William Muir, MA, JD
Associate Lawyer – Commercial Litigation
William has over ten years of litigation experience and practices in a range of commercial and civil litigation matters including business disputes, civil and contract litigation, cross-border litigation including recognition of foreign judgments and arbitral awards, shareholder disputes, real estate disputes, insurance, start-up business, and artificial intelligence and technology matters.
William is a co-founder of a digital dealmaking platform to assist Small and Medium Sized Businesses in their business relationships. William understands the challenges and perspectives of small businesses and provides his clients with effective, comprehensive, and practical advice that accords with their business reality.
William obtained his law degree at University of Toronto in 2015 where he was Co-Editor-In-Chief of the University of Toronto Faculty of Law Review (Vol. 73) and received the Blake, Cassels & Graydon Prize in Canadian Income Taxation. Prior to law school, he completed his Master of Economics at University of Toronto. William was called to the bar in 2016 in Ontario.
B.Sc. (Hons.) Economics, Dalhousie, 2011
M.A. Economics, University of Toronto, 2012
J.D., University of Toronto, 2015
Ontario, 2016
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Experience
- Law Society of Ontario
- Canadian Bar Association
- Ontario Bar Association
- Toronto Lawyer’s Association
- Founder Institute, Select Portfolio Alumni
- Legal Innovation Zone
- Rogers Cybersecure Catalyst Alumni
Presented the article “Large Law Firms and Capture: Towards a Nuanced Understanding of Self-Regulation”, Professor Anita Anand, at the 2014 Canadian Law and Economics Association conference, published in The Canadian Bar Review, Vol 92(3), 2015.