Rita Benjamen

Rita Benjamen is a Senior Associate in the Litigation and Dispute Resolution group at Dentons in Toronto. She represents a diverse range of clients in commercial and civil litigation matters, including commercial leasing disputes, corporate and shareholder disputes involving allegations of oppression, asset and debt recovery, defamation, product liability, and contractual disputes.

She also practices real estate litigation, with experience litigating matters concerning cautions and liens, certificates of pending litigation, land development litigation, and disputes over agreements of purchase and sale of land. She is driven by a results-oriented and practical approach to resolving legal disputes and provides strategic advice for cost-effective dispute resolution.

She regularly appears before all Ontario courts, including the Superior Court of Justice, the Divisional Court, the Small Claims Court, and various administrative tribunals, and represents clients through mediations and arbitrations. She holds a JD from York University, Osgoode Hall Law School (2018) and a BA (Hons) from York University (2013). She is a member of the Canadian Bar Association, the Law Society of Ontario, the Ontario Bar Association, the Toronto Lawyers Association, and The Advocates' Society.