Commercial Litigation

A Business Sensitive Legal Strategy
Patrick Schindler has over four decades of experience practicing commercial litigation both with national full-service firms and as a sole practitioner. He has developed
an acute sensitivity to the business and operational considerations at the forefront of his clients’ minds. When a dispute arises, Patrick is able to bring his years of his experience to bear on an assessment of realistic outcomes, and can assist his clients develop a resolution strategy that is most sensible from a business perspective.

Incisive Investigations
Patrick and his associates will work quickly and diligently to uncover weaknesses in an opposing party's case, in an effort to obtain a settlement at the pre-trial stage in the proceedings.

Effective Advocacy
When a pre-trial settlement is not possible, the lawyers at Patrick Schindler, Barristers are prepared to vigorously advocate their clients' interests through all stages of court proceedings up to the Supreme Court of Canada. Clients can rest assured that they will be putting their best foot forward when they retain Patrick Schindler Barristers to appear in court on their behalf. In his years of experience, Patrick has developed a reputation as a sharp-minded and highly articulate advocate.

Recent Experience
  • Representation of a trucking company in a dispute with its insurer over the payment of benefits in respect of stolen high value goods
  • Representation of an executive in a dispute with his former employer for the denied payment of compensation pursuant to a share purchase agreement