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Litigation: Securities | Canada

British Columbia

Securities Litigation includes: insider trading; shareholder disputes; contested M&A bids; reorganisations and restructurings; corporate governance disputes; director, officer, issuer and investment dealer disclosure and; liability matters and other non-compliance matters. Corporate governance disputes arise where it is alleged that management has breached the rights and responsibilities agreed with shareholders.

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Senior Statespeople

  1. Rod Anderson
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    Rod Anderson
    Harper Grey LLP
    Harper Grey LLP | Litigation: Securities
    2025 | Senior Statespeople | 7 Years Ranked
    Rod Anderson is based in Vancouver and is widely considered to be a market leader in BC for securities litigation. He is highly experienced in representing respondents in enforcement proceedings before the BC Securities Commission.
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Band 1

  1. Sean Boyle
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    Sean Boyle
    Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
    Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP | Litigation: Securities
    2025 | Band 1 | 9 Years Ranked
    Sean Boyle is highly respected in the BC market for his expert handling of securities matters. With experience covering litigation, class proceedings and regulatory investigations, he regularly acts for a range of financial institutions and public companies.
  2. Teresa Tomchak
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    Teresa Tomchak
    Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
    Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP | Litigation: Securities
    2025 | Band 1 | 5 Years Ranked
    Vancouver-based Teresa Tomchak of Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt has a wealth of experience in securities litigation and investigations, regularly advocating before the BC Securities Commission. She offers further expertise in allegations of insider trading.
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Band 2

  1. Abbas Sabur
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    Abbas Sabur
    Kornfeld LLP
    Kornfeld LLP | Litigation: Securities
    2025 | Band 2 | 5 Years Ranked
    Abbas Sabur's litigation practice in Vancouver includes acting in securities and commercial disputes across the real estate and financial services sectors. He frequently represents clients in breach of duty, shareholder oppression and workplace harassment claims.
  2. Alexandra Luchenko
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    Alexandra Luchenko
    Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
    Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP | Litigation: Securities
    2025 | Band 2 | 3 Years Ranked
    Alexandra Luchenko is recognised for her impressive work in corporate litigation, covering breaches of contract, professional negligence and intellectual property disputes. She is equally adept at handling shareholder disputes and a broad range of matters concerning breach of fiduciary responsibilities. She is based in Blake, Cassels & Graydon's Vancouver office.
  3. Bob Cooper KC
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    Bob Cooper KC
    McEwan Partners
    McEwan Partners | Litigation: Securities
    2025 | Band 2 | 9 Years Ranked
    Vancouver-based Bob Cooper KC is well known in the BC market for his expertise in securities law. He also operates a busy commercial litigation practice, frequently being active in shareholder disputes and arbitration for international and domestic clients.
  4. J Kenneth McEwan KC
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    J Kenneth McEwan KC
    McEwan Partners
    McEwan Partners | Litigation: Securities
    2025 | Band 2 | 9 Years Ranked
    Kenneth McEwan KC is a premier litigator who acts on a broad array of corporate and commercial dispute resolution in Vancouver. He is well known for his handling of contentious securities cases and has a wealth of experience in trials at both the provincial and federal levels.
  5. Laesha Smith
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    Laesha Smith
    Poulus Ensom Smith LLP
    Poulus Ensom Smith LLP | Litigation: Securities
    2025 | Band 2 | 1 Years Ranked
    Laesha Smith in Vancouver has a dispute resolution practice with a focus on securities, administrative law and commercial litigation. She has experience acting for large financial institutions in relation to a broad range of regulatory and white-collar criminal issues, including market manipulation, insider trading, anti-bribery and corruption, mis-selling and fraud.
  6. Owais Ahmed
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    Owais Ahmed
    McCarthy Tétrault LLP
    McCarthy Tétrault LLP | Litigation: Securities
    2025 | Band 2 | 3 Years Ranked
    Owais Ahmed of McCarthy Tétrault's Vancouver office is recognised for his regulatory and litigation practice in the field of securities. He regularly advocates for both corporate entities and individuals, representing clients from a range of sectors, including pharmaceuticals and natural resources.
  7. Andrew Crabtree
    Crabtree Law | Litigation: Securities
    2025 | Band 2
  8. Patrick J. Sullivan
    Whitelaw Twining | Litigation: Securities
    2025 | Band 2