David Di Paolo is a lawyer practicing class actions, securities litigation, investigations and white collar defence and 2 other areas of law. David received a degree from McMaster University, and has been licensed for 28 years. David practices at Borden Ladner Gervais LLP in Toronto, ON.
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Practice Details
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Firm InformationPositionPartnerFirm NameBorden Ladner Gervais LLP
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Representative Cases & TransactionsCasesRepresentative Work: Represents H
a Student Travel in a wages class action.
Wrzesnewskyj v. A. G. - represented Elections Canada in a contested election application in Etobicoke Centre both at the application
before the Supreme Court of Canada.
Carrie Eklund v. Goodlife Fitness Centres Inc. - acting for Goodlife, the largest fitness chain in Canada, in an unpaid wages
overtime Class Action claim related to its club locations in Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Isl
Newfoundl
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Fulawka v. Bank of Nova Scotia - represented the Bank of Nova Scotia in an overtime class action.
Gould v. Western Coal - represented one of the defendant directors in successfully defeating certification in a securities class action.
Represented Parrish & Heimbecker in successfully setting aside a shareholder's rights plan before the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC).
French v. Karas et al. - represented the dealer in defence of a class action proceeding.
Fischer v. AIC et al. - represents one of the fund companies in a securities class action with respect to alleged market timing activities.
Acted for a number of institutional shareholders before the OSC
the court in opposing Magna's proposal to eliminate its dual class share structure.
Research in Motion - represented senior executive in options back-dating regulatory investigation
settlement.
CIBC et al. v. Deloitte & Touche - represents a third party defendant director in defence of class actions proceedings relating to the demise of Philip Services Corporation.
Gary Hurst v. Worldsource Financial Management Inc. - represented several mutual fund dealer defendants in class action resulting from the collapse of Portus.
YBM Magnex International Inc. et al. - represented one of the respondents in defending an OSC proceeding
in defending a class action proceeding.
Experience
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Bar Admission & MembershipsAdmissions1998, Ontario
MembershipsProfessional Involvement
•Member, Canadian Bar Association
•Member, The Advocates' Society -
Education & CertificationsLaw SchoolUniversity of Western Ontario
Class of 1996
LL.B.
Other EducationMcMaster University
B.Sc.
McMaster University
Hons.
McMaster University
Biology and Psychology
McMaster University
summa cum laude 1993
David Di Paolo
Bay Adelaide Centre, East Tower22 Adelaide Street West, Suite 3400Toronto, ON M5H 4E3Canada