Ian Godfrey
Department of law
University of Toronto
Canada
Biography
ian Godfrey, BES., BArch., LLB, called to the Bar of Ontario in 1991, formerly a partner at Heenan Blaikie LLP, now Discipline Counsel with the Law Society of Upper Canada. Mr. Godfrey has practiced for over 20 years as a civil litigation lawyer, primarily in the area of corporate commercial litigation. Among other things, he has experience with complex commercial arbitration, pharmaceutical patent litigation, Mareva injunctions, Anton Pillar orders and appeals. Since joining the Law Society in July, 2014, Mr. Godfrey’s litigation practice has moved into the area of administrative law, where he now brings professional discipline cases before the Law Society Tribunal. Mr. Godfrey has taught (as a sessional lecturer) at Queen’s University (Trial Advocacy) and at what was then Ryerson Polytechnical Institute (Introduction to Law for Law Clerks) ian Godfrey, BES., BArch., LLB, called to the Bar of Ontario in 1991, formerly a partner at Heenan Blaikie LLP, now Discipline Counsel with the Law Society of Upper Canada. Mr. Godfrey has practiced for over 20 years as a civil litigation lawyer, primarily in the area of corporate commercial litigation. Among other things, he has experience with complex commercial arbitration, pharmaceutical patent litigation, Mareva injunctions, Anton Pillar orders and appeals. Since joining the Law Society in July, 2014, Mr. Godfrey’s litigation practice has moved into the area of administrative law, where he now brings professional discipline cases before the Law Society Tribunal. Mr. Godfrey has taught (as a sessional lecturer) at Queen’s University (Trial Advocacy) and at what was then Ryerson Polytechnical Institute (Introduction to Law for Law Clerks)
Research Interest
Canadian Constitutional Law Charter of Rights Comparative Constitutional Law Equality and Anti-Discrimination Law Law and Religion
