Notable mandates: Successfully represented Toronto mayor Rob Ford in a libel and defamation action; representing former Liberal MP Borys Wrzesnewskyj in litigation proceeding contesting election in Etobicoke Centre; acting on the establishment
of a large residential real estate private
equity fund; a complex reorganization
of an existing real estate private
equity fund into private REIT, the investors in which include several
of Canada's largest pension plans and
mutual funds; acted for the purchaser in excess
of 230 quick service restaurants in Ontario, B.C., and Quebec; acted for management in a proxy dispute involving an interlisted TSX and ASX company, involving various interest
holders in several international jurisdictions; represented Pharmascience Inc. at Federal Court
of Canada; represented clients such as Apotex Inc. in trademark dispute; represented Canadian Generic Pharmaceutical Association in matters before the Trademark Opposition Board.