Sarit E. Batner
Partner at McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Sarit E. Batner is a distinguished Partner at McCarthy Tétrault LLP’s Toronto office and currently serves as Chair of the Board of Partners. With over two decades of legal expertise, Sarit specializes in trial and appellate litigation as well as arbitration at all levels of Canadian courts, focusing on complex commercial litigation and high-stakes disputes.
Practice Areas
- Complex Commercial Litigation
- Trial and Appellate Advocacy
- Arbitration
- Shareholders’ Rights
- Patent Disputes
- Professional Negligence
- Breach of Fiduciary Duties
- Breach of Contract
- Procurement Law
- Taxation Law
Experience Highlights
- Lead counsel in significant cases involving shareholders’ rights, patent disputes, and professional negligence.
- Extensive experience representing clients such as physicians, engineers, accountants, and lawyers in various proceedings.
- Trial counsel for leading pharmaceutical companies, including Merck, in major litigation cases.
- Trial counsel in the high-profile criminal proceeding against the former Nortel CEO.
- Lead counsel in the landmark Supreme Court appeal (Hryniak) addressing summary judgment and access to justice in Canada.
- Provides strategic business and legal advice to clients to proactively avoid litigation risks.
Representative Clients
- Airlines
- IT Services Providers
- Government Agencies
- Universities and Research Hospitals
- Pharmaceutical, Mining, and Oil & Gas Companies
Professional Leadership & Contributions
- Recognized speaker and writer on substantive law, trial and appellate advocacy, and issues impacting women and young professionals.
- Active educator, teaching trial advocacy and contributing to the legal community through seminars and publications.
Education & Admissions
- BSc Mathematics (Gold Medal), University of Western Ontario
- JD, University of Toronto (1998)
- Called to the Ontario Bar, 2000
Contact Information
Year Call to Bar
2000 (Ontario)
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