Landan represents public and private sector clients in complex tort matters and high-stakes disputes. He delivers practical, strategic advice tailored to each client’s legal, business, and reputational interests.
With a keen interest in trial and appellate advocacy, Landan appears before all levels of court in Ontario, including the Court of Appeal, the Superior Court of Justice, Coroner’s Court, and the Small Claims Court.
Prior to joining BLG, Landan practised at a leading civil litigation boutique in downtown Toronto.
Experience
- Defended a hospital at trial and on appeal in a historic sex abuse action. The Court of Appeal affirmed the dismissal of a claim for vicarious liability on the basis that the hospital’s relationship with the tortfeasor was too remote to impose liability.
- Represented a hospital at a coroner’s inquest, obtaining a finding that the manner of death was accidental rather than homicide.
- Responded to an appeal in a product liability matter in which the Court of Appeal upheld the motion judge’s ruling that Ontario had jurisdiction and no clear and enforceable forum selection clause applied.
- Obtained a mid-trial ruling in a medical malpractice action requiring jury questions on causation to reflect the but-for test, rather than the plaintiff’s proposed “caused or contributed” language.
- Defended a health clinic at trial in a wrongful dismissal action (liability admitted), where damages were limited to one month’s pay in lieu of notice.
- Defended a hospital at trial and on appeal in a historic sex abuse action. The Court of Appeal affirmed the dismissal of a claim for vicarious liability on the basis that the hospital’s relationship with the tortfeasor was too remote to impose liability.
- Represented a hospital at a coroner’s inquest, obtaining a finding that the manner of death was accidental rather than homicide.
- Responded to an appeal in a product liability matter in which the Court of Appeal upheld the motion judge’s ruling that Ontario had jurisdiction and no clear and enforceable forum selection clause applied.
- Obtained a mid-trial ruling in a medical malpractice action requiring jury questions on causation to reflect the but-for test, rather than the plaintiff’s proposed “caused or contributed” language.
- Defended a health clinic at trial in a wrongful dismissal action (liability admitted), where damages were limited to one month’s pay in lieu of notice.