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La red tiene su origen en la Uni\u00f3n Europea y con el tiempo se ha ido expandiendo a todos los dem\u00e1s pa\u00edses del mundo, empezando con los pa\u00edses europeos que a\u00fan no pertenecen a la Uni\u00f3n Europea y siguiendo por la mayor parte de los pa\u00edses de Am\u00e9rica, Asia y \u00c1frica.", "X": "-0.480474", "Y": "38.344085" }, { "Category": "Canada,  USA and the Americas Locations", "ImageName": "image0045.jpg", "ImageNumber": "45", "NUMBER": "45", "TAB": "YES", "NAME": "Arlington, Virginia", "City": "Arlington", "Province": "Virginia", "Country": "USA", "Text": "Ellyn Law LLP was retained by US-based importer of defence armaments recommended to us by an Arlington, Virginia law firm.  We were active in a lawsuit in Canada involving a breach of contract for the delivery of defence armaments from a European supplier. <br><br>As a result of our advocacy and negotiations, a mediation was held.  Although the case did not settle at the mediation, enough progress was made a further agreement between the disputants took place.", "X": "-77.10057389", "Y": "38.88" }, { "Category": "Canada,  USA and the Americas Locations", "ImageName": "image0077.jpg", "ImageNumber": "77", "NUMBER": "77", "TAB": "YES", "NAME": "Arlington, Virginia", "City": "Arlington", "Province": "Virginia", "Country": "USA", "Text": "Igor Ellyn attended an intensive two-day training session organized  by the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and the American Bar Association to hone his skills as an international arbitrator and arbitration counsel. Other participants in this program included about 50 lawyers from large law firms across the United States and Canada.\u00a0 Igor Ellyn became a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators in 2002. ", "X": "-77.10057389", "Y": "38.88" }, { "Category": "Europe, Asia, Oceania", "ImageName": "image0018.jpg", "ImageNumber": "18", "NUMBER": "18", "TAB": "", "NAME": "Athens, Greece", "City": "Athens", "Province": "", "Country": "Greece", "Text": "Ellyn Law LLP&#039;s offices are situated in Toronto, Canada, a world-class metropolis known for its cosmopolitan population. Among the most successful and proudest communities in Toronto are those of Greek heritage. Our firm has been retained by numerous members of Toronto&#039;s Greek community in litigation involving real estate, shareholders&#039; disputes and other business litigation matters.", "X": "23.736415", "Y": "37.97615" }, { "Category": "Canada,  USA and the Americas Locations", "ImageName": "image0049.jpg", "ImageNumber": "49", "NUMBER": "49", "TAB": "", "NAME": "Atlanta, Georgia", "City": "Atlanta", "Province": "Georgia", "Country": "USA", "Text": "Ellyn Law LLP was retained by a software development company based in Toronto, commenced an action for libel against a competitor based in Georgia. The Defendant launched internet advertising campaign which disparaged our clients&#039; products and services. The defamatory advertising campaign has been suspended and a multi-million dollar action is pending.", "X": "-84.38798189", "Y": "33.74899516" }, { "Category": "Europe, Asia, Oceania", "ImageName": "image0070.jpg", "ImageNumber": "70", "NUMBER": "70", "TAB": "", "NAME": "Auckland, New Zealand", "City": "Auckland", "Province": "", "Country": "New Zealand", "Text": "As a result of our expertise in shareholder litigation, Ellyn Law LLP was consulted by the minority shareholders of\u00a0 international recycling operation to defend their contractual interests in\u00a0 legal proceedings Canada.\u00a0 \u00a0Our work involved contract interpretation, negotiations and advocacy in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. \u00a0", "X": "174.77042", "Y": "-36.884109" }, { "Category": "Canada,  USA and the Americas Locations", "ImageName": "image0059.jpg", "ImageNumber": "59", "NUMBER": "59", "TAB": "", "NAME": "Bethesda, Maryland", "City": "Bethesda", "Province": "Maryland", "Country": "USA", "Text": "An international trade lawyer based in Bethesda, Maryland represented a businessman in an eastern European country.  The eastern European businessman&#039;s family became involved in complex litigation in Toronto which involved family, mortgage, trust and property issues. Ellyn Law LLP were retained to represent the interests of the eastern European client.   We attended in Court and at examinations on numerous occasions.  We also appeared in the Ontario Court of Appeal, where the appellate overturned part of a ruling made by a motions judge,", "X": "-77.09957489", "Y": "38.99" }, { "Category": "Canada,  USA and the Americas Locations", "ImageName": "image0075.jpg", "ImageNumber": "75", "NUMBER": "75", "TAB": "", "NAME": "Boston\/Cambridge, Massachusetts", "City": "Boston\/Cambridge", "Province": "Massachusetts", "Country": "USA", "Text": "Igor Ellyn attended a meeting of the International Network of Boutique Law Firms (inblf.com) in Boston.\u00a0 Some of the sessions took place at the Law School of Harvard University in Cambridge.\u00a0\u00a0 Ellyn Law LLP is a proud member of INBLF, an association of specialized law firms, involving more than 300 firms in North America and around the world. \u00a0\u00a0Ellyn Law\u00a0 LLP is the designated Toronto firm in Shareholders&#039; Disputes and International Commercial Arbitration. ", "X": "-71.05977389", "Y": "42.35843116" }, { "Category": "Europe, Asia, Oceania", "ImageName": "image0016.jpg", "ImageNumber": "16", "NUMBER": "16", "TAB": "", "NAME": "Bucharest, Romania", "City": "Bucharest", "Province": "", "Country": "Romania", "Text": "Senior Partner Igor Ellyn was born in Bucharest, Romania and came to Canada as a young boy.   He was educated in Canada but he speaks Romanian fluently. Over the years, Mr. Ellyn has represented many Romanian-speaking clients in litigation in Ontario. <BR><BR>Domnul avocat Igor Ellyn, partener principal in firma, s-a nascut in Bucuresti si a venit in Canada cind era copil.  Domnul Ellyn si-a facut studiile in Canada dar vorbeste romaneste fluent. In decursul carierei, Domnul avocat Ellyn a reprezentat un numar considerabil de clienti romani in diverse probleme de litigiu. Domnul avocat Ellyn este in masura sa reprezinte clienti romani in Ontario sa resolva probleme de drept procesual civil, dispute intre actionari si asociati in cadrul afacerilor, probleme de derptul muncii, executarea hotaririlor judecatoresti straine, calomnie si in actiuni de revendicare a drepturilor de mostenitor.", "X": "26.102965", "Y": "44.434295" }, { "Category": "Europe, Asia, Oceania", "ImageName": "image0014.jpg", "ImageNumber": "14", "NUMBER": "14", "TAB": "", "NAME": "Budapest, Hungary", "City": "Budapest", "Province": "", "Country": "Hungary", "Text": "Ellyn Law LLP was retained by a Canadian subsidiary of a US multi-national, was involved in a multi-million dollar dispute over a distribution agreement for the sale of commercial fire alarm systems in Hungary. We acted as counsel in the proceedings leading to the arbitration and travelled to Budapest, Hungary to interview witnesses and prepare for the hearing. As a result of our negotiations, the arbitration was settled just before the hearing.", "X": "19.06482", "Y": "47.506225" }, { "Category": "Canada,  USA and the Americas Locations", "ImageName": "image0063.jpg", "ImageNumber": "63", "NUMBER": "63", "TAB": "", "NAME": "Buenos Aires, Argentina ", "City": "Buenos Aires", "Province": "", "Country": "Argentina", "Text": "Ellyn Law LLP Associate lawyer Evelyn Perez Youssoufian was born in Argentina and came to Canada in her childhood.  Although she was educated in Canada and the United States, she is able to communicate fluently with Spanish-speaking clients and colleagues.  <BR>Ms. Perez is the co-author the Canada chapter of the international book, Enforcement of Money Judgments and other articles on business law topics. <BR>Ellyn Law LLP is able to serve Spanish speaking clients in all aspects of its business litigation and arbitration practice, including shareholder disputes, foreign judgment enforcement, international arbitration, defamation.", "X": "-58.3731613", "Y": "-34.6084175" }, { "Category": "Europe, Asia, Oceania", "ImageName": "image0026.jpg", "ImageNumber": "26", "NUMBER": "26", "TAB": "", "NAME": "Chichester, United Kingdom", "City": "Chichester", "Province": "", "Country": "United Kingdom", "Text": "Our client is a Canadian software developer involved in UNCITRAL arbitration proceedings in Toronto against a distributor based in the United Kingdom. The Canadian Arbitral Tribunal gave an interim award in our client&#039;s favour as to the applicability of certain aspects of English law. The UK distributor, dissatisfied with the decision of the Canadian Arbitral Tribunal, commenced an action against our client in the High Court of Justice of England. Igor Ellyn was admitted to the UK Bar temporarily to enable him to appear as a barrister in English High Court on a motion to stay the UK proceedings. Working closely with UK counsel, we succeeded in persuading the UK Court to stay the action and costs were awarded to our client.", "X": "-0.775429", "Y": "50.836165" }, { "Category": "Europe, Asia, Oceania", "ImageName": "image0004.jpg", "ImageNumber": "4", "NUMBER": "4", "TAB": "", "NAME": "Chisinau (Kishinev), Republic of Moldova", "City": "Chisinau (Kishinev)", "Province": "", "Country": "Republic of Moldova", "Text": "Ellyn Law LLP was retained by  a successful businessman in the Republic of Moldova, was sued in Toronto in a multi-million dollar suit involving mortgages, trusts, real estate and family law. \u00a0We also commenced proceedings on his behalf to protect his interest in a mortgage.