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Stanley Naftolin, K.C.
COUNSEL
KING'S COUNSEL 1982LSO CERTIFIED SPECIALIST — CONSTRUCTION LAWONTARIO 1969ALBERTA 1980
OFFICE675 Cochrane Dr, 600 West Tower, Markham ON
When a construction project fails, the question for the lender is whether its security survives. Stanley Naftolin answers it — liens, trust claims, bonding and mortgage priority.
BIOGRAPHY
Stanley chairs the firm's Construction Group. Across five decades and hundreds of client mandates he has become one of Canada's recognized authorities on construction law — and on the creditor questions that decide it: liens, trust claims, bonding, mortgage priorities, insolvency and bankruptcy. His insistence on understanding the details of every case before him is the quality colleagues and clients cite first.
He is as often the neutral as the advocate. Frequently requested as mediator and arbitrator in construction disputes — and named project mediator in several construction contracts — he is known for steering complex, multi-party disputes to resolution.
A mentor to young practitioners and to the profession at large, he taught the Law Society's Bar Admission Course from 1970 to 1980; a generation of Ontario construction counsel first learned the field in his classroom. He has published widely, including in The Construction Law Reports, where he formerly sat on the editorial board.
Called to the bar in Ontario and in Alberta, he practises across the firm's Toronto and Calgary offices — a K.C. licensed at both ends of KSI Law's national footprint.
WHERE CLIENTS PLACE THEIR TRUST
Liens & Priority
Construction liens and mortgage priority disputes.
Trust Claims
Breach of trust under the Construction Act.
Bonding
Surety and bonding disputes on project failure.
Insolvency
Contractor insolvency and bankruptcy exposure.
Arbitration
Sole arbitrator, mediator and named project mediator.
RECOGNITION
- OBA Award of Excellence in Construction & Infrastructure Law — 2024 · coverage ↗
- Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory — construction law
- Lexpert / ALM 500 Leading Practitioners — 2015, 2016, 2019
- Best Lawyers in Canada — Construction Law; ADR
- Who's Who Legal — mediator and construction lawyer
- International Who's Who of Construction Lawyers
- Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent — 19 consecutive years
APPOINTMENTS & GOVERNANCE
- Past President and Governor, Canadian College of Construction Lawyers
- Founding member, OBA Construction Law Section
- Past Chair, LSO Construction Law Specialty Committee
- Arbitrator and Mediator, COCA ADR Program
- Chartered Fellow, Construction Lawyers Society of America
- LawPRO approved counsel
TEACHING & PUBLICATIONS
- Instructor, Bar Admission Course, LSO — 1970–1980
- Editorial Board, The Construction Law Reports (Carswell / Thomson Reuters)
- Author, The Construction Law Reports and "Nuts & Bolts"
- Lecturer, Osgoode Professional Development — 2011–2016
- Lecturer, CBA-Ontario and Law Society CLE programmes
- Lectured across Ontario on liens, creditors' rights, and restructuring & insolvency
EDUCATION & ADMISSIONS
- Called to the Bar of Ontario, 1969
- Called to the Bar of Alberta, 1980
- Appointed Queen's Counsel, 1982
- J.D., University of Toronto, 1967
- B.A., University of Western Ontario, 1964
Bring the security question to him.
Lenders, sureties, owners and contractors — before the priorities are decided for you.
CONTACT STANLEY NAFTOLIN, K.C.
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