Lipi Mishra

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Admitted to the Ontario Bar: 2017

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  • Bio
  • Awards & Recognition
  • Professional Involvement
  • Selected Speaking Engagements
  • Selected Publications
  • Education

Lipi is a litigator who advises clients on disputes, risk-management issues and the everyday challenges of running a business. She takes the time to understand each client's goals and the industries in which they operate, allowing her to provide guidance that reflects their particular circumstances and priorities. Lipi builds long-term relationships rooted in trust, helping clients navigate difficult situations and approach important legal and business decisions with confidence.

Lipi is a member of the firm's Litigation & Dispute Resolution Group. She has a particular focus on advising technology clients on data protection issues, cybersecurity and intermediary liability matters. Lipi's broader practice spans commercial disputes and crisis-management matters, including securities litigation, regulatory enforcement proceedings, internal investigations and class action defence. She also advises clients on shareholder disputes, corporate governance issues and oppression claims. Lipi has appeared at all levels of court in Ontario and has represented clients across a wide range of industries, including technology, financial services and pharmaceuticals sectors.

Beyond her client work, Lipi is actively involved in the legal and broader community. She serves on the boards of the South Asian Bar Association of Toronto (SABA) and the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA), mentors junior lawyers and regularly contributes to pro bono initiatives. Lipi values opportunities to share her experience, support causes she cares about and build meaningful connections both within and beyond the profession.

Other Languages

Hindi

Awards & Recognition

  • Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in the field of Corporate and Commercial Litigation, 2023, 2024 and 2025

Professional Involvement

Memberships

  • Ontario Bar Association
  • Canadian Bar Association
  • Law Society of Ontario
  • The Advocates' Society
  • Group of Racialized (Ontario) Women Litigators (GROWL)
  • Board of Directors, South Asian Bar Association of Toronto
  • Board of Directors, Canadian Civil Liberties Association
  • Advisory Board, Practical Law: Corporate and Commercial Litigation
  • Legal Advice Hotline Volunteer and Duty Counsel Volunteer, Pro Bono Ontario
  • Mentor, Girls E-Mentorship (GEM), 2017-2021

Selected Speaking Engagements

Moderator, "Faith, Work & Human Rights: Religious Accommodation in the Modern Workplace," South Asian Bar Association of North America Annual Conference (San Diego), June 2026. 

Speaker, "Judicial Review of a Hospital Decision to Cancel an OR Service," Medico-Legal Society Annual Dinner, September 2024.

Speaker, "Modern Anti-Slavery Requirements for Businesses: Understanding Risks and Requirements on Both Sides of the Border and Beyond," South Asian Bar Association North America Annual Conference, July 2024.

Panellist, "Hot Topics in Securities Class Actions," 12th Annual Securities Symposium, The Advocates' Society, September 2022.

Speaker, "The Perils of a 'Precarious Jenga Tower': Implications for Expert Evidence from Poirier v. Wheaton," Deloitte National Disputes Meeting, January 2022.

Selected Publications

Author, "Badesha v. Cronos: A (Delayed) Day of Reckoning in Cross-Border Securities Litigation," Class Action Defence Quarterly, published by LexisNexis Canada, March 2024.

Author, "Staff Successfully Appeals Decision of its Own Self-Regulatory Organization," The Lawyer's Daily, published by Law360 Canada, December 2021.

Author, "Constitutional Right to Health, Public Health, and Medical Care: The Status of Health Protections in 191 Countries," Global Public Health: An International Journal for Research, Policy, and Practice, July 2013.

Education

  • BCL/LLB, McGill University, 2015
  • MSc (Epidemiology), McGill University, 2012
  • BHSc (Hons.) (Global Health), Western University, 2010