Natalie Marie LeonLL.B.

Partner

Natalie defends professional liability, construction and pollution liability claims and represents both insurers and policy holders in complex coverage disputes. She regularly represents mortgage brokers, financial advisors, engineers, contractors, petroleum industry professionals, insurance brokers, and accountants, among other professionals.  Natalie has a proven track record of achieving excellent results.  She keeps her clients well informed and engaged in the process to ensure their satisfaction.

Natalie regularly presents seminars to professionals, claims teams, and underwriters with respect to insurance and civil litigation issues. Natalie has also taught a Professional Ethics course for mortgage brokers obtaining their certification. She is a volunteer Circle Keeper with Peacebuilders International, an organization that works with youth to assist them in finding ways to make amends for criminal activity.

Education

• Osgoode Hall, LL.B., 1994
• University of Western Ontario, 1989-1991

Call to Bar

• Admitted to the Ontario Bar, 1996

Memberships & Community Involvement

• Ontario Bar Association
• Canadian Bar Association
• American Defence Trial Attorneys Association
• Risk Insurance Managers Society
• Instructor – Ethics Course in the Mortgage Brokers Certificate Program at Seneca College
• Lead Circle Keeper Training through Peacebuilders International

Notable Decisions

• 1088437 v. GCAN Insurance et al [2014] I.L.R. I-5540
• Daverne v. John Switzer Fuels et al. v. Aon Reed et al., 2015 ONSC 1803
• Humberplex Developments Inc. v. Soil Engineers, 2015 ONSC 6089
• Amir-Afzal Watto v ICCRC, 2017 ONSC 6440
• Watto v. Immigration Consultants of Canada Regulatory Council, 2018 ONCA 376