Liam Edward Robert McNeely

Liam is a Senior Associate at Paris & Sayer LLP. He represents individuals and corporate clients in a wide variety of commercial litigation matters, including contentious disputes between shareholders, director and officer liability claims, breaches of partnership agreements, oppression matters, and fraud. Liam is also experienced in litigating professional negligence claims for and against accountants, investment advisors, and real estate professionals. He leads the firm’s employment practice and regularly litigates employment disputes on behalf of both employers and employees.

Liam has appeared before the Ontario Superior Court, the Ontario Labour Relations Board, and the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal. He has made submissions to all levels of court in Ontario, including the Divisional Court and Court of Appeal. Liam regularly counsels clients through complex civil procedures, arbitrations, and mediations.

Since 2024, Liam has been an Executive Committee Member of the Canadian Bar Association’s Civil Litigation section. In 2025, he co-chaired the section’s working group, which reviewed and responded to the procedural reforms that Attorney General Doug Downey and Chief Justice Morawetz have proposed in the Civil Rules Review. Toronto Lawyers’ Association has certified him as a specialist in its Advanced Skills for Civil Litigation program.

Liam received his B.A. (with honours) from Carleton University, majoring in law and political science with a specialization in international relations, before obtaining his Juris Doctor from Lakehead University’s Bora Laskin Faculty of Law. Liam then completed his integrated practice curriculum at Paris & Sayer LLP and was called to the bar by the Law Society of Ontario in 2017.

Outside of the office, Liam enjoys a good game of puck and getting out for a sail on Lake Ontario.