Partner, Lerners LLP
History, Bachelor of Arts (BA) - Honours 1996
Concurrent Education, B. Ed., 1996
JD, Osgoode 1999

Sandev is a Partner at Lerners LLP (Toronto & Waterloo Region offices) practicing in the areas of Plaintiff Personal Injury, Class Actions, Privacy Law and Education Law. He is a Certified Specialist in Civil Litigation (C.S.) with the Law Society of Ontario since 2017. Sandev was called to the Ontario Bar in 2001 and is an experienced lawyer in the areas of serious personal injury, disability and insurance law, while also having addressed a wide range of civil and commercial litigation matters. In 2018, he received a Lexpert Zenith Award for Mid-Career Excellence in the Legal Profession.

In 2022, Sandev was awarded the FACL Ontario Lawyer of Distinction Award. He was also selected for inclusion in both the 2022 and 2025 Editions of Best Lawyers Canada, for his work in personal injury litigation. Sandev has appeared as counsel before the Superior Court of Justice, Ontario Court of Appeal, Financial Services Commission of Ontario, Licence Appeal Tribunal, and the Tax Court of Canada.

Sandev is the President of the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association for the 2024/2025 term, and has
been a member of the OTLA Board of Directors since 2015. Sandev was Past-President (2010-2013) and Director (2007-2009) of the Brain Injury Association of Peel & Halton (BIAPH), as well as being actively involved in other community activities, such as leading the “Helmets on Kids” project in the Peel Region since 2007, which provides free bicycle helmets to children in need. The Peel Helmets on Kids program has provided over 8,500 free helmets to children to date.

He received his Bachelor of Arts (Honours) and Bachelor of Education degrees from York University in 1996, a Certificate in Dispute Resolution from the University of Toronto in 1998, and his J.D. from Osgoode Hall Law School in 1999. While attending Osgoode Hall Law School, Sandev was also a Research Assistant to Professor D. Paul Emond in 1998 and helped to develop the Osgoode Professional Development Program’s Negotiation Skills Workshop. Sandev obtained the Chartered Director (C.Dir.) designation from The Directors College in 2023 after his studies at the DeGroote School of Business - McMaster University.