Quote: “Mr. Falconer is one of the country’s top constitutional and human rights lawyers. He represented the Smith family in a lawsuit into the death of Ashley Smith in custody. He worked on the Ipperwash Inquiry. He represented Maher Arar in a suit against the federal government over his rendition and torture in Syria. The list goes on. Point is, Mr. Falconer takes a special interest in holding government to account.” Financial Post, November 17, 2014
Falconers LLP is regularly retained to act as counsel and to advise on Charter and federalism issues. The firm has acted on constitutional cases relating to discrimination and equality rights, search and seizure, Aboriginal rights, and investigative powers.