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Ken Prehogan
Partner
Marie-Andrée Vermette
Partner
Caroline Abela
Partner
Glenn Ackerley
Partner
Macdonald Allen
Associate
Raj Anand
Partner
Sandra Astolfo
Partner
Alyssa Armstrong
Associate
Denise Baker
Partner
Janet Bobechko
Partner
Faren Bogach
Partner
Lia Boritz
Associate
Alan Bromstein
Counsel
John Buhlman
Partner
Clare Burns
Partner
Krista Chaytor
Partner
Nadia Chiesa
Partner
Philip Cho
Partner
Paul Conrod
Associate
Jeff Cowan
Partner
James De Melo
Associate
Jill Dougherty
Partner
Heather Douglas
Partner
Bruce Engell
Partner
Bryan Finlay
Partner Emeritus
Sean Foran
Partner
Albert Formosa
Partner
Micah Goldstein
Associate
Viktoria Grafstrom
Associate
Lara Kinkartz
Associate
Brian Kuchar
Associate
Barnet Kussner
Partner
Bianca La Neve
Partner
Michael C. Ly
Associate
Megan Mah
Associate
Debra McKenna
Associate
W. A. Derry Millar
Counsel
Ryan Morris
Partner
Les O’Connor
Lawyer
Hayley Peglar
Associate
Gregory Richards
Counsel
Sylvain Rouleau
Partner
Jeff Scorgie
Associate
Max Shafir
Counsel
John Siferd
Associate
Max Skrow
Associate
Michael Statham
Partner
Caitlin Steven
Associate
Agatha Suszek
Associate
Michael Swartz
Partner
Kartiga Thavaraj
Associate
Kayla Theeuwen
Associate
Christopher Tzekas
Counsel
Frank Walwyn
Partner
Alexandra Wilbee
Partner
Daniel Wong
Partner
Sarah Yun
Associate
Areas of Expertise
- Alternative dispute resolution
- Appeals
- Arbitration
- Class actions (defense)
- E-Discovery
- Litigation
- Mediation
- Negotiation
- Settlements
Representative Experience
- Represented The Toronto-Dominion Bank in an appeal of an $80 million claim over “comfort” letters provided to it by a foreign corporation. This is the leading case in Canada on the differences between comfort letters and guarantees.
- WeirFoulds and co-counsel obtained a judgment of over $46 million for Midland Resources Holding Limited, a company owned by Russians and Canadians, in a complex dispute relating to a Russian oil and gas venture involving allegations of fraudulent misrepresentation, conspiracy, breach of fiduciary duty, and breach of contract.
- WeirFoulds acted as co-counsel (with Sotos LLP) for Trillium Motor World Ltd. (“Trillium”), the representative plaintiff in a class proceeding on behalf of former Canadian General Motors dealers that signed wind-down agreements presented by General Motors of Canada Limited (“GMCL”) at the height of the global financial crisis in May 2009, and as an essential part of the worldwide General Motors restructuring.
- We act for one of the world’s largest automakers in respect of Canadian class actions regarding price-fixing and bid-rigging in the auto parts industry.
- We act for some of the world’s largest technology and automotive companies in respect of international investigations brought by competition/antitrust authorities, including Canada’s Competition Bureau. Recent mandates include acting for one of the world’s major automobile manufacturers with respect to the international auto parts investigation/litigation, acting for a party in respect of the international investigation into cargo shipping/freight forwarding, and acting for major technology companies (one, a Fortune 500 company) in respect of several international investigations into the conduct of Google and Apple.
- WeirFoulds acts for Canadian Solar Inc. and two of the company’s senior officers in defending a securities class action in which the representative plaintiff, who is seeking $120 million in damages on behalf of a global class of shareholders for alleged misrepresentations in certain of the company’s secondary market disclosure in 2009.
- We represent the board of directors of a company that has filed for protection under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA), and we advise the directors in the context of the CCAA proceeding.
- We represent some of Canada’s largest retailers with respect to all manner of litigation, real estate transactions, leasing and business contracts.
- WeirFoulds represented Uniroyal Chemical over the contamination of ground water from industrial activities which included conducting the longest hearing ever held before the Ontario Environmental Appeal Board.
- Acted for the owner of an automotive tire storage facility before the Environmental Appeal Board and the Courts following the Hagersville tire fire, the largest such fire in Ontario history.
- WeirFoulds represented the Public Utilities Commission of Walkerton in the hearings over the largest water contamination case in Canadian history.
Civil Litigation
- In 2012 we began acting for the City of Vaughan on a major litigation matter (and associated planning matters). The litigation was eventually resolved through a settlement, although we continue to work for the City in respect of the resulting development approval matters.
- Acted as litigation counsel for the Regional Municipality of Niagara in a dispute with a contractor over an unsuccessful bid for a contract (worth approximately $3.4 million) involving the recoating and structural rehabilitation of a bridge. The unsuccessful bidder has challenged the Region’s decision to award the contract to another bidder, and has commenced a lawsuit against the Region for damages for lost profits.
- WeirFoulds and co-counsel obtained a judgment of over $46 million for Midland Resources Holding Limited, a company owned by Russian and Canadian businessmen, in a complex dispute relating to a Russian oil and gas venture involving allegations of fraudulent misrepresentation, conspiracy, breach of fiduciary duty, and breach of contract.
- Act for one of the world’s largest automakers in respect of Canadian class actions regarding price-fixing and bid-rigging in the auto parts industry.
- Advising TDSB and acting as external counsel on municipal tax and assessment appeals brought by licensee of sports dome and related facilities at Monarch Park Collegiate, as well as a court application for exemption from municipal taxes in which TDSB is a statutory party.
- Assisting the TDSB on school capital facility tax exemptions for three properties.
- Acted for the Town of Iroquois Falls in assessment appeals relating to pulp and paper mill.
- Acted for Town of Ingersoll and City of Brampton in assessment appeals relating to car assembly plants.
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