We assist with a wide range of civil, commercial, regulatory and tax litigation matters
Areas of Focus
Partnership, shareholder & commercial disputes
Real estate litigation
Tax dispute resolution (objections & appeals)
Employment disputes
Administrative law & regulatory matters
Applications for judicial review
Appeals & applications for leave to appeal
Professional negligence
Notable Cases
Sakab Saudi Holding Company et al. v. Al Jabri et al. [Commercial List]
Counsel to charitable foundation joined as Defendant in USD 5.3 billion action by Saudi state-owned enterprises alleging fraud against a former minister of the Saudi government
Costa v. Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology, 2023 ONCA 673
Counsel to successful public interest Appellant in an appeal to the Ontario Court of Appeal concerning the standard for costs awards against non-parties
Townsgate Homes Inc. et al. v Owens Wright LLP et al., 2023 ONSC 3086
Counsel to successful real estate developers in an Application to set aside consent judgments obtained by the Respondent law firm as an abuse of process and unjust preference under the Assignments and Preferences Act
Interlen Ltd. v. 4325842 Nova Scotia Limited, 2023 NSSC 337
Counsel to successful corporate Plaintiff at trial of matter concerning breach of contract for the international shipping of Canadian timber
TSCC No. 2804 v. Micoli, 2023 ONSC 5907
Counsel to Appellant on successful appeal to Divisional Court alleging breach of procedural fairness by the Condominium Authority Tribunal, with costs
Vessair et al. v. Vessair et al., 2022 ONSC 500
Counsel to defendant corporations and individuals in successfully opposing leave of the Court to commence a derivative action in a dispute over the sale of Ontario marinas, with costs [Case selected for inclusion in Thomson Reuters’ Business Law Reports and Litigator service as an important case in business law]
Højlund and Bøtcher vs. Air Canada, 2022 ONSC 7043
Co-counsel to plaintiffs in defeating Air Canada’s Rule 21 motion in a claim involving the scope and application of the Montreal Convention, an international treaty governing the liability of air carriers, with costs
DR Links International Consulting Inc. v. Garden River First Nation [unreported]
Counsel to plaintiff corporation in successfully defending motion to strike evidence on the basis of solicitor-client privilege, with costs
Gale v. Rothbart Centre for Pain Care, 2021 ONSC 4535
Counsel to physician on successful motion to stay wrongful dismissal proceeding as an abuse of the Court’s process, with costs
Canadian Constitution Foundation v. Attorney General of Canada, 2021 ONSC 2117
Counsel to charitable foundation in litigation against the Government of Canada resulting in an exemption to hotel quarantine for compassionate travel [Court materials selected for inclusion in Lexis Nexis Quicklaw’s Litigator Forms & Precedents database of litigation precedents drafted by leading litigation lawyers]
Canada Post Corporation v. Hamilton, 2016 ONCA 767
Co-counsel to Canada Post on successful application concerning its constitutional authority to implement community mailboxes within municipalities, and on appeal to the Ontario Court of Appeal
First Nation of Nacho Nyak Dun v. Yukon, 2015 YKCA 18
Co-counsel to the Government of Yukon on successful appeal to the Yukon Court of Appeal concerning land use planning for the Peel Watershed region of Yukon Territory
RWDI Air Inc. v. N-SCI Technologies, 2015 ONCA 817
Co-counsel to developers on successful motion to strike an unjust enrichment claim, and on appeal to the Ontario Court of Appeal
