Ranjan Agarwal

Biography

B.A. (Hon.) (Alberta) 1999, LL.B. (Ottawa) 2003, M.A. (International Affairs) (Carleton) 2004, LL.M. (Osgoode Hall Law School) 2011, called to the Bar of Ontario in 2004, partner at the firm of Bennett Jones LLP. Ranjan practices complex litigation, including commercial, class action, constitutional and employment law. He has been counsel on fifteen appeals in the Supreme Court of Canada, including Bedford v Canada, Carter v Canada and R v. NS. Ranjan is past co-chair of The Advocates' Society's Class Actions Practice Group and co-author of Class Actions Law and Practice, 2nd ed. He is also Past President of the South Asian Bar Association of Toronto and Past Chair of the Ontario Bar Association's Constitutional, Civil Liberties and Human Rights section. Ranjan has been recognized by Lexpert, Benchmark, Precedent and Canadian Lawyer for his advocacy and commitment to pro bono and public interest litigation. B.A. (Hon.) (Alberta) 1999, LL.B. (Ottawa) 2003, M.A. (International Affairs) (Carleton) 2004, LL.M. (Osgoode Hall Law School) 2011, called to the Bar of Ontario in 2004, partner at the firm of Bennett Jones LLP. Ranjan practices complex litigation, including commercial, class action, constitutional and employment law. He has been counsel on fifteen appeals in the Supreme Court of Canada, including Bedford v Canada, Carter v Canada and R v. NS. Ranjan is past co-chair of The Advocates' Society's Class Actions Practice Group and co-author of Class Actions Law and Practice, 2nd ed. He is also Past President of the South Asian Bar Association of Toronto and Past Chair of the Ontario Bar Association's Constitutional, Civil Liberties and Human Rights section. Ranjan has been recognized by Lexpert, Benchmark, Precedent and Canadian Lawyer for his advocacy and commitment to pro bono and public interest litigation.

Research Interest

Canadian Constitutional Law Charter of Rights Comparative Constitutional Law Equality and Anti-Discrimination Law Law and Religion