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Time Inc. |
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Time Inc. acquisition of QSP, Inc. and Quality Service Products Inc. in a transaction valued at US$110 million. Davies represented Time Inc. with respect to the acquisition of Quality Service Products Inc.. Details |
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8/22/2008/2008 |
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Pharmascience Inc. |
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The Quebec Court of Appeal upheld the judgment of the Superior Court in the case of Option Consommateurs v. Novopharm et al. by unanimously dismissing the appeal by a consumer advocacy group. Details |
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5/23/2008/2008 |
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BCE Inc. |
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Davies represented BCE Inc. and Bell Canada, including before the Supreme Court of Canada, in obtaining approval of a plan of arrangement proposed by BCE and in successfully defending proceedings by certain bond holders of Bell Canada opposing the plan. Details |
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2/22/2008/2008 |
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Cinar Corporation |
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Acted on behalf of Cinar in significant litigation in Canada and elsewhere involving the recovery of in excess of $100 million in relation to certain unauthorized transactions effected by past directors and officers of the corporation. Details |
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2/12/2008/2008 |
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Westwind Partners Inc. |
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Thomas Weisel Partners Group Inc. acquired Westwind Partners Inc., a Toronto-based independent investment bank focused on the energy and mining sectors, in a transaction valued at approximately $146.7 million. Davies represented Westwind Partners Inc. Details |
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12/31/2007/2007 |
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Stephanie Bruker |
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Successfully acted pro bono before the Supreme Court of Canada in the landmark case of Bruker v. Marcovitz where damages were awarded for the failure to respect a contractual promise to provide a jewish divorce. Details |
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12/14/2007/2007 |
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Symmetry Holdings Inc. |
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Novamerican Steel Inc. was acquired by a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Symmetry Holdings Inc for a purchase price of US$585.2 million. Details |
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11/15/2007/2007 |
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Osprey Media Income Fund |
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Osprey Media Income Fund was acquired by Quebecor Media Inc. in a transaction valued at approximately $578 million. Davies represented Osprey Media Income Fund. Details |
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8/3/2007/2007 |
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Canada Pipe Co. Ltd. |
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Canada Pipe was investigated by the Competition Bureau regarding certain of its distribution practices. After a hearing at the Federal Court of Appeal, this matter was resolved by negotiated Consent Agreement in December 2007. Details |
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3/4/2007/2007 |
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RSM Richter Inc. |
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Acting for RSM Richter Inc as monitor of MuscleTech Development Inc. under Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act and proceedings under Chapter 15 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. Details |
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2/4/2007/2007 |
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Vidéotron Ltd. |
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Davies is representing Vidéotron Ltd. against a claim of in excess of CDN$26M for the alleged breach of a share purchase agreement. Details |
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2/4/2007/2007 |
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Laurentian Bank of Canada |
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Davies represented Laurentian Bank of Canada, a significant secured creditor of Groupe de Scieries GDS and its subsidiaries, in their restructuring attempt under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act. Details |
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12/16/2006/2006 |
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Barrick Gold Corporation |
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Acted for Barrick Gold Corporation in its successful US$ 10.4 billion takeover bid for Placer Dome Inc. to form the world's largest gold mining company. Details |
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10/31/2006/2006 |
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Pharmascience |
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Davies represented Pharmascience before the Superior Court of Québec, the Québec Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada in proceedings against the Syndic of the Ordre des pharmaciens du Québec ... Details |
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10/31/2006/2006 |
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Concordia University |
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Davies successfully represented Concordia University in the Bisaillon v. Concordia University case before the Supreme Court of Canada . Details |
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10/31/2006/2006 |
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Scion Capital |
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Represented Scion Capital, the largest shareholder in Bolivar Gold Corp., in its opposition to the acquisition of Bolivar Gold Corp. by Gold Fields Limited. Details |
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8/24/2006/2006 |
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Roman Corporation |
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Following its application to CCAA for protection in January, 2006, the assets of Roman Corporation were sold to Forest Resources LLC. Davies represented Roman Corporation. Details |
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6/5/2006/2006 |
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Rogers Wireless |