\u00a0 \u00a0We defended his claim in proceedings in the Superior Court of Justice and in the Ontario Court of Appeal.<BR><BR>Domnul avocat Igor Ellyn, partener principal in firma, s-a nascut in Bucuresti si a venit in Canada cind era copil.  Domnul Ellyn si-a facut studiile in Canada dar vorbeste romaneste fluent. In decursul carierei, Domnul avocat Ellyn a reprezentat un numar considerabil de clienti romani si moldovan  in diverse probleme de litigiu. Domnul avocat Ellyn este in masura sa reprezinte clienti romani si moldovan in Ontario sa resolva probleme de drept procesual civil, dispute intre actionari si asociati in cadrul afacerilor, probleme de derptul muncii, executarea hotaririlor judecatoresti straine, calomnie si in actiuni de revendicare a drepturilor de mostenitor.", "X": "28.83244", "Y": "47.024615" }, { "Category": "Canada,  USA and the Americas Locations", "ImageName": "image0047.jpg", "ImageNumber": "47", "NUMBER": "47", "TAB": "", "NAME": "Cleveland, Ohio", "City": "Cleveland", "Province": "Ohio", "Country": "USA", "Text": "Ellyn Law LLP&#039;s client, an Ontario businessman, was involved in a joint venture with business people in Cleveland, Ohio.  When a contract dispute arose involving competing claims by both parties, our client commenced an action in the Courts of Ohio.   Several months later, the Ohio residents commenced an action in Ontario, where all of our client&#039;s assets were located.  We were retained to seek a stay of the Ontario action.  We persuaded the judge that Ontario was not the forum conveniens for litigation of the dispute, thereby accomplishing our mission.  Mr. Justice Gibson stated: <i>\"I am indebted to counsel for their well-prepared arguments.\"<\/i>", "X": "-81.69541589", "Y": "41.49948916" }, { "Category": "Canada,  USA and the Americas Locations", "ImageName": "image0074.jpg", "ImageNumber": "74", "NUMBER": "74", "TAB": "", "NAME": "Colorado Springs, Colorado", "City": "Colorado Springs", "Province": "Colorado", "Country": "USA", "Text": "Igor Ellyn attended a meeting of the International Network of Boutique Law Firms (inblf.com) \u00a0at world famous Broadmoor resort in Colorado Springs. \u00a0\u00a0Ellyn Law LLP is a proud member of INBLF, an association of specialized law firms, involving more than 300 firms in North America and around the world. \u00a0\u00a0Ellyn Law\u00a0 LLP is the designated Toronto firm in Shareholders&#039; Disputes and International Commercial Arbitration.  Igor Ellyn is also on the organizing committee of INBLF&#039;s next conference which will take place in Toronto in October 2010.", "X": "-104.8213569", "Y": "38.83387816" }, { "Category": "Europe, Asia, Oceania", "ImageName": "image0060.jpg", "ImageNumber": "60", "NUMBER": "60", "TAB": "", "NAME": "Columbo, Sri Lanka", "City": "Columbo", "Province": "", "Country": "Sri Lanka", "Text": "Ellyn Law LLP represented a Toronto businessman who emigrated from Sri Lanka, in litigation involving the Sri Lankan - Canadian business community. \u00a0A negotiated settlement resolved the dispute. ", "X": "79.8722", "Y": "6.9272" }, { "Category": "Canada,  USA and the Americas Locations", "ImageName": "image0071.jpg", "ImageNumber": "71", "NUMBER": "71", "TAB": "", "NAME": "Dallas, Texas", "City": "Dallas", "Province": "Texas", "Country": "USA", "Text": "Ellyn Law LLP was retained by a Toronto marketing consultant who was working on a large fund raising project for a Canadian non-profit organization, which involved a lottery. The project required contingency risk insurance. The project lost money and the non-profit organization claimed against the insurance policy, which refused to pay. The insurance was funded through a Dallas, Texas insurance broker, who sold participating shares to 14 US insurance companies. In the ensuing action in the Texas District Court, our client was added as a defendant on the allegation that he conspired with the Texas insurance broker to create a fraudulent insurance policy and to earn a secret commission. We selected and worked closely with Texas counsel (who is now a Federal judge in Texas), to dispute the jurisdiction of the Texas Court. We also managed the Texas litigation in Canada, which involved participating in a US deposition and fulfilling extensive document requests. The District Court Judge stayed the Texas action.  The Texas Court of Appeals upheld the refusal to grant jurisdiction and the Texas claim against our client was dismissed.  Our management of the Canadian aspects of the Texas litigation involved intensive advocacy services. ", "X": "-96.80028689", "Y": "32.78345716" }, { "Category": "Europe, Asia, Oceania", "ImageName": "image0068.jpg", "ImageNumber": "68", "NUMBER": "68", "TAB": "", "NAME": "Dhaka, Bangladesh", "City": "Dhaka", "Province": "", "Country": "Bangladesh", "Text": "Ellyn Law LLP represented a successful businessman from Bangladesh who had moved to Toronto and opened a chain of stores in a joint venture dispute with another businessman, who claimed a right to rent a portion of his stores for a related purpose.   The litigation continued for some time but was eventually settled to the great satisfaction of our client.   Our client also represented a Toronto real estate broker who was born and educated in  Bangladesh. ", "X": "90.407112", "Y": "23.709801" }, { "Category": "Europe, Asia, Oceania", "ImageName": "image0058.jpg", "ImageNumber": "58", "NUMBER": "58", "TAB": "", "NAME": "Dubai, United Arab Emirates", "City": "Dubai", "Province": "", "Country": "United Arab Emirates", "Text": "Our client, a Canadian businessman resident in Dubai, lent a substantial sum to a Canadian television production and distribution company. When the Canadian company failed to repay the amount, he turned to us to commence legal proceedings in Ontario, which are still pending.", "X": "55.30865", "Y": "25.269445" }, { "Category": "Europe, Asia, Oceania", "ImageName": "image0024.jpg", "ImageNumber": "24", "NUMBER": "24", "TAB": "", "NAME": "Dublin, Ireland", "City": "Dublin", "Province": "", "Country": "Ireland", "Text": "Senior Partner Igor Ellyn is also a chartered arbitrator and counsel in international arbitration. He attended a conference at the International Centre for Dispute Resolution in Dublin, Ireland, under the auspices of the American Bar Association.", "X": "-6.248274", "Y": "53.34807" }, { "Category": "Canada,  USA and the Americas Locations", "ImageName": "image0023.jpg", "ImageNumber": "23", "NUMBER": "23", "TAB": "", "NAME": "Edmonton, Alberta", "City": "Edmonton", "Province": "Alberta", "Country": "Canada", "Text": "Our client is a manufacturer of heavy equipment for use in off-shore resource operations. \u00a0\u00a0Ellyn Law LLP was engaged to commence international arbitration proceedings before the ICC International Court of Arbitration arising from the alleged breach of 28 contracts involving equipment in the resource operations.\u00a0\u00a0 As a resulted of our strategy development, advocacy and negotiations with the opposing party&#039;s counsel in Edmonton, a very favourable settlement was reached. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Our client is owned by an American businessman who has interests around the world.\u00a0 When the case was settled, he sent us this email:\u00a0 <i>\"I want to personally thank you for your hard work.\u00a0 Your advice has been critical to the successful result. \u00a0Mission accomplished. You are a very talented and trustworthy professional and it has been my honor to have found and worked with you.\"<\/i> \u00a0L.L., USA", "X": "-113.490374", "Y": "53.54622" }, { "Category": "Europe, Asia, Oceania", "ImageName": "image0006.jpg", "ImageNumber": "6", "NUMBER": "6", "TAB": "", "NAME": "Frankfurt, Germany", "City": "Frankfurt", "Province": "", "Country": "Germany", "Text": "A biochemist who defected from a Soviet-bloc country operated a clinic for the treatment of serious dermatological diseases in Frankfurt, Germany. He claimed that Ontario residents treated at his clinic had better results than they received from hospitals in Toronto. The Ontario Ministry of Health retained Igor Ellyn to negotiate with the biochemist, with whom Mr. Ellyn was able to communicate in Romanian to determine whether the results he achieved could benefit more Ontario residents. Our investigations, which included travel to Germany, in consultation with government and healthcare professionals, helped resolve difficult healthcare and public perception issues.", "X": "8.695678711", "Y": "50.10648773" }, { "Category": "Canada,  USA and the Americas Locations", "ImageName": "image0081.jpg", "ImageNumber": "81", "NUMBER": "81", "TAB": "", "NAME": "Georgetown, Cayman Islands", "City": "Georgetown", "Province": "", "Country": "Cayman Islands", "Text": "Ellyn Law LLP represented the Cayman Islands of Barclays Bank (UK), who was a trustee for a non-Canadian investor, in litigation in Ontario arising from negligence by a financial advisor.   