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Dispute resolution: Ontario

Fasken

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Fasken's Ontario disputes practice specializes in class action defence, product liability litigation and securities litigation, as it counts companies in the automotive, energy, financial services and tech sectors among its clients. Toronto-based department lead Sarah Armstrong has focused her practice on commercial litigation, arbitration and class action defence, as well as administrative law matters. Additional names to note include Peter Pliszka (product liability, class action, commercial and insurance litigation matters); Ottawa-based Peter Mantas, who co-leads the firm’s white collar defence and investigations group; and Ontario litigation vice chair Vera Toppings (class actions and complex business and contractual disputes).
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Testimonials

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  • ‘I have engaged with Fasken as co-counsel on class action matters. They have deep expertise, both on class action procedure and subject-matter expertise of the particular claim. They collaborated seamlessly with co-counsel; contributed significantly to the joint defence effort, and did so in an efficient manner that demonstrated a high level of legal acumen.’

  • ‘Vera Toppings - she is one of the leading lights of the next generation in the class actions defence bar. She has a wide variety of experience across all types of class actions and is abreast of the case law. She has credibility with the courts and co-counsel who work with her.'

Key clients

  • Intact Insurance Company, Novex Insurance Company and Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Company of Canada
  • PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Work highlights

Represented TD Waterhouse Canada in national class proceedings arising from the payment of trailing commissions to execution only dealers by mutual fund managers.