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Partner in the Litigation, Competition and Insolvency groups. Specializes in general
civil litigation with an emphasis on shareholder and oppression remedy actions, class
actions, contested M&A, insolvency, gaming and competition matters. Acted for Ontario
Lottery and Gaming Corporation in defeating certifi cation of a C$3.5-billion class action
alleging OLG owed a duty of care to prevent "problem gamblers" from gambling in OLG's
commercial casinos, and for Shaw Communications Inc. in a successful appeal to the
Supreme Court of Canada concerning the jurisdiction of the CRTC to impose a "value for
signal" regime in Canada. Named the 2015 Toronto Gaming Law Lawyer of the Year
by e Best Lawyers in Canada and as a Litigation Star in Commercial Litigation and
Competition by Benchmark Canada: e Defi nitive Guide to Canada's Leading Litigation
Firms and Attorneys. Included in Chambers Global: e World's Leading Lawyers for
Business and e Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory. LLB and BCL, McGill University;
BA, University of Toronto. Called to Ontario Bar in 1992.
Partner. Recognized nationally as a leading trial and appellate counsel, Tom Curry has a
long record of high-profi le success in commercial litigation, class actions, arbitrations,
business disputes, administrative law, judicial review, intellectual property and profession-
al liability cases. A Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, he is a regular speaker
on a wide variety of subjects relating to trial practice and substantive law. Curry is also a
contributing editor of Corporate Liability, a journal devoted to examining issues of liability
under criminal and regulatory law.
Partner and national leader of BLG's Securities Litigation Group. Extensive experience
in securities litigation, including shareholder disputes, mergers & acquisitions litigation,
broker liability suits, regulatory proceedings and prosecutions. Appears regularly as coun-
sel before all levels of courts, the Ontario Securities Commission and other securities in-
dustry regulatory bodies. Former senior investigation counsel with the Ontario Securities
Commission. Frequent writer and speaker on topics relating to securities litigation and
regulation, shareholders' rights and broker liability. Called to the Ontario Bar in 1981.
Recognized in the 2014 edition of Benchmark Canada: e Defi nitive Guide to Canada's
Leading Litigation Firms and Attorneys (Securities). Selected by peers for inclusion in the
2015 edition (and since 2006) of e Best Lawyers in Canada (Corporate and Commer-
cial Litigation, Securities Law). Recognized in the 2014 and 2013 editions of Chambers
Global – e World's Leading Lawyers for Business (Dispute Resolution: Ontario).
Partner in Torys' Litigation Practice and co-lead of Securities Defence Litigation Prac-
tice. Class-action and corporate/commercial litigation with strong focus on securities de-
fense litigation and regulatory matters. Represents clients at all levels of court in Canada in
cross-border class actions and regulatory matters and in matters involving the OSC and
other Canadian securities commissions, IIROC and the MFDA. Recognized as a leading
Canadian securities law and professional liability lawyer by Lexpert®, Woodward White
and Real Time News. Author and lecturer (including at Osgoode Hall Law School) on
securities law topics. Co-chair, e Advocates' Society Securities Litigation Practice
Group. Member, Board of Trustees of Toronto Lawyers Association. LLB, 1992, Univer-
sity of Alberta; Certifi cate in International and EEC Law, 1990, Oxford University/Uni-
versity of San Diego; 1988, University of Toronto. Ontario Bar, 1994.
James W.E.
Doris
Davies Ward
Phillips &
Vineberg LLP
Tel: (416) 367-6919
Fax: (416) 863-0871
Toronto
Tom Curry
Lenczner Slaght
Royce Smith
Griffi n LLP
Tel: (416) 865-3096
Fax: (416) 865-9010
Toronto
James D.G.
Douglas
Borden Ladner
Gervais LLP
Tel: (416) 367-6029
Fax: (416) 361-2747
Toronto
John Fabello
Torys LLP
Tel: (416) 865-8228
Fax: (416) 865-7380
Toronto
jdoris@dwpv.com
tcurry@litigate.com
jdouglas@blg.com
jfabello@torys.com
