Fasken
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Fasken’s dispute resolution team in Ontario is noted for its strength in class action defence, product liability and securities litigation. The group has experience advising clients from the mining, financial services and healthcare industries, and often acts in multi-jurisdictional disputes. Practice head Sarah Armstrong stands out for her work in class action defence, with additional expertise in construction litigation. Peter Pliszka’s broad practice covers product liability, commercial disputes and insurance litigation, whilst Vera Toppings has trial and appellate experience across Canada. Pavel Sergeyev also comes highly recommended. Samuel Rickett, Steven Rosenhek and Tracy Pratt retired in 2024.
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Key clients
- Wal-Mart Canada Corp. Google LLC, Google Canada Corporation, and Alphabet Inc. Capital One Microsoft Corporation, Microsoft Canada Inc., Activision Blizzard Inc., Activision Publishing Inc., Blizzard Entertainment Inc., Infinity Ward Inc. 99 Departments and Agencies of the Federal Government TikTok/ByteDance Intact Insurance Company, Novex Insurance Company and Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Company of Canada Equifax Toronto-Dominion Bank, TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. and TD Securities Inc. Bank of Nova Scotia Royal Bank of Canada, RBC Dominion Securities KPMG Canada PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (Canada) and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (US) Blacksheep Fund Management Ltd. BMW Canada Sandoz Government of the Northwest Territories The Co-operators Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) Airbus Helicopters Canada Limited Nissan Canada Inc., Nissan North America Inc. Rio Tinto Manulife Financial AbbVie (formerly Allergan) Aviva Canada McKesson Specialized Distribution Inc. Marsh Canada (a subsidiary of Marsh McLennan) Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) Canadian Pacific Kansas City (formerly Canadian Pacific Railway) Canada Post Corporation Agropur Coopérative Purolator Inc. IMAX Corporation Metrolinx Milkwood Capital Guyana Goldfields Inc. Iamgold Corporation
Work highlights
Represented Intact Insurance in a class action over COVID-19 business interruption claims; courts at both trial and appeal held that neither the virus nor related government orders caused 'physical loss or damage' under the policies.