Mark A. Glynn

Mark A. Glynn is a Partner in the Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution group in Dentons' Toronto office, and a member of the Regulatory and Transportation groups. His practice focuses on Transportation Law, particularly in the transportation, supply chain and logistics sectors.

Mark advises some of Canada's largest enterprises on litigation, risk, regulatory compliance and crisis management, as well as providing commercial advice. He has acted for clients in the British Columbia Supreme Court, Alberta Court of King's Bench, Manitoba Court of King's Bench, Ontario Superior Court, Ontario Divisional Court, Court of Appeal for Ontario, Federal Court of Canada and Québec Superior Court.

He has acted in class action, commercial, products liability, personal injury and professional negligence claims, including mass tort litigation, as well as in administrative tribunal proceedings and associated judicial review and appeal proceedings.

Mark provides domestic and international clients with practical, commercially focused advice to resolve complex and cross-border challenges. He previously gained experience working as a legal consultant at the World Trade Organization, and acting as an advisor to the Department of Justice Canada and an overseas government through the World Bank in connection with aviation policy and competition laws.

His experience includes advising American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc. on transportation matters in connection with the acquisition of the Monarch Group of Companies; successfully contesting the suspension of pilot licences on medical grounds; representing a foreign air operator in connection with regulatory infractions; defending errors and omissions claims against prominent customs brokerages; and successfully appealing various Administrative Monetary Penalties on behalf of a large trucking company and securing a Penalty Reinvestment Agreement.

He holds an LL.M. from McGill University, an LLB from King's College London and a Masters in Private Law from the University of Paris I – Panthéon Sorbonne. He is recognised by The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory for Transportation (Road & Rail), in the Lexpert Special Edition as one of Canada's Leading Lawyers for Infrastructure, by The Best Lawyers in Canada for Aviation Law and Transportation Law, and by The Legal 500 Canada for Transport – other transport. He is a guest lecturer at the General Civil Aviation Authority of United Arab Emirates, the Singapore Aviation Academy and McGill University's Institute of Air & Space Law.