Michael is a versatile litigator with a national practice in commercial and public law disputes, including product liability, mass tort, and class action cases. He has significant experience defending government cost-recovery claims related to alleged mass and toxic torts and public harms.

Michael’s trial experience includes complex class action and other aggregated litigation, mass tort and product liability cases, shareholders’ disputes, securities litigation, contractual disputes, and constitutional claims. He defended clients in two of the longest trials in Canadian history, including a rare trial of common issues in two consumer class actions. He has litigated cases in the courts of most provinces and territories, as well as in the Federal Court system.

Michael also has extensive experience in appellate litigation, having acted in over 30 appeals before the Supreme Court of Canada, including as amicus curiae appointed by the Chief Justice of Canada. Those appeals concern torts, class actions, contracts, trusts, privacy, civil procedure, health, freedom of expression, tax, privilege, freedom of information, standing, religious freedom, and administrative law.

Michael has handled major cases for leading international and Canadian businesses operating in diverse sectors, including consumer goods, pharmaceuticals, automotive, technology, mining, energy, forestry, financial services, real estate, and aerospace. His clients have included Philip Morris International, Meta Platforms, 3M Company, Juul Labs, ING Bank (now Tangerine Bank), Novartis, Uber, Endo Pharmaceuticals (now Keenova), Glencore, Bosch, Takata, Huawei, Rio Tinto, Masco, International Motors, lululemon, Enbridge, LifeLabs, Concord Pacific, Innergex, CPPIB, KF Aerospace, Domtar, Vantage Airport Group, FortisBC, and the Canadian Chamber of Commerce.

Michael is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, and the Litigation Counsel of America. He is also a member of the International Association of Defense Counsel.