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| Name: Lorne Sabsay Title: Partner Email: sabsay@cohensabsay.com Phone: 416-364-7436, ext. 2454 Fax: 416-364-0083 |
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Practices & Industries: Lorne Sabsay began his legal career in the areas of Immigration and Criminal Law. Within a few years of starting to practice, he specialized in Criminal Litigation. He is certified as a Specialist in Criminal Law by the Law Society of Upper Canada. He has defended clients charged with virtually every kind of offence imaginable, from shoplifting to murder. His success rate is extremely high, even in the most difficult of cases. In the last few years, Mr. Sabsay has expanded his trial advocacy skills to the civil arena, handling commercial litigation, wrongful dismissal litigation, and the representation of professionals before professional discipline boards and academic tribunals. He brings to these areas the same skill, expertise, and superior advocacy skills which have resulted in so much success in criminal litigation in the past and continues to result in successes in both criminal and civil litigation presently. Education: Lorne Sabsay received his B.A. from the University of Toronto in 1982 in Biology and Political Science. He received his law degree from Osgoode Hall Law School of York University in 1985 and then articled in the area of Criminal Law with Earl J. Levy, Louis Silver and Irwin Koziebrocki. While at Osgoode Hall Law School Lorne was an active member of the Community and Legal Aid Services Program (CLASP) -- a legal clinic providing services for the indigent in the community- providing legal services in the areas of criminal law, immigration law, and civil litigation. He served as leader of the Immigration Section and also served as a member of the board of directors of CLASP. Called to the Bar in 1987
Speaking/Lecture Engagements: Lorne Sabsay has spoken at a number of schools and community organizations on law and law related topics. He has taught in the criminal law section for the bar admission course for over five years and continues to do so on an annual basis. Mr. Sabsay has been interviewed numerous times on television for various media outlets including Global T.V., CBC, CTV and CityTV on criminal law and policing issues. He has been interviewed many times and has been quoted in the Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, Toronto Sun and many smaller newspapers throughout Ontario. He has also published in "For the Defence," the newsletter of the Criminal Lawyers Association of Ontario. |