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Davies is defending Rogers Wireless in response to an injunction brought by Telus Communications in an attempt to stop one of Rogers' advertising campaigns. Details |
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5/12/2006/2006 |
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Unisource Canada Inc. |
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Class action based on allegations of price-fixing and Competition Act violations. Details |
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2/15/2006/2006 |
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Tenneco Packaging |
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Class action based on allegations of price-fixing and Competition Act violations Details |
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2/15/2006/2006 |
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Pershing Square Capital Management L.P., Knott Partners Management, LLC and Hawkeye Capital Management, LLC |
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Counsel to US funds managers Pershing Square Capital Management L.P., Knott Partners Management, LLC and Hawkeye Capital Management, LLC in connection with active shareholder opposition to the take-over of Sears Canada Inc. by Sears Holdings Corp. Details |
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1/24/2006/2006 |
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Sony BMG |
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Class action based on alleged damages caused by music copy protection software contained in CD's. Details |
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1/8/2006/2006 |
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Cinar Corporation |
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Acted for Cinar Corporation regarding the issuance of a Mareva injunction and other asset protection proceedings. Details |
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12/31/2005/2005 |
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S.R. Potten Enterprises Ltd. |
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Defending importer of outdoor arbeques against the first application in Canada for trade relief under the special China safeguard measures introduced in consequence of China's accession to the WTO. Details |
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12/13/2005/2005 |
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Enbridge Inc. |
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Submissions to the Government of Canada regarding the NAFTA and WTO implications of implementing the Alaska Gas Pipeline. Details |
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12/13/2005/2005 |
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PetroKazakhstan Inc. |
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Davies is acting for PetroKazakhstan Inc., a Canadian-listed energy company, in its $4.18 billion acquisition by China National Petroleum Corporation. Details |
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11/1/2005/2005 |
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Ernst & Young Orenda Corporate Finance Inc. |
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Davies acted on behalf of Ernst & Young Orenda Corporate Finance Inc., appointed as trustee to conduct a divestiture of a business pursuant to a Consent Order issued by the Competition Tribunal. Details |
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11/1/2005/2005 |
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State Property Fund of Ukraine |
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Davies successfully challenged before the Federal Court (Trial Division) and the Federal Court of Appeal the validity of the registration of a $60M arbitral award against the State Property Fund of Ukraine. Details |
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10/4/2005/2005 |
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Exeltech and NordTech Aerospace (NTA) Inc |
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Acting for various creditors of Jetsgo Corporation in connection with Jetsgo's bankruptcy. Details |
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9/10/2005/2005 |
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Eaux Vives Harricana Inc. |
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Davies is acting as counsel to Eaux Vives Harricana Inc. and its two subsidiaries in their restructuring under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act. Details |
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7/1/2005/2005 |
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Metso Paper Ltd. |
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Davies acted for Metso Paper Ltd., a significant creditor of Papiers Gaspésia LP and Papiers Gaspésia Inc., in the latter's restructuring under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act. Details |
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7/1/2005/2005 |
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Famous Players Cinemas Inc. |
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Davies successfully represented Famous Players Cinemas Inc. (“Famous”) before the Québec Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court Canada. Details |
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5/26/2005/2005 |
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Bain Capital |
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Yellow Pages Group (YPG) through Yellow Pages Income Fund acquired Advertising Directory Solutions Inc. (ADS), Canada’s second largest directory publisher for a purchase price of approximately $2.55 billion Details |
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5/25/2005/2005 |
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Corus Entertainment Inc. |
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Davies successfully represented Corus Entertainment Inc. before the Governor in Council, which refused to quash a decision by the CRTC approving the exchange of various radio stations (including CKAC) between Corus and Astral Media Inc. Details |
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4/4/2005/2005 |
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Canada Pipe Co. Ltd. |
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In the first fully contested abuse of dominance case to be decided in seven years, Davies represented Canada Pipe Co. Ltd., a Canadian manufacturer of cast iron drain, waste and vent (DWV) products. Details |
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2/25/2005/2005 |
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Acres International Ltd. |
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Defending client in second proceeding before the Sanctions Committee of the World Bank in relation to charges under the Bank's anti-corruption policy. Details |
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12/13/2004/2004 |
