Mario joined Rueter Scargall Bennett LLP after completing his articles at a boutique law firm focused on commercial litigation and technology law. Mario has a broad practice that encompasses a number of legal areas, including commercial litigation, securities litigation, breach of duty claims (professional, fiduciary, and good faith), employment law, and expropriation law.

Mario completed his Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) at Osgoode Hall Law School (2007), and he is called to the Bar of Ontario (2008). Mario received an Honours Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Toronto (1998), and he has completed the Canadian Securities Course (2000) from the Canadian Securities Institute. Additionally, Mario is currently finalizing his licensure as a Professional Engineer of Ontario (PEO).

Prior to entering law school, Mario worked in various engineering and technology-related positions, including radio frequency (RF) design, hardware development, software programming, database design, and information system architecture. Mario regularly uses these experiences in his legal practice, especially as it relates to disclosure, discovery, and analysis of electronic evidence.

Mario is an active member of the Canadian and Ontario Bar Associations, The Advocates’ Society, and the Toronto Lawyers’ Association. Mario is also currently a Planning Committee Member of the Toronto Computer Lawyers’ Group.

Publications

“Allen, Robertson, and Determining the Substantial Part of a Compilation”
Intellectual Property Journal, Volume 19, Issue 4 (October 2006)