Notable Cases

Gatos Silver, Inc. Securities Litigation (Toronto)

Co-counsel for the plaintiff/investors in a proposed primary and secondary market securities misrepresentation class action arising from a significant overstatement of grades in mineral reserve reporting for the Los Gatos Project in Chihuahua, Mexico. Ongoing.

Co-counsel: Siskinds LLP and Camp Fiorante Matthews Mogerman LLP

Nevsun Resources Ltd. Mass Tort Litigation (Vancouver)

Co-counsel for the plaintiffs in mass tort proceedings relating to the alleged use of forced labour in the development of the Bisha Mine in Eritrea. Reported decisions include 2020 SCC 5 and 2017 BCCA 401. Settled.

Counsel for the plaintiffs/investors in a takeover circular misrepresentation class action. Reported decisions include 2018 ONSC 1878. Settled.

Home Capital Group Inc. Securities Class Action (London)

Counsel for the plaintiffs/investors in a secondary market securities misrepresentation class action arising from Home’s late disclosure of the termination of broker relationships and related material decrease in loan origination following its internal investigation into falsified loan application documentation. Settled.

SouthGobi Resources Ltd. Securities Class Action (Toronto)

Acted as counsel for the plaintiff/investors in a secondary market securities class action arising from the restatement of historic financial statements to correct coal sale revenue recognition practices.

GreenStar Agricultural Corporation Securities Class Action (Toronto)

Counsel for the plaintiffs/investors in a private placement and secondary market securities misrepresentation class action arising from an alleged accounting fraud and the collapse of a PRC based canning company. Settled.

China Vogue Casualwear Investors Litigation (Toronto)

Counsel for the plaintiffs/investors in an institutional private equity claim arising from an alleged accounting fraud and the collapse of a PRC based sports clothing company. Concluded.

Cathay Forest Products Corp. Securities Class Action (London)

Counsel for the plaintiffs/investors in a primary and secondary market securities misrepresentation class action arising from an accounting restatement and the collapse of a PRC based junior forestry company. Settled.

Zungui Haixi Corporation Securities Class Action (Toronto)

Counsel for the plaintiffs/investors in an IPO and secondary market securities misrepresentation class action arising from an alleged accounting fraud and the collapse of a PRC based shoe company. Settled.

Ensign Energy Services Inc. Derivative Application (Calgary)

Counsel for the complainant/investor in an application for leave to commence a derivative action relating to alleged unlawful backdating of stock options. Settled.

Canada Lithium Corp. Securities Class Action (Toronto)

Counsel for the plaintiffs/investors in a prospectus and secondary market securities misrepresentation class action arising from a retraction and restatement of a NI 43-101 mineral resource and mineral reserve estimate. Settled.