As a result of our advocacy and negotiations, a settlement was reached which resulted Barclays Bank&#039;s trust department recovered the funds it held in trust for its offshore client. ", "X": "-81.367164", "Y": "19.288729" }, { "Category": "Canada,  USA and the Americas Locations", "ImageName": "image0039.jpg", "ImageNumber": "39", "NUMBER": "39", "TAB": "", "NAME": "Hilo, Hawaii", "City": "Hilo", "Province": "Hawaii", "Country": "USA", "Text": "A resident of Hilo, Hawaii had a judgment against an Ontario resident arising from a failed business transaction.  He searched the Internet for an Ontario lawyer with expertise in the enforcement of foreign judgments and found our firm.  We were retained to enforce the judgment. We collected the amount due to our client.", "X": "-155.0815869", "Y": "19.72078516" }, { "Category": "Europe, Asia, Oceania", "ImageName": "image0054.jpg", "ImageNumber": "54", "NUMBER": "54", "TAB": "", "NAME": "Hong Kong, ", "City": "Hong Kong", "Province": "", "Country": "", "Text": "Ellyn Law LLP is counsel for a Hong Kong based pharmaceutical distributor in a breach of contract case. \u00a0\u00a0The opposing parties are in the Toronto area.\u00a0 The case involves breaches of several contracts for the sale of pharmaceutical products. ", "X": "114.153542", "Y": "22.411249" }, { "Category": "Europe, Asia, Oceania", "ImageName": "image0030.jpg", "ImageNumber": "30", "NUMBER": "30", "TAB": "", "NAME": "Kiev, Ukraine", "City": "Kiev", "Province": "", "Country": "Ukraine", "Text": "Igor Ellyn acts acted as counsel on a tragic case involving a native of Kiev, Ukraine who had come to Canada with a promise that she could claim refugee status.  Soon after her arrival, she was sexually abused by her employer, who owned a Toronto area establishment.   The employer promised to obtain Canadian status for the woman.  As a result the relationship continued.  When the Ukrainian woman finally obtained her Canadian status, she sued for substantial damages.  The employer complicated the proceedings by seeking relief from the Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeal Tribunal (WSIAT), alleging that the abuses were workplace injuries.  The  WSIAT reject the allegations after a lengthy hearing.  As a result of our advocacy and extensive negotiations, a very favourable settlement was worked out at mediation.  A trial was avoided and our client was compensated. .", "X": "30.546693", "Y": "50.429447" }, { "Category": "Canada,  USA and the Americas Locations", "ImageName": "image0027.jpg", "ImageNumber": "27", "NUMBER": "27", "TAB": "", "NAME": "Kingston, Ontario", "City": "Kingston", "Province": "Ontario", "Country": "Canada", "Text": "Kingston, Ontario sits near the junction of the St. Lawrence River and Lake Ontario, nearly equidistant from Toronto, Montreal.  Due to its strategic location, Queen Victoria designated Kingston as Canada&#039;s first capital.  It is now home to Queen&#039;s University, where Ellyn Law  LLP associate Michael Blinick completed his law studies.  Ellyn Law  LLP was recently retained as litigation counsel on a commercial matter by a well-known Kingston lawyer.  ", "X": "-76.479334", "Y": "44.231535" }, { "Category": "Canada,  USA and the Americas Locations", "ImageName": "image0013.png", "ImageNumber": "13", "NUMBER": "13", "TAB": "", "NAME": "Kitchener, Ontario ", "City": "Kitchener", "Province": "Ontario ", "Country": "Canada", "Text": "Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario is Canada&#039;s Silicon Valley.\u00a0 It is also home to a lot of business. \u00a0Competing business interest tend to create complex litigation, During 2009, Igor Ellyn QC appeared in Court in Kitchener, Ontario on commercial disputes involving disputes between shareholders over the interpretation of their agreement. \u00a0", "X": "-80.493049", "Y": "43.45123" }, { "Category": "Europe, Asia, Oceania", "ImageName": "image0022.jpg", "ImageNumber": "22", "NUMBER": "22", "TAB": "YES", "NAME": "London, England", "City": "London", "Province": "", "Country": "United Kingdom ", "Text": "Our clients, successful business people who reside outside London, England, entrusted their substantial investment portfolio to an advisor employed by a Canadian investment dealer. The investment advisor failed to follow our clients&#039; investment instructions and they suffered significant losses in a number of stocks. As a result of the advisor&#039;s failure to communicate with our clients, a substantial part our clients&#039; holdings were wrongly sold at a very disadvantageous price and there were other defaults in our clients&#039; accounts. In the ensuing litigation, a very substantial settlement was negotiated, which compensated all of our clients&#039; losses.", "X": "-0.127144", "Y": "51.506325" }, { "Category": "Europe, Asia, Oceania", "ImageName": "image0034.jpg", "ImageNumber": "34", "NUMBER": "34", "TAB": "YES", "NAME": "London, England", "City": "London", "Province": "", "Country": "United Kingdom ", "Text": "Igor Ellyn, QC was accepted as a temporary member of the UK Bar and of the Honourable Society of Lincoln&#039;s Inn for the purpose of appearing as counsel in a case involving a Canadian software developer and its former English distributor.\u00a0 \u00a0The case arose from a complex international commercial\u00a0 arbitration conducted in Canada under the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules in which Ellyn Law LLP&#039;s client rebuffed 99.5% of a claim of nearly $4 million.\u00a0 \u00a0The claim was followed by litigation in the UK High Court.\u00a0 Mr. Ellyn appeared as counsel at the Royal Courts in London and has consulted extensively with local UK counsel as the case continues. (The photo shows Igor Ellyn at the Royal Courts, London.) \u00a0\u00a0Ellyn Law LLP is listed in the UK Law Society Gazette for January 2010. \u00a0\u00a0", "X": "-0.127144", "Y": "51.506325" }, { "Category": "Europe, Asia, Oceania", "ImageName": "image0044.jpg", "ImageNumber": "44", "NUMBER": "44", "TAB": "YES", "NAME": "London, England", "City": "London", "Province": "", "Country": "England", "Text": "Igor Ellyn acted as counsel for a Canadian corporation named as a respondent in arbitration proceedings before the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA). The case did not proceed to a hearing because of our firm&#039;s argument that according to the arbitration agreement, LCIA was not the arbitration body named by the parties. A motion to stay the LCIA arbitration was heard in the Ontario Superior Court and resulted in a successful decision. An arbitration proceeding later made to the ICC International Court of Arbitration resulted in extensive negotiations and a win-win agreement between the parties. Many years later, the parties are still successfully involved in business together. Interest-based negotiations are part of Ellyn Law LLP&#039;s service to its clients.", "X": "-0.127144", "Y": "51.506325" }, { "Category": "Europe, Asia, Oceania", "ImageName": "image0046.jpg", "ImageNumber": "46", "NUMBER": "46", "TAB": "YES", "NAME": "London, England", "City": "London", "Province": "", "Country": "England", "Text": "Senior Partner Igor Ellyn is a Chartered Arbitrator, having completed the Fellowship program of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, an international organization based in London, England in 2002. He has acted as an arbitrator and as arbitration counsel in many commercial arbitrations. Ellyn Law LLP is the designated Toronto commercial arbitration firm of the prestigious International Network of Boutique Law Firms:www.inblf.com <BR>Igor Ellyn also attended a meeting of the International Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists held over four days in the west end of London.  The conference addressed issues of human rights, international commerce and anti-semitism.  At the time, Igor Ellyn was a Vice-President of the Association. ", "X": "-0.127144", "Y": "51.506325" }, { "Category": "Canada,  USA and the Americas Locations", "ImageName": "image0029.jpg", "ImageNumber": "29", "NUMBER": "29", "TAB": "", "NAME": "London, Ontario ", "City": "London", "Province": "Ontario ", "Country": "Canada", "Text": "Known as the Forest City, London, Ontario lies half-way between Toronto and Detroit. \u00a0It has as long history for Igor Ellyn, our senior partner. Mr. Ellyn is a graduate of the Faculty of Law, University of Western Ontario, situated here. \u00a0He has appeared in Court in London, Ontario on numerous occasions. \u00a0In October 2009, Igor Ellyn and Evelyn Perez \u00a0appeared as counsel on a mediation of a complex shareholder dispute in London.", "X": "-81.246214", "Y": "42.986895" }, { "Category": "Canada,  USA and the Americas Locations", "ImageName": "image0065.jpg", "ImageNumber": "65", "NUMBER": "65", "TAB": "", "NAME": "Miami, Florida ", "City": "Miami", "Province": "Florida ", "Country": "USA", "Text": "Ellyn Law LLP was retained as counsel in an international arbitration involving a distribution and agency contract as to security equipment in eastern Europe. \u00a0\u00a0Our client was a large private Ontario corporation with international interests.