The Ontario team at Bennett Jones LLP is known for its handling of cross-border restructuring, fraud, class actions, insolvency, energy, mining, technology and M&A disputes. Practice head Richard Swan specializes in complex commercial litigation and arbitration matters and has experience representing clients before all levels of the Ontario and Federal Courts. Additional key department figures include Robert Staley, who handles commercial and securities litigation, securities regulation and class actions; and commercial litigation and class proceedings specialist Michael Eizenga, who takes care of product liability and class action matters. Other key names include Cheryl Woodin and Jeffrey Leon KC.
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Key clients
- Quebecor
- Videotron
- Tahakom Investments Company
- Rogers Communications
- Ernst & Young
- Travelers Canada
- Hugh Stoyell and Robert Wardell (former directors of Katanga Mining)
- Anson Funds
- Public Order Emergency Commission
- Stoneway Power Generation
- Provinces of British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and Yukon
- McCowan and Associates
- Canada Nickel Company
- Large National Law Firm
- Paul Minz, Lorna Minz & Quartet Realty Corporation
- York Region Vacant Land Condominium
- Nobul Technologies
- Bolt Technologies
- Hubio Solutions
Work highlights
- Acted for Quebecor and its subsidiary Videotron in connection with the Competition Bureau's application to block Rogers Communications's $26bn acquisition of Shaw Communications.
- Represented a group of Saudi Arabian companies in advancing a fraud claim against a high ranking former cabinet minister of the Saudi government.
- Acted for E&Y Canada in its capacity as Monitor and Chief Land Restructuring Officer in the Stelco CCAA proceeding on the Commercial List of the Ontario Superior Court.
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