Recognized in Ones to Watch since 2024 
Kartiga Thavaraj is a top lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Construction Law and Corporate and Commercial Litigation.
Kartiga is a partner with a specialized practice focused on both infrastructure/construction and human rights litigation. She routinely represents clients in complex infrastructure matters, including on public-private-partnership (P3) projects, construction litigation, and other civil/commercial litigation, and acts in human rights and constitutional cases before the courts and at the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal.
Kartiga believes strongly in advocating for social justice and human rights and in mentorship in the legal profession. She is committed to pro bono work, and is a member of the Group of Racialized Ontario Women Litigators (GROWL), the South Asian Bar Association (SABA) and the Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers (FACL). She co-founded the Tamil Bar Association (TBA) and served as their inaugural president. She also teaches and coaches a moot at two of Toronto’s law schools.
Kartiga, who practices law in Toronto, Ontario, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Kartiga is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