\u00a0 During the proceedings, our client was acquired an American multi-national, whose shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange. \u00a0We were instructed by its senior counsel based in Miami, Florida. \u00a0\u00a0As a result of our negotiations and advocacy, a settlement was worked out. ", "X": "-80.19366689", "Y": "25.77426616" }, { "Category": "Canada,  USA and the Americas Locations", "ImageName": "image0079.jpg", "ImageNumber": "79", "NUMBER": "79", "TAB": "", "NAME": "Minneapolis, Minnesota", "City": "Minneapolis", "Province": "Minnesota", "Country": "USA", "Text": "Ellyn Law LLP was retained by a non-for-profit agency which conducted student trips to Israel  to prevent an Israeli travel agent from using a confusing website name.  Igor Ellyn acted as counsel on a this domain name dispute under ICANN arbitration procedure.  The arbitration was conducted through the National Arbitration Forum, which is based in Minneapolis.\u00a0 Ellyn Law LLP obtained a successful result on the arbitration, which required that the opposing party transfer the confusing domain name to our client.   The decision is published at www.adrforum.com\/ domains\/decisions\/215312.htm", "X": "-93.26383589", "Y": "44.97996916" }, { "Category": "Canada,  USA and the Americas Locations", "ImageName": "image0005.jpg", "ImageNumber": "5", "NUMBER": "5", "TAB": "", "NAME": "Montreal, Qu\u00e9bec", "City": "Montreal", "Province": "Quebec", "Country": "Canada", "Text": "Ellyn Law LLP&#039;s senior partner Igor Ellyn, QC, CS spent his formative years in Montreal.  He completed high school here and did some of his university studies.  Mr. Ellyn has many legal contacts in Montreal, including Theodore Goloff, a senior partner of Robinson Sheppard Shapiro LLP (RSS).  Igor Ellyn and Evelyn Perez Youssoufian are co-authors of the Canada chapter of <i>Enforcement of Money Judgments<\/i>.  Jean-Pierre Sheppard, a partner of RSS wrote the Quebec sections of the chapter. <BR> Ma\u00eetre Igor Ellyn exerce le droit dans le domaine des diff\u00e9rends qui pr\u00e9occupent les soci\u00e9t\u00e9s et les entreprises, leurs directeurs, actionnaires et employ\u00e9s.   Ma\u00eetre Ellyn traite les contentieux et les arbitrages en fran\u00e7ais et en anglais. N\u00e9 en Roumanie, il a grandi \u00e0 Montr\u00e9al et, gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 son patrimoine europ\u00e9en, il se d\u00e9brouille aussi en roumain, h\u00e9breu et allemand. Son cabinet est membre d&#039;un r\u00e9seau international de cabinets juridiques de dimension modeste (INBLF) dont Ellyn Law LLP est le cabinet torontois de choix dans les domaines de l&#039;arbitrage international et des diff\u00e9rends entre actionnaires et associ\u00e9s.", "X": "-73.554392", "Y": "45.512288" }, { "Category": "Canada,  USA and the Americas Locations", "ImageName": "image0011.jpg", "ImageNumber": "11", "NUMBER": "11", "TAB": "", "NAME": "Mont-Tremblant, Qu\u00e9bec", "City": "Mont-Tremblant", "Province": "Qu\u00e9bec", "Country": "Canada", "Text": "Ellyn Law LLP was retained by a developer of Quebec vacation properties in the Mont Tremblant area us to enforce an arbitration award in Ontario. <br><br>Notre associ\u00e9 fondateur, Me Igor Ellyn, se d\u00e9brouille couramment en fran\u00e7ais.  Me Ellyn est toujours en mesure de conseiller les clients francophones et de plaider en fran\u00e7ais devant les tribunaux ontariens et canadiens, ce qu&#039;il a d\u00e9j\u00e0 fait \u00e0 nombreuses reprises.  Les clients francophones qui cherchent un avocat, arbitre ou m\u00e9diateur pour un litige ou arbitrage commerciale en Ontario seront chaleureuses re\u00e7us \u00e0 notre cabinet. Pour des renseignements suppl\u00e9mentaires, veuillez vous adresser \u00e0 www.lexpress.to\/archives\/3729\/ ou vous trouverez aussi un lien \u00e0 notre site web, www.ellynlaw.com", "X": "-74.61776733", "Y": "46.19314088" }, { "Category": "Europe, Asia, Oceania", "ImageName": "image0052.jpg", "ImageNumber": "52", "NUMBER": "52", "TAB": "", "NAME": "Nairobi, Kenya", "City": "Nairobi", "Province": "", "Country": "Kenya", "Text": "Our firm was counsel for the plaintiff in the important case of Georg v. Hassanali, which had its roots in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. The defendant was a wealthy African businessman. He met the plaintiff in Kenya and with her assistance, moved substantial assets to Canada upon his immigration to Toronto. In Canada, the plaintiff assisted the defendant in the maintenance and preservation of his real estate and other holdings over many years. When the relationship ended, the defendant failed to acknowledge the value of the plaintiff&#039;s contribution. As a result of our advocacy following a length trial, the Supreme Court of Ontario held that the plaintiff was entitled to a substantial interest in the defendant&#039;s property by reason of unjust enrichment. ", "X": "36.804138", "Y": "-1.2702" }, { "Category": "Canada,  USA and the Americas Locations", "ImageName": "image0078.jpg", "ImageNumber": "78", "NUMBER": "78", "TAB": "", "NAME": "New Orleans, Louisiana", "City": "New Orleans", "Province": "Louisiana", "Country": "USA", "Text": "Igor Ellyn attended an international arbitration conference under the sponsorship of the ICC International Court of Arbitration. He participated in seminars concerning important aspects of international commercial arbitration and liaised with leading counsel and arbitrators. \u00a0\u00a0At this conference, Igor Ellyn also met with leaders of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, a forerunner to the successful testing and award-writing which resulted his fellowship and the designation of Chartered Arbitrator. ", "X": "-90.07506389", "Y": "29.95464016" }, { "Category": "Canada,  USA and the Americas Locations", "ImageName": "image0037.jpg", "ImageNumber": "37", "NUMBER": "37", "TAB": "YES", "NAME": "New York, New York", "City": "New York", "Province": "New York", "Country": "USA", "Text": "Our client was the Vice-President of Banking and Investments for a Toronto investment dealer. He asked to be transferred to the company&#039;s NY office for family reasons. The employer accommodated his request but the only job available in New York was as a money trader, a field in which our client had no experience. He accepted the position, for which his salary was higher than in Toronto. Within a month, he was fired without notice. The employer alleged that NY applied and that he could be fired at will without recourse. We strenuously opposed the investment dealer&#039;s position and commenced an action in Ontario.\u00a0 After extensive proceedings, our advocacy and persistence resulted in a six-figure negotiated settlement.", "X": "-74.00597789", "Y": "40.71427516" }, { "Category": "Canada,  USA and the Americas Locations", "ImageName": "image0041.gif", "ImageNumber": "41", "NUMBER": "41", "TAB": "YES", "NAME": "New York, New York", "City": "New York", "Province": "New York", "Country": "USA", "Text": "Ellyn Law LLP was retained by a subsidiary of an international auction house, obtained a judgment in the US Federal Court for the Southern District of New York for more than $500,000 against a Canadian businessman.  The Canadian businessman had no assets in the USA.  Ellyn Law LLP was retained to trace his assets and enforce the judgment on a retainer arrangement which worked well for both parties.  We carefully researched the debtor&#039;s financial circumstances and found suspicious transfers of property to others in his business.  We dealt with the president of our client, with internal legal counsel with his US attorney to shepherd the case to a successful result.  We commenced an enforcement action in the Superior Court and obtained certificates of pending litigation to prevent transfer of the suspect properties.  As a result of determined strategy, our advocacy and effective negotiations, a six-figure settlement was negotiated, to the delight of our client, who said, <i>\"If we have one of these cases again, we will certainly call you.\"<\/i>", "X": "-74.00597789", "Y": "40.71427516" }, { "Category": "Canada,  USA and the Americas Locations", "ImageName": "image0067.jpg", "ImageNumber": "67", "NUMBER": "67", "TAB": "YES", "NAME": "New York, New York", "City": "New York", "Province": "New York", "Country": "USA", "Text": "Ellyn Law LLP was consulted by the North American regional office, based in New York, \u00a0of an Israeli Bank about matters related to employment law related to its Canadian employees.