Arbitration Experience:38 years of litigation experience

• over 60 appeals, including Supreme Court of Canada
• over 160 trials and hearings
• over 20 class actions – Ontario, B.C., Quebec and Alberta

Major Cases:
Bre-X Minerals – $8 billion action against Nesbitt Burns
Boston Scientific – negligent production of defibrillators
Bristol-Myers – drug
VIA Rail – many cases, including human rights to SCC
The Dominion of Canada General Insurance Company – multi-jurisdictional insurance cases
Canada Post – misrepresentation
Canadian Tire – cease trade in the public interest
Pacifica Papers v. Johnstone – lumber industry consolidation – B.C.
Highfields Capital v. Telesystem International Wireless Inc. – breach of financial covenants
Commissioner of Competition v. Canada Pipe – competition trial for Commissioner

Public Inquiries:
Gomery Inquiry – national investigation into misuse of funds
United Nations Oil-For-Food Inquiry – Iraq multi-billion-dollar inquiry
Union Unicorp Inquiry – control of Union Gas and regulation of industry

Arbitration/Mediation:
Cardinal Power – mediation – construction of co-generation power plant
McCain Foods Limited – arbitration in New Brunswick – control and governance of corporation
Walkerton – mediation with Chief Justice – water contamination
Boart International – arbitration in Sweden – affecting Canada, England and South Africa
Nordion v. Atomic Energy of Canada Limited – arbitration

International Recognition:
Chambers Global
Lexpert
International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers
Euromoney Guide to World Leading Litigation Lawyers
Best Lawyers
Top 25 Corporate Litigators in Canada – Lexpert
Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada
American Lawyer – Lexpert