CORPORATE COMMERCIAL LITIGATION>
We represent companies, corporate directors and officers, and individuals in a wide variety of commercial disputes at all levels of federal and provincial courts and administrative tribunals in areas such as: arbitration, mediation, pre-trial litigation proceedings, breach of contract, class actions, derivative actions, oppression actions, franchisor-franchisee litigation, unfair competition, tortious interference with business relationship, shareholder disputes, fraud, Intellectual property actions relating to trademarks, copyright, patents, and confidential information, tax litigation, construction, antitrust, defamation and libel, securities regulatory and litigation matters, bankruptcy and insolvency litigation, professional negligence claims, and numerous related business torts.
CONSTRUCTION LAW
We represent individuals and corporations in mediating, arbitrating and litigating the spectrum of construction claims and disputes, including: mechanics liens and priorities, breach of trust claims, allegations of faulty construction, defects, warranties, poorly engineered materials and negligent design, as well as contractual disagreements such as work delays, stoppages and extra work, changed conditions, builders' liens, surety bond claims, toxic tort, asbestosis, hearing loss, chemical exposure, negligence, errors and omissions claims, by-law and zoning infractions, and assorted breaches of clauses in development contracts.
BANKRUPTCY LAW
We are involved in every phase of bankruptcy litigation, including: representations of secured and unsecured creditors, contested hearings related to plans and disclosure statements, issues related to relief from automatic stay, lien avoidance litigation, allegations of preferential or fraudulent transfers, litigation involving mass tort issues, creditors committees, receivership, workouts, debtor/creditor litigation, and foreclosures.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW
Our services cover trade secret protection, including injunctive and civil enforcement proceedings; non-competition and restrictive covenants, negotiation and enforcement of common law and contractual intellectual property rights, including patent, trademark, trade name, and copyright enforcement.
ESTATE LITIGATION
Challenging wills, family law claims, probate, representation of personal representatives in judicial and non-judicial probate proceedings, including appointment, estate inventory assessments and assessment of claims.
TAX LITIGATION
We represent individuals as well as corporations and corporate directors at all court levels on various tax and estates matters, including federal and provincial offenses, director's liability, voluntary and anonymous disclosure, appeals of income tax, GST and PST tax reassessments, tax remittences violations by businesses, and tax issues arising out of estate litigation.
EDUCATION LAW
We have gained a great deal of in-depth knowledge of not only how academic institutions operate, but also how to best approach the unique issues which our clients often face: whether you're dealing with an unjustified poor grade, allegations of academic misconduct or academic appeals at the University level or unfair treatment of your child in her public school, we can help.
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
Our administrative and regulatory practice involves appearances before provincial and federal boards, tribunals and agencies on applications and judicial reviews of matters ranging from appeals before the Financial Services Commissions, federal and provincial privacy commissions, the Human Rights Commissions, examinations and hearings before the Ontario Securities Commissions, and hearings before the College of Dentistry or the Institute of Chartered Accounts of Ontario, among others.
DEFAMATION & LIBEL LAW
We have acted on behalf of individuals and corporations, both as plaintiff and defendant's counsel, in allegations of defamation, libel and slander.
WHITE COLLAR CRIMINAL DEFENSE
Laws relating to businesses are complicated. In this intensely regulated climate business owners and corporate executives can easily run afoul of the Criminal Code, or quasi-criminal legislation such as those found in the Income Tax Act, The Competition Act, environmental and conservation statutes, the Securities Act, and anti-terrorism statutes, among others. We defend our clients, both individual and corporate, facing execution of search warrants, summons to go to court or hearing, or facing charges such as, Anti-trust, bribery & extortion, obstruction of justice, perjury, fraud, forgery, breach of trust, money laundering, embezzlement, conspiracy, computer crimes, securities fraud and insider trading.
CRIMINAL LAW
We represent our clients at all levels of federal and provincial courts. We are available to do trials, appeals and bail hearings for every type of Criminal Code offence including: sexual assault, domestic assault, theft, shoplifting, fraud, drug offences, Weapons offences, drinking and driving offences, and more.
APPEALS
Appellate law begins where litigation ends. We represent clients in all provincial and federal appellate courts on matters coming out of administrative tribunals, criminal courts, and civil, courts such as, the commercial, tax, estate and bankruptcy courts.
PROFESSIONAL NEGLIGENCE
We represent clients both lay and professional in starting or defending against professional negligence allegations. We represent clients in civil and administrative law cases at every level of trial and appellate courts, and before administrative tribunals, including the Ontario Securities Commission, the Investment Dealers Association, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario, and the College of Dentistry, among others.
CLASS ACTIONS
Class actions have been part of the law of Ontario since 1992. Our approach to class action litigation involves leading and coordinating the prosecution or defence of such actions and settlement of class actions.
SECURITIES LAW
Including: stakeholder class actions, proxi fights, insider trading allegations, criminal prosecutions and Ontario Securities Commission proceedings.
