Max Shapiro

Max has acted as counsel to:

Commercial Cases

• Banks and other financial institutions on a range of commercial disputes and regulatory issues

• United States Steel Corporation in successfully asserting a US$2-billion claim against U.S. Steel Canada in which the court provided a revised test for the distinction between debt and equity

• Operators of resort casinos in Ontario owned by the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation for disputes arising from gaming operations

• A global sports apparel company in a sponsorship dispute with a Canadian sports federation

• An investment management firm in a lawsuit arising from a "liftout" of a team of investment advisors and defamation claims concerning a press release reporting on events

Construction and Procurement

• A contractor in a dispute involving claims for delay and disruption arising from the construction of a high voltage transmission line

• A power generation company in dealing with procurement and construction disputes relating to ongoing operations and the refurbishment of a nuclear generating station

• A global oil and gas producer in a multi-party construction dispute relating to a pipeline failure in Alberta

• A large food and beverage company in a procurement dispute relating to a request for proposals associated with a national fulfillment program

Max is a member of The Advocates' Society, the Toronto Commercial Arbitration Society and the Canadian and Ontario Bar Associations. He is an adjunct lecturer (mooting adviser) at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law and also volunteers with Pro Bono Law Ontario's Duty Counsel Project.

• Co-author: Corporate Crime, Fraud and Corruption: Overview
  Practical Law Thomson Reuters, November 5, 2019.
• Co-author: Supreme Court Enforces Arbitration Clause and Stays Business Customer Claims in Class Action
  Blakes Bulletin on Arbitration, April 10, 2019.
• Co-author: Supreme Court Strikes Down Expatriate Voting Restrictions: No “Social Contract” Justification
  Blakes Bulletin on Litigation & Dispute Resolution, January 14, 2019.
• Co-author: Corporate Crime, Fraud and Corruption in Canada: Overview
  Practical Law Thomson Reuters, Fall 2018.
• Co-author: Corporate and Financial Crimes – Criminal Law 101
  Canadian Corporate Counsel, Vol. 27, No. 5, June/July 2018.
• Co-author: Corporate and Financial Crimes Series, #2: Criminal Fraud
  Blakes Bulletin on Business Crimes, Investigations & Compliance, January 17, 2018.
• Co-author: Corporate and Financial Crimes Series, #1: Criminal Law 101
  Blakes Bulletin on Business Crimes, Investigations & Compliance , December 5, 2017.
• Co-author: What You Need to Know About the ICC's New Fast Track Arbitration Process
  ADR Perspectives, Vol. 4, No. 3, ADR Institute of Canada, September 2017.
• Co-authors: Ontario Court Upholds Landmark Anti-Bribery Conviction
  Blakes Bulletin on Business Crimes, Investigations & Compliance, July 13, 2017.
• Co-authors: Ontario Introduces New International Commercial Arbitration Scheme
  Blakes Bulletin on International Dispute Resolution, May 26, 2017.

• Speaker: Critical Case Analysis of Frank v. Canada (AG) 2019 SCC 1
  Ontario Bar Association Constitutional, Civil Liberties and Human Rights Law Program, Toronto, Ontario, April 3, 2019.
• Co-speaker: The Cutting Edge of Compliance: Best Practices and Recent Developments in Anticorruption, Investigations and Responding to Government Enforcement
  Blakes Seminar, Toronto, Ontario, November 15, 2018.

• Quoted: Canadian Ex Pats in the U.S. Win Right to Vote Back Home
  Interviewed by Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes, January 16, 2019.

Executive Certificate in International Arbitration, University of Ottawa - 2013
Admitted to the Ontario Bar - 2011
J.D. (Hon.), University of Toronto - 2010
Exchange Program, University of Hong Kong - Fall 2009
M.Sc. (with Merit), London School of Economics and Political Science - 2006
B.A. (Hon.), McGill University - 2005