Expertise

We are regularly engaged to lead appeals in provincial appellate courts across Canada, the Federal Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada.

Arbitration and mediation are key dispute-resolution disciplines. We have deep domestic and international arbitration experience across a broad range of industries. 

We act for Canada’s major accounting firms in their most important matters.

We act as counsel for auto dealers across Canada in large multi-party disputes with manufacturers as well as in NADAP (National Auto Dealers Association Arbitration Program) proceedings.

We act for defendants, plaintiffs, and class counsel. We have successfully prosecuted and defended many of the largest class actions in Canada.

We understand your business and if we don’t, we will quickly learn every aspect of it. We have a long record of success in virtually every high stakes commercial dispute in Canada. 

Our lawyers have been involved in more contested merger trials against the Commissioner of Competition than any other firm.

We have unparalleled experience in litigation and arbitration amongst shareholders, oppression and derivative actions, directors’ and officers’ liability, and board contests.

We represent franchisors and franchisees in all aspects of franchise litigation and have established much of the controlling case law.

We bring our experience with complex commercial litigation and our sensitivity to family dynamics to bear in representing clients in estates-related disputes.

Indigenous governments and organizations trust us to represent their interests. We bring the experience navigating the cultural, business, and legal issues impacting Indigenous peoples. 

We have successfully acted on many of the largest and most complex P3 and infrastructure projects across Canada. We act for and against owners, constructors, and designers.

As Canada’s premier policyholder firm, we provide a full range of services at every stage of the insurance claims process, from initial claims notices to settlement or active litigation.

Clients frequently ask us to solve the most complex regulatory disputes and we have established many the leading authorities on the issue of private law duties owed by public authorities.

We represent Canada’s largest landlords and developers in their most important disputes from high value rent-resets and valuation to land use planning issues to disputes governing partnerships.

Restructuring and insolvency matters cover complex, multi­party disputes involving different jurisdictions, legal and business considerations. We have acted on some of Canada’s largest insolvencies.

Our lawyers have extensive experience in civil litigation and arbitration, regulatory proceedings, class actions, takeover and proxy fights, and professional discipline proceedings.