James Yousif
Lawyer
My Services
Dispute Resolution
James is an experienced barrister and has appeared before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, the Ontario Divisional Court, the Ontario Court of Appeal and administrative tribunals, representing clients in a variety of civil, commercial and regulatory proceeedings.
Advanced Legal Research
Legal research and analysis for lawyers and businesses engaged in active civil or regulatory proceedings in the following areas:
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Contracts
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Trusts and Fiduciary Obligations
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Conflict of Laws
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Economic Torts
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Defamation
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Immigration Law
Public Policy Analysis
James has served as a director of policy to federal and provincial ministers. He has experience in the development of new legislation, regulation, and public policy—from conceptual phases to the tabling and debate of legislation in the House of Commons and the Senate.
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About Me
Barrister
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James is an experienced barrister. He articled and worked as an associate lawyer at Teplitsky LLP, Barristers in Toronto, gaining extensive experience in complex civil and commercial litigation.
Immigration and Refugee Policy
James served the Government of Canada for over a decade, including as Director of Policy to the Federal Minister of Citizenship & Immigration, Hon. Jason Kenney. James led the development of the Balanced Refugee Reform Act, which passed with all-party support during the minority Parliament of 2010.
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Seniors Policy
As Chief of Staff and Director of Policy to the Federal Minister of State for Seniors from 2011-2015, James worked on CPP, OAS and GIS policy. He led a collaboration with the McConnell Foundation to design and implement the Collective Impact model within the Pan-Canadian stream of the New Horizons for Seniors Program, and established a partnership between the federal government and United Way’s 211 service.