18 | Summary Proceedings
Gray, Andrew D.
Torys LLP
(416) 865-7630
agray@torys.com
Mr. Gray's litigation
practice involves
contested transactions,
securities class actions,
OSC investigations and
proceedings, and CCAA
matters. He appears
before the OSC, other
securities regulators and
trial and appellate courts.
Griffi n, Peter
Lenczner Slaght Royce
Smith Griffi n LLP
(416) 865-2921
pgriffi n@litigate.com
Mr. Griffi n is recognized
by his peers as one of
the top litigators in
Canada. He has extensive
experience in complex
cross-border litigation,
especially as it relates
to class proceedings
and insolvency and
restructuring.
Guay, François
Smart & Biggar/
Fetherstonhaugh
(514) 954-1500
fguay@smart-biggar.ca
Mr. Guay's IP litigation
practice focuses on
patents, trade-marks,
industrial designs,
copyright, unfair
competition, trade
secrets and computer-
related technology.
His briefs embrace
extraordinary recourses
such as injunctions
and seizures.
Green, Michel J.
Robinson Sheppard
Shapiro LLP
(514) 393-4031
mgreen@rsslex.com
Mr. Green's insurance
law practice embraces
professional liability,
D&O liability and
manufacturers'
negligence. Named Best
Lawyer's Lawyer of the
Year (2010-2013). Co-
authored Residential
Insurance Policies and
Commercial Insurance
Policies.
Grout, James H.
Thornton Grout
Finnigan LLP
(416) 304-0557
jgrout@tgf.ca
Mr. Grout focuses on
insolvency, restructuring
and related litigation. His
experience embraces the
automotive, insurance,
mining, securities and
hedge fund sectors. He
has advised the OSC on
insolvency matters and
the SEC on cross-border
cases.
Gunn, QC, Angus M.
Borden Ladner
Gervais LLP
(604) 640-4084
agunn@blg.com
Mr. Gunn's practice
emphasizes commercial
dispute resolution,
with a focus on
appellate litigation
and international and
domestic arbitration and
mediation. He has taught
at the UBC Faculty of Law
and is very active in the
pro bono community.
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ment motion that fails, that's time (and money) that have
been wasted.
"If people bring summary judgment motions and those are
rejected and you have to go through the normal trial process,
then obviously it's going to increase the courts' work," con-
cedes Bredt.
But he weighs this against the summary judgment motions
that will succeed. " en you avoid the motions that fl ow from
discovery, the pre-trials and the lengthy trial processes."
A complex summary judgment motion can be a costly
gambit. If it fails, says Plumpton, plaintiff s may fi nd them-
selves back at square one.
" e prep that you do for the arguments and the time
that you spend preparing affi davits — not all that work is
transferable to a trial if a judge decides that the case can't
be resolved on the basis of paper alone. If the trial doesn't
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