Among the top 100 named by Lexpert are Kent Thomson (Toronto), Corporate Commercial, Class Action & Securities Litigation and Competition Law, William Brock (Montréal), Corporate Commercial, Class Action & Securities Litigation, George Addy and John Bodrug (Toronto), Competition Law.  Sandra Forbes of our Toronto office was also named as one of the 25 Litigators to Watch. 

Our litigation practice group is focussed on business related litigation in the areas of: securities, competition, class actions, tax, environment, professional liability and discipline cases, constitutional issues, libel and slander, director and officer liability claims, insolvency, trust, tort and contract disputes and other disputes arising out of commercial transactions and relationships. 

The group has extensive trial and appellate experience at all levels of the Canadian courts. Our lawyers also regularly appear as counsel before administrative and regulatory tribunals as well as in private forums involving negotiation, mediation, commercial arbitration and other forms of dispute resolution. 

As well, our litigators are experienced in dealing with cross-border and multi-jurisdictional disputes and also in working closely with litigation counsel retained by our clients to act in other jurisdictions. 

If you have any questions regarding our litigation group, please contact Kent Thomson (416-863-5566) in the Toronto office, William Brock (514-841-6438) in the Montreal Office or any member of our litigation group.

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP, with over 225 lawyers, practises nationally and internationally from offices in Toronto, Montréal, New York and Paris and is consistently at the heart of the largest and most complex commercial and financial matters on behalf of its North American and overseas clients.

The information and comments contained herein are for the general information of the reader and are not intended as advice or opinions to be relied upon in relation to any particular circumstances.  For particular applications of the law to specific situations, the reader should seek professional advice.