Mandates
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Re Coventree Inc.
Counsel to one of the respondents in a lengthy proceeding before the Ontario Securities Commission following the freezing of the non-bank asset-backed commercial paper market in August 2007.
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Maurice v. Alles et al
Counsel to minority shareholders in shareholder oppression application and related motions.
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Akagi v. Synergy Group (2000) Inc., 2015 ONCA 368; 2015 ONCA 771
Successfully represented plaintiffs, Ontario Court of Appeal, reversing worldwide asset freeze, leading authority on investigative receivers, personal liability of court appointed receiver for costs.
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Katz Group Canada Inc. v. Ontario (Health and Long-Term Care) (2013), 366 D.L.R. (4th) 62, 2013 SCC 64, [2013] 3 S.C.R. 810
Acted for Katz Group Canada on leading case concerning administrative law challenges to regulations.
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Successfully Enforced Option to Purchase Land in Ground Lease
Successfully represented the owner of a commercial building to exercise its option to purchase the underlying land contained in the ground lease.
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Wang v Mattamy Corporation
Wang v Mattamy Corporation 2019 ONSC 6675
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Boliden Mineral AB v. FQM Kevitsa Sweden Holdings AB
Lead counsel for Boliden Minerals in its successful claim against FQM Kevitsa for damages in excess of Euro 38 million arising from a tax indemnity in a share purchase agreement.
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Frank v. Canada
Counsel to the Attorney General of Canada in a Charter challenge to certain provisions of the Canada Elections Act.
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Mancinelli v. Royal Bank of Canada et al., 2017 ONSC 87, [2017] O.J. Nos. 3327, 844, 47; [2016] O.J. Nos. 6455, 6098
Ongoing representation of a defendant in a $1 billion class action alleging price-fixing in the foreign exchange market, including successfully preventing the plaintiff from accessing foreign discover…
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Currently acting for trustee in bankruptcy for the estate of a bankrupt involving allegations of use of sham trusts to shield assets from creditors
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Shah v. LG Chem Ltd. [2015] O.J. No. 2066
Acted as counsel for NEC Corporation and NEC TOKIN Corporation in a successful defence (on the basis of jurisdiction) of a class action alleging price fixing in the lithium ion battery industry.
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Representing Quinlan Brothers Limited against a group of insurers for business interruption losses arising from a plant fire