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Helen Richards is an accomplished civil litigator known for her clever arguments, strategic thinking, and ability to simplify complex problems. Her areas of expertise include complex commercial matters, professional negligence, and securities litigation (as well as related internal investigations). She has successfully argued cases at all levels of court, including the Supreme Court of Canada, and regularly represents individuals and corporations on matters involving their regulatory bodies. Helen has an extensive clientele that includes developers, tech start-ups, and regulated health professionals such as physicians, teachers, and lawyers.
Helen spent many years as a litigator at McCarthy Tétrault LLP and Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP before moving in-house to practice securities litigation for a national bank. She joined Ross Nasseri LLP in 2022. She is widely published on topics relating to commercial and securities litigation and taught Contract Remedies at Osgoode Hall Law School from 2018 to 2020.
Helen is on the Executive Committee of the Ontario Bar Association’s Civil Litigation Section as well as the Ontario Bar Association’s Women Lawyers Section. She is also a member of the Canadian Chapter of the International Association of Women Judges Committee on Discrimination and is an active participant in law student mentoring programs at the University of Toronto and the University of Ottawa.
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