Practice Areas

Dispute Resolution · Financial and Securities

Our Financial and Securities Litigation practice represents investors, businesses, financial institutions, and digital asset platforms in disputes involving investments, financial transactions, and securities regulation. We advise on investment fraud, fraudulent misrepresentation, misappropriation of funds, securities enforcement proceedings, and recovery claims arising from financial misconduct.

Our firm is particularly experienced in financial fraud cases, including seeking urgent temporary restraining orders (TROs), Mareva injunctions, and related asset-preservation relief against alleged fraudsters. Our work includes pursuing worldwide freezing orders where appropriate and coordinating proceedings across jurisdictions to protect assets and support recovery.

With lawyers qualified in both Canada and the United States, we combine strategic advocacy with an understanding of financial transactions and cross-border enforcement. We assist clients from the initial assessment of suspected misconduct through urgent court applications, litigation, settlement, and enforcement, with a practical focus on preserving recovery opportunities.

Representative Matters

  • 2025 ONSC 4418: Represented the plaintiffs in proceedings arising from alleged foreign exchange fraud, successfully obtaining an extension of a Mareva injunction and defeating the defendant’s cross-motion to discharge it. The Court found a strong prima facie case of fraud and a serious risk of asset dissipation.
  • 2024 ONSC 6452: Represented the plaintiff in litigation arising from an alleged mortgage investment scheme, successfully opposing a motion by two defendants to dissolve a Mareva injunction.
  • Represented a global crypto platform in Ontario Securities Commission enforcement proceedings before the Capital Markets Tribunal and significantly reduced the penalty.
  • Represented investors in a US$1.2 million fraud case involving a Florida-based real estate investment fund, obtaining an interim order freezing the fund owners’ assets. The matter settled in favour of the clients.
  • Represented a payment processing company based in Xiamen, China, in a US$2.7 million fraud case, obtaining an interim asset-freezing order. The matter settled in favour of the client.