Mandates
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Acted as investigator for the Ontario Hockey League in its investigation of the ownership of the Flint Michigan Firebirds
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Praxair Canada Inc.
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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Canadian Western Bank v. Alberta (2007), 281 D.L.R. (4th) 125, [2007] 2 S.C.R. 3, 2007 SCC 22
Federalism appeal concerning banks’ constitutional challenge to provincial ability to apply market conduct regulation to promotion and distribution of certain types of insurance.
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Leavens et al. v Schwartz
Successful in enforcing a buy/sell clause in a USA before the Commercial List.
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Advised a health services company on media relations resulting in a published retraction in a major Canadian newspaper
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Ruparell v. J.H. Cochrane Investments Inc. et al., 2021 ONCA 880
Obtained a $5 million judgment for breach of an oral contract for the purchase and sale of a Volkswagen dealership and surrounding land in Markham, Ontario.
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Acting for a company in a claim brought against it relating to alleged sexual misconduct by an employee
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Walsh Construction Company Canada v. Toronto Transit Commission and Regional Municipality of York
Representing the Regional Municipality of York in a large construction dispute relating to the development of Steeles West Station and the defence of subcontractor claims valued at over $50 million.
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Singh et al. v. Donald John Trump Sr. et al., 2018 ONSC 4649
Counsel to Donald Trump and Trump corporate entities in ongoing actions brought by purchasers of units in the former Trump International Hotel and Tower Toronto.
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Bell Media Inc. v. Warner Bros. and Rogers Communications Inc.
Successfully represented Rogers in a dispute involving high-value rights to U.S. television programming.
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Acting for a company in a multi-million dollar claim for unlawfully terminating a services contract
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Univar Canada Ltd. v. Pax-All Manufacturing Inc., 2009 ONCA 341
Obtained partial summary judgment on claim for outstanding accounts. Successfully defended set-off claim and request for stay of enforcement.