Effective Use of Experts in Litigation

For more than 135 years, the Toronto Lawyers' Association, located within the Courthouse Library, has represented the interests of lawyers practising in the City of Toronto. The association was founded to support its members in three key areas: Knowledge, Advocacy, and Community. To uphold these pillars, the association offers a year-round mix of online and in-person education programs for lawyers, hosts both free and paid events to foster in-person networking, and submits advocacy pieces on behalf of its members to the Ontario bench and bar, all levels of government, and the broader public.

Sonya Pfeiffer is a skilled communicator who vigorously represents her clients at all stages of litigation. She successfully advises clients in complex, high conflict matters and specializes in handling well publicized cases that often draw media attention. Pfeiffer began her career as a public defender in the US, then transitioned to a large corporate law firm where she handled white collar criminal matters, civil litigation and pro bono death penalty work. In addition to her legal experience, Pfeiffer is an award-winning journalist and documentary filmmaker.

David Rudolf has enjoyed a storied career as a litigator in the United States, where he has been named as one of the Best Lawyers in America for more than 25 consecutive years. In addition to representing business executives, professionals, athletes and politicians in federal white-collar investigations and prosecutions, he has successfully represented individuals charged with capital murder and other serious felonies in the state courts. Rudolf has also secured favorable verdicts and settlements in high-stakes civil litigation. On behalf of his clients in cases involving the abuse of power against individual citizens, Rudolf has secured verdicts and settlements of more than $100 million. Most recently, Rudolf received world-wide acclaim for his representation of Michael Peterson in the documentary, The Staircase, on Netflix, and has lectured about that case throughout the world. Sonya and David are co-hosts of Abuse of Power, a Webby Award winning podcast that spotlights injustices in the criminal legal system.