Recent Experience
Travelers Insurance Company of Canada, in its successful defence of a class action alleging mishandling of statutory accident benefit claims, which was dismissed on jurisdictional grounds prior to certification. The decision was upheld by the Court of Appeal for Ontario, and the plaintiff's application for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada was denied.
ecobee Inc. in the US$770-million acquisition by Generac Holdings Inc. of all of ecobee Inc.'s outstanding securities by way of a plan of arrangement under the Canada Business Corporations Act.
Harvest Health & Recreation Inc., in the US $2.1-billion sale of all of its issued and outstanding shares to Trulieve Cannabis Corp. by way of a court approved statutory plan of arrangement.
48North Cannabis Corp. in its $50-million acquisition by HEXO Corp.
Cresco Labs, in its US$207-million acquisition of Bluma Wellness Inc. a vertically integrated operator in Florida.
Travelers Insurance Company of Canada, in the defence of a class action relating to denial of business interruption claims arising as a result of COVID-19.
Beleave Inc., in a securities class action with respect to certain private placements.
Mettrum Ltd., in defence of a class action, one of the first class actions in the Canadian Cannabis Industry, relating to the production and sale of its cannabis products and its subsequent recalls of certain products arising from the alleged use of unauthorized pesticides.
The Nature's Bounty Co., in defence of Canadian class actions alleging misrepresentation in the labeling of glucosamine supplements.
The CFO of CannTrust Holdings Inc., in a securities class action alleging misrepresentations related to the company's licenses to cultivate cannabis.
Akvatech AS, in the successful defence of an appeal seeking to overturn a Judgment granted by the Superior Court in Akvatech AS’ favour.
The special committee of Holloway Lodging Corporation, in the acquisition by Clarke Inc. of all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Holloway that it does not currently own by way of statutory plan of arrangement.
Akvatech AS, in the successful defence of an application seeking to invalidate a license granting intellectual property rights.
Cresco Labs, in its $1.1-billion acquisition of Origin House, the largest public company acquisition in the history of the U.S. cannabis sector.
SunEdison Canada, in its restructuring of its Canadian business under the CCAA.
McEwen Mining Inc., in its acquisition of Lexam VG Gold Inc. by way of court-approved plan of arrangement with a transaction value of approximately $70 million.
Era Resources Inc., in its going private transaction by way of a court-approved plan of arrangement under the Canada Business Corporations Act.
Canadian counsel to Hermitage Capital Management Limited, in the money laundering investigation by Canadian authorities regarding proceeds of a US$230-million tax refund fraud uncovered by Sergei Magnitsky.
Crocodile Gold Corp., (TSX) in its combination with Newmarket Gold Inc. (TSXV) pursuant to a court approved plan of arrangement for approximately $185 million.
The joint liquidators of Stanford International Bank, in recovery efforts arising from losses in the amount of $5.5 billion, the world's second largest Ponzi scheme.
The Special Committee of Central GoldTrust, in Sprott Asset Management's $1-billion hostile takeover bid for all the outstanding Units of Central GoldTrust.
The Special Committee of Silver Bullion Trust, in Sprott Asset Management's $62-million hostile takeover bid for all the outstanding Units of Silver Bullion Trust.
Expedia Inc., a leading Internet-based travel retailer in a class action alleging breach of contract and violation of various consumer protection statutes in its practices of charging tax recovery fees and service charges to its customers for certain bookings.
New Solutions Financial Corporation – representing primary secured creditor in CCAA proceedings.
Sino-Forest Corporation, in its defence of a national primary and secondary market securities class action.
The distributors of aftermarket insulation products in defence of a class action brought for alleged violations of the Hazardous Products Act.
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