About Enbar Litigation
Litigating real estate, business and civil disputes across Ontario. Enbar Litigation acts for individuals and businesses from its Toronto office.
Ocean EnbarLitigation Lawyer
Ocean Enbar is a Toronto civil litigation lawyer and the founder of Enbar Litigation. He acts for individuals, business owners and companies across Ontario, bringing and defending claims in real estate, pre-construction, corporate and commercial, lending and debt, construction and consumer disputes.
Ocean came to law from public affairs, where he worked at a lobbying firm. He holds an Honours BA from Western University and a Juris Doctor from the University of Ottawa Faculty of Law. Before beginning his career as a civil litigator, he worked at a corporate-commercial boutique law firm. Each time a deal there fell apart, he saw the people it left behind and wanted to be the one to resolve what followed, at the negotiating table or in court. That pull made litigation his calling.
Ocean’s career began at Powell Litigation, where he articled and practised. Within months of being called to the Ontario bar in 2023, he was arguing motions in the Superior Court of Justice and was quickly entrusted to run an autonomous litigation practice within the firm, carrying hundreds of files from the first consultation through to resolution or adjudication: in negotiations and mediations, on motions, and at hearings and trials.
What stayed with him were the people behind those files: business owners, homeowners and families for whom a dispute was never only a legal problem. He founded Enbar Litigation in 2026 to build a practice around those clients and the team that supports them, one where clients work directly with the lawyer responsible for their matter, know what a dispute is worth before they commit to it, and are supported by a close team that knows their file.
- Practice
- Civil litigation for plaintiffs and defendants in real estate, pre-construction, corporate and commercial, and lending and debt disputes
- Called to the bar
- Ontario, 2023
- Licence
- Law Society of Ontario, LSO #88148J
- Education
- Juris Doctor, University of Ottawa Faculty of Law
Honours BA, Western University - Courts
- Ontario Superior Court of Justice
- Court of Appeal for Ontario
- Divisional Court
- Small Claims Court
- Office
- 901 King St W, Unit 400
Toronto, ON M5V 3H5
Acting across Ontario - Profile
How Ocean works.
The ROI of the dispute, first.
Before any step, Ocean weighs the likely cost against what is at stake, the realistic range of results, whether a result can be collected and the most efficient route, so the strategy makes practical sense, not only legal sense.
Resolution before proceedings, where it serves you.
A well-prepared demand, a negotiated release or an early agreement often settles a dispute. Ocean is frequently retained before any claim is started.
Scope that fits the matter.
Not every dispute needs a full retainer. Ocean also takes on defined work: reviewing your position, a demand letter, a negotiated release or independent legal advice.
Ready for court when it is needed.
Pleadings, examinations for discovery, motions, hearings and trials, with Ocean Enbar personally responsible for the strategy and every court appearance.
Lawyer-led, technology-assisted.
Ocean leads and reviews every matter. Secure, business-grade technology, including AI tools, handles routine tasks such as organising documents, with client confidentiality protected throughout and in keeping with the Law Society of Ontario’s rules. The time saved goes into judgment and advocacy.
Track record.
Reported decisions where Ocean appeared as counsel, and a selection of the work behind them.
Reported decisions
- Superior Court of Justice2025 ONSC 4951Motion for an interim injunction in a commercial lease dispute
- Superior Court of Justice2025 ONSC 5489Costs of a contested motion
- Superior Court of Justice2024 ONSC 1881Motion for summary judgment on commercial lease obligations and negligence allegations
- Landlord and Tenant Board2024 ONLTB 62999Application by a landlord relating to planned renovations
Selected work
- Director liability built into a settlementNegotiated a pre-trial settlement for a business consulting firm, structured so the defendant company’s directors would be personally liable on default. It was enforced after a default.
- Judgment enforced despite insolvencyObtained judgment and recovered through a writ of seizure and sale after the debtor company became insolvent.
- Lost profits after a failed dealRecovered damages for lost profits for a vendor whose commercial transaction failed over an environmental assessment dispute.
- Claim dismissed at trialObtained the dismissal at trial of a breach of contract claim arising from a rural real estate transaction.
- Promissory notes enforcedEnforced several promissory notes through summary judgment, then moved directly to garnishment.
- A large claim resolved for a fractionResolved a vendor’s damages claim over a failed real estate transaction for a small fraction of the amount claimed.
- Urgent certificate of pending litigationObtained a certificate of pending litigation on an urgent basis to protect a client’s interest in a real estate investment alleged to be fraudulent.
- Default judgments set asideSet aside default judgments and removed enforcement registrations so clients could defend on the merits.
- A seven-figure claim resolved earlyDefended a seven-figure claim for intentional interference and resolved it at an early stage.
- Consumer financing agreements unwoundResolved a large number of consumer protection disputes over unfair financing agreements, with rescissions and reductions, without trial.
- Writs removed from titleNegotiated the removal of writs of seizure and sale registered against clients’ properties.
- Bank debt reduced without bankruptcyNegotiated substantial reductions of unsecured debt owed to Canadian banks, without bankruptcy proceedings.
- Transactions steadied before litigationRetained before any claim was started to steady failing transactions and resolve the dispute without formal proceedings.
These decisions are public and available on CanLII. They show the kinds of issues Ocean has argued; every matter turns on its own facts, and they are not a prediction of the outcome of any other matter.
Selected past work, described without identifying clients. Past results are not necessarily indicative of future results; the outcome of any matter depends on its own facts.
In clients’ words.
Excerpts of reviews written by clients Ocean Enbar served before he founded Enbar Litigation. Every matter is different, and past clients’ experiences are not a promise of any particular outcome.
Disputes Ocean handles
On both sides: for those bringing claims and those defending them, including lenders and borrowers, purchasers and builders, landlords and tenants, and guarantors. Lawyers also refer clients for litigation and enforcement; see For lawyers.
Real estate and property
Pre-construction and new homes
Business and corporate
- Shareholder disputes and oppression remedies
- Contract disputes
- Sale of business and franchise disputes
- Professional negligence
Lending and debt
Construction and consumer
Advice
- Independent legal advice
- Limited-scope engagements
The team
Ocean Enbar works with Francesca, our practice coordinator, and Jannyl, our law clerk, so that files are supported day to day while Ocean remains responsible for each matter.
FrancescaPractice Coordinator
JannylLaw Clerk