generations. Her advice is accurate, commercial, strategic and tailored to each situation.
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Kimi Shah
Chris Afonso
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Jonathan B. Schrieder
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Shanti E. Barclay
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Kimi Shah
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Chris Afonso brings considerable experience and an innovative, inventive approach to his diverse practice. Above all, he is focused on meeting client goals by employing effective, persuasive advocacy, consistently bringing poise and fearlessness into the courtroom and negotiations.
Chris has appeared at all levels of court in Ontario, including the Ontario Superior Court, the Ontario Court of Appeal, the Ontario Court of Justice, and the Federal Court of Canada. He has represented clients in a wide variety of matters, including construction litigation, professional negligence litigation, commercial disputes, corporate governance disputes, and policy interpretation matters for insurers.
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Chris Afonso
Shanti E. Barclay represents long-term care facilities and health care professionals, including personal support workers, nurses, optometrists, and dentists. She has experience defending professional negligence claims, including chartered accountants and engineers. Shanti has worked on a number of class actions in areas ranging from pollution, privacy breach, explosions, as well as the use of restraints in mental health hospital wards and COVID-19 transmissions. She co-chairs the firm’s Property, Health Law, Class Actions, and Product Liability groups. Shanti is recognized by her peers for inclusion in the Best Lawyers in Canada list in the area of insurance law.
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Shanti E. Barclay
Jonathan B. Schrieder has a special interest in jury trials and Estate Litigation matters and is co-chair of the Estate Litigation practice group. He also works with insurance companies on complex and catastrophic claims and has extensive experience in extinguishing fraudulent and questionable claims. Jonathan has taken more than 140 trials, arbitrations, appeals, and other proceedings to verdict or decision. He has been selected by his peers for inclusion in the Best Lawyers in Canada list in the area of insurance law. Jonathan handles select estate and guardianship matters pro bono in aid of orphaned children and their surviving family members.
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Jonathan B. Schrieder
Kimi leads the Estate Planning and Wealth Protection team and is a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners. She understands the complex and delicate nature of family estate planning, the technical requirements around probate and estate administration, and the importance of preserving wealth for future generations. Her advice is accurate, commercial, strategic and tailored to each situation.
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Dave Longbottom
Chief Technology Officer
Alex Ventura
Head of Marketing
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Chief Underwriting Officer
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Chief Operating Officer, Underwriting Division
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President, Underwriting Division
“We view the law differently through our collective experiences. We have expertise in wide-ranging sectors that enable us to offer outstanding commercial, property and dispute resolution advice as well as acting for families with family law, estate planning and generational wealth protection,” Burchartz explains.
The lawyers at KKI offer considerable commercial and legal experience in many industry sectors, including building and construction, real estate, motorsport, business and private advisory, and professional services. In commercial law, KKI advises on asset protection and risk management; business structuring; succession and transactions; commercial agreements and contracts; corporate governance; business mergers; sale and purchases; trusts; and navigating commercial, consumer and privacy law.
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