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Regulatory & Dispute Resolution
- Defence counsel in federal prosecution in connection with ocean cargo terminal works
- Litigation counsel to public mining company in multi-million dollar lawsuit against Province of Ontario arising from failure to discharge aboriginal duty to consult in context of mineral exploration
- Counsel to commodity supplier in Target Canada CCAA proceedings
- Counsel in Charter of Rights and Freedoms application arising from improper interrogation of corporate directors
- Counsel to commodity supplier in Sears Canada CCAA proceedings
- Counsel in breach of non-competition agreement litigation in municipal contracting
- Litigation counsel to affected property owners in first time challenge of wind farm project on heritage grounds before Environmental Review Tribunal and related Judicial Review
- Canadian litigation counsel to Direct Energy
- Litigation counsel to Spanish multi-national in defence of multi- million product liability case arising from tainted health supplements
- Litigation counsel to Italian medical equipment retailer in dispute over termination of distributorship agreement
- Litigation counsel on behalf of professional athlete in lawsuit against financial advisor and mutual fund company
- Counsel to Canadian public mining company on federal environmental assessment issues arising from re-opening of historic gold mine
- Environmental, regulatory and country risk counsel to Northgate Minerals in bid for competitor and subsequent sale to AuRico Gold involving gold and silver mines in Mexico
- Regulatory counsel to Ontario’s largest waste management and diversion firm
- Co-counsel to Asea, Brown, Boveri (ABB) in connection with environmental (and related Freedom of Information) matters relating to manufacturing operations, PCB storage and divestitures
- Environmental counsel to TD Bank
- Defence counsel to multinational consultant firm in federal environmental prosecution that resulted in withdrawn charges
- Environmental and litigation counsel to marquee Canadian fast food company
- Defence counsel on behalf of insurer in favourable resolution of charges under Ontario’s Safe Drinking Water Act against camp operator
- Counsel to Domtar Inc. in connection with landfill closure, environmental enforcement proceedings, environmental assessments, audits, approvals, control orders, risk management and environmental audit work
- Counsel to U.S. client in defence of regulatory proceeding before Environmental Review Tribunal arising from recycler contamination of Rouge River Watershed in national park sensitive environmental area
- Environmental and litigation counsel to international lending consortium in connection with financing of electric power generating station
- Environmental counsel to buyer on purchase of electrical utility
- Aboriginal duty to consult and environmental counsel to one of the winners in Ontario’s renewable energy supply contract bid process, in connection with wind farm development
- Represented Ministry of the Environment provincial officer at Walkerton Inquiry into deaths by contaminated town water supply
- Represented U.S.-based lenders in environmental aspects of financing of pulp and paper and steel mills with wide-scale environmental impacts
- Environmental compliance advice to a variety of companies such as IBM, Pratt & Whitney, Bank of Montreal, BP Canada, Schlumberger and Eaton Corporation
- Environmental counsel to a large Canadian oil and gas distribution client regarding Ontario pipeline relocation
- Environmental counsel in wind farm and water treatment plant portfolio acquisitions
- Advising a variety of clients in connection with the remediation and disposition of contaminated lands, including warranty, clean up, risk assessment, and other contract and tort claims
- Acting as litigation plaintiff and defence counsel on soil contamination claims, including contaminated development properties, service stations, industrial land and brownfield developments
- Advising IBM Inc., Eaton-Yale, and Logitech Inc. in connection with environmental regulated product issues
- Advising Hyundai Auto Canada in federal emission standards case
- Advising Toyota North America in connection with environmental export/import compliance issues
- Environmental Counsel to Goldcorp Inc. in a variety of environmental regulation and litigation issues including provincial prosecutions arising from mine expansion at Red Lake, Ontario
- Counsel for Domtar Inc. in prosecutions under the federal Fisheries Act arising from waterway pollution
- Counsel to Salvation Army in a variety of contaminated land cases
- Counsel to Chicago-based client in resolution of multi-million dollar litigation against Dow Chemical arising from the largest PCB contaminated area in the province involving clean-up costs in the range of $20 to $90 million
- Defence Counsel in challenge to Fire Marshall’s order arising from fire at recycler facility
- Defence counsel to large Canadian mining company in resolution of environmental prosecution on the eve of public announcement of large acquisition on the part of the client
