Harvey T. Strosberg, Q.C.

Harvey T. Strosberg, Q.C.

Practice Areas:

  • Civil litigation
  • Class actions
  • Corporate/commercial litigation

Harvey T. Strosberg is a senior partner at Sutts, Strosberg LLP. He practices almost exclusively in the areas of class action and commercial litigation. Mr. Strosberg has vast trial and appellate experience in the areas of class actions, negligence, personal injury, commercial law, product liability and insurance law. He has appeared as counsel in more than 30 class action certification motions.

Currently, he is a member of the counsel team prosecuting, among others, the following class actions:

  • Foreign exchange charges on securities transactions against National Bank, Nesbitt Burns, RBC Direct, Royal Bank
  • Mass torts – Sunrise Propane and 2 Secord Avenue explosions
  • Medical devices and drugs – Guidant, Paxil, Vioxx
  • Product liability/negligence - Kitec, Retrofoam, SureStep
  • Price Fixing - Chocolates, Hydrogen Peroxide
  • Securities - Bre-X, NovaGold
  • Other - Manulife

Mr. Strosberg was lead counsel for the City of Windsor when, after trial, it obtained ownership of the Canadian portion of the Windsor Detroit Tunnel which is valued at over $200 million.


Admitted/Appointed/Awarded:
Ontario, 1971
Queen’s Counsel, 1982
Alberta, 1989
LL.D. , 2002, 2004
D.C.L., 2003
Law Society Medal, 2010
Ontario Bar Association Award of Excellence, 2011

Education:
University of Windsor (B.Sc)
Osgoode Hall, Faculty of Law ( LL.B.)

Windsor:
Tel: 519.561.6228 | Fax: 519.561.6203 | 866.316.5308
Toronto:
Tel: 416.362.7272 | 800.435.3446 | Fax: 416.362.2475 | 800.440.3778

Memberships:
Law Society of Upper Canada
Canadian Bar Association
Ontario Bar Association
Essex County Law Association
The Advocates’ Society
American College of Trial Lawyers
The International Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists

Leadership:
Bencher (director), Law Society of Upper Canada,  1987 to present
Treasurer (President and Chair of the Board of Directors), Law Society of Upper Canada, 1997-1999
Recognized by Lexpert as one of Canada’s top 25 leading counsel
Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, 1991
Editor, Canadian Class Action Review
Adjunct Professor at the University of Windsor, Faculty of Law , Class Actions course since 2004
American Bar Association Cross-Border Class Actions Task Force
Canadian Bar Association Class Actions Task Force