Gillian Dingle
Canada Guide 2025
Litigation: Securities
Band 3
Band 5
About
Provided by Gillian Dingle
Practice Areas
Gillian is the practice group leader for Torys’ litigation department and a co-head of the firm’s securities defence practice. Her practice focuses on securities litigation and corporate disputes.
On the securities side of her practice, Gillian frequently acts for capital market participants in securities class actions, professional liability claims and regulatory investigations involving the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada, the Mutual Fund Dealers’ Association and the Ontario Securities Commission. As a complement to her securities regulatory work, she advises financial institutions on investigations involving consumer protection matters.
Gillian also maintains an active commercial litigation practice, representing corporations in contested transaction matters, shareholder disputes, breach of contract claims and other business torts. She has appeared as counsel in all levels of court in Ontario, the Federal Court, the Federal Court of Appeal, and the Yukon Court of Appeal.
Articles, highlights and press releases
3 items provided by Torys LLP
Converging cross-border approaches to deal litigation
Courts and regulators within Delaware and Canada have recently grappled with approaches to deal disputes, including litigation in pandemic times. Here we address developments jurisprudence around material adverse effect clauses, appraisal rights & processes appropriate for conflicted transactions.
Minimizing Risk in Private M&A in the COVID-19 Era
After the initial disruption of COVID-19 to M&A activity in March of 2020, dealmaking continued to gain momentum as markets and economies stabilized. While the “new normal” continues to evolve, here we examine trends and considerations that surfaced in 2020 and will affect M&A moving forwards.
Torys Quarterly: Mitigating litigation risks and enforcement action: strategies for institutions
Lately, we have seen increased focus on consumer protection activity involving financial institutions. This article focuses on three key areas in the financial sector that relate to risk mitigation and consumer protection, such as the rise of class action litigation and increased FCAC enforcement.
Converging cross-border approaches to deal litigation
Courts and regulators within Delaware and Canada have recently grappled with approaches to deal disputes, including litigation in pandemic times. Here we address developments jurisprudence around material adverse effect clauses, appraisal rights & processes appropriate for conflicted transactions.
Minimizing Risk in Private M&A in the COVID-19 Era
After the initial disruption of COVID-19 to M&A activity in March of 2020, dealmaking continued to gain momentum as markets and economies stabilized. While the “new normal” continues to evolve, here we examine trends and considerations that surfaced in 2020 and will affect M&A moving forwards.
Torys Quarterly: Mitigating litigation risks and enforcement action: strategies for institutions
Lately, we have seen increased focus on consumer protection activity involving financial institutions. This article focuses on three key areas in the financial sector that relate to risk mitigation and consumer protection, such as the rise of class action litigation and increased FCAC enforcement.