Fasken‘s Ontario group is regularly instructed by financial institutions and companies in the mining, health, energy, life sciences, construction, transportation and technology segments for its expertise in commercial dispute resolution. The team also demonstrates expertise in cybersecurity, securities, competition, insurance and employment class actions, as well as regulatory and civil securities issues. Practice head Sarah Armstrong leads from Toronto and supports clients on commercial dispute, professional liability and administrative law matters, both in court and in arbitration. Peter Pliszka has focused his practice on product liability, class action, commercial and insurance litigation matters, while Peter Mantas leads on litigation matters from the Ottawa office. Other key figures include vice chair Vera Toppings, who handles complex arbitrations and associate Pavel Sergeyev.

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‘The lawyers at Fasken are very thorough - more so than other firms. They have no hesitation in getting into the details in order to extract the most strategic value, but do so in an efficient manner that recognizes the need for cost awareness.’
‘Jennifer McAleer is extremely focused and works towards understanding the full range of options which suit our business needs best. She is strategic and grounds this with superior technical knowledge.’

Key clients

Capital One
Intact Insurance Company, Novex Insurance Company and Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Company of Canada
Equifax
IMAX Corporation
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles
Sandoz Canada
PricewaterhouseCoopers
IAMGOLD Corporation
Zijin Mining Group
Panthera Resources
Just Energy Group
Elanco Canada
Aux Cayes Fintech
TD Waterhouse Canada
Sandoz Canada
XTL Transport Group of Companies, Serge Gagnon and André Leroux
Nissan Canada

Work highlights

Advised Intact Insurance Company, Novex Insurance Company and Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Company of Canada in connection with their defence of a series of proposed class actions and individual actions across the country relating to business interruption insurance arising out of COVID-19 closures.
Represented Equifax in a series of privacy class actions filed across the country relating to a high-profile cybersecurity incident.
Acted for Sandoz in obtaining the summary dismissal of a proposed pharmaceutical product liability class action.