Mandates

Lead counsel to the successful applicant in an application for judicial review in a leading case on the meaning of “operator” in environmental legislation.

Successfully represented the construction consortium building the first phase of Ottawa’s light rail transit system in a multi-faceted damage and delay claim against the project’s insurers.

Counsel to Merck defending against claims made by Apotex under the PM(NOC) Regulations as well as the Trade-marks Act and a centuries-old English statute, the Statute of Monopolies.

Successfully represented psychiatrist in Ontario Court of Appeal, paramountcy of special limitation period in Mental Health Act over general provincial Limitations Act.

LOLG successfully represented Irving Oil in resolving complex business interruption and property damage claims against a group of insurers arising out of a fire at the company’s Saint John refinery.

Successfully represented world’s largest eyewear company in Ontario Court of Appeal against provincial regulator, overturning judgment, constitutional applicability of provincial regulatory statute.

Successfully represented Canadian Civil Liberties Association in Supreme Court of Canada in striking down random sniffer dog searches of students and their backpacks in schools.

Successfully quashing a motion brought by donor seeking leave to appeal from the Superior Court of Justice’s dismissal of the donor’s challenge of an arbitrator’s jurisdiction motion decision.

Defendants’ counsel served summonses to witness on plaintiff’s counsel seeking to examine them on their involvement in the laying of criminal charges against the defendants

Counsel to an international accounting firm in defence of a claim by the Receiver of Bridging Finance seeking damages of over $1.3 billion.