CANADA Law and Practice Contributed by: John Pirie, Matthew Latella, David Gadsden and Christina Doria, Baker McKenzie
Baker McKenzie is a leading global law firm, with more than 75 global offices. The Canadian team has acted on some of the country’s most important en - forcement cases in the past three decades. The firm’s Canadian lawyers are fully integrated with other Bak - er McKenzie advocates located worldwide. The firm has a highly regarded disputes group in Canada, with
particular expertise in multi-jurisdictional disputes, including all manner of fraud, financial recovery and enforcement-related disputes. The Canadian group provides clients with co-ordinated litigation, arbitra - tion and enforcement services nationally and inter - nationally, and offers extensive expertise in fraud law, enforcement and asset tracing.
Authors
John Pirie leads Baker McKenzie’s Canadian disputes group and is a member of the North American litigation and investigations steering committee. He acts for domestic and multinational clients in complex
Matthew Latella chairs the Canadian international arbitration practice and co-chairs the North American
commercial litigation subgroup at Baker McKenzie. A trial lawyer for more than 25 years, Matthew specialises in complex commercial disputes and has extensive experience in matters involving the enforcement of foreign judgments and arbitral awards, having litigated the leading Supreme Court of Canada case on the enforcement of foreign judgments and multiple appellate cases on the enforcement of international arbitral awards. He has litigated fraud matters at all levels of the court system, representing a wide range of clients – from large multinational Fortune 500 companies and global financial institutions to small businesses and individuals.
litigation, arbitration, investigations and financial recovery matters. His practice includes significant civil fraud and international asset recovery components. John co-ordinates clients’ strategic goals, working with colleagues across a worldwide network. He acts for banks, financial and professional service providers, investors and professional firms, as well as Canada’s largest securities regulator and its primary stock exchange.
David Gadsden is the chair of the Canadian class actions group at Baker McKenzie and has deep experience in fraud and financial crime matters. He provides advice and guidance on multi-jurisdictional
Christina Doria is the co-chair of the North American international arbitration group and a steering committee member for the global international arbitration committee at Baker McKenzie. She is seasoned in
fraud investigations, including related civil disputes and regulatory proceedings. He acted as counsel for a primary defendant in the Sino-Forest litigation, the largest securities fraud class action in Canada. David is known for his pragmatic advice on fraud prevention and investigations and has extensive expertise in “Ponzi scheme” litigation and asset recapture.
enforcing and resisting enforcement of foreign arbitration awards, and in obtaining or setting aside freezing orders in support of asset recovery cases. Christina has trial experience in fraud and financial crime matters and specialises in complex commercial litigation and commercial arbitration. She has advocated at all levels of court, including oral submissions at the Supreme Court of Canada.
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