J. Gregory "Greg" Richards
Recognized since 2006
Toronto, Ontario
Administrative and Public Law
Corporate and Commercial Litigation
Greg Richards is a skilled and experienced courtroom lawyer.
For more than 37 years, Greg has successfully litigated a wide variety of cases, some of which have been precedent-setting. His practice has engaged corporate and commercial matters, complex contracts, tort claims, government liability, and a range of other issues.
Greg has appeared before all levels of court, including the Supreme Court of Canada, as well as several administrative tribunals. He has been counsel in arbitrations and mediations, and has also been appointed as an arbitrator.
Greg was formerly the managing partner of WeirFoulds, and later served as chair of the firm. He has also been head of the firm’s litigation practice, and several other firm committees.In 2008, Greg was honoured by being made a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers.
He is a former award-winning teacher of trial advocacy at Queen’s University Law School, and is a past chair of the Dean’s Council. In 2014, Greg received the H.R.S. Ryan Law Alumni Award of Distinction.
Greg is also a past director of The Advocates’ Society, and past chair of the OBA’s Constitutional Law Section. He received The Advocates’ Society’s Pro Bono Volunteer Award in 2011 and the Catzman Award for Professionalism and Civility in 2019.Greg regularly speaks and teaches, and has published many professional papers, including his doctoral thesis in the Duke Law Journal.
- E-mail: grichards@weirfoulds.com
- Lawyer Page: https://www.weirfoulds.com/people/gregory-richards
- 66 Wellington Street West, Suite 4100
TD Bank Tower
P.O. Box 35
Toronto, ON M5K 1B7
Canada
- Ontario, 1982
- American College of Trial Lawyers - Fellow
- Canadian Bar Association - Member
- Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice - Member
- Ontario Bar Association - Executive Member and Past Chair, Constitutional, Civil Liberties and Human Rights Section
- Ontario Expropriation Association - Member
- The Advocates' Society - Past Director
- The Osgoode Society - Member
- Toronto Lawyers Association - Member
WeirFoulds LLP
38 The Best Lawyers in Canada™ awards
9 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada™ awards
- Administrative and Public Law
- Corporate and Commercial Litigation
- Scholarships while an undergraduate student at the University of Toronto
- A number of prizes while a student at Queen's University Law School
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Doctoral Fellowship
- William W. Cook Graduate Fellowship (paying full tuition and all living expenses at the University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor). Offers of admission also received from Harvard and Yale Law Schools' graduate programs.
- Outstanding Achievement Award for Leadership in Child Welfare, Ontario Association of Children's Aid Societies
- Teaching award, Special Lecturer in Advocacy, Queen's University Faculty of Law
- Pro Bono Volunteer Award, The Advocates' Society
- H.R.S. Ryan Law Alumni Award of Distinction from Queen's University Law School
- Listed in Canadian Who's Who (University of Toronto Press)
- Given an "AV - Preeminent, 5.0 out of 5" rating (the highest possible) by Martindale-Hubbell
- Elected Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers
- Elected Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers
- Recognized in Benchmark Canada, the Guide to Canada's Leading Litigation Firms and Attorneys
- Recognized by The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory as a leading lawyer in Litigation - Corporate Commercial
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