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Louis A. Frapporti
Partner • Hamilton
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Louis A. Frapporti
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Louis Frapporti is a commercial litigator working out of both the Hamilton and Toronto offices of Gowlings. His practice covers a wide range of commercial litigation, including but not limited to, contractual disputes, banking litigation, product liability claims and shareholder disputes.
He acts for a variety of institutional clients, primarily manufacturers and industrial concerns, headquartered in North America and Europe, as well as a number of financial institutions. Louis has appeared as counsel before all levels of courts in Ontario and before the Federal Court of Canada.
Following his call to the Bar, Louis served a two-year appointment as law clerk to the Office of the Chief Justice of Ontario.
Louis is the immediate past chair of the Firm's Commercial Litigation National Practice Group and the current head of the Hamilton Advocacy Department. - The defence of a European manufacturer of electrical switchgear which was alleged to have failed in connection with an explosion and subsequent fire in a metropolitan shopping mall.
- The defence of a European manufacturer of power distribution equipment which was alleged to have been defective, causing significant consequential damages to a major New York State utility.
- The prosecution of a claim by a European manufacture of electrical power turbines seeking to recover millions owing under a contract of supply.
- The prosecution of a number of actions on behalf of financial institutions to recover fraudulently diverted funds.
- The defence of a prominent Canadian University in relation to a sizeable claim for compensation arising from the operation of its nuclear reactor.
- The obtaining of an interlocutory and permanent injunction on behalf of the City of Hamilton enjoining protestors from obstructing the construction of a major metropolitan highway.
Louis is the editor of Butterworth Canada’s nationally distributed periodical the Commercial Litigation Review and the chair of its annual national conference on commercial litigation. Louis is a frequent speaker and has published a number of articles on advocacy related topics. |
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