- Defended regulatory proceedings at trial and appellate levels on behalf of Domtar
- Acted in litigation against Ministry of the Environment arising from improper registration on title of notice certificate in connection with industrial clean-up site
- Advised U.S. investment bank in negotiating with Ministry of Environment in connection with purchase and re-start of chemical plant out of insolvency
- Represented waste disposal transfer station client in environmental appeal by adjacent land owners including Environmental Bill of Rights issues
- Advised international computer companies on blue box, e- waste, recycling and the management of toxic substances
- Ontario environmental counsel to Pratt & Whitney Canada
Risk Management and CSR
- Risk management advice in Fire Marshall investigation and third party litigation arising from catastrophic fire at manufacturing facility
- Advice on risk management issues at Mexican subsidiary of mid-sized Canadian gold producer
- Crisis management and crisis supervision to major Canadian public company in connection with spill that threatened town drinking water supply
- Risk management counsel in relation to environmental impacts from fire at recycler facility
- Country risk counsel to Canadian public mining company in bid for competitor and subsequent sale involving several mines in Mexico
- Preparation of environmental risk management programs for manufacturing, property development and banking clients
- Acting for national property management companies as environmental and risk management counsel
- Advised Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator on case arising from interplay between electricity supply obligations and prevention of harm to the environment
- Providing general advice regarding electromagnetic radiation and other nuisances in connection with transmission lines
White Collar Fraud
- Counsel to large municipality in the GTA in prosecution of $20M civil fraud case against manager and third parties, including advising on issues arising from related criminal prosecution
- Counsel in municipal procurement litigation arising from provincial Auditor’s Report
- Counsel to purchaser, director and shareholder in civil litigation case against former shareholder and director alleging fraud and misrepresentation in the share sale of manufacturing business
- Counsel to US based clients in B.C. Mareva injunction proceedings in payments processing industry
- Court-appointed Independent Counsel in Anton Piller injunction proceedings arising from theft of confidential business information
- Counsel to Lite-On, a Taiwanese computer multinational, in multimillion dollar fraud at its Mexican subsidiary
- Counsel to Salvation Army in enforcement of civil fraud judgement arising from multimillion dollar employee defalcation
- Counsel to international hotel chain in employee defalcation case
Tax Dispute Resolution
- Litigation counsel to multi-national European manufacturer in taxation dispute
- Litigation counsel to Canadian affiliate of US manufacturer in internal fraud case resulting in historical underpayment of income tax
- Counsel to industrial property owner in successful realty tax appeal on the basis of historical environmental contamination
- Counsel to industrial manufacturer and one of its officers in multi-million dollar audit and tax evasion prosecution
- Litigation counsel to commercial property developer in multi- million dollar land transfer tax dispute
- Litigation counsel to shareholders of entertainment company in income attribution case
- Counsel to manufacturing company in defence of tax assessment arising from incorrect expense reporting
- Defence counsel in successful defence at trial and appeal of retail sales tax prosecution of transportation company and one of its directors
- Tax litigation counsel to property developer in challenge of property tax assessment arising from sale of commercial property portfolio
- Defence counsel in tax evasion prosecution against manufacturing company in relation to improper posting of company expenses
- Litigation counsel in multi-million dollar realty tax appeals arising from incorrect valuation on account of contamination
Aboriginal Law
- Environmental and regulatory counsel to First Nations in relation to land claim treaty negotiation with Canada and Ontario
- Aboriginal duty to consult counsel to Renewable Energy Systems Canada, winners in Ontario’s renewable energy supply contract bid process, in connection with development of two wind farms
- Counsel to First Nations in pipeline related proceedings before the National Energy Board
- Litigation Counsel to Metis Nation of Ontario, Metis Nation of Alberta, Metis Nation of B.C. and Metis Nation of Saskatchewan on national Metis governance issues
Alternative Dispute Resolution – neutral
- ADR counsel in a variety of insurance, environmental, banking and commercial disputes
- Settlement Counsel in multi-million dollar contaminated land case
- International commercial chartered arbitrator
- Court appointed supervising counsel
