Dickinson Wright, Himelfarb Proszanski, other firms appear in $333-million commercial list suit
Bennett Jones, Blaney McMurtry, Chaitons, Dickinson Wright, Fasken, Stikeman Elliott, Thornton Grout Finnigan, and Fogler, Rubinoff made appearances in three or more commercial list matters before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice last week.
A notable commercial suit was the $500-million case Bondfield Construction Company Limited, Through Its Litigation Trustee, Terrence O'Sullivan v Deloitte LLP et al. Stikeman Elliott LLP senior counsel Peter Howard represented plaintiff Bondfield Construction Company Limited. Thornton Grout Finnigan LLP partner John Finnigan advised defendant Deloitte LLP. Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP partner Sarah Armstrong acted for defendant PricewaterHouseCoopers LLP.
Another notable commercial suit was the $350-million case Zurich Insurance Company Ltd. v Deloitte LLP et al. Howard represented plaintiff Zurich Insurance Company Ltd. Finnigan advised defendant Deloitte LLP. Fasken partner Kimberly Potter acted for defendant PricewaterHouseCoopers LLP.
A third notable commercial suit was the $333,309,379.73 case Romspen Investment Corporation v Woodbine Mall Holdings Inc. et al. Dickinson Wright LLP partner David Preger advised applicant Romspen Investment Corporation.
Oleg Roslak, a civil and commercial lawyer at Himelfarb Proszanski LLP, acted for 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, advised respondent Y. Boltyansky. Fasken partner Stuart Brotman acted for respondent First Commercial Bank. Lenczner Slaght partner Lawrence Thacker advised respondent Niceforo Enterprises Inc. He handles mergers and acquisitions.
Blaney McMurtry LLP appeared in five cases last week
Eric Golden, partner, represented applicant Downing Street Financial Inc. in Downing Street Financial Inc. v 1000162497 Ontario Inc. et al. and advised applicant Dorr Capital Corporation in the cases of Dorr Capital Corporation v Highview Building Corp Inc. et al and Dorr Capital Corporation v Stateview Homes (Bea Towns) Inc. He co-chairs the firm’s business reorganization and insolvency group.
David Ullmann, partner, acted for respondent La Nordique Compagnie D'Assurance Du Canada in Rothmans, Benson & Hedges Inc. v Imperial Tobacco Canada Limited et al. He handles restructuring and intellectual property law matters.
Amelia Robbins, associate, represented respondent A. Muqeet in Canadian Western Bank v Index Holding Group Inc. et al. She works on corporate-commercial litigation matters.
Dickinson Wright LLP appeared in five cases last week
Preger, who worked on the Romspen Investment case, also advised plaintiff I. Pegoraro in Pegoraro v In Touch Retirement Living for Vegetarians/Vegans Inc., acted for A. Del Rosso and eight other plaintiffs in Del Rosso et al v Devenyi, and represented C & K Mortgage Services Inc. and 12 other applicants in C & K Mortgage Services Inc. et al v Village Developments Inc. et al. He handles court-supervised real estate workouts.
Lisa Corne, partner, advised applicant Canadian Western Bank in Canadian Western Bank v 2563773 Ontario Inc. She focuses on restructuring and insolvency law.
Fogler, Rubinoff LLP appeared in five cases last week
Vern DaRe, partner, acted for applicant Meridian Credit Union Limited in Meridian Credit Union Limited v Stateview Homes (Elm&Co) Inc. et al and represented respondent Canadian Cancer Society in Imperial Tobacco Canada Limited et al v JTI-MacDonald and in the Rothmans, Benson case. He exclusively focuses on bankruptcy and insolvency law and creditor and debtor rights.
Catherine Francis, partner, advised plaintiff Chriscwe Holdings Inc. in Chriscwe Holdings Inc. v Oasis Global Inc. et al and acted for applicant Toronto-Dominion Bank in The Toronto-Dominion Bank v Skylink Express Inc. et al. She largely devotes her practice to corporate/commercial, real estate, banking, and insolvency litigation.
Thornton Grout Finnigan LLP appeared in five cases last week
Finnigan, who worked on the Bondfield Construction and Zurich Insurance cases, is experienced in insolvency and restructuring litigation.
Robert Thornton, partner, represented respondent JTI-Macdonald Corp. in the Imperial Tobacco case and advised Drewlo Holdings Inc. and one other respondent in Kingsett Mortgage Corporation v Mapleview Developments Ltd. et al. He works on complex insolvency matters.
Patrick Power, associate, acted for C.H. Milborne and one other plaintiff in Milborne et al v Dunn et al. He belongs to the firm’s commercial litigation group.
Chaitons LLP appeared in four cases last week
Harvey Chaiton, partner, represented the Quebec class action plaintiffs in the Imperial Tobacco case, advised J. Blais and two other respondents in the Rothmans, Benson case, and acted for applicant Canadian Western Bank in Canadian Western Bank v 1000179473 Ontario Inc. et al. He works on receiverships and corporate restructurings and insolvency litigation.
Chris Staples, partner, represented respondent RiverRock Mortgage Investment Corporation in Madeero Lending Management Inc. et al v. Silva et al. He focuses on estate, banking, and mortgage litigation.
Bennett Jones LLP appeared in three cases last week
Jeffrey Leon, partner, advised the Province of British Columbia and five other respondents in the Imperial Tobacco case. He handles securities, commercial, and corporate proceedings.
Sean Zweig, partner, acted for the Province of British Columbia and five other respondents in the Rothmans, Benson case. He is a restructuring and insolvency lawyer.
Milan Singh-Cheema, associate, represented applicant Kingsett Mortgage Corporation in the Kingsett Mortgage case. He has a general restructuring and insolvency law practice.
Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP appeared in three cases last week
Armstrong, who worked on the Bondfield Construction case, chairs the firm’s Ontario litigation and dispute resolution practice group.
Brotman, who worked on the Romspen Investment case, leads the firm’s global insolvency and restructuring group.
Potter, who worked on the Zurich Insurance case, focuses on business disputes.
Stikeman Elliott LLP appeared in three cases last week
Howard, who worked on the Bondfield Construction and Zurich Insurance cases, focuses on commercial litigation, including securities law, class actions, and contracts.
David Byers, senior counsel, advised British American Tobacco P.L.C. and two other respondents in the Rothmans, Benson case. He is experienced in complex commercial litigation.