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S.R. Potten Enterprises Ltd. |
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Defending importer of outdoor barbeques from China and Chinese Taipei against antidumping and countervailing duty complaint by Canadian manufacturers. Details |
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12/13/2004/2004 |
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Infasco |
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Antidumping and countervailing duty complaint by Canadian manufacturer against imports of carbon steel fasteners from China and Chinese Taipei. Details |
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12/13/2004/2004 |
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Ivaco Inc. |
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Davies acted for Canadian steel giant Ivaco Inc., and several Ivaco subsidiaries, in CCAA proceedings commenced in September of 2003, including the sale to The Heico Companies, L.L.C., a US-based holding company, of the assets of the Ivaco companies ... Details |
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12/1/2004/2004 |
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Flightsafety Canada Ltd. |
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Flightsafety Canada Ltd., a manufacturer and operator of flight simulators and flight training services, received a CDN$1.3 million settlement relating to a claim for a refund of Ontario sales tax improperly charged to the company. Details |
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10/31/2004/2004 |
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RSM Ricther Inc. |
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Davies acted on behalf of RSM Richter INc. Court-Appointed Monitor of Uniforêt Inc.'s CCAA Restructuring. Details |
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10/1/2004/2004 |
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Hemosol Inc. |
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Reorganization under a plan of arrangement involving Hemosol's principal shareholder MDS Inc., which allowed Hemosol's business to receive a cash infusion for its unused tax losses and other tax assets. Details |
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6/7/2004/2004 |
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Deutsche Bank |
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Acted for the Bank in connection with it's role in Air Canada's equity solicitation process. Details |
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5/2/2004/2004 |
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Pharmascience Inc. |
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Defence to a multi-billion dollar class-action filed against eight generic drug manufacturers for the reimbursement of alleged rebates paid to pharmacists and challenge to new provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure relating to the authorization ... Details |
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4/14/2004/2004 |
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Pharmascience Inc. |
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Defence of a generic drugs manufacturer against a multi-million dollars law suit filed by the Régie de l’assurance maladie du Québec for the reimbursement of alleged rebates paid to pharmacists (before the Superior Court of Québec). Details |
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4/14/2004/2004 |
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Pharmascience Inc. |
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Proceedings against the Régie de l’assurance maladie du Québec and the Syndic of the Ordre des pharmaciens du Québec challenging the validity of requests for the production of documents (before the Superior Court of Québec). Details |
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4/14/2004/2004 |
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B.E.A. Holdings Inc. |
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Annulment of transaction on the basis that the parties’ consent was vitiated with regard to the transaction’s tax consequences (before the Superior Court and the Quebec Court of Appeal). Details |
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4/14/2004/2004 |
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Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan |
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Challenge to a tax assessment for mining expenses; involve the challenge of a provision of the Income Tax Act limiting the right of appeal of tax assessments for large corporation on the basis of the Canadian Bill of Rights (before the Tax Court of ... Details |
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4/14/2004/2004 |
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Orly automobiles Inc./Les Voitures Orly Inc. |
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Defence to GST/PST-related penal charges and tax assessments before the Court of Québec and the Tax Court of Canada. Details |
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4/2/2004/2004 |
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Crane Canada Co. |
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Challenge to new rules limiting the right to examinations on discovery in civil matters based on the Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms (before the Court of Quebec and the Quebec Court of Appeal). Details |
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4/2/2004/2004 |
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Assante Corporation |
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Defence of multiple class actions relating to a series of real estate investment projects located in Dallas, Texas. Details |
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4/2/2004/2004 |
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Strait Crossing Joint Venture |
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Acting for Strait Crossing Joint Venture in a dispute arising out of light fixtures installed on Confederation Bridge. Details |
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4/1/2004/2004 |
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Bakorp Management Ltd. |
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Representing Bakorp in Tax Court appeal from reassessment. Details |
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4/1/2004/2004 |
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Metso Inc. |
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Represented Metso Inc. before the Superior Court in a patent and intellectual property dispute involving the Gaspesia project. Details |
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4/1/2004/2004 |
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Ryko Manufacturing Company |
