Frank leads ALG’s criminal, quasi-criminal, white collar criminal defence and investigations practice. He is an experienced trial and appellate lawyer, regularly appearing in the trial courts and on appeals before the Ontario Court of Appeal. He has one of the leading Supreme Court of Canada practices in the country, having appeared in that Court over 40 times as counsel.
Frank is also sought after for internal and government investigations.
In 2016, he was awarded the G. Arthur Martin Criminal Justice Medal for his life-long commitment to the criminal law. Frank is a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, the premier organization of trial lawyers in North America. He is also a fellow of the American Board of Criminal Lawyers. He is ranked by Chambers Canada for white collar crime and government investigations and as a top criminal law practitioner nationwide. Who’s Who Legal recommends Frank as a Global Leader in business crime defence and investigations.
He is a Director of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, an advisor with the Supreme Court Advocacy Institute and a past President of the Criminal Lawyers’ Association.
NOTABLE CASES
- R. v. Baskaran, 2020 ONCA 25
- Huang v. Canada (Attorney General), 2019 FC 1122
- R. v. Greeley, 2019 ONCJ 907
- R. v. Walker, 2019 ONCA 765
- R. v. Esseghaier, 2019 ONCA 672
- R. v. Othman, 2018 ONCA 1073
- R. v. Wheeler, 2018 ONCA 1069
- R. v. J.C.P., 2018 ONCA 986
- R. v. MacIsaac, 2018 ONCA 650
- R. v. Cody, 2017 SCC 31
- R. v. Dunstan, 2017 ONCA 432
- Camp v. Canada (Attorney General), 2017 FC 240
- S.C. v. N.S., 2017 ONSC 353
- R. v. Zvolensky, 2017 ONCA 273
- R. v. Ahmed, 2017 ONCA 76
- World Bank Group v. Wallace, 2016 SCC 15 (WATCH WEBCAST)
- R. v. MacIsaac, 2015 ONCA 587
- R. v. Badgerow, 2014 ONCA 272
- R. v. Cook, 2014 ONCA 170
- R. v. Conception, 2014 SCC 60 (WATCH WEBCAST)
- R. v. Rocheleau, 2013 ONCA 679
- U.S.A. v. Nguyen, 2013 ONSC 4842
- R. v. Frimpong, 2013 ONCA 243
- R. v. Huang, 2013 ONCA 240
- R. v. A.R., 2012 ONCJ 268
- R. v. Cole, 2012 SCC 53 (WATCH WEBCAST)
- R. v. Cole (2011), 269 C.C.C. (3d) 402 (Ont. C.A.)
- R. v. Yadegari (2011), 276 O.A.C. 322 (Ont. C.A.)
- R. v. Turpin (2011), 272 C.C.C. (3d) 340 (Ont. C.A.)
- R. v. A.R., 2011 ONCJ 810
- R. v. Badgerow (2010), 260 O.A.C. 273 (Ont. C.A.)
- R. v. Grant, [2009] 2 S.C.R. 353
- R. v. Batisse (2009), 241 C.C.C. (3d) 491 (Ont. C.A.)
- Branch v. Ontario (Ministry of the Environment) (2009), 93 O.R. (3d) 665 (Ont. Sup. Ct.)
- Tele-Mobile Co. v. Ontario, [2008] 1 S.C.R. 305
- R. v. Luedecke (2008), 236 C.C.C. (3d) 317 (Ont. C.A.)
- R. v. Sauvé (2004), 182 C.C.C. (3d) 321 (Ont. C.A.)
- R. v. Glad Day Bookshop (2004), 183 C.C.C. (3d) 449 (Ont. Sup. Ct.)
- R. v. Dimitrov (2003), 181 CCC (3d) 554 (Ont. C.A.)
- R. v. Williams (2003), 181 C.C.C. (3d) 414 (Ont. C.A.)
- R. v. O’Connor (2002), 170 C.C.C. (3d) 365 (Ont. C.A.)
