Headquarters:

438 University Ave., Suite 1700, Toronto, ON M5G 2L9

Year founded:

1982

Number of employees:

21 partners and 79 employees

Phone:

416 593 4411

Email:

info@duttonbrock.com

Website:

duttonbrock.com

LinkedIn:

linkedin.com/company/dutton-brock-llp

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DUTTON BROCK LLP

David Zarek

Founding Partner

Eric Grossman

Founding Partner

Michael Taylor

Founding Partner

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In 2021 and 2023, David Zarek was recognized as Lawyer of the Year in Insurance Law in Toronto on the Best Lawyers in Canada list. A founding partner of ZTGH, he practices in the areas of third-party tort motor vehicle claims, health law and class actions, special investigation claims, product liability, and commercial liability claims, along with regularly providing coverage opinions. Zarek has appeared before the Supreme Court of Canada and regularly appears in the Court of Appeal and the Ontario Superior Court.

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David Zarek

Eric Grossman is a founding partner of ZTGH. He has been named by Best Lawyers as Lawyer of the Year, Personal Injury Litigation, Toronto, for 2018 and 2023, and is recognized annually as a Best Lawyer in Canada in insurance law. Grossman is recognized by Lexpert as a leading practitioner in personal injury law and has attained an AV Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell, peer rated for the highest level of professional excellence. Grossman was awarded the CDL 2019 Lee Samis award for distinguished service. He argued and won a landmark decision, Chubb v. Zurich, at the Supreme Court of Canada.

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Eric Grossman

Michael Taylor has been selected by his peers for inclusion in the Best Lawyers in Canada list, in the areas of insurance law and personal injury litigation since 2015. He is also a Lexpert-ranked lawyer. Taylor was called to the bar in 1984 and has worked in insurance law throughout his career. His practice is currently focused on mediation. He is a founding partner of ZTGH.

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Michael Taylor

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Jennifer Griffiths

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Jennifer Griffiths practises predominantly in the area of first-party accident benefits with an emphasis on catastrophic claims. She also assists insurers with priority disputes, loss transfer claims, and cases involving interface between the auto insurance scheme (both tort and accident benefits) and the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act. Griffiths has been selected by her peers for inclusion in the Best Lawyers in Canada list for insurance law. She co-chairs the firm’s practice groups in Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB), Catastrophic Loss, and Examinations Under Oath.

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Jennifer Griffiths

Nathalie V. Rosenthall

Partner

Nathalie V. Rosenthall is licenced to practise in both New York and Ontario. Her practice includes commercial general liability/occupier’s liability/municipal liability work for both for plaintiffs and institutional clients. She is co-chair of the Loss Transfer and Priority Dispute practice group at the firm and regularly appears as counsel in private arbitration proceedings as well as Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal hearings. Rosenthall has been selected by her peers for inclusion in the Best Lawyers of Canada list in the area of insurance law.

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Nathalie V. Rosenthall

Dutton Brock LLP is one of Toronto’s premier insurance litigation firms with over 40 years of experience. The firm is composed of passionate advocates and provide the highest caliber of legal representation. Dutton Brock has earned widespread recognition for its excellence. Lexpert has ranked the firm as the most frequently recommended commercial insurance litigation firm in Canada, and Canadian Lawyer has honoured it as one of the Top 5 Insurance Defence Law Boutiques in the country. Excellence comes with its own rewards. Dutton Brock takes pride in its work and values the people it collaborates with, fostering many exceptional, long-lasting relationships with both clients and colleagues.

“We’re committed to delivering the highest level of service, assuring clients that their welfare is the firm’s utmost priority”

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Andrew C. McKague

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Shanti E. Barclay

Partner

Jonathan B. Schrieder

Partner

Liane Brown

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Andrew C. McKague has a diverse practice that focuses largely on estate litigation as well as defence of first-party auto and tort claims. He also acts for select plaintiffs involved in serious car accidents. In addition, his practice includes employment law and general civil litigation. McKague was voted by his peers for inclusion in the Best Lawyers of Canada listing. He is regularly retained to conduct examinations under oath. He specializes in suspicious claims, priority and loss transfer, and Workplace Safety and Insurance Board claims. McKague is co-chair of the firm’s Estate Litigation practice group.

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Andrew C. McKague

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. Barclay 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. Barclay co-chairs the firm’s Property, Health Law, Class Actions, and Product Liability groups. She is recognized by her peers for inclusion in the Best Lawyers of 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. Schrieder 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 of Canada list in the area of insurance law. Schrieder 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

Liane Brown is committed to representing individuals who have suffered serious personal injuries and to families who have suffered the loss of a loved one. Her practice concentrates on personal injury law, including accident benefits, motor vehicle collisions, medical malpractice, occupiers’ liability, product liability and wrongful death cases.

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Liane Brown

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Liane Brown

Ben Irantalab enjoys the complexities of personal injury litigation. His practice is exclusively devoted to representing clients with brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, and severe orthopedic injuries. For him, the cases that require special creativity and thinking outside the box are the most gratifying.

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Ben Irantalab

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