De Vellis, John


Toronto, ON

About Me


I am an experienced litigator with subject matter expertise in a number of areas including condominium law, employment, including wrongful dismissal and human rights claims, construction, contract disputes.

As a member of the condominium law group at Shibley Righton LLP, I provide advice all aspects of condominium law including compliance and governance issues, general litigation including oppression applications, employment and human rights disputes, construction deficiency issues, arbitration of shared facilities disputes, and commercial matters such as contract review and drafting and general governance issues.

I have acted as counsel in arbitrations and before all levels of court in Ontario including the Superior Court of Justice and Court of Appeal, as well as a number of administrative tribunals including the Ontario Energy Board and Licence Appeal Tribunal.

In June 2022, I completed the Gold Standard Course in Arbitration offered by the Toronto Commercial Arbitration Society. I graduated from Osgoode Hall Law School and also hold a Master of Industrial Relations from the University of Toronto. Prior to law school I worked as an Economist with the Ontario Ministry of Finance.