- R. v. Ruzic, [2001] 1 S.C.R. 687
- R. v. Barrow (2001), 155 C.C.C. (3d) 362 (Ont. C.A.)
- R. v. Suzack (2000), 141 C.C.C. (3d) 449 (Ont. C.A.)
- R. v. Babinski (1999), 135 C.C.C. (3d) 1 (Ont. C.A.)
- R. v. Laws (1998), 128 C.C.C. (3d) 516 (Ont. C.A.)
- R. v. Caputo (1997), 114 C.C.C. (3d) 1 (Ont. C.A.)
- United States of America v. Dynar, [1997] 2 S.C.R. 462
- R. v. Paintings, Drawings, and Photographic Slides of Paintings (1995), 97 C.C.C. (3d) 290 (Ont. Ct. Gen. Div.)
- R. v. Durette, [1994] 1 S.C.R. 469
- R. v. Greenbaum, [1993] 1 S.C.R. 674
- R. v. DeSousa, [1992] 2 S.C.R. 944
- R. v. Lachance, [1990] 2 S.C.R. 1490
- R. v. Mills, 2019 SCC 22
- Quebec (Director of Criminal and Penal Prosecutions) v. Jodoin, 2017 SCC 26
- R. v. Saikaley, 2017 ONCA 374
- R. v. Hart, 2014 SCC 52
- R. v. Yumnu et. al.; R. v. Davey; R. v. Emms, 2012 SCC 73
- R. v. Prokofiew, 2012 SCC 49 (WATCH WEBCAST)
- R. v. Banks (2007), 216 C.C.C. (3d) 19 (Ont. C.A.)
- R. v. Golden, [2001] 3 S.C.R. 679
- Groia v. Law Society of Upper Canada, 2018 SCC 27
- R. v. Jordan, 2016 SCC 27
- R. v. N.S., 2012 SCC 72
- R. v. Côté, 2011 SCC 46
- R. v. Suberu, [2009] 2 S.C.R. 460
- Canada (Attorney General) v. Horvath (2009), 248 C.C.C. (3d) 1 (Ont. C.A.)
- R. v. A.M., [2008] 1 S.C.R. 569
- R. v. Kang-Brown, [2008] 1 S.C.R. 456
- R. v. Clayton, [2007] 2 S.C.R. 725
- R. v. Shearing, [2002] 3 S.C.R. 33
- R. v. Sharpe, [2001] 1 S.C.R. 45
- R. v. Biniaris, [2000] 1 S.C.R. 381
- R. v. McCallen (1999), 131 C.C.C. (3d) 518 (Ont. C.A.)
NOTABLE MEDIA
- Addario, Frank, “Don’t bring patronage back into naming of judges”, The Toronto Star, February 3, 2020
- Addario, Frank, “Courtroom chaos is coming to Ontario – and the blame lies at the feet of its attorney-general”, The Globe and Mail, January 30, 2020
- Addario, Frank and James Foy, “The Supreme Court of Canada’s ‘new transparency’ is anything but”, The Globe and Mail, December 16, 2018
- Addario, Frank and Megan Savard, “The fast and the furious 11(b): Is the speedy trial a dying franchise?” The Advocates Journal, Summer 2017
- Addario, Frank, “Role of Defence Counsel Poorly Understood”, The Toronto Star, February 2015
- Addario, Frank and Megan Savard, “R. v. Lahiry, Unreasonable Delay, and How Life Imitates the Planet Pluto”, For the Defence, June 2013
- Addario, Frank, “Penny-Ante Legal Aid System Creates Two Tiers Of Justice”, The Toronto Star, September 28, 2009
- Addario, Frank, “Tough-on-Crime Politicians Should Focus on Prevention”, The Globe and Mail, May 25, 2009
- Addario, Frank, “Underfunding The Real Crisis”, The Law Times, April 14, 2008
- Addario, Frank, “Judges are Constitutional Guardians, Not Cheerleaders for the Police”, The Globe and Mail, September 17, 2007
- Addario, Frank and Alan Gold, “The Defence Versus Justice Moldaver”, The Toronto Star, December 2006
