LITIGATION

Quebec Court of Appeal affirms $50K interim costs award in shareholder oppression litigation
Judge saw apparent link between financial difficulty and allegedly oppressive conduct
Thomas J. Moran joins DLA Piper Canada’s litigation partnership
The former Norton Rose Fulbright partner focuses on arbitration, injunctions, trials, appeals
Ontario Superior Court varies cost order to also hold class counsel directly responsible for paying
Motion to vary arose from employment-related class action that failed
Over 340 civil society organizations call for coalition against investor-state dispute settlement
‘These mechanisms are profoundly undemocratic’: MiningWatch Canada program coordinator

2025 LEADING LAWYERS IN LITIGATION

Stéphane Pitre
Year called to bar: 1999
Montréal, Québec
Matthew G. Williams
Year called to bar: 1999
Toronto, Ontario
Zain Naqi
Year called to bar: 2015
Toronto, Ontario
John J. Pirie
Year called to bar: 1998
Toronto, Ontario
Philippa G. Samworth
Year called to bar: 1979
Toronto, Ontario
Dutton Brock LLP
Greg J. Allen
Year called to bar: 2009
Vancouver, British Columbia
Allen / McMillan Litigation Counsel