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Eric P. Polten


Mr. Eric P. Polten initially pursued an academic career in philosophy after being educated at the University of Toronto and Stanford University. Mr. Polten graduated from the Faculty of Law of the University of Toronto in 1972, and was called to the Bar of Ontario in 1974. Mr. Polten was born in Vienna, Austria in 1941 and is fluently bilingual in both the English and German language.  

Mr. Polten has extensive experience in conducting Ontario court actions on behalf of German clients, or in arranging the conduct of legal actions on behalf of Ontario Residents against persons or corporations in Germany in any matter where bilingual nature is of overwriting nature. His attempt is to bridge the legal world of German-speaking Europe and Canada in the developing global economy.

PERSONAL DETAIL 

EDUCATION 

  • Bachelor of Laws, University of Toronto, 1972
  • Master of Philosophy, University of Toronto, 1968
  • Bachelor of Artibus, University of Toronto, 1964

MEMBERSHIP 

  • Law Society of Upper Canada
  • Canadian Bar Association
  • Ontario Trial Lawyers
  • Association of Trial Lawyers of America
  • Canadian German Lawyers Association (Founding President for Toronto)
  • German Lawyer Association
  • International Bar Association
  • International Network of Boutique Law Firms (Founding Member)
  • Working Committee for International Law
  • Association of European Lawyers
  • WIRAS International

RECENT CASES 

  • Commercial and bank litigation
  • Enforcement of Foreign Judgments
  • Estate Law
  • Public Law

 PUBLICATIONS 

 

 

Eric P. Polten

 

Eric P. Polten
E-mail: epolten@poltenhodder.com
Direct : (416) 601-6811
Fax Number: (416) 947-0909

 

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