Aird & Berlis, Davies, Dickinson Wright, Miller Thomson act in four commercial list suits last week
Aird & Berlis, Book Erskine, Davies, Dickinson Wright, Gowling WLG, Miller Thomson, and Thornton Grout Finnigan made appearances in three or more commercial list matters before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice this past week.
Last week’s most notable commercial suit was the $45-million case Yurkovich et al v Citibank Canada et al. Tyr LLP founding partner James Doris advised R. Yurkovich and one other plaintiff. His areas of experience include shareholder and oppression remedy actions, class actions, securities disputes, insolvency, and competition matters. Citibank Canada and one other defendant appeared to be unrepresented.
The next most notable commercial suit was the $40-million case Romspen Investment Corporation v Tung Kee Investment Canada Ltd. et al. Dickinson Wright LLP partner David Preger acted for plaintiff Romspen Investment Corporation.
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP partner Roger Jaipargas advised defendant Amber Mortgage Investment Corp. Tung Kee Investment Canada Ltd. and one other defendant appeared to be unrepresented.
Sanjeev Mitra, partner, represented applicant Biosteel Sports Nutrition Inc. in Biosteel Sports Nutrition Inc. et al v *** Removed ***National Hockey League Players' Association et al and advised applicant Royal Bank of Canada in Royal Bank of Canada v Trans Emerge Transport Inc. He is experienced with complex insolvency law matters.
Kyle Plunkett, partner, acted for applicant Toronto-Dominion Bank in The Toronto-Dominion Bank v Brad Duby Professional Corporation. He belongs to the firm’s financial services and insolvency and restructuring groups.
Miranda Spence, partner, represented applicant Northern Green Canada Inc. in a case of the same name. She deals with general commercial, restructuring, and insolvency disputes.
Natalie Renner, partner, advised applicant MBL Administrative Agent II LLC in MBL Administrative Agent II LLC, v Trade X Group of Companies Inc., et al. She focuses on insolvency, corporate reorganizations, asset sales and acquisitions, and creditor rights enforcement.
Derek Ricci, partner, acted for respondent Creedence Acquisition ULC in Tricon Residential Inc. v Creedence Acquisition ULC. He has extensive experience litigating a wide range of complex commercial disputes.
Luis Sarabia, partner, represented defendant 2547575 Ontario Inc. in Directions Event Marketing Inc. v Dengl et al. He assists mining companies with their large and complex litigation and arbitrations.
Kent Thomson, partner, advised plaintiff F. Jiang in Jiang v BHP International Markets Limited (A Bahamian Corporation) et al. He heads the firm’s Toronto litigation department and focuses on complex commercial litigation.
Preger, who worked on the Romspen Investment case, also acted for plaintiff 1348441 Ontario Inc. o/a Solutions Your Organized Living Store in 1348441 Ontario Inc. o/a Solutions Your Organized Living Store v Al-Agha et al, represented plaintiff Owemanco Mortgage Holding Corporation in Owemanco Mortgage Holding Corporation v Concept Lofts Ltd. et al, and advised applicant NHE Capital Corp. in NHE Capital Corp. v 111 Sherwood Investments Inc. He handles court-supervised real estate workouts, primarily for court-appointed receivers and senior mortgage-lenders.
John Chapman, partner, acted for defendant BHP International Markets Limited (a Bahamian corporation) in the Jiang case. His practice is in corporate and commercial litigation.
Asim Iqbal, partner, represented respondent CWB Maximum Financial Inc in Pride Group Holdings Inc. v CWB Maximum Financial Inc. He focuses on insolvency and restructuring law.
Kevin Sherkin, partner, advised J. Riar and 184 other plaintiffs in Riar et al v Khudal et al. He focuses on commercial litigation.
Adam Stephens, partner, acted for respondent Global Kingdom Ministries Church Inc. in Deloitte Restructuring Inc. v Global Kingdom Ministries Church Inc. He is an experienced commercial litigator, chairman of disputes at the firm, and an executive committee member.
Hilary Book, founding partner, represented plaintiff AssessNet Inc. in AssessNet Inc. v Poproski et al, in AssessNet Inc. v Taylor Leibow Inc., in Its Capacity as Trustee of the Bankrupt Estate of Lucio Anthony Ferro et al, and in AssessNet Inc. v Hooper et al. Her litigation practice includes partnership and shareholder disputes, commercial real estate litigation, and professional negligence cases.
David Lobl, partner, advised Niazi Holdings Incorporated and one other defendant in Floriri Village Investments Inc. v Niazi Holdings Incorporated et al. He co-leads the firm’s national private client services group.
Kate Yurkovich, associate, acted for applicant Vector Financial Services Limited in Vector Financial Services Limited v 2808234 Ontario Inc. and represented applicant Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce in Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce v 1340182 Ontario Limited et al. She practises in the firm’s financial services group.
Adam Driedger, associate, advised applicant PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc. in PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc. in Its Capacity as Court-appointed Receiver and Manager of Bridging Finance Inc. et al v Skymark Finance Corporation et al. He is a member of the firm’s restructuring and insolvency group.
Puya Fesharaki, associate, acted for applicant Pride Group Holdings Inc. in the Pride Group case. He works on complex domestic and cross-border restructurings and insolvencies.
Derek Harland, associate, represented Trees Corporation and five other applicants in Trees Corporation et al v The Attorney General of Canada. His work includes litigation and arbitration matters in the infrastructure and construction fields.
Jaipargas, who worked on the Romspen Investment case, focuses on commercial insolvency and restructuring.
Douglas Smith, partner, advised Taylor Leibow Inc. and one other defendant in AssessNet Inc. v Taylor Leibow Inc., in Its Capacity as Trustee of the Bankrupt Estate of Lucio Anthony Ferro et al. His commercial litigation practice covers contract disputes, commercial insolvency, priority disputes, and general bankruptcy and insolvency matters.
Natalie Levine, partner, acted for applicant Curo Group Holdings Corp. in a case of the same name. She focuses on corporate restructurings.
Alan Merskey, partner, represented applicant Deloitte Restructuring Inc. in the Deloitte case. He offers extensive insolvency litigation experience.