\u00a0 In this case, our firm represented an international bank and the management employee was represented by a full-service Montreal firm. \u00a0A negotiated settlement was reached, achieving the objective of all parties. ", "X": "-74.00597789", "Y": "40.71427516" }, { "Category": "Canada,  USA and the Americas Locations", "ImageName": "image098_100combine.jpg", "ImageNumber": "98 & 100", "NUMBER": "76", "TAB": "YES", "NAME": "New York, New York", "City": "New York", "Province": "New York", "Country": "USA", "Text": "Senior Partner Igor Ellyn was a speaker and panelist at an international conference held at the Bloomberg Center, New York entitled <i>\"Perspectives on International Labor and Employment Law\"<\/i>, jointly sponsored by the New York State Bar Association and the Cornell University, ILR School, Labor and Employment Law Program. Mr. Ellyn made a presentation on the topic <i>\"The Tension between Choice of Law and Mandatory Rules in International Employment and Agency Arbitration\"<\/i>. He participated in a panel with three other distinguished legal counsel, international mediators and arbitrators, Linda Gail Bartlett (New York), Richard DeWitt (Coral Gables, Florida) and Axel Heck (Berlin, Germany). Mr. Ellyn&#039;s presentation appears in the Articles section of www.ellynlaw.com\u00a0 ", "X": "-74.00597789", "Y": "40.71427516" }, { "Category": "Canada,  USA and the Americas Locations", "ImageName": "image0035.jpg", "ImageNumber": "35", "NUMBER": "35", "TAB": "", "NAME": "Oakland, California", "City": "Oakland", "Province": "California", "Country": "USA", "Text": "We were retained by the California counsel of a large HMO (Health Management Organization) to trace and enforce in Ontario the fruits of a series of international frauds. We traced the funds to real estate in Toronto and obtained an Ontario judgment. We recovered the stolen funds by forcing a court-ordered sale of the real estate.", "X": "-122.2708089", "Y": "37.80436816" }, { "Category": "Canada,  USA and the Americas Locations", "ImageName": "image0069.jpg", "ImageNumber": "69", "NUMBER": "69", "TAB": "", "NAME": "Orlando, Florida", "City": "Orlando", "Province": "Florida", "Country": "USA", "Text": "Ellyn Law LLP represents clients based in Orlando, Florida who recovered a judgment in the Federal District Court in Florida against residents of Canada. The Canadian residents had sued in Florida alleging breached of certain real estate contracts. \u00a0The Florida Court dismissed the claims and awarded legal fees in favour of the defendants. \u00a0The defendants&#039; Florida counsel turned to Ellyn Law LLP to enforce the judgment for legal fees. \u00a0\u00a0Igor Ellyn, QC and Evelyn Perez are co-authors of the Canada chapter of <i>Enforcement of Money Judgments<\/i>, published by Juris Publishing, Huntington, NY, an international text which discusses the enforcement of foreign judgments. \u00a0We frequently consulted and retained to enforce foreign judgments in Ontario.   Mr. Ellyn  has also attended meetings of the Canadian Bar Association in Florida. All members of the firm have visited Disney World and other local attractions. We are litigation lawyers but we also enjoy a good time. ", "X": "-81.37923689", "Y": "28.53833716" }, { "Category": "Canada,  USA and the Americas Locations", "ImageName": "image0007.jpg", "ImageNumber": "7", "NUMBER": "7", "TAB": "", "NAME": "Ottawa, Ontario ", "City": "Ottawa", "Province": "Ontario ", "Country": "Canada", "Text": "Ottawa is not only Canada&#039;s capital but it is also the seat of the Supreme Court of Canada and the Federal Court of Canada (which also sits across the country). \u00a0Igor Ellyn has appeared as counsel in both of these courts on several occasions over his career. \u00a0Mr. Ellyn has also participated in litigation in Ottawa, including a mediation international involving litigants. \u00a0\u00a0He has also been a speaker and participant at several legal education and Canadian Bar Association conferences held in Ottawa. ", "X": "-75.691894", "Y": "45.4215" }, { "Category": "Europe, Asia, Oceania", "ImageName": "image0010.jpg", "ImageNumber": "10", "NUMBER": "10", "TAB": "YES", "NAME": "Paris, France", "City": "Paris", "Province": "", "Country": "France", "Text": "Senior Partner Igor Ellyn speaks French fluently and has acted for many French-speaking clients from Canada, France and elsewhere in the Francophonie. Bilingual proceedings may be commenced in the Ontario Courts and the Federal Courts of Canada by persons who prefer to conduct their litigation in French. Mr. Ellyn undertakes proceedings in French and has litigated in bilingual proceedings in the Superior Court of Justice, in the Federal Court and before administrative tribunals.\u00a0<BR><BR>Notre associ\u00e9 fondateur, Me Igor Ellyn, se d\u00e9brouille couramment en fran\u00e7ais. \u00a0Me Ellyn est toujours en mesure de conseiller les clients francophones et de plaider en fran\u00e7ais devant les tribunaux ontariens et canadiens, ce qu&#039;il a d\u00e9j\u00e0 fait \u00e0 nombreuses reprises. \u00a0Les clients francophones qui cherchent un avocat, arbitre ou m\u00e9diateur pour un litige ou arbitrage commerciale en Ontario seront chaleureuses re\u00e7us \u00e0 notre cabinet. Pour des renseignements suppl\u00e9mentaires, veuillez vous adresser \u00e0 www.lexpress.to\/archives\/3729\/ ou vous trouverez aussi un lien \u00e0 notre site web, www.ellynlaw.com ", "X": "2.34121", "Y": "48.856925" }, { "Category": "Europe, Asia, Oceania", "ImageName": "image0028.jpg", "ImageNumber": "28", "NUMBER": "28", "TAB": "YES", "NAME": "Paris, France", "City": "Paris", "Province": "", "Country": "France", "Text": "Senior Partner Igor Ellyn acts as counsel in international commercial arbitration matters. One of the largest providers of international arbitration is ICC International Court of Arbitration, whose head administrative office is in Paris and conducts arbitration throughout the world. Mr. Ellyn has represented clients involved in ICC arbitration proceedings and is conversant with Rules of procedure of the ICC International Court of Arbitration.<br><br>Notre associ\u00e9 fondateur, Me Igor Ellyn, se d\u00e9brouille couramment en fran\u00e7ais.  Me Ellyn est toujours en mesure de conseiller les clients francophones et de plaider en fran\u00e7ais devant les tribunaux ontariens et canadiens, ce qu&#039;il a d\u00e9j\u00e0 fait \u00e0 nombreuses reprises.  Les clients francophones qui cherchent un avocat, arbitre ou m\u00e9diateur pour un litige ou arbitrage commerciale en Ontario seront chaleureuses re\u00e7us \u00e0 notre cabinet. Pour des renseignements suppl\u00e9mentaires, veuillez vous adresser \u00e0 www.lexpress.to\/archives\/3729\/ ou vous trouverez aussi un lien \u00e0 notre site web, www.ellynlaw.com", "X": "2.34121", "Y": "48.856925" }, { "Category": "Canada,  USA and the Americas Locations", "ImageName": "image0051.jpg", "ImageNumber": "51", "NUMBER": "51", "TAB": "", "NAME": "Peoria, Illinois", "City": "Peoria", "Province": "Illinois", "Country": "USA", "Text": "Igor Ellyn spent two years in this central Illinois city, where he attended Bradley University and obtained a B.A. degree. ", "X": "-89.58899189", "Y": "40.69364716" }, { "Category": "Europe, Asia, Oceania", "ImageName": "image0056.jpg", "ImageNumber": "56", "NUMBER": "56", "TAB": "", "NAME": "Phuket, Thailand", "City": "Phuket", "Province": "", "Country": "Thailand", "Text": "Ellyn Law LLP represents two independent businesspeople who reside in this beautiful area of Thailand in separate shareholder litigation cases in Ontario. ", "X": "98.388458", "Y": "7.88997" }, { "Category": "Canada,  USA and the Americas Locations", "ImageName": "image0073.jpg", "ImageNumber": "73", "NUMBER": "73", "TAB": "", "NAME": "Pine Bluff, Arkansas", "City": "Pine Bluff", "Province": "Arkansas", "Country": "USA", "Text": "An Arkansas farmer was afraid that his nest egg would be  taken away from him in his old age either by \"Uncle Sam\" or by his ex-wife. To move it as far away from either of them as he could think of, he invested his life savings with an investment dealer in Toronto. Little did he know that Canada was not that far away and that millions of people have business here!  The investments did not turn out as well as expected and the Arkansas farmer alleged that the investment dealer had defrauded him. In a long-running lawsuit in Toronto, which was mishandled by the first lawyer our client retained, we eventually negotiated a settlement.  The result must have been aided by our advocacy and determined negotiations because the Toronto investment dealer its counsel vehemently denied any wrongdoing and refused top anything for the first several years. ", "X": "-92.00319689", "Y": "34.22842516" }, { "Category": "Canada,  USA and the Americas Locations", "ImageName": "image0021.jpg", "ImageNumber": "21", "NUMBER": "21", "TAB": "", "NAME": "Regina, Saskatchewan ", "City": "Regina", "Province": "Saskatchewan ", "Country": "Canada", "Text": "Our client operates one of the sophisticated and successful grain farming and grain exporting operations near Regina, Saskatchewan. When a dispute arose with a Toronto distributor of its products, they turned to us for help.  The case was aggressively litigated by the opposing party and its counsel.  We responded in kind.  The trial judge decided that our client was entitled to recover the full amount it claimed and that the other party&#039;s counterclaim had no merit. When the opposing party appealed, we negotiated a settlement which preserved 99% of the trial judgment.  Our client recovered its money. At the end of the trial, Mr. Justice Lee Ferrier of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice said this about Ellyn Law LLP Partner Orie Niedzviecki: <i> I want to compliment counsel on their work at the trial. It was very skillful. You worked very efficiently and handled a difficult matter very well.