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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. Has acted in a number
of important and high-profile cases for some of Canada's largest corporations, includ-
ing BCE Inc., Shaw Communications, General Motors of Canada Limited and Ontario
Lottery and Gaming Corporation. Named the 2015 Toronto Gaming Law Lawyer of the
Year by e Best Lawyers in Canada and as a leading practitioner in class actions, securi-
ties and corporate/commercial litigation. Recognized as a Litigation Star in Commercial
Litigation and Competition by Benchmark Canada: e Definitive 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-profile success in commercial litigation, class actions, arbitrations,
business disputes, administrative law, judicial review, intellectual property, competition
and professional liability cases. A Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and
the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, he is a regular speaker on a wide variety of
subjects relating to trial and appellate practice and substantive law.
Partner and national leader of BLG's Securities Litigation Group. Extensive experience in
cross-border securities litigation, including shareholder disputes, mergers & acquisitions
litigation, regulatory proceedings and prosecutions. Appears regularly as counsel before
all levels of courts, provincial securities commissions and other securities industry regula-
tory bodies. Has represented various foreign securities regulatory authorities. 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 2015 edition
of Benchmark Canada: e Definitive 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 Commercial Litigation, Securities Law).
Recognized in the 2015 edition of Chambers Global: e World's Leading Lawyers for
Business (Dispute Resolution: Ontario).
Michael Eizenga is Chair of Bennett Jones' Class Actions Practice. A fellow of the
ACTL, Eizenga is one of Canada's leading class-action litigators and is recognized
in Chambers Global, e Best Lawyers in Canada and e Canadian Legal Lexpert®
Directory, as well as e Lexpert® /American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers
in Canada. Among other published works, Eizenga is co-author of Class Actions Law
and Practice. Eizenga is Adjunct Professor at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law,
teaching Class Actions. He has presented to organizations such as the International
Bar Association, e Canadian Bar Association, e Law Society of Upper Canada,
e Canadian Institute and e Advocates' Society. He was the former President of
e Advocates' Society and currently sits on the Board of the Toronto Rehabilitation
Foundation and War Child Canada.
James
W.E. Doris
Davies Ward
Phillips &
Vineberg LLP
Tel: (416) 367-6919
Fax: (416) 863-0871
Toronto
Tom Curry
Lenczner Slaght
Royce Smith
Griffin 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
Michael A.
Eizenga
Bennett
Jones LLP
Tel: (416) 777-4879
Fax: (416) 863-1716
Toronto
jdoris@dwpv.com
tcurry@litigate.com
jdouglas@blg.com
eizengam@bennettjones.com
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