Dickinson Wright, Pettle Law, Regency Law Group act in $10-million commercial case

Bennett Jones; Blaney McMurtry; Cassels; Dickinson Wright; Drudi, Alexiou, Kuchar; Fogler, Rubinoff; LOLG; McMillan; Miller Thomson; and Torys made multiple appearances in commercial list matters before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice this week.

The week’s most notable commercial suit was the $10,030,913 case C & K Mortgage Services Inc. et al v Village Developments Inc. et al. Dickinson Wright LLP partner David Preger advised C & K Mortgage Services Inc. and 12 other applicants.

Noah Aresta, an associate and civil litigator at Regency Law Group, acted for respondent GTA Solid Contracting Inc. Michael Pettle – principal at Pettle Law, which handles corporate-commercial and business law matters – advised respondent 9929916 Canada Inc. Village Developments Inc. and three other respondents appeared to be unrepresented.

Bennett Jones LLP appeared in two cases this week.

Richard Swan, partner, represented his firm as a respondent in Hazelton Development Corporation v Bennett Jones LLP et al. He co-heads the firm’s litigation and dispute resolution department and its commercial litigation practice.

Maureen Ward, partner, advised the applicants in James Wardell and Lui Chau Yuet, Joint and Several Liquidators of XLHP Group Limited – in Liquidation Under Section 46 of the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act, R.S.C. 1985, C. C 36, as Amended. Her practice includes fraud and asset recovery, cross-border financial crime, investigations, and enforcement of international judgments and arbitral awards.

Blaney McMurtry LLP appeared in two cases this week.

Eric Golden, partner, acted for applicant Forgestone Mortgage Fund LP in Forgestone Mortgage Fund LP v 72 James Investments Inc. et al. He co-chairs the firm’s business reorganization and insolvency group.

David Ullmann, partner, represented Thomas Canning (Maidstone) Limited and four other respondents in PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc. In Its Capacity as Court-appointed Receiver and Manager of Bridging Finance Inc. et al v Skymark Finance Corporation et al. His practice includes restructuring and intellectual property law matters.

Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP appeared in two cases this week.

John Birch, partner, advised respondent Pre-sale Purchasers (Highlight of Mississauga Project) in the Hazelton Development case. He belongs to the firm’s restructuring and insolvency group.

Kate Byers, associate, acted for applicant M.P. Barmat in Barmat v Royal Bank of Canada. She focuses on franchise and securities litigation.

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Dickinson Wright appeared in two cases this week.

David Preger, who worked on the C & K Mortgage case, focuses on acting in complex court-supervised real estate workouts, primarily for court-appointed receivers and senior mortgage-lenders.

Lisa Corne, partner, represented applicant Canadian Western Bank in Canadian Western Bank v 2563773 Ontario Inc. She focuses on restructuring and insolvency law, including security enforcement, receivership, bankruptcy, and court-supervised restructuring processes.

Drudi, Alexiou, Kuchar LLP appeared in two cases this week.

Marco Drudi, partner, advised D.M. Goldlist as an applicant in Goldlist v Glushko et al and as a respondent in Glushko v Goldlist et al. He has spent the last decade concentrating on the area of construction law.

Fogler, Rubinoff LLP appeared in two cases this week.

Catherine Francis, partner, acted for applicant Hillmount Capital Mortgage Holdings Inc. in Hillmount Capital Mortgage Holdings Inc. v 1703306 Ontario Inc. et al. Her practice is devoted largely to corporate/commercial, real estate, banking, and insolvency litigation.

Joseph Fried, partner, represented respondent 1000105943 Ontario Inc. in The Bank of Nova Scotia v 1000105943 Ontario Inc. He focuses on commercial real estate transactions, commercial mortgages, and mortgage enforcement proceedings.

Lax O'Sullivan Lisus Gottlieb LLP appeared in two cases this week.

Paul Fruitman, partner, advised M. Taurasi and one other applicant in Taurasi et al v The Toronto-Dominion Bank. He focuses on contract disputes, departing employee cases, shareholder disputes, health law, and product liability.

Matthew Gottlieb, partner, acted for Skymark Finance Corporation and one other respondent in the PricewaterhouseCoopers case. His practice includes corporate and commercial disputes, insolvency and restructuring mandates, and other business litigation.

McMillan LLP appeared in two cases this week.

Guneev Bhinder, partner, represented applicant Canterbury Securities, Ltd. in a case of the same name. She has a broad commercial litigation practice focusing on complex disputes in banking and finance, securities litigation, arbitration, corporate governance, and insolvency matters.

Brett Harrison, partner, advised respondent The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company in WeWork Inc. v Omers Realty Corporation et al. He leads the firm’s restructuring and insolvency group.

Miller Thomson LLP appeared in two cases this week.

Asim Iqbal, partner, acted for applicant Hazelton Development Corporation in the Hazelton Development case. He focuses on insolvency and restructuring law.

Gina Rhodes, associate, represented 9869247 Canada Limited and one other applicant in 9869247 Canada Limited et al. She focuses on corporate restructuring and insolvency matters and complex commercial litigation.

Torys LLP appeared in two cases this week.

Scott Bomhof, partner, advised respondent Kingsclub Development Inc. in the WeWork case. He assists clients with all aspects of corporate restructuring and insolvency.

Gillian Dingle, partner, acted for respondent Alamos Gold Inc. in Orford Mining Corporation v Alamos Gold Inc. She is practice group leader of the firm’s litigation department and co-head of its securities defence practice.