Biographical notes for J. Edgar Sexton

Born 28 October 1936

Educated Queen's University B.Sc. 1959; University of Western Ontario LL.B. 1962

Chairman and Senior Partner, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP 1985–

Associate with present firm 1977-85

Appointed Queen's Counsel 1978

Called to the Bars of Ontario 1964, New Brunswick 1979 and Alberta 1984

Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers 1985

Recipient, Professional Achievement Award, University of Western Ontario 1982

Certified Specialist in Civil Litigation, Law Society of Upper Canada

Director, Irving Oil Limited, Irving Oil Company Limited

Past Director, Advocates' Society

Member, International Bar Association, American Bar Association, Professional Engineers Ontario

Council Member, Queen's University

Member, Metropolitan Toronto Board of Trade

Member, Antique and Classic Boat Society, Brockville Country Club, The Private Court of Ontario

Arbitration Panel Member, American Arbitration Association

Faculty Member, 150^th Anniversary Advocacy Program, Osgoode Hall Law School of York University

Frequent Guest Lecturer and Special Lecturer, Osgoode Hall Law School, Law Society of Upper Canada, McGill University

Mr. Sexton's practice has been confined to acting in litigious matters of all types, including corporate and securities litigation, anti-trust litigation, municipal litigation, tax litigation, environmental litigation, tort and contract and other commercial disputes, intellectual property matters, railway litigation, engineering and construction issues, and accounting and marine disputes. Mr. Sexton has had in excess of 100 cases reported in the Law Reports, having also acted on many cases in the Supreme Court of Canada. He has acted as Special Counsel for the Federal Government on a number of occasions. He has been involved in international disputes including arbitrations, and he has given evidence as an expert on Canadian law in foreign courts.