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Peter Jervis

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Peter Jervis

Biography

Peter Jervis is a partner at Rochon Genova. His practice primarily involves securities litigation, class action litigation, complex commercial and financial litigation, and constitutional and administrative law litigation. He has argued cases and advised clients nationally, appearing before arbitration panels, administrative tribunals, and trial and appellate courts across the country including multiple appearances at the Supreme Court of Canada. He has practiced before the securities commissions of a number of provinces and worked with US counsel on complex, cross-border litigation. He is consistently recognized by Lexpert and other publications as a “Repeatedly Recommended” lawyer in Securities and Class Actions and commercial litigation, and has been recognized in Chambers Global as a leading Business Litigation and Dispute Resolution counsel. He was educated at the University of Toronto, Cambridge University, and Queen’s University and holds a master’s degree in law from Osgoode Hall Law School. He lectures frequently on securities litigation and class action litigation.

Areas of Practice

  • Securities Litigation
  • Class Action Litigation
  • Complex Commercial and Financial Litigation
  • Constitutional and Administrative Law Litigation

Education & Bar Admissions

  • LL.M., Osgoode Hall Law School, Toronto, Ontario, 1990
  • LL.B., Queen’s University, Faculty of Law, Kingston, Ontario, 1981
  • M.A., Cambridge University, England, 1978
  • B.A., University of Toronto, 1976
  • Called to the Bar, Ontario, 1983

Speaking Engagements & Publications

  • “Cross-border Litigation on the Upswing,” The Lawyers Weekly, January 29, 2009
  • Written and lectured regularly on securities, class action litigation, and constitutional litigation

Professional Involvement

  • The Advocates’ Society — Past Director
  • Ontario Bar Association — Member and Past Section Chair
  • Canadian Bar Association-Ontario, Constitutional Law/Civil Liberties Section — Past Chair

Honours

  • Named in Chambers Global 2004, 2005 as Leading Business Litigation and Dispute Resolution Counsel in Canada
  • Named by Lexpert 2005 as leading Class Action and Public Law counsel