Brad Vermeersch

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• Responding to an Application by the Commissioner of Competition for Alleged Misleading Advertising by Rogers

  Acting for Rogers in responding to an application by the Commissioner of Competition for alleged misleading advertising by Rogers in relation to its unlimited wireless data plans.

• Counsel to an International Accounting Firm in Defence of a Claim Seeking Damages of over $1.3 Billion

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

• Counsel to an Investment Management Firm in Defence of a Claim Seeking Damages of $1.8 billion

  Counsel to a Canadian investment management firm in defence of a claim related to investment strategies for $1.8 billion

• Defence of a $100 Million Claim for Fraudulent Misrepresentation

  Counsel for six individual former executives of Voortman Cookies in defence of a $100 million claim for fraudulent misrepresentation in connection with the sale of Voortman to Hostess.

• Canada (Commissioner of Competition) v. Rogers Communications Inc., 2023 FCA 16

  Successfully represented Rogers at trial and in Federal Court of Appeal in defence of Commissioner of Competition application to block $26 billion dollar merger between Rogers and Shaw.

• Ottawa Light Rail Transit Consortium

  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.

• Negligent Misrepresentation Claim Against Lender

  Successfully represented Hotelier in negligent misrepresentation claim against lender. Obtained opposed order for pre-trial discovery of non-party bank.

• Caetano v. Quality Meat Packers Holdings Ltd., 2018 ONCA 671

  Successfully struck claims of 700 former employees commenced after a limitation period had expired.

• Pollard Windows v. 1459855 Ontario Limited et al, 2018 ONSC 558

  Successfully resisted an appeal in the Ontario Divisional Court concerning the validity of a construction lien.

• Piett v. Global Learning Centre Inc. et al., 2018 SKQB 144

  Representing a global law firm named as a defendant in the ongoing defence of a proposed national class action filed in Saskatchewan relating to the failure of a tax shelter program.