Gowling WLG appears in four commercial list suits this week
Bennett Jones, Blakes, BLG, Chaitons, Fasken, Gowling WLG, Lenczner Slaght, LOLG, McCarthy Tétrault, Miller Thomson, and Fogler, Rubinoff made appearances in multiple commercial list matters before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice 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 LLP 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 and oppression remedies. Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP partner Ryan Morris advised Black Stallion Investments Limited and two other defendants.
Adair Goldblatt Bieber LLP founding partner John Adair acted for defendant K. Al Jabri. He litigates matters involving commercial law and partnership disputes. McCarthy Tétrault LLP 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 $63-million case Specialty Life Insurance Inc. et al v Daumier Financial Services Inc. et al. Stikeman Elliott LLP partner Aaron Kreaden acted for Specialty Life Insurance Inc. and one other plaintiff. He practises in the areas of corporate-commercial litigation and class actions. Daumier Financial Services Inc. and 11 other defendants appeared to be unrepresented.
A third notable commercial suit was the $50-million case Fakih et al v AHM Investments Corporation et al. Lenczner Slaght partner Tom Curry advised M. Fakih and one other plaintiff. Sam Presvelos, a civil litigation lawyer at Presvelos Law LLP, acted for Paramount Foods Legal Inc. and one other plaintiff. AHM Investments Corporation and four other defendants appeared to be unrepresented.
Thomas Gertner, partner, represented Vector Financial Services Limited as an applicant in Vector Financial Services Limited v 33 Hawarden Crescent Inc. et al and as a respondent in Marshallzehr Group Inc., as Administrator v 12252856 Canada Inc. et al., as well as acted for respondent CMLS Financial Ltd. in Genesis Mortgage Investment Corporation v 1776411 Ontario Ltd. et al. He belongs to the firm’s financial institutions and services group.
Michael Watson, partner, represented applicant K. Field in the Field case. He practises in the areas of corporate and commercial litigation, administrative law, and employment and labour relations.
McLachlan, who worked on the Sakab Saudi case, focuses on civil fraud, employment litigation, and securities disputes and investigations.
Joshua Foster, associate, advised Balboa Inc. and 10 other applicants in Balboa Inc. et al. He focuses on the financial restructuring of distressed companies.
Milan Singh-Cheema, associate, acted for applicant Genesis Mortgage Investment Corporation in the Genesis Mortgage case. He has a general restructuring and insolvency law practice.
Denise Bambrough, partner, represented respondent Westmount Guarantee Services Inc in the Genesis Mortgage case. She handles construction and surety bond disputes and civil fraud investigation and recovery matters.
David Di Paolo, partner, advised plaintiff Scotia Capital Inc. in Scotia Capital Inc. v Wellington-Altus Private Wealth Inc. et al. He is the firm’s national group head for commercial and construction disputes.
Caitlin Sainsbury, partner, acted for J. Citti and one other plaintiff in Citti et al v Eric A. et al. She is Toronto head of the firm’s class actions group.
Catherine Francis, partner, represented plaintiff City of Greater Sudbury in City of Greater Sudbury v Doe et al and advised plaintiff Kashechewan Health Services Board in Kashechewan Health Services Board v Doe et al. She belongs to the firm’s litigation and bankruptcy and insolvency groups.
Rachel Moses, partner, acted for plaintiff Royal Bank of Canada in Royal Bank of Canada v 1731861 Ontario Inc. et al. She focuses on banking and commercial litigation.
Curry, who worked on the Fakih case, handles class actions and business disputes.
William McDowell, partner, represented plaintiff GG YSC Limited Partnership in GG YSC Limited Partnership v Yonge-Clair Properties Inc. et al and advised plaintiff GG Kingspa Enterprises Limited Partnership in GG Kingspa Enterprises Limited Partnership v 1107051 Ontario Ltd. et al. He handles matters with issues of public law and commercial litigation.
Morris, who worked on the Sakab Saudi case, also acted for Zeg Oil and Gas Ltd. and one other respondent in Forza Petroleum Limited v Zeg Oil and Gas Ltd. et al. He focuses on corporate and transactional matters, securities and broker/dealer litigation, and class actions.
Harvey Chaiton, partner, represented Atrium Mortgage Investment Corporation and one other plaintiff in Atrium Mortgage Investment Corporation et al v Stateview Homes (Nao Towns II) Inc. et al and advised applicant Marshallzehr Group Inc. in the Marshallzehr Group case. He practises in the areas of bankruptcy and insolvency.
Brad Moore, partner, acted for applicant Forza Petroleum Limited in the Forza Petroleum case. He works on corporate, securities, transactional, and financial services litigation.
Samuel Rickett, partner, represented M. Kotzer and three other applicants in Kotzer et al v Humbold Commercial Limited et al. He handles a wide variety of corporate/commercial civil litigation.
Paul Fruitman, partner, advised M. Taurasi and one other applicant in Taurasi et al v The Toronto-Dominion Bank. He works on contract disputes, shareholder disputes, and product liability.
Jonathan Lisus, partner, acted for S. Mizrahi and 16 other defendants in Khashayar et al v Mizrahi et al. He works on matters involving competition law, financial services, franchise law, and contracts.
Matheson, who worked on the Sakab Saudi case, heads the firm’s national white collar and investigations group.
Geoff Hall, partner, represented defendant Toronto-Dominion Bank in the Taurasi case. He deals with contractual, shareholder, and tax disputes.
Emily Durst, partner, advised respondent ABA Architects Inc. in the Genesis Mortgage case. She is developing a broad practice in commercial litigation and insurance defence litigation.
Gavin Finlayson, partner, acted for applicant Trigon Metals Inc. in a case of the same name. He handles issues in the insolvency and restructuring space.
