About

Contact:
- E jeff.larry@paliareroland.com
- T 416.646.4330
- F 416.646.4301
Jeffrey Larry provides clients with practical, business-focused advice. He has extensive experience in complex commercial, securities and insolvency litigation. Jeff also represents clients frequently in shareholder disputes, banking litigation, fraud, and commercial real estate proceedings. Jeff is also an active part of the firm’s class action practice.
He acts regularly before the Superior Court of Ontario, the Ontario Court of Appeal, the Ontario Securities Commission, and has appeared at the Supreme Court of Canada. He has received recognition from Lexpert, Best Lawyers in Canada, and Benchmark Litigation as a recommended and leading lawyer.
Education
- Osgoode Hall Law School, LL.B., 1999
- Schulich School of Business, MBA, 1999
Bar Admissions
- Ontario, 2001
Professional Affiliations
- Canadian Bar Association
- Ontario Bar Association
- The Advocates' Society, Securities Litigation Group
Awards
Awards and Honours
- Best Lawyers in Canada 2025 – Corporate and Commercial Litigation, Securities Law
- Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory: Litigation - Corporate Commercial
- Benchmark Litigation - Litigation Star
- Benchmark Litigation - Future Star
- Lexpert Guide to the Leading US/Canada Cross-border Litigation Lawyers in Canada - Leading Cross-border litigation lawyer - 2015
- Lexpert - Rising Star - one of Canada's Leading Lawyers under 40 - 2014
Rep. Work
Representative Work
- Shareholders in business and shareholder disputes.
- Various parties in large and complex corporate and commercial contract disputes.
- Various stakeholders in insolvencies and restructuring.
- Individuals and institutions in broker-negligence cases.
- Investors and other lenders to recover funds lost in corporate and securities fraud.
- Individuals in administrative proceedings at the Mutual Fund Dealers Association of Canada and Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada.
- Reporting issuers, individuals and other registrants at the Ontario Securities Commission.
- Various stakeholders in contested proxy-contests.
Community
Community Involvement
- Director of Canadian Friends of the Hebrew University
- Director of Sir Winston Churchill Park Tennis Club
- Duty counsel at the Law Society of Upper Canada
Presentations
- The Law of Privilege – Ontario Bar Association’s Continuing Legal Education Seminar on Proving Your Case – Evidence of Litigation
- Best Practices for Advocates: Managing the Difficult Judge – LSUC Accredited Continuing Professional Development – with Linda Rothstein and Odette Soriano
- The Aftermath of Investment Fraud – Fourth Annual Securities Litigation Practice Group Symposium
- Caught in Limbo: When registered individuals are precluded from an automatic license transfer between firms – First Annual Securities Litigation Practice Group Symposium