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Alistair Crawley

Alistair Crawley

Canada 2026

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Provided by Crawley MacKewn Brush LLP

Canada

Practice Areas

Alistair Crawley is a founding partner of Crawley MacKewn Brush LLP and is one of Canada’s leading securities and corporate commercial litigation lawyers. Alistair’s practice includes all aspects of litigation and advice involving the capital markets and the securities industry, including investigations and enforcement hearings, contested corporate transactions and investment loss claims.

Alistair has argued some of Canada’s most significant securities law cases, including the leading case on timely disclosure in the context of merger and acquisition transactions. He has extensive experience as defence counsel in regulatory and quasi criminal investigations concerning public disclosure, registration, insider trading, fraud, and other forms of alleged market malfeasance.

Alistair has paired his securities regulatory expertise with an active corporate litigation practice involving contested corporate transactions and shareholder meetings, stakeholder disputes in both public and private corporations, corporate governance and directors’ and officers’ liability. Alistair’s commercial litigation expertise includes class actions, contract disputes, professional negligence, tort and breach of fiduciary duty claims and complex insurance coverage disputes.

Awards

Lawyer of the Year - Securities Law - Toronto

Best Lawyers, 2024

Top 500 Lawyers in Canada

Lexpert

2025

Litigation Star

Benchmark Litigation

2025

Band 1 - Securities Litigation

Chambers

2025

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Canada Guide

Litigation: Securities - Ontario

Band 1
Band 1

Individual Editorial

Alistair Crawley is well positioned to represent clients in cases stemming from investigations and failed transactions, as well as class actions. He is based in Crawley MacKewn Brush's Toronto office.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • Alistair is a best-of-class lawyer in his field.

    Litigation: SecuritiesChambers Canada Guide
  • He is a very experienced securities lawyer with an excellent reputation.

    Litigation: SecuritiesChambers Canada Guide
  • He is very thorough and effective.

    Litigation: SecuritiesChambers Canada Guide

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Nationwide - Canada

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