Gavin Tighe is a partner with Gardiner Roberts LLP and is certified by the Law Society of Upper Canada as a Specialist in Civil Litigation. Mr. Tighe is routinely sought out by clients as trial and appellate counsel in contested and complex Civil Litigation. He also has significant experience successfully representing clients before securities industry tribunals in both Canada and the United States. Mr. Tighe is often retained by major financial institutions, multinational corporations and other lawyers to represent their interests in disputes. Mr. Tighe also acts as counsel to clients in mediations and other forms of Alternative Dispute Resolution.

In addition to general commercial and insolvency litigation, Mr. Tighe's diverse practice focuses on professional liability and particularly on litigation relating to securities matters and lawyers negligence. Mr. Tighe has also successfully represented clients on some of the leading cases in the areas of corporate restructuring, municipal conflict of interest, adverse possession of real property in addition to numerous other areas of law.

Mr. Tighe has published numerous legal articles and has been an instructor in the area of Professional Liability at the Law Society of Upper Canada. He has been cited as an authority on Civil Practice in Ontario in publications on the Rules of Civil Procedure. Mr. Tighe is also commonly an invited speaker at securities industry and creditor conferences including conferences sponsored by the Investment Dealers Association.

AREAS OF PRACTICE AND INDUSTRY SPECIALTY

• Dispute Resolution - Professional Negligence (lawyers, financial advisors), Commercial, Banking and General Litigation, Employment Matters
• Financial Services - Bankruptcy and Insolvency

EDUCATION

• Called to the Ontario Bar 1993
• University of Saskatchewan, LL.B. 1991
• Queen's University, B.A. 1988

MEMBERSHIPS

• Law Society of Upper Canada
• Ontario Bar Association
• Advocates' Society
• Osgoode Society
• Toronto Lawyers Association