Raymond Leach
Partner - Commercial Litigation
Contact RaymondCommercial litigation - with emphasis on securities actions, professional negligence, oppression remedies and enforcement of foreign judgments
Education
Western University; 1974 graduate
About
Ray has appeared as an advocate at trial and appellate courts in Ontario, including the Supreme Court of Canada, on numerous occasions and has extensive experience as a teacher and lecturer in law, both at the Bar Admission Course and as an Adjunct Professor at Western University Law School, and has been a speaker at numerous professional conferences and symposiums. Ray has acted as counsel in various class actions and on behalf of several multi--plaintiff fraud cases.
Ray is a partner with Siskinds and has been certified as a specialist in Civil Litigation by the Law Society of Upper Canada since 1990.
Other Languages
Conversant in French
Memberships and Associations
Law Society of Upper Canada, Member
Middlesex Law Association, Member
Canadian Bar Association, Member
Advocates’ Society, Member
London Hunt & Country Club, Member
“W” Club of University of Western Ontario, Member
Royal Canadian Military Institute, Toronto, Member
McCoy Lake Hunting Club, Member
Publications and Speaking
- Instructor of Civil Procedure Bar Ad Course (83-84);
- Lecturer: Bar Admissions Course (89-91) on subject of Receivership and Debtor/Creditor’s Rights;
- Sessional Lecturer at the University of Western Ontario, Faculty of Law, teaching Creditor’s Rights (85-88);
- Lecturer and Guest Speaker at various seminars dealing with litigious remedies through the Law Society of Upper Canada, Canadian Bar Association, Canadian Institute, and Insight Seminars, focusing on Insolvency & Remedies in Insolvency.