History
Gosia Bawolska worked at a full-service firm in Vancouver before returning to Toronto to work at one of Canada’s largest litigation boutiques. With close to 20 years of litigation experience, Gosia specializes not only in legal advice but also good ideas - all to help her clients get back to life and work.
Gosia and a partner started Cadence Litigation in 2017, which looks to the origin of the legal profession, where the client and lawyer are partners in the resolution of a legal dilemma, and the billable hour is not king. Now, Gosia is leading the firm and draws on her experience in many different fields of civil litigation to assist people and companies to understand their legal rights and obligations.
Contact
➤ LOCATION
401 Bay Street, Suite 1600
Toronto, ON M5H 2Y4
OFFICE HOURS
Monday - Friday
9AM - 6PM
☎ CONTACT
Info@cadencelaw.ca
local: 647.243.2602
toll free: 1.866.270.0833
fax: 647.243.4140
Lawyers
Partner
Gosia Bawolska
Gosia is an experienced lawyer who is able to pick up a case, understand the details quickly and hit the ground running right away. Her creative and collaborative approach to problem solving is a great advantage to her clients; where the traditional will not work, Gosia will craft an unexpected solution. Her love of travel is temporarily (she hopes) on hold.
Education
UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
LL.B.
UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
Bachelor of Arts, Political Science and Economics (Honours)
Bar Admissions
• Law Society of Ontario
Activities & Affiliations
• Canadian Bar Association
• Canadian Defence Lawyers
• Toronto Lawyers Association
Maneka Kaur
Maneka is a dual-licensed attorney with a well-rounded global legal experience and a knack for making people around her feel comfortable sharing their life stories and issues. Before joining Cadence Litigation, Maneka practiced in the field of environmental law for seven years. She was called to the Bar in 2023 after completing her articles with the Canadian Environmental Law Association, Toronto.
She is empathetic, has an eye for detail and is open to new ideas. She is a litigator who believes in finding a time and cost-effective solution for her clients. In her free time, she loves painting and spending time with her family.
Bar Admissions
Law Society of Ontario
Bar Council of India
Activities & Affiliations
Volunteer Director at Large, Lupus Ontario, Oshawa
Contributory member of the IUCN – World Commission on Environmental Law (WCEL)
Education
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, School of Law
LL.M. in Environment and Natural Resources Law
G.G.S INDRAPRASTHA UNIVERSITY, UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW AND LEGAL STUDIES
B.A.LL.B.
Accolades
Tremaine-Britannia Citizens Group Young Lawyers Mentorship Fund Award presented by the Canadian Environmental Law Association.
Publications and contributions
Co-author, Governing for transboundary environmental justice: A scientific and policy analysis of fish consumption advisory programs in the Upper St. Lawrence River, (2024) 9 FACETS. https://www.facetsjournal.com/doi/full/10.1139/facets-2023-0072
Kaur M. (2019) Municipal Solid Waste Management in India: Why Judicial Activism and Legislative Interventions Have Failed to Effectively Address This Issue?. In: Lim M. (eds) Charting Environmental Law Futures in the Anthropocene. Springer, Singapore https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-9065-4_17
Paralegals
Alisa Racu
Alisa is a licensed paralegal eager to make her mark in the legal profession. Alisa joined Cadence Litigation in 2022 after graduating from the Bachelor of Paralegal Studies Degree Program at the Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning. During her legal studies, Alisa interned at a personal injury law firm, participated in simulated tribunal and court hearings, and was published by Edmond Publishers in the Journal of Paralegal Access to Justice, 2022 Edition. Alisa currently assists our team by handling client inquiries, conducting legal research, drafting pleadings, electronic Court filing, and coordinating with local and multi-jurisdictional process servers and Court offices. In her spare time, Alisa enjoys travelling and spending time with her family.