Department profile
Stockwoods LLP

Litigation: Securities

Canada Guide 2027 : Ontario


Stockwoods LLP

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Litigation: Securities - Ontario

Band 3

Band 3


What the Team is Known For

Stockwoods is a Toronto boutique law firm with extensive experience of civil, commercial, administrative and public law litigation. The group routinely represents clients in contractual disputes, oppression remedies and professional negligence claims. The team is also regularly involved in securities class actions relating to fraud and market manipulation, and is sought out for its counsel on judicial reviews. It is further noted for its expertise in insolvency, white-collar defence and municipal litigation.

Work Highlights

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  • Stockwoods represented Ornge Air Ambulance in a joint coroner’s inquest concerning deaths in Northern Ontario.

Strengths

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  • The firm responds with very timely, effective advice.

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  • Stockwoods has the ability to simplify the complex and provide calm to a stressful situation. The team has extensive litigation experience and a great breadth of knowledge.

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  • Stockwoods combines exceptional legal expertise with a highly collaborative and client-focused approach.

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  • Stockwoods has consistently performed excellently in litigation matters. The firm has a deep understanding of our complex business.

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  • Stockwoods has a rare and compelling combination of elite expertise, breadth of practice and personalised service. The firm has a depth of sophistication in public law and administrative matters and consistent top-quality lawyering throughout its ranks.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Senior StatespeoplePaul Le Vay
    Senior StatespeoplePaul Le Vay

    Paul Le Vay

    Paul Le Vay stands as one of the foremost securities litigators in Toronto. He maintains a strong reputation for his handling of securities class actions and regulatory proceedings including OSC investigations.

    • Paul has seen it all and I take comfort in that. He is very responsive and his advice is practical and always on point.

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    • Paul Le Vay is an outstanding lawyer who is very efficient and effective and works with a degree of credibility with the court.

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    • He is brilliant to work with.

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    • Paul is very thoughtful, cerebral and an extremely well-regarded advocate.

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  • Eminent PractitionersLuisa Ritacca
    Eminent PractitionersLuisa Ritacca

    Luisa Ritacca

    Luisa Ritacca has developed an impressive reputation in Ontario for her administrative law disputes practice. She is well recognised for her work in tribunals and public inquiries. She sits in Toronto and serves as Stockwoods' managing partner.

    • Luisa is excellent.

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    • Luisa is very diligent. She works with integrity and efficiency.

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  • Band 1Brian Gover
    Band 1Brian Gover

    Brian Gover

    Toronto-based Brian Gover is particularly noted for his representation of administrative and regulatory bodies. He gains further plaudits for his handling of competition-related disputes and is well known for his representation of individuals facing criminal charges.

    • He is wise, calming and has an extraordinary presence.

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    • Brian Gover is one of the finest legal minds in Canada. His work is marked by exceptional strategic clarity, sound judgement and a commanding presence that instills confidence at every stage of a proceeding.

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  • Band 2Andrea Gonsalves
    Band 2Andrea Gonsalves

    Andrea Gonsalves

    Andrea Gonsalves is frequently called upon by clients to advise on administrative and regulatory law matters, boasting an impressive track record in high-profile engagements for public sector clients. She is based in Stockwoods' Toronto office.

    • Andrea is incredibly smart. She always has really strong insights and recommendations at each stage of a matter, and her intuition is very strong.

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  • Band 3Brendan Van Niejenhuis
    Band 3Brendan Van Niejenhuis

    Brendan Van Niejenhuis

    Brendan Van Niejenhuis in Toronto has experience in a broad range of cases before every level of court in Canada. He has acted as counsel on many different matters, including judicial reviews and appeals, First Nations litigation, municipal law and more. He not only represents private firms and individuals, but has also acted for senior public and elected officials, government agencies, police services, municipalities and industry regulators.

  • Band 6Sam Robinson
    Band 6Sam Robinson

    Sam Robinson

    Sam Robinson is based in Stockwoods' Toronto office and regularly represents shareholders, officers and directors of both public and private corporations in corporate governance and oppression disputes. He is experienced in acting and advising in disputes relating to the interpretation and enforcement of contractual rights.

    • Sam Robinson is a very good lawyer.

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    • Sam is very detail-oriented, knowledgeable about the law and very hard-working.

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  • Up and ComingCarlo di Carlo
    Up and ComingCarlo di Carlo

    Carlo di Carlo

    Carlo di Carlo is often engaged by clients to assist with shareholder disputes as well as defend clients before the OSC.

    • Carlo di Carlo is a very strong-minded lawyer with significant legal skills. He is very effective in court.

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    • Carlo handles sophisticated matters quickly and appropriately.

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    • Carlo is exceptional in service and is a strategic thinker.

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