Derek Abreu Email & Phone Number

Derek Abreu has been an ardent and tenacious civil litigator for his entire career, and currently practices as Counsel to Preszler Law. He was previously a 10-year Partner at an established downtown Toronto law firm, recognized as one of Canada’s Top 10 Insurance Litigation boutiques. He has earned a reputation as a strong and fearless advocate in the courtroom, who has been involved in arguing some of the leading litigation cases in the province. As counsel in over 40 reported decisions, Derek has represented his clients successfully at all levels of court in Ontario, including the Superior Court of Justice, Divisional Court, Court of Appeal for Ontario, as well as the Supreme Court of Canada.Besides his trial work, Derek also maintains a specialty practice involving insurance coverage issues. He is retained to provide opinions in claims involving first-party losses, construction defects, directors’ and officers’ liability, motor vehicle claims, and commercial disputes. He provides assistance through all phases of a coverage issue, including: drafting/interpretation of policy wording; reservation of rights letters and non-waiver agreements; preparing investigative action plans for complex, commercial losses; identifying subrogation rights; review of policy coverages/exclusions; and negotiating defence costs funding and allocation. For those disputes that require coverage litigation, Derek offers an imaginative and zealous approach on duty to defend motions and applications, indemnity trials and appeals, and bad faith litigation.

Listed skills include Civil Litigation, Mediation, Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, and 1 others.