Ian has recently completed a 6-year term as Managing Partner of the firm and has now returned to full-time practice.
Ian practices in two distinct areas of the law, namely civil litigation and immigration.
The civil litigation area of his practice involves both insurance defence work and commercial litigation. In the insurance defence area, Ian handles a broad variety of cases such as matters involving errors and omissions policies for lawyers, financial advisors, dentists, life insurance agents, actuaries, engineers, environmental consultants, naturopaths, laboratories, police officers and others. He also handles a wide variety of general liability claims, including occupier's liability cases, malicious prosecution claims, actions against public authorities, including the Government of Ontario, as well as product liability claims. He has also handled directors and officers claims, property claims and has provided coverage opinions. His commercial litigation practice includes breach of contract cases, claims involving real estate developments, shareholder oppression remedies and injunctions.
Ian's interest in immigration work stems from the fact that he is an immigrant to Canada himself who experienced the many challenges that immigrants face when they seek permanent status in Canada. The focus of his immigration practice is business immigration, including obtaining work permits and permanent status for employees who are needed in Canada, permanent status for professional, entrepreneurial and investor class applicants. Ian has had some considerable success handling difficult cases.
Ian has held seminars for prospective immigrants in South Africa and Sri Lanka. He has written articles in both the civil litigation and immigration areas and has lectured and served as a panel member for both the Law Society of Upper Canada and the Canadian Bar Association in both civil litigation and immigration matters.
Ian is listed and recognized by Lexpert Legal Directory as a leading practitioner consistently recommended in Professional Liability, 2011.
Memberships
ˇ Member, Law Society of Upper Canada
ˇ Member, Canadian Bar Association (Ontario) - Immigration, Insurance and Civil Litigation sections
ˇ Member, Canada-South Africa Chamber of Business
ˇ Advisory Board, Fanconi Canada
Related News & Seminars
Blaneys Lawyer Speaker at IFBC Fall Summit 2011
Blaneys partner, Ian S. Epstein, was a speaker at the Independent Financial Brokers of Canada Fall Summit, held on November 1- 2, 2011 in Toronto, on the subject "How Financial Advisors Can Protect Themselves from E&O Claims".
Blaneys Lawyers Named in Lexpert Directory as Leading Practitioners
Several Blaney McMurtry lawyers have been rated by the 2011 Lexpert Legal Directory as leading practitioners in their respective fields, as voted by their peers. Congratulations are extended to:
Ian Epstein is quoted in October 8, 2010 Barrie Examiner
Ian Epstein is quoted in the October 8, 2010 Barrie Examiner, in an article about a multimillion dollar class action lawsuit against a local financial advisor. The claim, with George French as the representative plaintiff, against David Karas, Investia Financial Services Inc., Money Concepts (Barrie), Diamond Tree Capital Inc., and Financial Victory Associates Inc. includes $50 million in punitive and/or exemplary damages. The suit also seeks reimbursement of commissions and fees and recovery of life insurance premiums.
Related Publications
ˇ "Potential Changes to the Residency Requirement in Canadian Citizenship Applications"