<\/i>", "X": "-104.595179", "Y": "50.448015" }, { "Category": "Europe, Asia, Oceania", "ImageName": "image0020.jpg", "ImageNumber": "20", "NUMBER": "20", "TAB": "", "NAME": "Rome, Italy", "City": "Rome", "Province": "", "Country": "Italy", "Text": "Ellyn Law LLP&#039;s offices are situated in Toronto, Canada, a world-class metropolis known for its cosmopolitan population.\u00a0 Toronto&#039;s Italian community spans three generations and is one of the largest in the world outside of Italy, numbering nearly 1 million people.\u00a0 Our firm has been retained by numerous members of Toronto&#039;s Italian community in litigation involving real estate, shareholders&#039; disputes and other business litigation matters.  Igor Ellyn also participated as a speaker at a world conference held in Rome, Italy in June 1994 sponsored by the International Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists.  The conference took place one week after the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Vatican and the State of Israel. ", "X": "12.49576", "Y": "41.90311" }, { "Category": "Canada,  USA and the Americas Locations", "ImageName": "image0009.jpg", "ImageNumber": "9", "NUMBER": "9", "TAB": "", "NAME": "Rouyn-Noranda, Qu\u00e9bec", "City": "Rouyn-Noranda", "Province": "Qu\u00e9bec", "Country": "Canada", "Text": "Ellyn Law LLP was retained by a Canadian multi-national based in the northern Quebec mining area of Rouyn-Noranda, sued in the courts of Ontario, for the balance due under an equipment contract. We negotiated a favourable settlement.<br><br>Notre associ\u00e9 fondateur, Me Igor Ellyn, se d\u00e9brouille couramment en fran\u00e7ais.  Me Ellyn est toujours en mesure de conseiller les clients francophones et de plaider en fran\u00e7ais devant les tribunaux ontariens et canadiens, ce qu&#039;il a d\u00e9j\u00e0 fait \u00e0 nombreuses reprises.  Les clients francophones qui cherchent un avocat, arbitre ou m\u00e9diateur pour un litige ou arbitrage commerciale en Ontario seront chaleureuses re\u00e7us \u00e0 notre cabinet. Pour des renseignements suppl\u00e9mentaires, veuillez vous adresser \u00e0 www.lexpress.to\/archives\/3729\/ ou vous trouverez aussi un lien \u00e0 notre site web, www.ellynlaw.com", "X": "-79.02053833", "Y": "48.23839434" }, { "Category": "Canada,  USA and the Americas Locations", "ImageName": "image0033.jpg", "ImageNumber": "33", "NUMBER": "33", "TAB": "", "NAME": "San Jose, California", "City": "San Jose", "Province": "California", "Country": "USA", "Text": "Ellyn Law LLP was retained by a North American distributor of computer hardware involved in proceedings under the <i>Copyright Act<\/i> in the Federal Court of Canada relating to the importation into Canada of blank audio media.   Ellyn Law LLP represented the client in Federal Court and eventually negotiated a settlement. <br><br>The case concerned the private copying requirements of Part VIII of Canada&#039;s Copyright Act, which imposes a levy payable to the Canadian Private Copying Collective on blank audio media against Canadian manufacturers and importers. <br><br>Ellyn Law LLP has developed considerable experience and expertise in the defence of CPCC claims, having appeared in the Federal Court of Canada and the Federal Court of Appeal on more than 15 occasions on behalf of various clients.", "X": "-121.8949599", "Y": "37.33938316" }, { "Category": "Canada,  USA and the Americas Locations", "ImageName": "image0082.jpg", "ImageNumber": "82", "NUMBER": "82", "TAB": "", "NAME": "Saskatoon, Saskatchewan", "City": "Saskatoon", "Province": "Saskatchewan", "Country": "Canada", "Text": "As a result of our expertise in Shareholder litigation, Ellyn Law LLP represents shareholders in an oppression action in the Saskatchewan Court of Queens Bench.  Ontario lawyers may appear as counsel in the other common law provinces of Canada as determined by the Federation of Law Societies of Canada.", "X": "-106.669807", "Y": "52.135722" }, { "Category": "Canada,  USA and the Americas Locations", "ImageName": "image0080.jpg", "ImageNumber": "80", "NUMBER": "80", "TAB": "", "NAME": "Scottsdale, Arizona", "City": "Scottsdale", "Province": "Arizona", "Country": "USA", "Text": "Ellyn Law LLP was retained by a non-for-profit Canadian agency which conducted student trips to Israel, was involved in a domain name dispute with an Israeli travel agent. We successfully conducted an ICANN domain name arbitration through the National Arbitration Forum. After the NAF arbitrator directed the Israeli travel agent to transfer the domain name to our client, it retained counsel in Arizona, where the domain registering agent was based to commence proceedings in the Arizona Federal District Court under the US <i>Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act<\/i> to prevent the arbitration award from taking effect. We negotiated a favourable settlement which enabled the parties to co-operate and resolve their dispute. ", "X": "-111.8990289", "Y": "33.50920816" }, { "Category": "Europe, Asia, Oceania", "ImageName": "image0066.jpg", "ImageNumber": "66", "NUMBER": "66", "TAB": "", "NAME": "Seoul, South Korea", "City": "Seoul", "Province": "", "Country": "South Korea", "Text": "Ellyn Law LLP&#039;s clients were majority shareholders of an international life insurance enterprise located in Toronto and numerous Asian locations including South Korea. \u00a0The minority shareholder wished to purchase our client&#039;s shares of the enterprise. \u00a0As a result of our negotiations and drafting, an agreements was successfully concluded with arrangements for payment of the purchase price over an extended period.   Following the closing, some disputes have arisen.  The clients have again turned to us for advice and advocacy in litigation and arbitration services. ", "X": "126.977379", "Y": "37.557121" }, { "Category": "Canada,  USA and the Americas Locations", "ImageName": "image0019.png", "ImageNumber": "19", "NUMBER": "19", "TAB": "", "NAME": "Simcoe\/Cayuga, Ontario ", "City": "Simcoe\/Cayuga", "Province": "Ontario ", "Country": "Canada", "Text": "Ellyn Law LLP represented the seller of a retirement against unjust claims of financial discrepancies and misrepresentations in the books and records of the business. \u00a0If the claimant were correct, our client would lose all of the benefits of the sale involving hundreds of thousands of dollars. \u00a0\u00a0We vigorously defended the claim, demanding details and documentary support for the allegations.\u00a0 The claimant refused to provide the documents and failed to pay legal costs awarded by court. \u00a0\u00a0In the meantime, the claimant also stopped payments on our client&#039;s balance of sale mortgage. \u00a0We enforcement proceedings. Our client was installed as the receiver of the property and took possession of the retirement home. \u00a0\u00a0As a result of further steps taken our client&#039;s behalf, the claims action was completely dismissed and a complete success achieved. \u00a0\u00a0Our client was very pleased with the outcome and wrote us this email: <i>The Ellyn Law team has done a great job for me and I appreciate it very much.<\/i>", "X": "-80.30422211", "Y": "42.83670254" }, { "Category": "Canada,  USA and the Americas Locations", "ImageName": "image0043.jpg", "ImageNumber": "43", "NUMBER": "43", "TAB": "", "NAME": "St. Louis, Missouri", "City": "St. Louis", "Province": "Missouri", "Country": "USA", "Text": "An upscale art gallery in St. Louis, Missouri, sent a large piece of art worth over $500,000 to a well-known Toronto art dealer on \"on approval\".  Because of the Toronto dealer&#039;s fine reputation in the industry, no money change hands.  The Toronto art dealer was having serious financial problems.  Rather than deal with these honestly, he sold the art the next day for half its value and refused to pay anything to our client.  He did the same with another artwork from a New York gallery.  On recommendation from Aaron Milrad, Canada&#039;s best known art law expert, we commenced an action in the Supreme Court of Ontario. <BR>We also contacted the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), who investigated the  fraud and charged the Toronto dealer.  He was eventually convicted and sentenced to 2-years  in  jail and was ordered to make restitution to our clients, which he did by mortgaging his mansion, whose title he had transferred to his wife.  It took some time but we recovered the value our client lost.  Even when dealing with well-known people, security for financial dealings is important and can save grief and great expense in litigation. ", "X": "-90.19788689", "Y": "38.62727416" }, { "Category": "Europe, Asia, Oceania", "ImageName": "image0012.jpg", "ImageNumber": "12", "NUMBER": "12", "TAB": "", "NAME": "Strasbourg, France", "City": "Strasbourg", "Province": "", "Country": "France", "Text": "Senior Partner Igor Ellyn participated in an international conference held in at the European Court of Human Rights and Parliament of the European Union in Strasbourg, France.  