Bennett Jones LLP's Ontario disputes practice routinely handles restructuring litigation, fraud and white-collar matters and class action litigation involving the automotive, retail and pharma sectors. Richard Swan heads up the group and specializes in commercial litigation, arbitration and insolvency litigation. Additional names to note include Robert Staley, who majors on commercial and securities litigation, securities regulation and class actions; Jeffrey Leon (securities, commercial, corporate, product liability and professional negligence litigation); class action practice co-head Cheryl Woodin; and Michael Eizenga (product liability and class actions).
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Clients clés
- Tahakom Investments Company re: Al-Jabri
- Corporate Governance Committee of Rogers Communications
- Ad Hoc Group of Noteholders re: Tacora
- Bridging Finance
- United States Securities Exchange Commission re: Sharpe
- Travelers Insurance re: Business Interruption Litigation
- Ernst and Yonge re: Stelco
- Tetra Tech Litigation
- Bolt Technologies
- Anson Funds
Points forts
- Represented a group of Saudi Arabian companies in advancing a fraud claim against a former cabinet minister of the Saudi government.
- Assisted the Corporate Governance Committee of Rogers Communications with an investigation of the circumstances surrounding the ultimately unsuccessful reversal of the board's decision to replace Joe Natale as CEO and President of RCI.
- Acted for the Ad Hoc Group of Noteholders of Tacora Resources in a contested CCAA filing.
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Responsable de la pratique
Richard Swan