333 Bay St, Suite 3400, Bay Adelaide Ctr, W Twr, Toronto, ON
Year called to bar: 1993 (ON)
Partner. A commercial litigator with a practice emphasis on disputes arising from mergers and acquisitions, shareholder disputes and activist initiatives, claims for relief from oppression and civil liability for misrepresentations made in offerings and secondary markets. Regularly leads internal investigations and represents issuers, directors and officers before securities regulators. Advises boards and management teams on managing litigation risks. Has taught a variety of legal and business courses. Until 2005 he taught trial advocacy programs at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law and also with The Advocates' Society. Since 2007, has taught courses on corporate governance and merger and acquisitions in the Schulich School of Business MBA program and the University of Toronto’s GPLLM. Inducted into the International Academy of Trial Lawyers. Recognized as a leading litigator by Chambers Canada, The Best Lawyers in Canada, The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, Lexpert Special Edition – Litigation, Benchmark Canada and The Legal 500 Canada. Called to the bar in New York and Ontario. Director of The Advocates' Society 2020 to 2024. Current member of The Advocates' Society, American Bar Association, and Ontario Bar Association.
On November 30, 2018, Essar Steel Algoma Inc. (“ESAI”) concluded its comprehensive restructuring under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act by way of the sale of substantially all of its assets to Algoma Steel Inc. (“ASI”).
On December 14, 2016, Tervita Corporation (“Tervita”), a leading environmental solutions provider, implemented its court-approved plan of arrangement under the Canada Business Corporations Act (the “Plan”).
On December 6, 2016, Alberta Oilsands Inc. (“AOS”) acquired all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Marquee Energy Ltd. (“Old Marquee”) pursuant to a statutory plan of arrangement under the Alberta Business Corporations Act (“ABCA”) involving AOS, Old Marquee and the holders of common shares of Old Marquee (the “Arrangement”) in accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions of an arrangement agreement dated August 19, 2016, as amended October 11, 2016 (as amended, the “Arrangement Agreement”).