The conference under the sponsorship of the International of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists examined cases decided by the Court and heard presentations from some of its judges.   Some of the sessions took place in the main European Court of Human Rights courtroom, where cases are are heard by 15 judges.   Igor Ellyn also consulted about representing a former Romanian citizen living in Canada about potential representation in a case before the European Court of Human Rights arising from abusive treatment by a court in Romania.\u00a0 \u00a0 ", "X": "7.73643", "Y": "48.58508" }, { "Category": "Europe, Asia, Oceania", "ImageName": "image0064.jpg", "ImageNumber": "64", "NUMBER": "64", "TAB": "", "NAME": "Sydney, Australia", "City": "Sydney", "Province": "", "Country": "Australia", "Text": "Ellyn Law LLP is counsel for majority shareholders in a case involving international insurance brokerage contracts with an insurance company based in Sydney, Australia.  Our advocacy services involve contacts with the Australian insurance company.", "X": "151.206955", "Y": "-33.869629" }, { "Category": "Europe, Asia, Oceania", "ImageName": "image0050.jpg", "ImageNumber": "50", "NUMBER": "50", "TAB": "", "NAME": "Tel Aviv, Israel", "City": "Tel Aviv", "Province": "", "Country": "Israel", "Text": "Ellyn Law LLP has numerous connections with the State of Israel, with Canadians of Israeli background and with litigation proceedings involving Israelis. \u00a0Partners Igor Ellyn and Orie Niedzviecki are conversant in Hebrew. Igor Ellyn is a past Vice-President of the International Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists (IAJLJ), based in Tel Aviv, and has attended numerous IAJLJ conferences in Israel. \u00a0Our firm has also acted on litigation affecting Israel. <BR>We represented Israelis residing in Canada in a $100 million arising from a shareholder dispute. The claim was served in Israel and resulted in a settlement between the parties, who settled their differences and are still in business together. We also represented one of Israel&#039;s largest banks in employment matters involving their Canadian office. \u00a0<BR>Ellyn Law LLP also represented a Canadian shareholder of a large family business based in Israel in litigation in Canada and Israel, which involved travel between Canada and Israel to interview witnesses and meet with counsel. \u00a0Our firm is contact with lawyers in Israel.  In another case, Ellyn Law  LLP represented the New York office of Bank Leumi Le-Israel, Israel&#039;s largest bank, in a Canadian employment law case.   Ellyn Law also represented the Canadian office of Bank HaPoalim, another large Israeli bank, in litigation in Canada.", "X": "34.769711", "Y": "32.045101" }, { "Category": "Canada,  USA and the Americas Locations", "ImageName": "image0001.jpg", "ImageNumber": "1", "NUMBER": "1", "TAB": "YES", "NAME": "Toronto, Ontario", "City": "Toronto", "Province": "Ontario", "Country": "Canada", "Text": "Ellyn Law\u00a0 LLP is based in downtown Toronto, Canada&#039;s largest city and international business centre. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Our offices are a short walk from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, the Court of Appeal and the Federal Court of Canada. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Ellyn Law LLP and its predecessor firms have been a mainstay of the Toronto legal and litigation scene for more than 30 years, providing sound advice, thoughtful strategy, experience advocacy and effective negotiations for business litigation and arbitration clients locally and around the world. \u00a0\u00a0More than 200 lawyers and other professionals have recommended us over the years. \u00a0\u00a0We have had thousands of cases of the years for clients in the Greater Toronto area. This is also where we have written and developed the many legal articles which appear on our website and on the internet. \u00a0\u00a0This is Ellyn Law LLP&#039;s motto:\u00a0 Thinking Globally. Acting Locally. \u00a0\u00a0", "X": "-79.385329", "Y": "43.648565" }, { "Category": "Canada,  USA and the Americas Locations", "ImageName": "image0072.jpg", "ImageNumber": "72", "NUMBER": "72", "TAB": "YES", "NAME": "Toronto, Ontario", "City": "Toronto", "Province": "Ontario", "Country": "Canada", "Text": "In August 2000, Igor Ellyn was the Chairman of an international conference which took place in Toronto under the auspices of the International Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists.  The Conference, entitled <i>PURSUING JUSTICE IN THE GLOBAL VILLAGE Jewish Perspectives on Democracy, Human Rights, Media and Commerce<\/i>, attracted 400 international and local delegates including the cream of the legal judicial establishment from Canada, US, Israel and Europe.  Former Canadian Justice Minister, the Hon. Irwin Cotler, was the Honourary Chair of the Conference.", "X": "-79.385329", "Y": "43.648565" }, { "Category": "Europe, Asia, Oceania", "ImageName": "image0032.jpg", "ImageNumber": "32", "NUMBER": "32", "TAB": "", "NAME": "Treviso, Italy", "City": "Treviso", "Province": "", "Country": "Italy", "Text": "Ellyn Law LLP represented an Italian citizen whose permanent residence was in Treviso in real estate and matrimonial proceedings in Canada. Our client had moved to Canada but maintained a business and property in Italy.  As a resulted of our negotiations and advocacy dealing with complex financial and emotional issues involving spouses, business partners and adult children, a settlement was worked out. ", "X": "12.24204", "Y": "45.66631" }, { "Category": "Europe, Asia, Oceania", "ImageName": "image0036.jpg", "ImageNumber": "36", "NUMBER": "36", "TAB": "", "NAME": "Vaduz, Liechenstein", "City": "Vaduz", "Province": "", "Country": "Liechenstein", "Text": "Ellyn Law LLP was counsel in litigation in Toronto which required the disclosure of assets of a trust. \u00a0The trustees were financial consultants in the principality of Liechenstein, whose banking secrecy laws are well-known.\u00a0 To obtain the required documents, we had to communicate with local counsel and negotiate on our clients&#039; behalf. ", "X": "9.52186", "Y": "47.137859" }, { "Category": "Europe, Asia, Oceania", "ImageName": "image0042.jpg", "ImageNumber": "42", "NUMBER": "42", "TAB": "", "NAME": "Vienna, Austria ", "City": "Vienna", "Province": "", "Country": "Austria ", "Text": "Ellyn Law LLP&#039;s client, the members of an international non-profit organization, retained partner Orie Niedzviecki attended an international meeting in Vienna, Austria  to negotiate and protect the rights of our client.  A settlement was reached to the satisfaction of our client.<BR>", "X": "16.368805", "Y": "48.202548" }, { "Category": "Europe, Asia, Oceania", "ImageName": "image0008.jpg", "ImageNumber": "8", "NUMBER": "8", "TAB": "", "NAME": "Vilnius, Lithuania", "City": "Vilnius", "Province": "", "Country": "Lithuania", "Text": "Our client, a lifelong resident of Lithuania, was named estate trustee and sole beneficiary of the estate of a relative who had immigrated to Ontario, Canada in the 1960&#039;s. The relative died after having being widowed and had no children.  There was a large estate, including real estate, investments, family heirlooms and cash. The deceased relative had established numerous relationships during her time in Canada. One of the persons with whom she dealt alleged the legitimacy of a holograph will and a promissory note in his favour. These documents, if legitimate, would have ended our client&#039;s entitlement to the estate. As a result of our advocacy, investigations and settlement negotiations, doubt was cast on the authenticity of the new promissory note and new will.  The claimant was a difficult litigant who changed lawyers many times, sometimes acted on his own and was frequently irrational making negotiations and settlement difficult.  To make matters worse, the claimant had financial problems which meant that even if our client won a trial, recovery of legal fees would not be possible.  It was therefore necessary to negotiate a nuisance value settlement under trying conditions.  As a result of our advocacy and dogged persistence and marshalling effective expert evidence on our client&#039;s behalf, the case was settled long before the trial.  Our client was thrilled and relieved that the all but a small part of the inheritance is now safe from this claim.  This case was referred to our firm by an experience commercial lawyer in a town outside Toronto, who was familiar with our firm&#039;s expertise in litigation matters.", "X": "25.269265", "Y": "54.689855" }, { "Category": "Canada,  USA and the Americas Locations", "ImageName": "image0057.jpg", "ImageNumber": "57", "NUMBER": "57", "TAB": "", "NAME": "Virginia", "City": "", "Province": "Virginia", "Country": "USA", "Text": "Ellyn Law LLP&#039;s client  is a long-standing US health care products distributor and producer based in western Virginia. \u00a0A large Canadian law firm gave them erroneous corporate and competition law advice which resulted in a large fee dispute and an action for damages in negligence.   As a result of the negligent advice, the client became involved in a lengthy arbitration.  The law firm represented him until the eve of the hearing and then abandoned his case.   