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Defending Ryko in products liability actions from operators of commercial car wash facilities using Ryko equipment. Details |
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4/1/2004/2004 |
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Delta Air Lines, Inc. |
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Defending Delta in the first class action under the new Federal Court Rules against allegations of conspiracy to fix the level of commissions paid to travel agents. Details |
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4/1/2004/2004 |
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Air Canada |
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Acting on behalf of aircraft lessors in connection with the proceedings for Air Canada under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act. Details |
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3/20/2004/2004 |
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Deutsche Bank Securities |
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Davies acted for Deutsche Bank in connection with Air Canada’s restructuring under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act. Details |
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3/20/2004/2004 |
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Systemcorp A.L.G. Limited |
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Systemcorp A.L.G. Limited, a Montreal based company, which is a leading provider of project portfolio management software was acquired by IBM Canada Limited pursuant to a Plan of Arrangement under the Canada Business Corporations Act. Details |
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3/2/2004/2004 |
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Laerdal Medical Canada Ltd. |
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Complaint to the CITT pursuant to Canada's NAFTA, WTO and AIT obligations on government procurement. Details |
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2/13/2004/2004 |
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Action des Chrétiens pour l’abolition de la torture |
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Challenge of a notice to withdraw the charitable status of the organization issued under the Income Tax Act (before the Federal Court of Appeal). Details |
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4/14/2003/2003 |
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Ernst & Young |
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Challenge to the constitutional validity of certain provisions of the Québec Tax Act (before the Court of Québec). Details |
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4/14/2003/2003 |
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Le Chateau |
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Successful international complaint with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), succeeding in having a very valuable domain name transferred from a domain name "hijacker" to Le Chateau. Details |
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4/10/2003/2003 |
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Apotex Inc. |
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Representing Apotex regarding a patent dispute with a Hungarian manufacturer. Details |
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4/2/2003/2003 |
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Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers |
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Representing ICANN in an action regarding it's establishment of a new service to be offered in connection with internet domain name registration. Details |
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4/2/2003/2003 |
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Bioproducts |
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Acting for defendant in multiple class actions commenced throughout Canada relating to an alleged conspiracy to fix the prices and market for vitamins in Canada. Details |
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4/2/2003/2003 |
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Irwin Toy Limited |
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Acting on behalf of the Boards of Directors of Irwin Toy Limited. in proceedings under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act. Details |
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4/2/2003/2003 |
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BMG Canada |
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Acted for Canadian record label in obtaining an injunction and Anton Piller Order in connection with copyright violation of music cds. Details |
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4/2/2003/2003 |
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National Wildlife Federation |
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Representing the NWF in litigation before the Superior Court of Quebec arising out of the financing and production of IMAX format wildlife films. Details |
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4/1/2003/2003 |
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Purolator Courier |
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Acting for Canada’s largest courier company in an appeal filed by it and Fedex with a Labour Canada Appeals Officer from directives handed down by an HRDC inspector regarding safety practises at the client’s terminals in Montréal. Details |
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4/1/2003/2003 |
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O&Y Properties |
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Acting for company in responding to orders issued under section 11 of the Competition Act concerning an investigation into telecommunications access in downtown Toronto. Details |
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4/1/2003/2003 |
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State Property Fund of the Ukraine |
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Defending the State Property Fund of the Ukraine in proceedings instituted by TMR Energy Ltd. before the Federal Court and the Newfoundland Supreme Court for the enforcement of an arbitration award rendered in Stockholm, Sweden. Details |
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4/1/2003/2003 |
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E.I. Dupont De Nemours/DAK Americas |
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Defending multiple class actions alleging price fixing in polyester staple industry against these companies and others. Details |
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4/1/2003/2003 |
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Steamship Mutual |
