Not exact matches
During his 21 - year legal career, Mr. Goldberg has litigated hundreds of cases
in federal and state courts throughout the United States
involving claims of retaliation, discrimination, wrongful termination, fraud,
defamation, breach of fiduciary duty, and breach of contract, as well as commercial contract disputes, civil RICO, ERISA, trade secrets and restrictive covenants, corporate governance disputes, minority shareholder disputes, partnership disputes, Madoff counseling and defense, advancement and indemnification proceedings, whistleblower
actions (SOX and CEPA), executive compensation counseling, litigation, and arbitration, international litigation and arbitration, antitrust litigation and arbitration, products liability litigation, environmental and toxic tort litigation, and securities fraud.
Either courts are awarding punitive damages
in situations that do not warrant such an award, or else
defamation actions frequently
involve malicious and oppressive conduct.
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.
Notable mandates: Successfully represented former 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
in a matter
involving investors such as 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.
Notable mandates: Represented physicians
involved in providing care to Ashley Smith during the 2013 coroner's inquest; acted for Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne
in a
defamation action against Ontario Progressive Conservative party leader Tim Hudak and energy critic Lisa MacLeod;
in Wise v. Iran, acted for a Canadian victim of a suicide bombing (executed by individuals who received material support from Iran) who sought leave to intervene
in ongoing proceedings commenced by United States plaintiffs
in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice seeking orders recognizing the enforceability
in Ontario of judgments they obtained from a U.S. court against Iran totaling about $ 370 million;
in Khadr v. Edmonton Institution, acted as lead counsel for an intervener, the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, to argue that
in interpreting Omar Khadr's sentence for the purpose of enforcing it
in Canada, Correctional Services Canada was obliged to consider Khadr's right to liberty and principles of fundamental justice; acted for a physician
in a malpractice claim
in Moore v. Getahun, a precedent - setting case about restrictions on communication between counsel and experts
in preparation of expert reports.
A company may also be
in a position to bring a
defamation action against a whistleblower, given that the act of blowing the whistle will typically
involve the publication of a statement that causes harm to reputation.
Notable mandates: successfully represented former 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; acted on a complex reorganization of an existing real estate private equity fund into private REIT
in a matter
involving investors such as 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.