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Kevin Johnson

T: +1 (416) 971-4845
F: +1 (416) 971-4849
E: kjohnson@lette.ca

  • Bio

    Kevin Johnson exerce son activité au sein de Lette LLP depuis 1989. Il concentre sa pratique sur les litiges et les règlements de conflits en matière commerciale. Dans tout dossier, Kevin recherche des solutions pratiques et créatives pour ses clients. Il fournit également à ces derniers un conseil efficace et pragmatique en droit des affaires, en particulier sur tous les aspects liés au droit du travail. Il compte parmi ses clients des entreprises et des particuliers canadiens et internationaux ainsi que des gouvernements et tribunaux étrangers. Kevin est intervenu en qualité d'avocat à tous les niveaux d'instance des tribunaux de l'Ontario et devant les tribunaux administratifs dans le cadre de nombreuses procédures judiciaires tant locales qu' internationales. Il a souvent été sollicité pour fournir un conseil à des confrères locaux ou étrangers en matière de droit international et de l'Ontario et a également représenté des avocats et des gouvernements étrangers devant les tribunaux de l'Ontario. De plus, Kevin a été désigné à plusieurs reprises par des tribunaux étrangers afin d'apporter son assistance quant à l'administration de la preuve dans l'Ontario aux fins de procédures devant ces instances judiciaires.

  • Adhésions
    • Barreau du Haut-Canada
    • Association du Barreau canadien (membre de sections multiples et ancien Président du conseil de la Section de Droit international)
    • Metropolitan Toronto Lawyers Association
  • Publications
  • Présentations

    Publications

    • “King v Drabinsky - The Extraterritorial Application of the Canadian Charter: A matter of Time and Place”, Canadian International Lawyer, May 2009
    • “Cross-border High Anxiety? Offensive and Defensive Strategies in Transnational Litigation”, Co-Author, The Globetrotter, OBA - International Law Section Newsletter, March 2007

    Presentations

    • “Canadian Product Liability Law”, Canadian German Chamber of Commerce, September 2012
    • “Transcending the Ties that Bind: Beyond our Borders”, Program Co-chair, a joint program of the International, Immigration, and Family Law sections of the OBA, December 2010
    • “Canada-USA Border Issues: A New Bridge for Old Allies”, Program Co-chair, Ontario Bar Association in Co-operation with the Canadian Bar Association and the American Bar Association, June 2009
    • “Cross-border High Anxiety? Offensive and Defensive Strategies in Transnational Litigation”, Co-Presenter, OBA Institute Program, February 2007
  • Mandats représentatifs
    • Represented clients before various arbitral tribunals including the representation of a multinational pharmaceutical company in an arbitration involving disputes over a drug co-promotion agreement
    • Conducted rogatory commissions on behalf of various foreign courts
    • Numerous appearances before labour arbitral tribunals as well as the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal
    • Advised numerous multinational corporations on employment and labour matters both on day to day issues as well as those related to acquisitions, reorganizations and divestitures
    • Counselled various clients, both bankrupts and creditors, in bankruptcy as well as  Companies Creditors Arrangement Act proceedings

    Some notable cases:

    • Haser v. Marty (Ontario Court of Appeal):  establishing the sovereign immunity claim of a foreign state public prosecutor and deferring to that foreign state’s court as the convenient forum for any litigation.
    • Venditti v. Petriglia (Ontario Court of Appeal): confirming that the affidavit swearing to the truth of the contents of the claim for lien is mandatory and that the failure to include this renders a construction lien invalid.
    • Armstrong World Industries Inc. v. Arcand (Ontario Superior Court): dealing with the defence of a take-over bid and the entitlement of a party to reject a bidder’s offer. This case also addresses the proper tests involved in declining mandatory injunctions in take- over bids.
    • Coleman v. Bayer Inc. et al (Ontario Superior Court):  pharmaceutical class action case involving a settlement requiring no contribution on behalf of the co-promoter.
    • Abus Kg v. Secord Inc. (Ontario Superior Court): recognizing that the benefit of the Ontario limitation period is a juridical advantage that can justify Ontario as a convenient forum.
    • Von Teichman v. Canada (Tax Court of Canada): the determination of a genuine business arrangement, allowable farming losses, and the reasonable expectation of profit.
    • Henkel Canada Ltd. v. Thermogenics Inc. (Ontario Superior Court): pertaining to the proper pleading of a claim for breach of fiduciary duties.
    • I.C.S. Construction Ltd. v. GKN Birwelco Ltd. (Ontario Superior Court): establishing the propriety of responding to examination for discovery undertakings in written form rather than attendance for further oral examination.
    • Lane v. Robinson (Ontario Superior Court): dealing with the proper test for the determination of a motion for summary judgement.
    • Hortmann v. Alexander (Ontario Superior Court): compelling the passing of accounts by an executor and the proper test for the refusal of compensation to an executor.

Kevin Johnson

T: +1 (416) 971-4845
F: +1 (416) 971-4849
E: kjohnson@lette.ca

Admission au barreau

1988

Formation

  • Admission au Barreau de l'Ontario, 1988
  • Faculté de droit d'Osgoode Hall (LL.B), 1986
  • Université de la colombie-britannique (B.A.), 1982

Domaines de pratique

Secteurs d'activité

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