Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, Litigation: General Commercial

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Provided by Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Blakes has one of the largest and most successful Litigation & Dispute Resolution practices in Canada, with top-tier litigators in the major business centres across the country and an extraordinary depth of local industry knowledge, practice expertise and litigation experience.

Our multidisciplinary team is armed with the skills and insights required to achieve favourable results for our clients. With all of the advice and expertise needed under one roof, we leverage best practices across industries and take swift action to resolve disputes smoother, smarter and with greater success.

We represent client interests at every stage of a dispute, from fact-finding and risk evaluation through final resolution and enforcement. We litigate in trial and appellate courts, resolve disputes at the negotiating table, and represent clients before tribunals and government agencies.

Blakes litigators have appeared before all levels of court in Canada, including the Supreme Court of Canada, and have been involved in precedent-setting cases involving hostile take-overs, indemnification of directors and officers, proxy contests and directors’ duties. Our expertise is complemented by one of Canada’s largest and most experienced corporate and commercial law groups.

In large, document-intensive cases we integrate skilled paralegal support, leading-edge document management technology and a project management and e-discovery team to manage matters efficiently and cost effectively.

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Litigation: General Commercial - Nationwide - Canada

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What the Team is Known For

This distinguished law firm offers expansive litigation capabilities and a strong national footprint, boasting skilled disputes teams in Toronto, Calgary, Vancouver, Montréal and Ottawa. Its trial lawyers are accomplished across a comprehensive range of practice specialisms, with an excellent reputation for commercial disputes as well as highly acclaimed tax, product liability and competition litigation expertise. Blakes serves prominent corporations in the finance, tech, energy and life sciences sectors, providing national and multinational clients with an impressive platform for high-end cross-border and national litigation files, maintaining a leading class actions team operating throughout Canada's major cities.

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Work Highlights

Blake, Cassels & Graydon represented Belinda Stronach in multi-action litigation among family members related to the family trusts and corporate entities in which the family wealth resides. The matter involved oppression claims, breach of corporate fiduciary duty claims, and issues around governance of closely held corporations.