Securities Litigation
AppealsCases
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Counsel to the intervenor, CFA Societies Canada, at the Supreme Court of Canada in a matter that considers the definition of “material change” under the Securities Act.
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Counsel to directors and shareholders in a private arbitration concerning a dispute involving allegations of oppression and breach of fiduciary duties.
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Counsel to the co-founder of a cryptocurrency and blockchain project that was the subject of an investigation by a Canadian securities regulator in relation to concerns that have been raised about the status of the cryptocurrency as a security, prospectus exemption requirements and representations that were made to those who have purchased the cryptocurrency.
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Counsel to two defendants in a cross-border claim brought by a former employee and business partner alleging forgery and fraud with respect to a share transfer.
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Counsel to Knowledge First Financial, a leading investment fund and RESP provider, in an action brought by a former agency director for commissions and referral fees he alleges are owed. The matter involves the tolling of limitation periods, the duty of good faith in contractual negotiations, and unjust enrichment in the context of securities commissions.
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Counsel to a psychedelic medicine company in a British Columbia securities class action.
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Counsel to the Respondent Laurentian Bank Securities in opposing an application for an interim injunction with respect to the Applicants’ margin accounts brought at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in North America.
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Counsel to the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Aphria Inc. in connection with allegations made by short sellers regarding the value of certain assets and insider dealings.
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Counsel to Parallel49 Equity in a $102M investor action relating to a private equity acquisition of a calcium chloride plant in Alberta.
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Counsel to the successful defendant in resisting a motion for leave to pursue a claim or secondary market misrepresentation under the Ontario Securities Act and certification of a class action under the Class Proceedings Act, 1992.
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