Blaney McMurtry LLP

44 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Corporate and Commercial Litigation Insurance Law

Biography

Jason is a “go-to” resource for clients who need timely and practical legal advice from an experienced courtroom litigator. Clients appreciate Jason’s ability to quickly get to the heart of their matter and provide a pragmatic, effective solution. Jason has acted as lead counsel in a broad range of complex insurance and commercial litigation disputes in areas include insurance coverage, construction defect disputes, directors’ and officers’ claims, professional negligence, technology errors and omissions and franchise law. He is recognized in Euromoney's Insurance and Reinsurance Expert Guide as a top Insurance and Reinsurance Practitioner in North America. He has also been recognized as one of Lexpert® Magazine's 'Leading Lawyers to Watch' in Commercial Insurance.

Jason's insurance coverage practice encompasses court room application and opinion work in respect of all types of first party and third party liability policies. He has extensive experience with P3 wrap-up, directors and officers, commercial general liability, business interruption, errors and omissions, cyber and automobile policies.

Blaney McMurtry LLP

44 Best Lawyers awards

Blaney McMurtry LLP logo

Overview

  • Carleton University, B.I.B., (Honours)
  • Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, J.D.

  • Ontario, 2006
  • Ontario, 2006
  • Carleton University, B.I.B., (Honours)
  • Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, J.D.

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada 2026 for work in:
  • Corporate and Commercial Litigation
  • Insurance Law
Awards:
  • Recognized in Lexpert® Canadian Legal Directory as a Leading Practitioner (Repeatedly Recommended) in Commercial Insurance Litigation

  • Ranked as a leading litigation lawyer in the 2023 Lexpert Special Edition – Canada’s Leading Litigation Lawyers

  • Lexpert® Canadian Legal Directory's 'Leading Lawyer to Watch' in Toronto, Commercial Insurance Litigation (2017)
  • Listed in Expert Guides' Guide to the World's Leading Insurance & Reinsurance Lawyers

Additional Information

  • Affiliations
  • Law Society of Ontario
  • Canadian Defence Lawyers Association
  • Ontario Bar Association
  • Defense Research Institute Inc. (Insurance Law Committee Member and Vice-Liaison of the Young Lawyers International Law Committee)

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