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Defending this London based shipping insurance company’s insured in arbitration proceedings instituted by ConAgra Grain and its insurers arising out of a shipping casualty. Details |
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4/1/2003/2003 |
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Norddeutsche LB |
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Acting for syndicate which leased aircraft engines to Air Canada, in the Air Canada restructuring proceedings. Details |
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4/1/2003/2003 |
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Noranda Inc. |
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Acting for Noranda Inc. In an action before the Superior Court of Quebec against the Societe General de Financement for the recovery of amounts owed in connection with the closure of the Magnola magnesium plant in Danville, Quebec. Details |
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4/1/2003/2003 |
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Air France |
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Represented Air France before the Superior Court and Court of Appeal in an International arbitration involving the application of sanctions by the Security Council of the United Nations. Details |
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4/1/2003/2003 |
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Philip Services Corp. |
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Defending members of the former audit committee in third party action brought by Company‘s auditors. Details |
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4/1/2003/2003 |
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Norbrook Laboratories |
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Acting for the major manufacturer of veterinary pharmaceutical products based in Northern Ireland in injunctions proceedings instituted against Vetoquinol NA Inc. arising out of the latter’s’ breach of a licensing agreement. Details |
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3/20/2003/2003 |
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Chemical Computing Group |
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Defending this Montreal based developer of molecular imaging software in a wrongful dismissal suit instituted by a senior executive who had been accused of sexual harassment Details |
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3/20/2003/2003 |
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Wells Fargo Foothill |
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Acting for the senior secured creditor in respect of a cross-border restructuring of Philip Services Inc. Details |
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3/20/2003/2003 |
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Rosdev Development |
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Acting for this prominent Montreal based real estate developer in lawsuits instituted against Public Works and Government Services Canada for the recovery of rent and other amounts due in virtue of a lease in respect of a large Ottawa office tower complex Details |
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3/20/2003/2003 |
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Vitran Corporation |
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Davies successfully represented Vitran Corporation, a publicly traded company, and its subsidiary Vitran Environment, against a claim of in excess of $3M for the alleged breach of a share purchase agreement. Details |
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12/4/2002/2002 |
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A.G. Simpson Automotive Inc. |
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Acting on behalf of A.G. Simpson Automotive Inc. in completion of its successful restructuring under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act. Details |
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4/3/2002/2002 |
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Hydro-Québec/Le Grand Conseil des Cris |
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Acting as mediator in the achievement of a settlement of pending lawsuits as well as land, economic and financial issues between the Grand Council of the Crees and Hydro-Québec in relation with the development of the Cree territory in Northern Québec. Details |
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4/2/2002/2002 |
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Global Television |
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Representing Global Television in an action instituted against it arising out of an alleged copyright violation in respect of the “POPSTARS” television show. Details |
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4/1/2002/2002 |
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Shaw Communications Inc. |
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Represented Shaw Communications Inc. in connection with the insolvency and restructuring of GT Group Telecom and other matters. Details |
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3/20/2002/2002 |
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Opportunity Fund |
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Represented a Brazilian pension fund manager in relation to a major dispute involving certain foreign telecommunications assets, involving multi-jurisdictional litigation. Details |
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3/20/2002/2002 |
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Barrick Gold Corporation |
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Prosecuting libel action by Barrick against Blanchard & Company, Inc., including successfully defeating a jurisdiction challenge. Details |
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3/20/2002/2002 |
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Strait Crossing Development Inc. |
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Represented Strait Crossing in various litigation arising out of the Confederation Bridge Project, including a lawsuit concerning workers' compensation contractual obligations, in the New Brunswick Court of Queen's Bench and the New Brunswick Court of ... Details |
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3/20/2002/2002 |
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Rogers Sportsnet |
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Defending reporter in defamation action brought by former Commissioner of the Canadian Football League. Details |
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3/20/2002/2002 |
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Ungava Minerals |
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Acted on behalf of an Ontario based mining company in a major arbitration involving a dispute over a mining permit relating to a platinum and nickel mining concession in Northern Quebec. Details |
