Biography
Surina Sud is a partner at Kostyniuk & Greenside Lawyers, where she focuses her practice on insurance defence litigation, including motor vehicle accidents, slip and falls, contract disputes, fraud, and coverage claims. She also advises clients in employment and human rights law. Surina is widely respected for her tenacity, creativity, and courtroom advocacy.
In 2015, Surina founded a pro bono initiative, The Asylum Project, in the United Kingdom, which continues to operate successfully today through her law school university.
Beyond her practice, Surina is a recognized leader in advancing the growth of young lawyers and championing equity and inclusion within the legal profession. She serves on the Board of the Toronto Lawyers Association (TLA) and represents the TLA on the Roundtable of Legal Diversity Associations (RODA). Surina is also a frequent speaker and moderator on key legal education topics, where she inspires others by unlocking their unwavering determination and resilience in the face of challenges.
Reported Decisions
- Endorsement MOHAMED v. HOSSEIN et al (July 9, 2024)
- Emelia Osei v. Aviva Insurance Company (August 24, 2023)
- Rosoli v. Aviva General Insurance (December 1, 2022)
- Davis v. Aviva General Insurance Company (August 2, 2022)
- Saima Hina v. Aviva General Insurance Company (January 19, 2022)
- Praba Sivapalauntharam v. Unifund Assurance Company (September 22, 2021)
- McKee v. Marroqui et al. Endorsement (September 7, 2021)
- McKee v. Marroquin et al. Endorsement (August 9, 2021)
- Ohab v. Aviva General Insurance Company (July 16, 2021)
- Liao v. Aviva General Insurance Decision (June 29, 2021)
- Huseyin Ok v. Aviva General Insurance RECONSIDERATION (January 6, 2021)
- David McKee v. Shanelle Marroquin (December 29, 2020)
- Nadia Dhanraj v. Aviva Insurance Canada (July 29, 2020)
- Huseyin Ok v. Aviva General Insurance (April 1, 2020)
- Imbrogno v. Gonzalez (October 24, 2019)
- N.D. v. Aviva Insurance Company (June 24, 2019)
- Osawaru Irowa v. RBC General Insurance Company (June 18, 2019)
- A. Y. v. Aviva Insurance Company (May 31, 2019)
- Sandeep Gandhi v. Aviva General Insurance (May 27, 2019)
- Y.A. v. Aviva Insurance Company (January 17, 2019)
- J.D.L. v. Aviva Insurance Company of Canada (October 2, 2018)
- Clarke-Hunter v. Royal & Sun Alliance Canada Group (July 31, 2018)
- J.L. v. Aviva Insurance Company of Canada (October 25, 2017)
Publications and Speaking Engagements
- Canadian Defence Lawyer’s 20th Anniversary Boot Camp 10 Things I Wish I knew as a Young Lawyer – Surina Sud, Kostynuik & Greenside Lawyers, Tim Crljenica, Thomas Gold Pettingill LLP, Allison Pressé, SBA Lawyers LLP, October 14, 2025
- Civil Rules Review – All the Changes You Need to Know: Justice Boswell, Allison Speigel & Surina Sud, May 22, 2025
- How to Succeed at Oral Advocacy, presented by Igor Ellyn, Caroline Mandell, Mary Paterson, and Surina Sud, Kostyniuk & Greenside, May 24, 2024
- Canadian Defence Lawyer’s Annual Bootcamp, Basic Training for New Defence Lawyers, chaired by Devan Marr, Strigberger Brown Armstrong and Surina Sud, Kostyniuk & Greenside, October 21, 2021
- Toronto Lawyer’s Association and NCA Network’s Success Stories and Tips from the NCA Trenches, presented by Koyé Oladita, LawPro, Aidan Seymour-Butler, Anthony Moustacalis and Associates, Fariya Wali, Assistant Director of Professional Development and Work Experience, Ryerson LPP, and Surina Sud, Kostyniuk & Greenside, October 19, 2021
- Toronto Lawyer’s Association 4th Annual Women in Law Program, Steps to Success: Building the Foundation and Finding the Right Mentor(s), presented by The Honouable Faye E. McWatt, Dead Donna Young, Faculty of Law Ryerson University, Gina Nardella, Kostyniuk & Greenside, and Surina Sud, Kostyniuk & Greenside, May 13, 2021
- Unconscious Bias in Litigation, presented by Louise Arbour, Marie Henein, Henein Hutchison LLP, and Surina Sud, Kostyniuk & Greenside, December 9, 2020
- The Ontario Court of Appeal’s Decision on Trial Fairness and Self Represented Litigants (June, 2020)
- New Changes to Rule 76 (Simplified Procedure), presented by Rick Aucoin, Beard Winter LLP & Surina Sud, Kostyniuk & Greenside, December 11, 2019