Blakes and Fasken lawyers appear in four commercial suits each this week
McCarthy Tétrault and LOLG represented parties in a multimillion-dollar case, while Blakes, Fasken, Bennett Jones, Koskie Minsky, Hull and Hull, Lenczner Slaght, and Tyr also made appearances in commercial list matters this week.
The week’s most notable commercial case was the $173,197,700 case Coxswain Row Capital Corporation v Nigig Power Corporation et al. Here, Lax O'Sullivan Lisus Gottlieb LLP lawyer Andrew Winton represented plaintiff Coxswain Row Capital Corporation, while McCarthy Tétrault LLP partner Darryl Cruz represented defendant Nigig Power Corporation. Michael Stewart Watson acted for defendant Henvey Inlet First Nation. The other defendants appeared to be unrepresented.
The next most notable commercial case was the $50-million case Fakih et al v AHM Investments Corporation et al. Here, Presvelos Law LLP partner Sam Presvelos represented plaintiff M. Fakih and other plaintiffs and defendants to the counterclaim. The defendants appeared to be unrepresented.
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP appeared in four cases this week.
Linc Rogers, partner, represented respondent Janssen Inc. in Purdue Pharma L.P. et al v Sandoz Canada Inc. et al and represented respondent Alvarez & Marsal Canada Inc. in Voyager Digital Ltd. v De Sousa et al. He has advised on domestic and cross-border restructurings, distressed acquisitions, and distressed financings.
R. Seumas Woods, partner, represented respondent Ontario Power Generation Inc. in In the Matter of Plan of Compromise of JMX Contracting Inc et al v Toromont Industries Ltd. et al. He has a varied corporate-commercial disputes resolution practice.
Emily Hazlett, associate, represented defendant Lloyd's Underwriters and one other in Workman Optometry Professional Corporation et al v Aviva Insurance Company of Canada et al. Her practice includes complex commercial litigation and class action defence with a focus on product liability.
Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP appeared in four cases this week.
Sarah Armstrong, partner, represented defendant Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Company of Canada in Workman Optometry Professional Corporation et al v Aviva Insurance Company of Canada et al. She assists clients through complex commercial disputes and professional liability matters.
Peter Pliszka, partner, represented respondent Sandoz Canada Inc. in Purdue Pharma L.P. et al v Sandoz Canada Inc. et al. His practice is focused on product liability, class action, commercial, and insurance litigation matters.
Christopher Rae, partner, represented respondent 8935351 Canada Inc. and several others in Gagnon v Gagnon et al. He has experience litigating civil and commercial disputes, including contract, shareholder, and governance disputes.
Daniel Richer, associate, represented applicant Voyager Digital Ltd. in Voyager Digital Ltd. v De Sousa et al. Richer practises in the areas of insolvency law and real property litigation.
Koskie Minsky LLP appeared in three cases this week.
Kirk Baert, partner, represented plaintiff 1298928 Ontario Ltd. and several others in Workman Optometry Professional Corporation et al v Aviva Insurance Company of Canada et al. He also represented respondent D. Gebien in Purdue Pharma L.P. et al v Sandoz Canada Inc. et al. He is head of the firm’s class action group.
Demetrios Yiokaris, partner, represented respondent Liuna Local 506 in In the Matter of Plan of Compromise of JMX Contracting Inc et al v Toromont Industries Ltd. et al. His practice includes professional negligence, coverage disputes, pension and benefits litigation, disability coverage disputes, real estate litigation, shareholder and partnership disputes, and transportation/maritime.
McCarthy Tétrault appeared in three cases this week.
Cruz, who acted in the week’s highest-value case, maintains a general litigation practice with an emphasis on commercial and professional liability issues.
Heather Meredith, partner, represented respondent Paladin Labs Inc. in Purdue Pharma L.P. et al v Sandoz Canada Inc. et al. Her practice focuses on commercial insolvency, restructuring, bankruptcy, and related litigation.
Eli Mogil, partner, represented respondent CIBC Mellon Global Securities Services Company and one other in SS&C Technologies Canada Corp. v the Bank of New York Mellon Corporation et al. He has a business litigation practice with an emphasis on shareholder, contractual, and real estate disputes.
Bennett Jones LLP appeared in two cases this week.
Joshua Foster, associate, represented applicant Kingsett Mortgage Corporation in Kingsett Mortgage Corporation v 30 Roe Investments Corp. Foster has a general corporate commercial law practice with a focus on restructuring and insolvency.
Thomas Gray, associate, represented applicant Biocannabis Products Ltd. and several others in MPX International Corporation et al v Ninth Square Capital Corporation et al. Gray has a general corporate commercial practice with a focus on insolvency and restructuring.
Hull and Hull LLP appeared in two cases this week.
Ian Hull, co-founder, represented respondent C. Libfeld in Libfeld et al v Libfeld et al. and represented applicant 1331078 Ontario Inc. and one other in Libfeld et al v Libfield et al. He is an estate litigator who has represented clients at every level of court.
Natalia Angelini, partner, represented applicant 1331091 Ontario Inc. and one other in Libfeld et al v Libfield et al. She works with clients to resolve disputes involving estate, trust, and capacity issues.
Lenczner Slaght appeared in two cases this week.
Peter Griffin, founding partner, represented respondent 1331081 Ontario Inc. and three others in Libfeld et al v Libfeld et al. He works in corporate commercial litigation, class actions, securities matters, insolvency, and professional and director/officer liability.
Eli Lederman, partner, represented applicant Apollo Healthcare Corp. in Apollo Healthcare Corp. (Formerly Acasta Enterprises Inc.) v Beattie et al. His practice covers complex commercial litigation matters, including securities law, class actions, commercial contracts, franchise disputes, oppression, and other shareholder litigation.
Tyr LLP appeared in two cases this week.
James Bunting, partner, represented respondent Durban Properties Inc. and one other in Libfeld et al v Libfeld et al. He has handled commercial and class actions and sports litigation.
Jason Wadden, partner, represented applicant 2631214 Ontario Inc. and three others in Rose-Isli Corp. et al v Frame-Tech Structures Ltd. et al. He has an insolvency and restructuring litigation practice.
