Fred Tayar & Associates, Miller Thomson act in $10-million commercial case

Miller Thomson, Bennett Jones, Aird & Berlis, BLG, Chaitons, Goodmans, and McCarthy Tétrault made appearances in multiple commercial list matters before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice last week.

Last week’s most notable commercial suit was the $10-million case North York Excavating & Contracting Limited et al v D'Urzo et al. Enzo Di Iorio, Vaughan managing partner at Miller Thomson LLP, advised North York Excavating & Contracting Limited and two other plaintiffs.

Fred Tayar, founding partner at Fred Tayar & Associates Professional Corporation, acted for F. D'Urzo and one other plaintiff. He has extensive experience with complex corporate/commercial disputes. N. D'Urzo and three other defendants appeared to be unrepresented.

Miller Thomson LLP appeared in six cases

Di Iorio, who worked on the North York Excavating case, also represented A. Darolfi and eight other defendants in Tari v Darolfi et al. He is a commercial and construction litigator.

Tony Van Klink, partner, advised respondent Bank of Montreal in Kingsett Mortgage Corporation v Mapleview Developments Ltd. et al and acted for creditor Business Development Bank of Canada in The Toronto-Dominion Bank et al v Cutting Edge Precision Services ULC et al. He practises insolvency and restructuring law and related commercial litigation.

Jeffrey Carhart, partner, represented applicant Bank of Montreal in Bank of Montreal v Serendipity Media Ltd. et al. He is an insolvency and bankruptcy lawyer.

James Zibarras, partner, advised D. Abbott and four other applicants in Abbott et al v Heinrich et al. He is experienced in a wide range of civil litigation matters.

Bennett Jones LLP appeared in four cases

Robert Staley, vice chairman and partner, represented plaintiff York Region Vacant Land Condominium Corporation No. 1010 in York Region Vacant Land Condominium Corporation No. 1010 v Marcello et al. He focuses on complex commercial and securities litigation.

Joseph Blinick, partner, advised applicant Cliffside Capital Ltd. in Cliffside Capital Ltd. He focuses on corporate commercial disputes, securities litigation, and class actions.

Milan Singh-Cheema, associate, acted for applicant Coach USA Inc. in Coach USA Inc. v The Attorney General of Canada on Behalf of His Majesty the King in Right of Canada as Represented by the Minister of National Revenue and represented applicant Kingsett Mortgage Corporation in the Kingsett Mortgage Corporation case. He has a general restructuring and insolvency law practice.

Aird & Berlis LLP appeared in three cases

D. Robb English, partner, advised applicant Equitable Bank in Equitable Bank v EquityLine SPV Limited Partnership. He handles insolvency and restructuring matters.

Sanjeev Mitra, partner, acted for applicant Royal Bank of Canada in Royal Bank of Canada v Trans Emerge Transport Inc. He belongs to the firm’s financial services group.

Miranda Spence, partner, represented The Toronto-Dominion Bank as the applicant in The Toronto-Dominion Bank v Buchh Holding Inc. et al. She is a co-practice group leader of the firm’s litigation group and a member of its financial services group.

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP appeared in two cases

In Xplore Inc. et al v Telesat (IOM) Limited et al, partner Roger Jaipargas advised respondent Telesat (IOM) Limited. He focuses on commercial insolvency and restructuring. Alex MacFarlane, senior counsel, acted for respondent Hughes Network Systems, LLC. He deals with insolvency and restructuring proceedings.

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

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Chaitons LLP appeared in two cases

Harvey Chaiton, partner, advised respondent Marshallzehr Group Inc in the Kingsett Mortgage Corporation case and acted for respondent Amynta Surety Solutions in the Xplore Inc. case. He focuses on receiverships, corporate restructurings, and insolvency litigation.

Goodmans LLP appeared in two cases

Robert Chadwick, partner, represented Xplore Inc. and one other applicant in the Xplore Inc. case. He practises in the areas of corporate and commercial law and restructuring.

Luke Devine, associate, advised applicant Siena Lending Group Canada LLC in Siena Lending Group Canada LLC v Global Food and Ingredients Inc. et al. He belongs to the firm’s litigation and dispute resolution group.

McCarthy Tétrault LLP appeared in two cases

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 focuses on commercial insolvency, restructuring, and bankruptcy.

Lance Williams, partner, represented respondent UBS AG in the Xplore Inc. case. He works on complex insolvency and corporate finance matters.