Bennett Jones appears in commercial cases worth $4.445 billion and $233 million

Bennett Jones LLP, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Dickinson Wright LLP, McCarthy Tétrault LLP, Paliare Roland Rosenberg Rothstein LLP, Solomon Jones LLP, and Fogler, Rubinoff LLP made appearances in at least three commercial list matters this week.

The week’s most notable commercial suit was the $4.445-billion case Sakab Saudi Holding Company et al v Saad Khalid S Al Jabri et al. Bennett Jones partner Amanda McLachlan advised Sakab Saudi Holding Company and eight other plaintiffs.

Addario Law Group LLP partner Andrew Max acted for M. Al Jabri and seven other defendants. His practice includes commercial and shareholder disputes, oppression remedies, director and officer liability, and professional liability.

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP partner Ryan Morris advised Black Stallion Investments Limited and two other defendants. He focuses on corporate and transactional matters, securities and broker/dealer litigation, and class actions.

Adair Goldblatt Bieber LLP founding partner John Adair acted for defendant K. Al Jabri. He litigates matters involving commercial law, partnership disputes, and professional negligence. McCarthy Tétrault partner Andrew Matheson advised defendant Dreams International Advisory Services Ltd. The other defendants appeared to be unrepresented.

The next most notable commercial suit was the $333,309,379.73 case Romspen Investment Corporation v Woodbine Mall Holdings Inc. et al. Dickinson Wright partner David Preger acted for applicant Romspen Investment Corporation.

Oleg Roslak, a civil and commercial lawyer at Himelfarb Proszanski LLP, advised Woodbine Mall Holdings Inc. and five other respondents. Darryl Singer, head of the commercial and civil litigation group of Diamond and Diamond Personal Injury Lawyers, acted for respondent Y. Boltyansky.

Stuart Brotman, partner at Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, advised respondent First Commercial Bank. He leads the firm’s global insolvency and restructuring group. Lawrence Thacker, a Lenczner Slaght partner who handles mergers and acquisitions, acted for respondent Niceforo Enterprises Inc.

A third notable commercial suit was the $233-million case Shanghai Lianyin Investment Co., Ltd. v Lu et al. Bennett Jones associate Shaan Tolani advised plaintiff Shanghai Lianyin Investment Co. Ltd.

Polley Faith LLP partner Andrew Faith acted for 2564454 Ontario Inc. and one other defendant. He deals with complex commercial, regulatory, insolvency, and white-collar criminal litigation and appeals. The four other defendants appeared to be unrepresented.

BLG appears in four cases this week

David Di Paolo, national group head for disputes, represented plaintiff Scotia Capital Inc. in Scotia Capital Inc. v Wellington-Altus Private Wealth Inc. et al. He deals with securities litigation, class actions, and shareholder disputes.

Roger Jaipargas, partner, advised respondent Amber Mortgage Investment Corp. in Romspen Investment Corporation v Tung Kee Investment Canada Ltd. et al. He focuses on commercial insolvency and restructuring.

Ian Matthews, partner, acted for applicant J. Bayliss in Bayliss v Plethora Exploration Corp. His experience includes complex commercial litigation and appellate disputes.

Ira Nishisato, partner, represented applicant CSHK Dubai Contracting LLC in CSHK Dubai Contracting LLC v Inayat Ali et al. He works on complex commercial litigation, commercial fraud, and cybersecurity and information technology litigation.

Fogler, Rubinoff appears in four cases this week

Catherine Francis, partner, advised the Cross Lake Band of Indians, City of Greater Sudbury, Stoney Tribal Administration, and Kashechewan Health Services Board as plaintiffs in the cases of Cross Lake Band of Indians v. Doe et al, City of Greater Sudbury v Doe et al, Stoney Tribal Administration v Doe et al, and Kashechewan Health Services Board v Doe et al., respectively.

Francis largely devotes her practice to corporate/commercial, real estate, banking, and insolvency litigation.

McCarthy Tétrault appears in four cases this week

Matheson, who worked on the Sakab Saudi case, heads the firm’s national white collar and investigations group.

Heather Meredith, partner, acted for respondent 12771888 Canada Inc. in MBL Administrative Agent II LLC, v Trade X Group of Companies Inc., et al. She handles bankruptcy, restructuring, and commercial litigation.

Amanda Iarusso, associate, represented applicant Meta Platforms, Inc. in Meta Platforms, Inc. v Jones. She focuses on class actions and political law.

Omair Jafrani, associate, advised applicant Neighbourly Pharmacy Inc. in a case of the same name. He maintains a general litigation practice.

Paliare Roland appears in four cases this week

Jeffrey Larry, partner, acted for Vandyk-Backyard Queensview Limited and one other respondent in Peoples Trust Company et al v Vandyk-Backyard Queensview Limited et al and represented defendant to the counterclaim Plain & Simple Sports and Promo Wear Inc. in Garofalo v Unisync Corporation et al. He has extensive experience in complex commercial, securities and insolvency litigation.

Chris Paliare, partner, advised G. Love and seven other defendants in the Scotia Capital Inc. case and acted for R. Cheddie and one other respondent in White Oak Advisors, LLC et al v Cheddie et al. He works on corporate and commercial litigation and class actions.

Solomon Jones appears in four cases this week

Wafa Khan, associate, represented Ontario Green Savings Corporation as an applicant in the cases of Ontario Green Savings Corporation v Elliott-Gilpin, Ontario Green Savings Corporation v Gleason, Ontario Green Savings Corporation v Howard, and Ontario Green Savings Corporation v Tunney.

Khan’s practice areas include civil litigation, corporate/commercial litigation, intellectual property, and bankruptcy law.

Bennett Jones appears in three cases this week

McLachlan, who worked on the Sakab Saudi case, focuses on civil fraud, employment litigation, and securities disputes and investigations.

Kevin Zych, partner, advised the Ad Hoc Group of Noteholders and one other respondent in Tacora Resources Inc. v First Insurance Funding of Canada Inc et al. He co-heads the bankruptcy and restructuring practice group in Toronto.

Tolani, who worked on the Shanghai Lianyin case, handles corporate and commercial disputes, securities litigation, and financial crime matters.

Dickinson Wright appears in three cases this week

Preger, who worked on the Romspen Investment v Woodbine Mall case, also acted for plaintiff Romspen Investment Corporation in the Romspen Investment v Tung Kee case. He handles court-supervised real estate workouts.

Michael Brzezinski, insolvency and litigation lawyer, represented applicant Morrison Laurier Mortgage Corporation in Morrison Laurier Mortgage Corporation v Morrison Financial Mortgage Corporation et al.