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3/20/2002/2002 |
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Rogers Cable Inc. |
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Brought a successful motion to strike a $70 million class action commenced against Rogers alleging service failures in the Rogers@home internet service. Details |
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3/20/2002/2002 |
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Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation ("OLGC") |
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Defending OLGC in an action alleging OLGC owed a duty of care to prevent the plaintiff from gambling in OLGC's commercial casinos. Details |
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3/20/2002/2002 |
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Striker v. The Canadian Transportation Bureau |
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Acted on behalf of the Estates of the pilots who were in command of the Propair flight that crashed in June 2002 outside of Mirabel International Airport in a successful application for the release of the aircraft cockpit voice recorder for use in the ... Details |
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3/20/2002/2002 |
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Richter and Partners Inc. |
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Represented Richter as Court Appointed Interim Receiver of Aimtronics Corporation. Details |
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3/20/2002/2002 |
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Taylor Shambleau |
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Defending Taylor Shambleau against charges brought by the Toronto Stock Exchange regarding alleged market manipulation. Details |
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3/20/2002/2002 |
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Aventis/Daiichi Pharmaceutical/Bioproducts |
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Acting for defendants in multiple class actions commenced throughout Canada relating to an alleged conspiracy to fix the prices and market for vitamins in Canada. Details |
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3/16/2002/2002 |
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Brookfield Properties Ltd. |
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Acted for Brookfield in a breach of contract trial arising out of a multi-million dollar commercial and residential real estate development in downtown Toronto. Details |
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3/16/2002/2002 |
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Agricore United |
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Merger of United Grain Growers Ltd. and Agricore Cooperative Limited to form Agricore United ($400 million), including defending Agricore United in a proceeding brought by the Commissioner of Competition before the Competition Tribunal arising out of ... Details |
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3/16/2002/2002 |
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Bayer Inc. |
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Represented Bayer before the Ontario Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada in an appeal concerning the certification of a class action brought on behalf of indirect purchasers alleging a conspiracy to fix prices. Details |
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3/16/2002/2002 |
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Cineplex Odeon Corporation |
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Represented Cineplex in its successful restructuring under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act. Details |
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3/16/2002/2002 |
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Homestake Canada Inc. |
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Retained in relation to Homestake's appeal to the British Columbia Court of Appeal from an order requiring Homestake to pay Inmet Mining Corporation $88 million in damages arising from Homestake's refusal to complete the purchase of a Quebec mine. Details |
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3/16/2002/2002 |
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CHI Canada Inc. |
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Acted as counsel to CHI Canada Inc. in a major arbitration dispute involving the construction of a bio-mass electrical generation facility, involving substantial claims by owner and contractor. Details |
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3/16/2002/2002 |
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Bell ExpressVu Limited Partnership, Astral Media Inc., Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc. |
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Intervening in an application challenging the constitutional validity of provisions of the Radiocommunication Act concerning the decoding of encrypted direct-to-home satellite television signals, and acting for the plaintiffs in a Federal Court action ... Details |
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3/16/2002/2002 |
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Canadian Cable Television Association ("CCTA") |
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Acting for CCTA in its application for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada from a decision of the Federal Court of Appeal regarding copyright liability for the transition of music over the Internet. Details |
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3/16/2002/2002 |
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Horwath Orenstein Consultants Inc. |
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Represented the court appointed interim manager of Sussex Group Ltd. in controlling the worldwide assets of Sussex and in bringing contempt proceedings against a former officer of Sussex. Details |
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3/16/2002/2002 |
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Abitibi-Consolidated Inc. |
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Represented Abitibi in proceedings before the Competition Tribunal concerning the divestiture of Port-Alfred Mill. Details |
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3/16/2002/2002 |
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Cinar Corporation |
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Acted on behalf of Cinar in significant litigation in Canada and elsewhere involving the recovery of in excess of $100 million in relation to certain unauthorized transactions. This litigation involves jurisdictional enforcement and liquidation ... Details |
