Alexa Biscaro

Associate
Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP

Ottawa
Canada
T:+1 613 780 8603
Alexa Biscaro

Alexa Biscaro

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Biography

Alexa Biscaro practises in our litigation group, focusing on insurance, commercial litigation, constitutional issues and international arbitration.  

Ms. Biscaro has appeared before the Ontario Provincial Court, Ontario Superior Court, Quebec Superior Court, Quebec Court of Appeal and the Federal Courts of Canada. She has also served as tribunal secretary for an arbitration under the auspices of the ICC.

After completing law school, Ms. Biscaro clerked at the Supreme Court of Canada for Justice Thomas Cromwell. Fluently bilingual, she practises in both English and French.

Ms. Biscaro volunteers as duty counsel for Pro Bono Law Ontario and as part of the Refugee Sponsorship Support Program overseen by the University of Ottawa.

Professional experience

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  • J.D./LL.L, University of Ottawa, 2012
  • B.A.(Hons.), University of Ottawa, 2009
  • Ontario 2013

Ontario Court of Appeal to counsel: not so fast, Hryniak

  • In its recent decision in Butera v Chown, Cairns LLP, the Ontario Court of Appeal issued a stern reminder that motions for partial summary judgment will rarely be welcome by the courts. October 25, 2017

 

Extra, extra: garage owes duty of care to intoxicated minors who steal car for joyride

  • In a recent decision, a unanimous Ontario Court of Appeal reaffirms that when it comes to tort law, "Sentiment is not principle": the victim of a crime can and will be found liable for injuries suffered by a thief if those injuries were reasonably foreseeable in the circumstances. November 25, 2016
  • "Wagg Motions: Getting the Goods from the Police and/or the Crown," CCLA 2015 Civil Litigation Conference, November 20-21, 2015, Mont-Tremblant, QC.
  • Canadian Bar Association
  • Ontario Bar Association
  • The Advocates' Society
  • Juristes d'expression française d'Ontario
  • County of Carleton Law Association

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