Jason is an associate practicing in commercial litigation
and class proceedings. Jason acts on a wide range of
litigation matters with an emphasis on business related
actions. He and a senior firm partner were recently
successful at trial in defending a breach of contract
claim against the financing arm of a leading computer
company. The matter involved multiple lease and
assignment agreements and related airline bankruptcy
proceedings. In the same matter, Jason and the senior
partner were entirely successful in obtaining judgment
on their client’s counterclaim.
Jason and members of REO currently act for a City in
respect of its multi-million dollar injury arising from the
financing of a sports recreation facility. Jason and a
senior partner were recently successful at the Court of
Appeal for Ontario in having the Court overturn a
decision to strike out one of the City’s related actions.
A significant portion of Jason’s practice is specialized in
class proceedings, including national unpaid overtime class actions against major Canadian banks.
Jason has dispute resolution experience in negligence and contract matters and has acted on lawyer regulatory matters regarding conflicts of interest and duties of loyalty.
Cases of note include:
- Waterloo (City) v. Wolfraim, [2007] O.J. No. 4056 (C.A.)
- Waterloo (City) v. Ford, [2008] O.J. No. 69 (S.C.J.)
- I.M.P. Group Ltd. v. Compaq Financial Services Corp., [2006] O.J. No. 2994 (S.C.J.);
- Reference re Same-Sex Marriage, [2004] 3 S.C.R. 698; and
- Canadian Blood Services v. Kyle Freeman, [2004] O.J. No. 4519 (S.C.J.).
Prior to joining REO, Jason summered and articled at a large full-service Toronto firm and was seconded to its London, England branch for a period. Jason also worked at the Ontario Securities Commission for a summer term.
Admissions and Affiliations
- Called to the Bar of Ontario 2004
- Advocate’s Society, Member
Education
- University of Western Ontario, Music & Science
- LL.B. - Osgoode Hall Law School 2003
