Norman Tomio Mizobuchi

Norman Mizobuchi is a trial and appellate lawyer in Ottawa, Ontario. He has a diverse practice in the areas of class actions (for both plaintiffs and defendants), commercial litigation, real estate disputes, privacy law, employment disputes, and tort litigation. Norman has represented clients before all levels of court in Ontario and several administrative tribunals.

Norman is a partner at Spiteri & Ursulak LLP, where he has built the firm’s class action practice. Since joining the firm in 2015, he has acted as lead or co-lead counsel in almost ten class proceedings, while maintaining his commercial and civil litigation practice. He is currently acting for clients in a number of privacy breaches class actions, including proposed class actions against hospitals for violations of patient privacy ( Hopkins v. Kay and Broutzas v. Rouge Valley Health System ). In addition to privacy class actions, he has acted for the plaintiffs and defendants in other class actions, including condominium, consumer protection, securities, insurance, pharmaceuticals, and product liability matters.

Norman completed his articles and practiced civil and commercial litigation at a full-service downtown Toronto law firm and later worked as an associate at a class action boutique in Toronto where his practice focused on prosecuting class actions on behalf of plaintiffs. He received his LL.B. from Queen's University in 2006 and was called to the Ontario bar in 2007.

Norman was a panellist at an Ontario Bar Association conference on privacy class actions in the data breach context. He has also appeared as a guest lecturer at Western Law on class action issues; coached and judged moots, including the Warren K. Winkler Class Actions Moot; and participated in the Pro Bono Students Canada program. He regularly writes on a variety of topics, including data breach litigation, forensic reports, real estate disputes, workplace privacy, pre-certification motions, class actions and insolvency, and settlement and fee approval.