Torys has a leading securities and corporate litigation practice that both complements and is complemented by the firm's strength in corporate finance, M&A and corporate/commercial and securities law generally.
Our securities and corporate litigation practice includes
- investor disputes, and director and officer liability
representing plaintiffs and defendants in class, derivative and oppression proceedings in which investors challenge conduct of the corporation or of its directors and officers; in addtion, our litigators are routinely involved with counseling boards and senior management on how to minimize the risk of litigation in potentially contentious situations, advising on appropriate responses to securityholder demands, and serving as independent counsel to special committees of outside directors
- M&A disputes
representing both targets and bidders in litigation and in securities commission proceedings in connection with change-of-control transactions; and representing buyers, sellers and advisors in post-closing disputes
- compliance
defending regulatory investigation and enforcement proceedings, and providing ongoing advice on regulatory compliance and supervisory issues, including internal investigations and reviews of clients' compliance practices and procedures
- broker/dealer litigation
providing advice and representation to investment dealers, securities advisors, individual registrants, exchanges and other market participants on securities industry-related issues and claims in civil litigation (including class actions), arbitration, mediation, internal dealer reviews and investigations, ongoing regulatory compliance and supervisory matters; and before stock exchanges, self-regulatory organizations, and securities commissions