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Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP

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Preeminent in Ontario for complex and high-stakes disputes, Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP has extensive experience before trial and appellate courts in Canada. Spearheading the practice, Kent Thomson has a longstanding reputation in securities cases, competition law and class actions. The group also benefits from Sandra Forbes, who stands out for her work defending clients in national and cross-border class actions, and Matthew Milne-Smith who is involved in insolvency proceedings and tort claims. Other key members of the team are Derek Ricci (fraud and telecoms cases), Luis Sarabia (contractual disputes and mining disputes), Chantelle Cseh (internal investigations and white collar matters) and Steven Frankel (pharmaceuticals and tech). At an associate level, Anisha Visvanatha is of note. Rui Gao was promoted to partner in January 2025. All lawyers mentioned work in Toronto.
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Testimonials

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  • ‘Professionalism, ability to distill information into clear and concise arguments, and willingness to provide practical / rational legal advise relating to contractual / commercial disputes.’

  • ‘Matthew Milne-Smith has advised us on disputes relating to electricity offtake agreements in the past. He is very knowledgeable in this space and was able to quickly get up to speed on the matter in dispute to advise us on the best course of action. Based on his advise, we were able to resolve the disputes in a favourable and efficient manner without ultimately proceeding to formal arbitration or lawsuit.’

Key clients

  • Rogers Communications Inc.
  • Barrick Mining Corporation

Work highlights

Acted for Saline Investments Ltd. in successfully defending against enforcement proceedings commenced by the Ontario Securities Commission alleging violations of the Securities Act (Ontario) in respect of certain short selling and securities lending transactions.