Mark MacDonald

Very experienced lawyer with a broad range of experience in many areas of the law.

Gore Mutual Insurance Present Position In house counsel for property and casualty insurer

McCague Borlack LLP - 2013 - 2022

Property and Casualty Insurance Defense Work

Professional Liability Insurance Defense Work,

Commercial Litigaton;

Construction Litigation, Municipal Defense Work

Homeowner’s Liability Work;

Subrogation Plaintiff Work, Large Losses Work

With claims over 5M and 10M, Employment Litigation

Szemenyei MacKenzie LLP 2003 - 2013

Extensive Litigation Practice specializing in bodily injury, property claims, motor vehicle cases and disability claims, commercial litigation

Appeared at all levels of Court including trial

Level, Divisional Court, Ontario Court of Appeal and Supreme Court of Canada

Clarica Life Insurance Company

Manager Litigation Department 2002 - 2003

Position Ended as Result of Sun Life Takeover

Department Leader for Large Insurance Company;

Set budgets for the department, implemented continuing

Education programs for staff and lawyers;

Developed incentive programs for lawyers and staff;

Organized and directed monthly staff meetings and

Yearly reviews for staff and lawyers;

Recruited team members;

Acted as liaison between business units and litigation

Counsel;

Reviewed compliance issues with business units;

Commercial Litigation; Manage External and Internal

Counsel; Disability Litigation; Manage Internal Employment and Labour Issues;

Siskind, Cromarty Ivey & Dowler LLP 1991 – 2002 

Creditors’ Rights Litigation, Construction Lien

Litigation, Class Action Litigation, Commercial

Litigation. Municipal Defense Work

Debt Recovery Network Inc. (Separate Project) 

One of four founders of the Debt Recovery Network which connected law firms to banks across the country for collection work, eventually grew to a mult-million dollar company and was sold to First Canadian Title Company

Osgoode Hall Law School LLB 1986 - 1989

University of Toronto BA 1983 – 1986