Mandates

Counsel to a builder/vendor seeking a mandatory injunction against defaulting purchasers to provide vacant possession of a condominium townhouse.

Successfully represented manufacturer against claim of fraud by shareholder. Obtained dismissal of action on appeal of motion refusing summary judgment.

Counsel to a multi-national public power generation company in connection with litigation related to the Hearn Substation which powers the City of Toronto.

Successfully represented plaintiff in defamation proceedings, precedent setting decision on Islamaphobic speech, defences of responsible communication and justification.

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.

Successfully represented defendant in Ontario Court of Appeal, jurisdictional boundary between provincial and federal business corporation statutes.

Successfully represented trial counsel, leading authority on disqualification of counsel.

Representing senior living homes against various insurers for potential liability arising from COVID-19 outbreaks.

Counsel to an international accounting firm in connection with various regulatory matters.

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.

Acted on a secondary-market securities class action alleging that the defendant company’s financial statements and other disclosure documents contained untrue representations.