Executive Summary
Kevin is a litigation partner at Gardiner Roberts LLP acting for a broad range of clients across several industries before all levels of court. Kevin has significant experience in complex commercial matters before the Commercial List court including for the appointment of Receivers and Managers, oppressive conduct applications, fraud investigations, securities fraud, debtor creditor and insolvency matters, contract and shareholder disputes and real estate development matters. Kevin has also successfully represented clients in numerous private arbitrations.
Kevin’s extensive litigation experience also includes acting for employees in wrongful dismissal and employment matters, including federally regulated industries under the Canada Labour Code. Kevin has developed a substantial intellectual property practice before the Federal Court of Canada in which he assists his clients in the protection of their copyrights and trademarks, particularly in relation to television broadcasts for live and pay-per-view sporting events, computer software, internet based programming and other media.
Kevin has 20 years of experience helping clients in radio, TV, film and advertising protect their rights and the fruits of their labour.
Expertise
- Intellectual Property
- Litigation and Dispute Resolution
- Employment Law, Commercial Arbitration, Real Property and Property Development Disputes
Articles and Presentations
- Government needs to take action on broadcast piracy - October 24, 2019
- Resist temptation to use boilerplate contracts, Advocate Daily - August 29, 2019
- Time to tax digital streaming services, Advocate Daily - June 10, 2019
- Protecting IP rights from data-scraping sites, Advocate Daily - April 1, 2019
- Protecting pay-per-view: after the event, Advocate Daily - November 22, 2018
- Internet tax fair way to regulate embattled broadcast industry, Advocate Daily - August 10, 2018
- Fisher welcomes net neutrality vote, Advocate Daily - June 26, 2018
- Family businesses ripe for oppressive conduct claims, Advocate Daily - February 27, 2018
- Don't confuse fighting online piracy, eroding net neutrality, Advocate Daily - January 24, 2018
- Traditional broadcasters squeezed between online pirates, new media, Advocate Daily - December 5, 2017
- Gen-Xers bearing the brunt of downsizing, Advocate Daily - November 14, 2017
- Cooperation at the assessment office pays off in court, Advocate Daily - November 1, 2017
- Worldwide block on Google results great news for rights holders, Advocate Daily - July 17, 2017
- Hryniak still raising questions three years on, Advocate Daily - May 8, 2017
- Only lumps of coal for ex-Fashion Santa in trademark dispute, Advocate Daily - December 28, 2016
- Rolling the dice on parental leave a dangerous game, Lawyers Weekly - July 8, 2016
- Know your rights before accepting severance package, Advocate Daily - June 2, 2016
- "Free TV":boxes growing concern for broadcasters, Advocate Daily - March 29, 2016
- Pressure on firms to be lean, efficient, Advocate Daily - March 29, 2016
- Finding efficiencies to put firm ahead, Lawyers Weekly - February 29, 2016
- Decision useful for IP lawyers considering contempt proceedings, Advocate Daily - February 29, 2016
- Stronger action needs to be taken against VPNs, proxy services, Advocate Daily - February 5, 2016
- Employer cannot contract out of CLC vacation pay obligations, Advocate Daily - February 5, 2016
- Boombox showcases TIFF's year-round charitable focus, Advocate Daily - October 22, 2015
- http://www.advocatedaily.com/canadian-broadcasters-catching-on-to-size-of-vpn-problem.html - June 10, 2015
- Networks win TV-streaming battle, but debate continues, Advocate Daily - June 30, 2014
- Fisher to captain team in pro-am fundraiser, Advocate Daily - March 31, 2014
- Rights holders closely watching online TV streaming fight, Advocate Daily - March 21, 2014
- Number of pregnancy leave demotion cases increasing, Advocate Daily - February 21, 2014
- Open-ended questions effective in fraud investigations, Advocate Daily - January 31, 2014
- Victory for U.S. TV-streaming site, Advocate Daily - April 12, 2013
- Copyright Alert System given new life, Advocate Daily - March 7, 2013
- Online piracy of sports broadcasts continues - February 13, 2013
- More judicial oversight needed to curb excess fees - February 5, 2013
- Protecting pay-per-view: before the event, Advocate Daily - October 29, 2012
- Meet Kevin Fisher - September 5, 2012
- The Dangers of Dabbling in the Federal Court - October 10, 2011
My Blog
Professional Involvement
- Law Society of Upper Canada
- Law Society of New Brunswick
- Ontario Bar Association
- Former Chair of YLD section , former Executive of Civil Litigation Section, former member of Counsel
- Toronto Legal Association
Beyond the Office
- Active in the Baycrest Pro-Am
- Current Patron Circle sponsor and Member of the TIFF Boombox executive committee
- Former member of TIFF Film Crew Committee
- Avid hockey player