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1/16/2002/2002 |
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Future Electronics Inc. |
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Davies successfully challenged a search warrant issued at the request of the FBI pursuant to the Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Act (before the Superior Court and Court of Appeal of Québec and the Supreme Court of Canada). Details |
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4/14/2001/2001 |
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Ludco Enterprises Ltd. |
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Successful challenge of tax assessments on deductibility of interest incurred on loans contracted for the purchase of shares (before the Supreme Court of Canada). Details |
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4/14/2001/2001 |
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Pacifica Papers Inc. |
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Contested plan of arrangement and oppression action commenced against Pacifica Papers by its largest shareholder. Details |
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3/20/2001/2001 |
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Rogers Broadcasting |
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Acquisition by Rogers Broadcasting from CTV of its interest in SportsNet (approximately $138 million). Details |
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3/17/2001/2001 |
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PetroKazakhstan Inc. (formerly Hurricane Hydrocarbons Ltd.) |
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Take-over bid defence against unsolicited partial bid by Central Asian Industrial Holdings, N.V. Details |
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3/17/2001/2001 |
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Chapters and Indigo Books |
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Represented the Company in proceedings before the Competition Tribunal arising out of their proposed merger. Details |
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3/16/2001/2001 |
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Caisse de dépôt et placement de Québec |
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Davies successfully represented the Caisse de dépôt et placement de Québec in its litigation relating to its successful take-over bid for Vidéotron Ltd. a major Québec cable company. Details |
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11/14/2000/2000 |
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Myanmar Ivanhoe Copper Company Limited |
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Representation in relation to substantial construction and financial claims against a Japanese engineering and financial group. Details |
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1/1/1800/ |
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DaimlerChrysler Canada Inc. |
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Litigation against National Trust for alleged breaches of trust, breaches of fiduciary obligations and breaches of the Pensions Benefits Act in connection with National Trust’s role as trustee of the various DaimlerChrysler pension funds. Details |
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1/1/1800/ |
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Teleglobe Communications Corp. |
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Advised a special committee of the board of directors of this major telecommunications company in relation to issues arising from a multi-billion dollar take-over bid. Details |
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1/1/1800/ |
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Steinberg Inc. |
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Represented members of the board of directors of this supermarket chain in relation to creditor’s claims resulting from a leveraged buyout. Details |
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1/1/1800/ |
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National Hockey League Teams |
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Acting for various NHL teams in player salary arbitrations. Details |
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1/1/1800/ |
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Maison Placements Investments, Inc. |
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Defending an executive against charges of stock market manipulation brought by The Toronto Stock Exchange. Details |
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1/1/1800/ |
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Attorney General of New Brunswick v. Blue Cross Atlantic Canada |
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Represented a provincial government in defending and asserting major claims in relation to the privatization of a major provincial government program. Details |
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1/1/1800/ |
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Pharmascience Inc. |
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Defence to an action challenging the legality (on various grounds, including alleged violations of the Competition Act) of the so-called “pseudogeneric” or “ultrageneric” drug market. Details |
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1/1/1800/ |
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Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation |
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Acting in litigation brought in connection with entitlement to proceeds from the operation of Casino Rama. Details |
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1/1/1800/ |
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Matrox Electronics Systems Ltd. |
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Represented this major Canadian computer hardware manufacturer in successful litigation against the Government of Canada to annul a fee for service charged by a government agency. Details |
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1/1/1800/ |
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Royal Airlines and Canada 3000 |
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Injunction proceedings against the Dorval Airport authority with respect to landing rights at Dorval. Details |
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1/1/1800/ |
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Ontario Casino Corporation |
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Litigation in connection with the selection process for the permanent Niagara Falls Casino. Details |
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1/1/1800/ |
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