We are defending the law firm&#039;s claim for legal fees and counterclaiming for the substantial losses our client suffered as a result of the erroneous advice and unacceptable abandonment at the most inopportune time.  ", "X": "-79.98698392", "Y": "37.2616819" }, { "Category": "Europe, Asia, Oceania", "ImageName": "image0038.jpg", "ImageNumber": "38", "NUMBER": "38", "TAB": "", "NAME": "Warsaw, Poland", "City": "Warsaw", "Province": "", "Country": "Poland", "Text": "Igor Ellyn, QC is active in the International Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists. \u00a0\u00a0He attended an international meeting of \u00a0the Association in Warsaw, Poland, which discussed human rights, business issues and the fight against anti-semitism. \u00a0During this conference, Mr. Ellyn also met with local lawyers to discuss issues of common interest. \u00a0  Ellyn Law LLP has also represented Canadians of Polish heritage in local litigation.", "X": "21.009485", "Y": "52.23537" }, { "Category": "Canada,  USA and the Americas Locations", "ImageName": "image0053.jpg", "ImageNumber": "53", "NUMBER": "53", "TAB": "YES", "NAME": "Washington DC", "City": "Washington", "Province": "District of Columbia", "Country": "USA", "Text": "Ellyn Law LLP Partner Orie Niedzviecki graduated from George Washington University Law School.  Mr. Niedzviecki is also admitted to practice in the District of Columbia.  He spent much of his early years in the Washington DC area.", "X": "-77.022944", "Y": "38.903097" }, { "Category": "Canada,  USA and the Americas Locations", "ImageName": "image0055.jpg", "ImageNumber": "55", "NUMBER": "55", "TAB": "YES", "NAME": "Washington DC", "City": "Washington", "Province": "District of Columbia", "Country": "USA", "Text": "Ellyn Law LLP partner Igor Ellyn attended a conference of the American Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists at American University in Washington DC.  The Conference dealt with human rights, anti-semitism and other important international legal issues. <br><br>Igor Ellyn also attended an event at the United States Supreme Court to honour former Israeli Supreme Court President Aharon Barak with the Pursuit Justice Award.   During the conference, Igor Ellyn and other Canadian lawyers, Theodore Goloff of Montreal and Howard Simmons of Brampton, Ontario, were invited to visit the Canadian Embassy in Washington and met with the then-Canadian Ambassador, the Hon. Michael Wilson, all of whom are pictured here.", "X": "-77.022944", "Y": "38.903097" }, { "Category": "Europe, Asia, Oceania", "ImageName": "image0062.jpg", "ImageNumber": "62", "NUMBER": "62", "TAB": "", "NAME": "Wellington, New  Zealand", "City": "Wellington", "Province": "", "Country": "New  Zealand", "Text": "Not so long ago, even though it was during the previous millennium (before Y2K), people actually found lawyers without using the Internet. In 1997, when Ellyn-Barristers, predecessor to Ellyn Law LLP, set up its first website, we were skeptical about how the Internet could actually attract people who wanted to use our services.  How would they find us?  Would people actually hire a lawyer over the Internet?  One day, we were amazed when a New Zealand resident contacted us by email and retained us to in a defamation case arising from a relationship with another person in Canada. After recovering from the shock of how we were discovered by someone on the other side of the world, we gave our client advice and direction. Little did we realize then how powerful the Internet would be a decade later, when many new clients retain our services by search just like the one you are doing now.  Since you are looking for a lawyer in Canada, we know you appreciate the opportunities the internet provides to help you find the lawyer best suited to your needs.  Ellyn Law LLP&#039;s abilities and successes are right here - www.ellynlaw.com - for your consideration.  Browse our website and let us know  how we can help.", "X": "174.767149", "Y": "-41.280541" }, { "Category": "Canada,  USA and the Americas Locations", "ImageName": "image0017.png", "ImageNumber": "17", "NUMBER": "17", "TAB": "", "NAME": "Whistler, British Columbia", "City": "Whistler", "Province": "British Columbia", "Country": "Canada", "Text": "Igor Ellyn was a speaker at a legal conference\u00a0called <i>\"Lawyering the International Market\"<\/i> sponsored by the Center for International Legal Studies. \u00a0He presented a paper entitled <i>\"Shareholders Remedies in Canada\"<\/i>, which has been published on the internet and is available in the Articles section of this website.\u00a0\u00a0Igor Ellyn has litigated, negotiated and arbitrated complication shareholders&#039; disputes for 30 years. \u00a0His expertise has been recognized by organizations and clients. ", "X": "-122.954084", "Y": "50.119571" }, { "Category": "Canada,  USA and the Americas Locations", "ImageName": "image0015.png", "ImageNumber": "15", "NUMBER": "15", "TAB": "", "NAME": "Windsor, Ontario ", "City": "Windsor", "Province": "Ontario ", "Country": "Canada", "Text": "As a result of our expertise in Shareholder litigation, Ellyn Law LLP represents a minority shareholder of a southwestern Ontario manufacturing enterprise in an oppression action under the Ontario Business Corporations Act. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Associate Evelyn Perez is also a graduate of the Faculty of Law, University of Windsor, where participated in a Canada-US law program involving the Law School of the University of Detroit-Mercy.   Ellyn Law LLP has already acted on other matters with a Windsor, Ontario connection.", "X": "-83.033914", "Y": "42.31782" }, { "Category": "Canada,  USA and the Americas Locations", "ImageName": "image0031.jpg", "ImageNumber": "31", "NUMBER": "31", "TAB": "", "NAME": "Winnipeg, Manitoba", "City": "Winnipeg", "Province": "Manitoba", "Country": "Canada", "Text": "Gateway to Canada&#039;s Prairie provinces, Winnipeg is a memorable location on Igor Ellyn&#039;s legal landscape.  Home to a dedicated Bar and some of Canada&#039;s best respected jurists, include Supreme Court of Canada Justice Marshall Rothstein and the later Chief Justice Samuel Freedman, Mr. Ellyn attended legal conferences of the Canadian Bar Association (CBA) and the Manitoba Bar Association on five occasions here. Most notable was the 1995 CBA Meeting at the Winnipeg Museum, which marked the culmination of Igor Ellyn&#039;s term as President of Ontario Bar Association.", "X": "-97.140794", "Y": "49.89944" }, { "Category": "Canada,  USA and the Americas Locations", "ImageName": "image0025.jpg", "ImageNumber": "25", "NUMBER": "25", "TAB": "", "NAME": "Yellowknife, Northwest Territories", "City": "Yellowknife", "Province": "Northwest Territories", "Country": "Canada", "Text": "In his capacity as then-Immediate Past President, Ontario Bar Association, Igor Ellyn attended the mid-winter meeting of the Canadian Bar Association in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. \u00a0Located 8 hours by air from Toronto, Yellowknife is part of Canada&#039;s gateway to the far North and home to numerous of Canada&#039;s aboriginal peoples. \u00a0During this conference, Mr. Ellyn not only engaged in discussions about matters of interest to the Bar, he had occasion to participate to learn about the imminent establishment of the new Canadian territory of Nunavut, now the home of Canada&#039;s Denys nation. \u00a0\u00a0Among the most memorable elements of this conference, which took place in February 1996, was that temperature was steady -40 degrees (Minus 40 - is that Fahrenheit or Celsius? \u00a0-- Well at -40, it doesn&#039;t matter - they are the same).\u00a0 In these conditions, Igor participated in a dogsled ride across a frozen lake and actually lived to tell about it. ", "X": "-114.370954", "Y": "62.454485" }, { "Category": "Europe, Asia, Oceania", "ImageName": "image0048.jpg", "ImageNumber": "48", "NUMBER": "48", "TAB": "", "NAME": "Yerevan, Armenia", "City": "Yerevan", "Province": "", "Country": "Armenia", "Text": "Ellyn Law LLP has several connections with the Armenian community of Toronto. Our associate, Evelyn Perez-Youssoufian, is of Armenian and Argentinian origin. Ms. Perez-Youssoufian speaks Armenian fluently and is a member of the Armenian Bar Association, whose members include Armenian speaking lawyers from across North America. Ellyn Law LLP has represented Canadian residents of Armenian background in complex litigation cases in Ontario involving commercial real estate, breach of contracts and commercial lease disputes and other matters.", "X": "44.532661", "Y": "40.208012" }, { "Category": "Europe, Asia, Oceania", "ImageName": "image0040.jpg", "ImageNumber": "40", "NUMBER": "40", "TAB": "", "NAME": "Zurich, Switzerland", "City": "Zurich", "Province": "", "Country": "Switzerland", "Text": "We were consulted by litigation counsel in Zurich, Switzerland, concerning a shareholder dispute involving Swiss and Canadian parties. \u00a0\u00a0As a result of our advice and negotiations, a settlement was reached. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Igor Ellyn is moderately conversant with German. <BR>", "X": "8.53955", "Y": "47.37706"}] }