Our clients include a diverse range of Canadian and foreign companies, individuals, governments, agencies and other organizations.
Our students see a wide range of matters, from sophisticated transactions to complex litigation. The following is a sampling of the recent high profile work we have been involved in:
Royal Bank of Scotland: advised consortium on acquisition of ABN Amro in US$97.8 billion deal, the largest financial services merger in history.
CHUM Limited: advised on the $1.7 billion acquisition by Bell Globemedia.
Addax Petroleum Corporation: advised on the $1.605 billion acquisition of subsidiaries of Pan-Ocean Energy.
Air Canada: advised on groundbreaking outsourcing agreement with ITA Software for new reservation management system.
International consortium including Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec: advised on hostile $24.7 billion take-over of BAA plc. Caisse de dépôt's equity participation was $2.54 billion.
Gammon Lake Resources Inc.: acted in its $1.6 billion business combination with Mexgold Resources Inc.
Special committee of the board of directors of Fairmont Hotels: advised the special committee in the $4.5 billion acquisition of Fairmont Hotels by Kingdom Hotels and Colony Capital.
DaimlerChrysler: advised on the sale of the Chrysler Group to Cerebrus Capital Management in US$7.4 billion deal.
Represented an Ontario businessman and his company in a libel trial against the Toronto Star. The damages award of approximately $1.5 million is one of the largest in Ontario history.
Commercial Alcohols Inc.: successfully defended a proceeding brought by the Canadian Corn Producers before the Canadian International Trade Tribunal and subsequently before the Federal Court of Appeal.
Kerry Canada: successfully represented Kerry Canada in a landmark ruling in the Ontario Court of Appeal that will have a significant impact on the management of employee pension plans. The respondents are currently seeking leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada.