Cases
Representative Work: Acts for companies
individuals in corporate commercial, securities
product liability litigation.
Acts for financial institutions with respect to CCAA Plans of Arrangement on the Commercial List.
Acts for companies in defence of class proceedings, with experience in the automotive, franchise, secondary market securities,
consumer goods sectors.
Advises
acts for companies enjoining payment under letters of credit.
Acts for,
advises, Canadian automobile manufacturers with respect to risk management
arbitrations brought nationally under the National Automobile Dealer Arbitration Program ( NADAP )
experience has included working with the Volkswagen, Audi, Porsche, Lamborghini, Fiat Chrysler, Toyota, Jaguar/L
Rover, Hyundai
Kia br
s.
Seconded to Volkswagen Group Canada 2014/2015, reporting to the general counsel with respect to product liability, dealer advisory
commercial matters.
Successfully acted for an automotive manufacturer in setting aside an arbitral award on the basis of jurisdiction (FCA Canada Inc. v. Pajunen, 2017 ONSC 7223)
Defeated an application to set aside an arbitral award for funds owing under a share purchase agreement.
Successfully acted for clients in seeking injunctions in the banking, construction
telecommunications industries (see Bell Canada v. Cogeco Cable Canada, 2016 ONSC 6044).
Successfully acted for putative franchisee class members in appealing a motion to invalidate an opt-out period in the Ontario Court of Appeal ( 1250264 Ontario Inc. v. Pet Valu Canada Inc., 2013 ONCA 279 (C.A.) reversing 2012 ONSC 4317 (S.C.J.)).
Acted for an automobile manufacturer in defending
settling national class proceedings,
in responding to inquiries from the Competition Bureau.
Successfully represented a corporate defendant at trial before the Superior Court of Justice (Commercial List) involving oppression remedy
conspiracy claims (D'Addario v. EnGlobe Corp., 2012 ONSC 1918 (Commercial List) aff'd 2014 ONCA 376 (C.A.)).
Successfully represented a franchisor in obtaining summary judgment in a nation-wide class proceeding (Fairview Donut Inc. v. The TDL Group Corp., 2012 ONSC 1252 (S.C.J.) aff'd 2012 ONCA 867 (C.A.)).
Acted for foreign corporate defendants in contesting jurisdiction in a secondary market securities class action,
a professional liability class action
related Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario ( ICAO ) disciplinary hearing.
Assisted in preparation for trial before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Commercial List) concerning interpretation of a credit-default swap agreement in the asset-backed commercial paper market.
