Raising The Bar
Hodder, Wang LLP is the continuation of the law practices of Yan Wang and Gary Hodder in downtown Toronto.
Ms Wang practices principally in the area of commercial transactions, financings and commercial real estate. She also provides supervision of our Mississauga staff, who offer services in all real estate transactions from condos to farms to real estate development all over Southern Ontario.
Mr Hodder has been practicing civil litigation in Toronto since his call to the bar in 1985. He was certified in 1996 as a specialist in civil litigation by the Law Society of Upper Canada (now the Law Society of Ontario).
Hodder, Wang LLP
The Team
The Teams’ Brief Bio
J. G. HODDER
Senior Litigator
J. Gardner Hodder was called to the Bar in 1985 after an earlier career as a journalist and graduate study in literature. He holds degrees from Harvard University, the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Toronto.
Mr. Hodder’s expertise is in Civil Litigation. In 1996, he was certified by the Law Society of Upper Canada as a Specialist in this area. Mr. Hodder has also written poetry, short stories and journalistic articles.
PRACTICE AREAS
Banking Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Complex Litigation
Employment Law (Wrongful Dismissal)
International and Domestic Arbitrations
Enforcement of Foreign Judgments
Professional Malpractice
Shareholder Disputes (Oppression Remedies)
Estate Litigation
YAN WANG
Senior Corporate Counsel
Yan Wang joined Hodder Barristers as a junior associate after being called to the Ontario Bar in 2008. Yan received a Bachelor of Science from University of Western Ontario and a Master of Mathematics from University of Waterloo. In 2007, she obtained her Bachelor of Laws from University of Western Ontario with an area of concentration in Intellectual Property, Information and Technology Law.
Yan is fluently bilingual in English and Chinese. She has a wide, international, and cultured perspective on the world, with family roots in China and secondary education in Britain. In the summers of law school, Yan did her mini-pupilage with a prestigious Barrister Chambers in Lincoln’s Inn, England and an internship with a national firm in Beijing, China.
Yan is currently a member of Canadian Bar Association and Ontario Bar Association. She is also a member of Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers.
PRACTICE AREAS
Commercial Transactions
Commercial Real Estate
Acquisitions and Business Start-ups
Enforcement of Foreign Judgments
Supervision of Commercial Litigation
Yixin Wang
Associate
Yixin joined Hodder Barristers as an associate in 2016, after completing his articling placement with the firm. He practices primarily in civil litigation with an emphasis on commercial disputes, shareholder disputes and employment matters. He also has experience in dealing with academic misconduct. He has appeared before the Small Claims Court, Superior Court of Justice, and Commercial List.
Yixin received his Honours degree in finance cum laude from York University in 2012. He then received his Juris Doctor degree from Queen’s University in 2015. He was called to the Ontario bar in 2016.
Yixin is fluent in English and Mandarin. Being born in China and raised in Canada, Yixin is particularly attentive to communication issues arising from cultural differences and language barriers.
Yixin is a member of the Canadian Bar Association and Ontario Bar Association.
PRACTICE AREAS
Commercial Disputes
Shareholder Disputes
Employment Matters
Academic Misconduct
Larry Lee
Senior Law Clerk
Law Clerk, Litigation
Education: George Brown College, Computer programming, PC support
Larry Lee is Law Clerk to J. G. Hodder.
Linda Che
Accounting Clerk
Education: Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology (Accounting Diploma with High Honours, 2018)
University of Bologna (Communication Sciences, 2013)
Lola Ding
Law Clerk, Litigation
Education: Centennial College (Paralegal Study, with Honours, 2015)
Nottingham Trent University (Graduate Diploma in Law, 2012)
Our Staff
Our essential staff is comprised of six lawyers, clerical staff and a case investigator.
Our offices occupy the top floor of Adelaide Place, located at 181 University Avenue and Adelaide Street in downtown Toronto. We are on the 22nd floor.
We practice within Law Chambers in downtown Toronto, sharing the resources, facilities and talents of some 25 lawyers and other professionals.
TORONTO
181 University Avenue,
Suite 2200
Toronto, Ontario
M5H 3M7
CANADA
Phone: (416) 601-4818
Fax: (416) 947-0909
Outside North America
Phone: +1-416-601-4818
Fax: +1-416-947-0909
MISSISSAUGA
1140 Burnhamthorpe Rd
Mississuaga, Ontario
L5C 4E9
CANADA
Phone: (905) 366-1404
Fax: (905) 366-3372
Outside North America
Phone: +1-905-366-1404 x 105
Fax: +1-905-366-3372