Aaron has appeared before all levels of court in Ontario, as well as in the Federal Court of Canada, and has advised clients in a broad range of areas, encompassing both private and public law matters. Aaron is able to assist clients in both English and French.
Aaron’s civil litigation practice has involved commercial, defamation, fraud, competition and other types of claims, including class actions. He has developed expertise in matters involving injunctive relief, such as Anton Piller orders, as well as questions of interest to international litigants, such as the jurisdiction of Ontario tribunals, and the gathering of evidence in Ontario for use in foreign proceedings.
Aaron’s regulatory and administrative law practice has included proceedings before a variety of regulatory tribunals, including as counsel to parties before the Ontario Securities Commission and regular appearances as commission counsel at the Ontario Racing Commission. Aaron has also appeared on a number of judicial review applications in the Divisional Court, and has provided independent legal advice to committees of self-regulating professional bodies, in respect of the conduct of evidentiary hearings, and other matters.
He is a volunteer lawyer with the Child Advocacy Project of Pro Bono Law Ontario and has represented children in proceedings under the Education Act and the Human Rights Code. Aaron also assists unrepresented litigants in the Court of Appeal, in Provincial Offences Act and other matters, as part of Pro Bono Law Ontario’s Court of Appeal Duty Counsel Project.
Aaron joined Stockwoods LLP in 2003, after clerking with Associate Chief Justice Dennis O’Connor, and Justices Louise Charron, Stephen Borins and Robert Armstrong of the Court of Appeal for Ontario.
He attended the University of Toronto (B.A., Sociology/French Translation, 1996) and McGill University (LL.B., 2001).
Aaron was called to the bar in Ontario in 2002.
He is Managing Editor of the Advocates’ Journal, and is a member and ex officio director of The Advocates’ Society. He is also a member of the Canadian Bar Association and the Association des juristes d’expression française de l’Ontario.
- Airia Brands Inc. et al v. Air Canada et al
Representing a foreign air cargo carrier in a proposed class proceeding involving an alleged price-fixing conspiracy - Canada (Attorney General) v. Almalki
Co-counsel for litigants in a federal court application under s. 38 of the Canada Evidence Act (concerning claims of privilege by the Government of Canada on the grounds that disclosure of information would be injurious to international relations or national defence or national security) - Landry c. Barreau du Haut-Canada
Co-counsel for the Law Society of Upper Canada in a French-language judicial review concerning the linguistic rights of a member subject to disciplinary proceedings
- Lester v. Ontario Racing Commission
Representing the Administration of the Ontario Racing Commission in a judicial review of a decision of the Commission to fine and suspend the licences of two horse trainers - Walden Electrical Ltd. v Lopes Mechanical Limited et al
Acting for a defendant in setting aside an Anton Piller order, on the grounds of material non-disclosure by the plaintiff - Representing the Law Foundation of Ontario in the determination of costs in various class proceedings involving the Class Proceedings Fund
- Representing respondents in enforcement proceedings before the Ontario Securities Commission
- Providing independent legal advice to committees of self-regulating professional bodies
- Representing children in proceedings under the Education Act and the Human Rights Code (through the Child Advocacy Project of Pro Bono Law Ontario)
- Co-Author (with Christopher Wirth), “Norwich Pharmacal Orders” (chapter),Interlocutory Proceedings, Canada Law Book
- Co-Author (with Brian Gover), “Supervision and Enforcement of Anton Piller Orders”, Ontario Bar Association: Injunctions – Everything You Need To Know, November 10, 2005
- Co-Author (with Brian Gover), “Regulatory Negligence: Are You at Risk?”, Federated Press Conference: Government Security and Business Continuity Planning, May 25-27, 2004
- Managing Editor, Advocates' Journal
- Regular Instructor, Advocates’ Society Administrative Tribunal Advocacy Workshop
- Member & Ex Officio Director, The Advocates' Society
- Member, Association des juristes d’expression française de l’Ontario
- Member, Canadian Bar Association
- Member, Ontario Bar Association
- Board Member, University of Toronto Schools Alumni Association
- English
- French
