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Robert (Bob) Cohen is a partner practicing in the area of commercial litigation. His
experience includes oppression remedies and other shareholder disputes for public and
private companies, securities regulation, partnership disputes, injunctions, defamation,
banking disputes, employment law, real estate litigation, investor fraud, receiverships, con-
tract disputes and professional malpractice. He has numerous favorable arbitration, trial
and Court of Appeal decisions. In addition to appearing in the Ontario Securities Com-
mission as successful counsel (InterRent REIT), Cohen has appeared as successful counsel
before the Ontario Court of Appeal in seminal decisions on banking law (Valentine v. TD
Bank) and contract and disclaimer interpretation (Solway v. Kennedy). He was also coun-
sel in the Supreme Court of Canada decision determining presumptions of law as they
pertain to joint bank accounts in the context of estate disputes (Saylor and Madsen v.
Brooks). Cohen was called to the Ontario Bar in 1991 and is also a member of the British
Columbia Bar.
Practice focuses on corporate and commercial litigation, with an emphasis on matters
involving insolvency, corporate restructurings, income tax, directors' liability and insur-
ance, estates litigation and shareholders' disputes in closely held companies. David Cher-
nos has appeared as lead counsel before the Ontario trial courts, the Ontario Court of
Appeal, the Supreme Court of Canada and the Tax Court of Canada. Recognized as one
of Canada's litigation lawyers to watch by the Lexpert® Guide to the Leading US/Canada
Cross-border Litigation Lawyers in Canada. Has written on bankruptcy issues in Canadi-
an Bankruptcy Reports. Directorship, e Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History.
Membership, e Advocates' Society. LLB, 1991, Queen's University; BA (Honors),
1988, University of Toronto; Ontario Bar, 1993.
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 in the Litigation, Competition and Insolvency groups. Specializes in general
civil litigation with an emphasis on shareholder and oppression remedy actions, class ac-
tions, 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 Su-
preme 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 Busi-
ness and e Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory. LLB and BCL, McGill University; BA,
University of Toronto. Called to Ontario Bar in 1992.
Robert B.
Cohen
Cassels Brock &
Blackwell LLP
Tel: (416) 869-5425
Fax: (416) 350-6929
Toronto
David
Chernos
Chernos
Flaherty
Svonkin LLP
Tel: (416) 855-0402
Fax: (647) 725-5440
Toronto
Tom Curry
Lenczner Slaght
Royce Smith
Griffi n LLP
Tel: (416) 865-3096
Fax: (416) 865-9010
Toronto
James
W.E. Doris
Davies Ward
Phillips &
Vineberg LLP
Tel: (416) 367-6919
Fax: (416) 863-0871
Toronto
rcohen@casselsbrock.com
dchernos@cfscounsel.com
tcurry@litigate.com
jdoris@dwpv.com
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