Toronto Criminal Defence Lawyer, Jonathon A. Shime quoted in The Globe and Mail recently on the matter of making DIY forensic test kits more accessible for victims of sexual assault. Overview: Shortly after Jacqueline Villeneuve-Ahmed launched her advocacy group, She Matters, she received a call from a doctor friend who was working a rotation in a[…]

Ms. Moreno was invited to speak on Ontario Today, CBC’s province-wide open line show regarding recent discourse on bail reform. Ms. Moreno discusses the issue of Indigenous accused being less likely to receive bail, including the potential impact of stricter bail laws on Indigenous people. Listen to the full podcast with other guests including York Regional[…]

Toronto Criminal Defence Lawyer, Jonathon A. Shime has won a precedent-setting decision at the Ontario Court of Appeal in the shooting death of Yosif Al-Hasnawi. Read full story on The Globe and Mail website. Also an alternative article is available on The Law Times website. Mr. Shime is a Senior Partner with Cooper, Sandler, Shime & Schwartzentruber LLP and has appeared[…]

Cooper, Sandler, Shime & Bergman LLP wishes to congratulate its senior partner, Mark Sandler, on receiving the G. Arthur Martin Criminal Justice Medal for his outstanding contributions to criminal justice on October 31, 2015.

The firm is proud to recognize its senior partner, Mark Sandler, who will be this year’s recipient of the G. Arthur Martin Criminal Justice Medal for his outstanding contributions to criminal justice. G. Arthur Martin was regarded as Canada’s greatest criminal advocate before he became a leading jurist with the Ontario Court of Appeal. The[…]

On February 8, 2014, Scott Bergman, partner at Cooper, Sandler, Shime & Bergman LLP, co-chaired the Ontario Bar Association’s Criminal Justice Program – Litigating a Smarter Charter. The program was attended by Crown and defence counsel, and featured program presentations by esteemed members of the bar and the judiciary. Congratulations to Scott on a job well[…]