Mandates
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Acting for a public telecommunications company in a significant dispute for auditors’ negligence and breach of contract
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Tancho-Defyrus (GP) Inc. v. Masotti, [2014] O.J. No. 2761, 2014 ONSC 3472
Successfully represented Masotti in claim brought by Tancho-Defyrus for breach of fiduciary duties.
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Nordik Windows Inc. v. Aviva Insurance Co.
Counsel on a national class action on behalf of class members who were insured for business interruption coverage with Aviva but were denied coverage.
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Judicial Review of a Ontario Municipal Board Decision
Successfully defended an application seeking judicial review of a Ontario Municipal Board decision approving a large-scale development.
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Acting for a former director of a bankrupt corporation in an action for breach of duties brought by creditors standing in the shoes of the bankrupt corporation
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Lafontaine et al. v. The Government of Manitoba, 2024 MBKB 147
Counsel to a class of children in care in a class action against the Government of Manitoba seeking compensation for Manitoba’s policy of forcibly misappropriating the Children’s Special Allowance.
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Qi Zhang v. ReproMed Ltd. et al
Defence counsel in a high profile class action involving the destruction of human biological reproductive materials arising from the failure of a cryopreservation storage tank.
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Successfully Responded to Arbitration Jurisdiction Application
Successful in obtaining the dismissal of an application to the Ontario Superior Court of Justice challenging the jurisdiction of an arbitrator.
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Dispute Over Fees Earned in a Debt Financing Engagement
Representing a financial advisory firm in a dispute over fees earned in connection with a debt financing engagement.
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Fortress Real Developments Inc. v. Franklin, 2018 ONSC 296; 288 A.C.W.S. (3d) 150
Successfully represented plaintiffs, leading authority on availability of pre-trial injunctive relief to restrain defamatory statements against partners of international law firm.
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Represented a leading Canadian pension fund in an investigation launched by the Ontario Securities Commission into insider trading
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Moore v. British Columbia (Education)
Counsel to International Dyslexia Association (Ontario Branch) in the Supreme Court of Canada in case involving discrimination against students with severe learning disabilities.