Mandates
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ABB Inc. v. Hallex Engineering Ltd.
Counsel to a multi-national public power generation company in connection with litigation related to the Hearn Substation which powers the City of Toronto.
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Soliman v. Bordman, 2021 ONSC 7023
Successfully represented plaintiff in defamation proceedings, precedent setting decision on Islamaphobic speech, defences of responsible communication and justification.
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Jewish Foundation of Greater Toronto v. The Joseph Lebovic Charitable Foundation
Counsel to charity in disputes with donor, including striking application to declare the charity a bankrupt, and defending injunction that would have prevented charitable distribution.
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Incorporated Broadcasters Ltd. v. Canwest Global Communications Corp., 2003 CanLII 52135 (ON CA)
Successfully represented defendant in Ontario Court of Appeal, jurisdictional boundary between provincial and federal business corporation statutes.
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McCain v. Melanson, 134 O.R. (3d) 282
Successfully represented trial counsel, leading authority on disqualification of counsel.
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Regulatory Litigation
Counsel to an international accounting firm in connection with various regulatory matters.
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Infor Financial Inc. v. CentriLogic, Inc., 2024 ONCA 849
Counsel at trial and on appeal for the successful plaintiff/respondent, an investment bank, in a dispute related to a financing fee under an agreement.
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Sorenson v. Easyhome Ltd.
Acted on a secondary-market securities class action alleging that the defendant company’s financial statements and other disclosure documents contained untrue representations.
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Children’s Aid Society of Toronto v. M.S.
Counsel to grandparents in child custody and access rights litigation under the Child and Family Services Act. Case reference: 2018 ONCJ 14
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R. v. Clayton, 2007 SCC 32
Represented Canadian Civil Liberties Association in the Supreme Court of Canada, constitutionality of police roadblocks for search and seizure in emergencies.
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Squirrel Trust No. 1 v. Sextant Strategic Hybrid²Hedge Resources Fund Offshore Ltd., 2009 CanLII 9418
Successfully obtained a Mareva injunction against offshore hedge funds and related parties and assisted clients in a related OSC proceeding.
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Douez v. Facebook, Inc., 2017 SCC 33, [2017] 1 S.C.R. 751
Acted for the Information Technology Association of Canada in an intervention before the Supreme Court of Canada involving the enforceability of online forum selection clauses in consumer agreements.