Recent Experience
Alliance for Marriage and Family, as intervenor in an appeal regarding parentage and equality rights.
A.A. v. B.B., 2007 ONCA 2
Blue Heron Gaming Company, as corporate respondent, in a judicial review of the Ontario Labour Relations Board's decision that aboriginal bands do not have the constitutional right to govern labour relations on reserves. 213 OAC 2
Bureau Veritas SA, in connection with a successful defence of the $1.85 billion class action commenced against it and Loblaw Co. Ltd. alleging that they neglected to warn workers of structural deficiencies in the Rana Plaza building in Bangladesh before it collapsed.
Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants, as intervenor in an
application in the Federal Court involving the Canadian Revenue
Agency's access to third party accountants' working papers.
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, in a reference regarding the application of the User Fees Act to the Telecommunications Fees Regulations, 1995. Aliant Telecom Inc. (Re), 2009 FCA 224
Christian Legal Fellowship, Catholic Civil Rights League and REAL Women of Canada, as successful appellants of a motion denying the groups leave to intervene and as intervenors in Bedford v. Canada (A.G.), a constitutional challenge to Canada's criminal prohibition on prostitution-related activities. Bedford v. Canada (AG), 2009 ONCA 669, and 2012 ONCA 186
CIBC Mellon Trust Company, Computershare Trust Company and BNY Trust Company, in connection with the $35 billion restructuring of the third party ABCP in accordance with The Montreal Proposal.
Conakry Holdings Ltd., as successful respondent in an application by a minority shareholder alleging oppression pursuant to the Ontario Business Corporations Act.
Delta Toronto East Hotel, as employer, in an arbitration regarding union representation rules. (2001), 98 LAC (4th) 3
Hewlett Packard (Canada) Co., in connection with the pursuit of
wrongdoers in a $160 million fraud case.
Hollinger International Inc., in respect of an arbitration arising
from the sale to CanWest Global Communications of approximately
$3.5 billion of Hollinger International Inc.'s newspaper and other
media assets.
Hotspex Inc., as successful moving party for an interlocutory order to search departing employees' computers for confidential information. Hotspex Inc. v. Edwards (2012), 95 CCEL (3d) 313, 2011 ONSC 3837
Luxtona Limited, an affiliate of Yukos Oil, in proceedings in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice by the Russian Federation for the set-aside of an interim award related to the Energy Charter Treaty arbitration between Luxtona and Russia.
Pro Bono Law Ontario, as counsel in the Supreme Court of Canada's decision in Hinse v Canada (Attorney General) on the issue of indemnification for legal costs in private pro bono litigation. Hinse v Canada (Attorney General),
Research In Motion Limited in the successful resolution of shareholder litigation connected to RIM's review of historical option practices.
Rouge Valley Health Services, as counsel in an appeal involving the fictitious payee defence under the Bills of Exchange Act. Rouge Valley Health System v. TD Canada Trust (2012), 108 OR (3d) 561, 2012 ONCA 17
Royal Group Inc., as successful appellant overturning an order that the defendant must pay costs ”thrown away” as a condition to amending its pleadings. Casboro Industries Ltd. v Royal Composites Co. (2010), 93 CPC (6th) 53, 2010 ONSC 1871
South Asian Legal Clinic of Ontario, as intervener in an appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada in litigation involving sponsorship debts under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. Canada (AG) v. Mavi, 2011 SCC 30
The Manitoba Public Insurance Corporation, as successful appellants on a motion for leave to appeal an Order of the Manitoba Public Utilities Board related to the Board's jurisdiction. Manitoba Public Insurance Corp. v. Public Utilities Board, 2011 MBCA 87
The Manitoba Public Insurance Corporation, as successful respondent in a stated case by the Manitoba Public Utilities Board, in which the Board sought a declaration that it has the jurisdiction to require the disclosure of a wide range of information regarding the Corporation's operations. The Public Utilities Board v. Manitoba Public Insurance Corporation, 2011 MBCA 88
Toronto Transit Commission, as successful employer in a labour arbitration, with respect to a Charter of Rights and Freedoms application challenging the TTC's powers to search and seize evidence from an employee's residence.
Upper Canada District School Board, as successful respondent to a judicial review of an arbitrator's decision with respect to the application of the Law v. Canada(Minister of Employment and Immigration) equality rights test to the Ontario Human Rights Code.
Vector Transportation Services Inc., as successful respondent on an appeal of an order respecting e-discovery rights. Vector Transportation Services Inc. v. Traffic Tech Inc. (2008), 58 CPC (6th) 364 (Sup Ct)
