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 James
Lea, Associate
Direct Tel: 416-203-9820
Fax: 416-203-9444
E-Mail: james@fernandeshearn.com
Areas of Practice
- Commercial Litigation
- Civil Litigation
- Transportation Law
Background
James Lea has experience in all areas of the firm's
litigation practice, including maritime, multi-modal, road-carriage,
rail, aviation, freight-forwarding, warehousing and repair/storage-lien
disputes. James has personally appeared before the Small Claims
Court, Superior Court of Justice, and Court of Appeal of Ontario.
James also has experience with disputes in the Provincial Court
of Alberta and the Federal Court of Canada.
James is originally an Islander by birth (Prince Edward
Island). He attended law school at Dalhousie University and received
his LL.B. in 2009. While at Dalhousie, James studied maritime law
and the law of the sea at Dalhousie's Marine and Environmental Law
Institute and was awarded the Maritime Law Book Ltd. prize for obtaining
the highest standing in the course "Legal Profession and Professional
Responsibility." Additionally, James spent one semester studying
Swedish law and human rights law at Lund University in Sweden
Education
- Admitted to the Ontario Bar 2010
- Dalhousie University (LL.B., 2009)
- Lund University (exchange with Dalhousie Law, 2008)
- Acadia University (B.A. Honours, 2004), Political
Science
Memberships & Activities
- Canadian Maritime Law Association (Member)
- Canadian Transport Lawyers Association (Member)
Publications
- James G. Lea & Ranjan K. Agarwal, "Shapray
v. British Columbia (Securities Commission); Freedom and Expression
and the Viability of Blanket Non-Disclosure Provisions in Securities
Regulation" (2011) 51 Can. Bus. L.J. 259.
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