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Partner. Practices as trial and appellate counsel, emphasizing commercial cases involving
public companies, financial institutions and governments. Has practiced before the SCC,
FCC, all levels of court in Ontario and many administrative tribunals. Lead counsel in
some of the most important, high-profile cases that have recently been decided in Canada,
including the litigation involving the restructuring of the Asset-Backed Commercial
Paper market, the contest over the acquisition of BCE, the Danier Leather class action,
the Indalex priority dispute and the Nortel asset allocation dispute. Awarded 2006 Law
Society Medal (highest honor) by LSUC, the 2007 Award of Distinction by TLA for
outstanding contributions to the legal profession and the 2009 OBA Award for Excel-
lence in Civil Litigation. Named "Toronto Litigator of the Year" for Bet-the-Company
(2013/2010), Corporate/Commercial (2012) and Class Action (2011/2015) by e Best
Lawyers in Canada. Recognized as one of three "Star Individuals" for dispute resolution
by Chambers Global. Past President of the TAS(O). ACTL Fellow.
Practices litigation and dispute resolution, specializing in corporate/commercial matters
with a particular focus on shareholder and boardroom disputes. Has substantial experi-
ence in all levels of court, in the Ontario Securities Commission and in commercial
arbitrations and mediations. Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. Frequent
speaker on corporate securities law and litigation and arbitration practice at confer-
ences organized by the Law Society of Upper Canada, the Ontario Bar Association, the
Canadian Institute and Federated Press. Member of the editorial board of, and a contrib-
utor to, Federated Press's quarterly Corporate Litigation. Former instructor and team
leader at Osgoode Hall Law School Intensive Trial Advocacy Workshop. LLB, 1981,
University of Toronto. Ontario Bar, 1983.
Partner in the Litigation practice, focusing on complex commercial, corporate and
securities litigation relating to M&A, commercial contract disputes, fraud claims and
Mareva-type injunctions, shareholder disputes and domestic and international arbitra-
tion. Conducts litigation at trial and appellate levels, including before the Supreme
Court of Canada. Has represented Canada's leading public and private companies
and government institutions. Recognized in Chambers Global; e Best Lawyers in
Canada; Canadian Who's Who; Benchmark Canada; e Canadian Legal Lexpert®
Directory; e Lexpert®/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada;
and e 2006 Lexpert® Guide to the 100 Most Creative Lawyers in Canada. Awarded
Avocat émérite by the Barreau du Québec and the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee
Medal for his outstanding contribution to the community. Author and photogra-
pher: Portraits of Hope (Les Presses de l'Université de Montréal, 2012). BComm (Hon),
University Scholar, BCL (Hon), University Scholar and LLB, McGill University. Called
to Québec Bar in 1979.
Benjamin
Zarnett
Goodmans LLP
Tel: (416) 597-4204
Fax: (416) 979-1234
Toronto
James C.
Tory
Torys LLP
Tel: (416) 865-7391
Fax: (416) 865-7380
Toronto
William
Brock, AdE
Davies Ward
Phillips &
Vineberg LLP
Tel: (514) 841-6438
Fax: (514) 841-6499
Montréal
bzarnett@goodmans.ca
jctory@torys.com
wbrock@dwpv.com
SECURITIES
Stéphanie Lapierre specializes in complex corporate and financial litigation, including
securities litigation, shareholder disputes and other financial litigation. She is regularly
involved in court proceedings undertaken pursuant to corporate statutes, including court-
sanctioned arrangements, dissidence rights and liquidations. Lapierre has been involved
in high-profile securities law cases, including litigation arising in hostile take-over bids
and concerning securities law infractions, such as insider trading, market manipulation
and disseminating false and misleading information. She represents reporting issuers
in the context of investigations conducted by the Autorité des marchés financiers. She
advises boards of directors and senior management of corporations on complex legal
issues. Lapierre is a member of the Canadian Bar Association's Business Law Section ‒
Commercial Litigation Committee and presently Co-chairs the Business and Corporate
Litigation Committee's International Litigation Subcommittee of the American Bar
Association. She was called to the Québec Bar in 2000.
Stéphanie
Lapierre
Fasken
Martineau
DuMoulin LLP
Tel: (514) 397-5137
Fax: (514) 397-7600
Montréal
slapierre@fasken.com
