Atty. Andrew Winton
Andrew has been involved in a wide range of commercial disputes, with a focus on insolvency and restructuring, shareholder disputes and employment matters. His clients include private individuals, small businesses, and major corporations.
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Andrew Winton is a employment, business, real estate, bankruptcy, and litigation attorney based in Toronto, Ontario, practicing at Lax O'Sullivan Lisus Gottlieb LLP. They have 19+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 2007. Admitted to practice in Ontario (2007). Educated at University of Toronto (JD, 2006). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Commercial Leasing Law (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Corporate and Commercial Litigation (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law (2026). Serands clients in Toronto, ON and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Andrew has been involved in a wide range of commercial disputes, with a focus on insolvency and restructuring, shareholder disputes and employment matters
- His clients include private individuals, small businesses, and major corporations
- Andrew regularly acts in various capacities for parties to insolvency and restructuring matters, including as counsel to the court-appointed Monitor or Receiver, as counsel for the directors and officers of insolvent corporations, and as counsel for other interested parties
- Recent notable insolvency mandates he has been involved with include Target Canada, Bloom Lake, Urbancorp, Sears Canada, Tobacco, and the Cresford/Clover on Yonge CCAA proceedings
- In addition, Andrew acts for both employers and employees in executive terminations, with a focus on the financial industry, and has significant experience in “departing employee” cases involving unfair competition and misuse of confidential information disputes
- He is the co-author of the “Injunctions against Ex-Employees” module on Lexis Practice Advisor Canada
- Andrew is also an author of the Canada Chapter of the 2020 Dispute Resolution Global Guide, one of Lexology's GTDT publications
- Andrew served on the Section Executive of the Ontario Bar Association’s Civil Litigation Section between 2013 and 2016 and on the Section Executive of the Ontario Bar Association’s Insolvency Section from 2016 to 2017
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Each practice area below reflects the types of cases Andrew Winton handles, with a brief overview of what that area of law covers.
Employment lawyers represent workers in wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, wage & hour disputes, and severance negotiations.
Andrew Winton is one of 169,120 employment attorneys indexed nationally. Browse employment attorneys in Ontario →
Business attorneys advise founders and growing companies on entity formation, contracts, financing, M&A, and dispute resolution.
Andrew Winton is one of 501,317 business attorneys indexed nationally. Browse business attorneys in Ontario →
Real estate attorneys handle home purchases, sales, commercial transactions, title disputes, and landlord-tenant matters.
Andrew Winton is one of 316,149 real estate attorneys indexed nationally. Browse real estate attorneys in Ontario →
A bankruptcy attorney can help you eliminate debt, stop creditor harassment, and protect your home through Chapter 7 or Chapter 13.
Andrew Winton is one of 105,321 bankruptcy attorneys indexed nationally. Browse bankruptcy attorneys in Ontario →
Civil litigation attorneys for breach of contract, business disputes, civil rights, and class action lawsuits.
Andrew Winton is one of 454,532 litigation attorneys indexed nationally. Browse litigation attorneys in Ontario →
Jurisdictional Context
Why local counsel matters in Ontario
Practicing law in Ontario. Legal matters in Ontario are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Toronto are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Ontario state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Ontario brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Ontario courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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