Headquarters:
179 Enterprise Blvd, Suite 200, 2nd Floor, Markham, ON L6G 0E7
Year founded:
1994
Number of employees:
57
Phone:
416-368-0231
Email:
mclennan@mross.com
Website:
fmlaw.ca
LinkedIn:
ca.linkedin.com/company/flaherty-mccarthy-llp
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FLAHERTY MCCARTHY LLP
Frank A. Benedetto
Managing Partner
Todd J. McCarthy
Senior Partner
Sean A. Brown
Senior Partner
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Frank A. Benedetto has been with Flaherty McCarthy LLP since 2000 and its managing partner since 2015. A Lexpert-ranked lawyer, he is highly sought after for his expertise in complex tort, insurance, and accident benefit claims, including catastrophic, priority, loss transfer disputes, and cross-border matters.
In addition to his active litigation practice, Benedetto frequently serves as a mediator, helping parties resolve disputes. Committed to upholding the profession’s traditions, he teaches, mentors, and volunteers. Benedetto has taught insurance law at Queen’s University, participated in Osgoode Hall’s Insurance Law Praxicum, and regularly presents to legal organizations, fostering education and professional growth.
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Frank A. Benedetto
Todd J. McCarthy is currently on leave from Flaherty McCarthy LLP, serving as a Minister of the Crown for the Province of Ontario. For over 30 years, McCarthy has been a distinguished advocate, known for his fair yet forceful approach to achieving successful outcomes for clients.
A Lexpert-ranked lawyer, McCarthy was the Defence Counsel Honouree at the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association’s 2019 Celebration of the Personal Injury Bar, and the 2021 recipient of the Ontario Bar Association Award for Excellence in Insurance Law. His contributions include teaching, mentoring, mediation, and advancing justice at all levels of litigation.
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Todd J. McCarthy
Sean A. Brown is a seasoned litigator with extensive experience in insurance defence, specializing in injury claims and related disputes. His resourceful approach consistently delivers client satisfaction and successful outcomes.
Under Brown’s leadership, the firm has established a thriving Class Proceeding practice, focusing on mass torts and addressing systemic issues that impact large groups. This practice reflects his dedication to advancing justice on a broader scale, using innovative legal strategies to navigate complex litigation and deliver meaningful results. Brown also offers mediation services, drawing on over 25 years of experience with mediators and advocates to help parties resolve challenging disputes effectively.
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Michael W. Chadwick
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Michael W. Chadwick is a skilled litigator with extensive trial, arbitration, and appellate experience in insurance cases, including tort jury trials and accident benefits disputes. Known for his ability to distill complex issues into clear, concise arguments, Chadwick approaches each case with precision and strategic focus. Beyond the courtroom, he is adept at resolving disputes through negotiation and mediation, delivering pragmatic solutions that align with clients’ interests. His litigation successes include significant decisions such as Paperny v. State Farm and Desbois v. Wood, as well as key summary judgment motions. Clients value his exceptional service and practical, results-oriented approach.
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Sophia Chaudri
Senior Partner
Sophia Chaudri is a respected advocate with over 20 years of experience in insurance defence, specializing in motor vehicle accident tort and statutory accident benefits disputes, including catastrophic claims, priority, and loss transfer matters. She excels at managing litigation risk and exposure, presenting cases effectively at all stages of litigation and securing favorable outcomes in courts, tribunals, and private arbitrations.
Chaudri also has a proven track record in achieving successful resolutions through negotiation and mediation. Committed to professional development, she has taught health care law, advised clients through presentations, and is an active member of the Hellenic Canadian Lawyers’ Association.
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Sophia Chaudri
Flaherty McCarthy LLP has once again been recognized as one of Canada’s Top 10 Insurance Defence Litigation Boutique Firms by Canadian Lawyer magazine. For over 30 years, the firm has built a reputation for excellence, delivering strategic and results-driven advocacy that clients trust.
Insurance defence litigation remains the cornerstone of the firm’s practice, with significant contributions to landmark cases involving limitation periods, collateral benefits, and jury trial rights. Flaherty McCarthy’s commitment to innovation and strategy ensures the consistent protection of clients’ interests while shaping the legal landscape.
The firm continues to expand into estate and employment litigation, applying the same precision and dedication that defines its insurance defence work. Its class proceedings team remains a leader in mass torts and consumer protection.
“Our firm’s inclusion in Canadian Lawyer’s esteemed list is a tremendous honour that we do not take lightly. It directly reflects the hard work and commitment to high standards that our lawyers and support staff demonstrate daily. We remain incredibly proud to be recognized alongside our deserving peers and are equally grateful for everyone who voted for us,” says Frank Benedetto, Flaherty McCarthy’s managing partner.
Beyond advocacy, Flaherty McCarthy advances the legal profession through teaching, publishing, and mentoring. As trusted partners, the firm is dedicated to safeguarding clients’ interests while delivering exceptional service across its areas of expertise.
“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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Nikil Deo
Head of Technology
Gerald Chan
Partner
Nader R. Hasan
Partner
Liane Brown
Partner
Nikil Deo is a seasoned technology professional with over 20 years of experience in the financial services sector, specialising in technology and cyber solutions. Throughout his career, he has witnessed and contributed to the transition from mainframe computing to today’s cloud ecosystem, alongside the evolving landscape of cyber risks. He has been part of several pioneering initiatives, including becoming the first APAC customer for Microsoft’s BPOS cloud offering and helping launch Australia’s first “pay as you drive” product.
Now with Emergence Insurance, Deo is excited to apply his extensive expertise to help deliver innovative cyber insurance solutions to the Australian market.
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Nikil Deo
Gerald Chan has been named one of the Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers in Canada (Canadian Lawyer, 2019), one of the Top 50 Trial Lawyers in Canada (Benchmark Litigation, 2023–24), White-Collar Crime/Enforcement Litigator of the Year (Benchmark Litigation, 2023), and Criminal Defence Lawyer of the Year, Toronto (Best Lawyers, 2024). He is a fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers and a faculty member with the National Criminal Law Program.
Chan is a bencher of the Law Society of Ontario. He serves as vice chair of the Law Society Tribunal, Appeal Division, and a Trustee of the Law Foundation of Ontario.
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Gerald Chan
Nader R. Hasan, a partner at Stockwoods LLP, practises criminal, regulatory, and constitutional law at both the trial and appellate levels. He is an adjunct professor at the University of Toronto, Faculty of Law, where he has taught courses on the law of evidence and currently teaches a seminar on criminal punishment from a US-Canada comparative perspective.
He is a co-author of Search and Seizure (Emond, 2021), Digital Privacy: Criminal, Civil and Regulatory Litigation (LexisNexis, 2018), and Sentencing, ninth edition (LexisNexis, 2017), and an author of numerous articles on criminal and constitutional law.
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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
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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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 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 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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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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