Alex Fidler-Wener

Alex acts in all manner of civil, commercial, and administrative litigation matters for her wide-ranging clients, which include businesses, individuals, professionals and their insurers, public regulators, and integrity commissioners. Her experience spans complex commercial and partnership disputes, professional regulation and liability, defamation and privacy law, public law and accountability frameworks, employment litigation, and class actions.

Alex counsels clients at all stages of litigation, from pre-litigation advice and investigation through settlement and final appeals. She has delivered results for clients at tribunals, in arbitration and mediation, at all levels of court in Ontario, and at the Supreme Court of Canada. She is recognized by Best Lawyers as amongst Canada's "Ones to Watch" in Corporate and Commercial Litigation.

Alex began her legal career clerking for judges of the Court of Appeal for Ontario, where she gained unique insight into how judges think and how courts work. While at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law, Alex received the McCarthy Tétrault Prize and the Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP Award recognizing her overall academic achievement, as well awards recognizing her specific achievements in health and administrative law. Since graduating, Alex has returned to guest lecture on legal research and writing.

As AGB's Director of Operations, Alex oversees the firm's strategic direction and day-to-day management. She develops and implements initiatives that simultaneously foster a positive workplace culture and optimize each client’s experience by promoting excellence, efficiency, and innovation. Alex is particularly passionate about supporting the firm’s lawyers with the training, opportunities, and mentorship essential to the development of fulfilling legal careers.

Memberships

• The Advocates’ Society
• Canadian Bar Association
• Ontario Bar Association
• National Association of Legal Professionals

Volunteer and Pro Bono Contributions

• Volunteer, Pro Bono Ontario’s Free Legal Advice Hotline
• Volunteer, Pro Bono Ontario Divisional Court Amicus Program

Teaching + Speaking

• Panelist, Litigation Funding in Canada, Mondaq/Nomos Capital, 2022
• Guest Lecturer, University of Toronto Faculty of Law, Legal Research & Writing, 2016