Lipi Mishra

Associate, Disputes

Toronto

(416) 862-4271 

[email protected]

Bar Admission: Ontario, 2017 |

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Lipi is an associate in our Disputes Group. Lipi’s practice includes a broad range of civil and commercial litigation matters, with a focus on securities litigation, class actions defence, tax disputes, and employment-related litigation. She has experience in regulatory investigations and enforcement issues, as well as international trade law, investment treaty arbitration and anti-corruption compliance.

Lipi is a graduate of McGill University’s combined civil and common law program. Prior to law school, Lipi completed a Master’s in Epidemiology where her thesis explored TB and HIV diagnosis methods in Zambia. After finishing law school, Lipi spent time at the Consulate General of Canada in Hong Kong and Macao in their foreign policy department, working predominantly on economic and political portfolios.

Lipi joined the firm as a student in 2015.

Areas of Expertise

Representative Work

  • The European subsidiary of a Canadian mining company in an investor-state arbitration against a member of the European Union alleging discriminatory treatment under the terms of a bilateral investment treaty
  • A Canadian company in a dispute with the CRA regarding FAPI (both trial and appeal)
  • A global remediation company defending breach of contract litigation
  • A leading international computer software company defending employment litigation

Awards and Recognition

  • Best Lawyers: Recognized as “One to Watch” in Corporate and Commercial Litigation
  • Junior Fellowship in Disability and Law, Faculty of Law, McGill University
  • Individual Oralist Honourable Mention, Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot

Community Involvement

  • Law Help Ontario, Small Claims Court Duty Counsel Volunteer
  • Pro Bono Ontario, Legal Advice Hotline Volunteer
  • Refugee Sponsorship Support Program, Volunteer
  • Girls E-Mentorship (GEM), Mentor to high school students
  • Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA), Recording Secretary to the Board of Directors

Credentials

Education

  • McGill Faculty of Law, B.C.L/ L.L.B
  • McGill Faculty of Medicine, MSc., Epidemiology
  • University of Western Ontario, BHSc. Major in Global Health (Honours)

Languages

  • English
  • Hindi

Professional Affiliations

  • Canadian Bar Association
  • Ontario Bar Association
  • The Advocates' Society
  • Law Society of Ontario

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