Mining, Oil and Gas, Energy
Commercial oil and gas disputes involving joint ventures, shareholder agreements and other commercial agreements including supply, pricing and swap agreements, royalty agreements, leases, well operating, facility processing and transportation agreements and disputes in relation to power purchase agreements within co-generation projects. Also significant experience in an array of mining disputes including mining properties (gold, copper, iron ore), mining and milling operations, off take agreements, royalty and pricing agreements, and commercial investment, joint venture and shareholder agreements involving major and junior mining companies and substantial projects in Canada, the United States, the Middle East, Latin and South America, Africa and Australia.
Construction, Engineering, Infrastructure, Real Estate
A wide variety of construction and engineering disputes in relation to complex industrial plants including sophisticated gas-fired cogeneration and hydro-electric facilities, petro-chemical plants and facilities, nuclear facilities, mines and gold milling plants, iron ore mills, paper mills and air separation plants, as well as design and construction of commercial, government and residential buildings and complexes. Project finance disputes in relation to power generation facilities and real estate development. Acted in a wide variety of real estate development disputes, including joint ventures and partnerships, financing and contractor disputes, leasing disputes including rent rates determinations on lease extensions and has acted as lead counsel for a major Toronto development, construction and property management company.
Technology and Telecommunications
Disputes in relation to software development, licensing, and enterprise implementation; outsourcing; business disputes involving technology and telecommunication companies, shareholders, joint ventures, partnerships, strategic alliances as well as matters relating to privacy, confidentiality, licensing and commercialization of IP, electronic commerce and the internet, including domain name disputes.
Insurance and Reinsurance
Commercial insurance disputes (including property, D&O, energy, professional liability, product liability, environmental) and excess coverage disputes, including Bermuda form policies. Also acted in reinsurance disputes and brokerage disputes.
Banking, Investment, M&A
A wide variety of banking, finance and private equity disputes in sophisticated transactions; disputes arising from mergers and acquisition; corporate, shareholder, partnership and joint venture disputes.
Transportation
Disputes involving airplane leases, cargo losses with carriers by air, truck and ship, maritime accidents; engineering, design and manufacture of rail and subway cars.