Reported Cases

• Levitan v. Saltsov and CashCode Co. Ltd. (03-CL-5244)
• Al-Harazi v. Quizno’s Canada Restaurant Corporation et al. (05-CV-302670 CP)
• 2038724 Ontario Ltd. And 2036250 Ontario Inc. v. Quizno’s Canada Restaurant Corporation et al. (06-CV-311330 CP)
• Bank of Montreal v. Jenifer Harrietha Woldegabriel et al. (01-CV-211094)

Shareholders Disputes

• Acted as counsel for two shareholders of several related companies in a successful shot-gun buy/sell scenario
• Acted as counsel for the shareholder of a high-tech manufacturing company in defence to an application for oppression and in connection with the receivership of the company the ultimate successful sale of the company to a large publicly traded company
• Acted as counsel for two shareholders of a financial services company in defence to an application for oppression and in connection with the successful buy-out of the minority shareholder’s interests

Franchise Litigation

• Acted as counsel to an international franchisor in connection with a class proceeding brought on behalf of approximately 168 franchisees
• Acted as counsel to an international franchisor in connection with a national class proceeding brought on behalf of all Canadian franchisees
• Acted as counsel to a Canadian franchisor in connection with two separate actions brought by franchisees in Ontario seeking rescission of their franchise agreements
• Counsel to an Ontario franchisor in connection with claim for damages by the client of one of its franchisees
• Acted as counsel to a Canadian franchisor in connection to the enforcement of various provisions of its franchise agreements with certain franchisees in Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic Canada
• Counsel to an Ontario franchisee in connection with an action for damages against its franchisor pursuant to the Arthur Wishart Act (Franchise Disclosure), 2000

General Corporate/Commercial Litigation

• Acted as counsel to a Canadian bank in connection with an action against a title insurance company
• Counsel to a Canadian bank in connection with an action for recovery of defrauded funds
• Counsel to a Canadian bank in connection with a mortgage action
• Counsel for an investor in an action against a large Canadian investment company
• Counsel to international trusts in connection with claims made by the Canada Revenue Agency
• Assisted with a trial for a client in defence of a claim for adverse possession
• Acted as counsel for a homeowner in an action against an architect
• Acted as counsel on behalf of a creditor in a receivership

Wrongful Dismissal Litigation

• Acted as counsel for a senior executive of a large publicly traded Canadian company
• Acted as counsel for a senior employee of a Canadian bank