Torys LLP
Toronto416.865.0040 New York212.880.6000
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Directors' and Officers' Liability 

The professional liability practice at Torys involves acting on significant claims in the courts and in arbitration and resolution. We provide opinions on liability and other issues in matters involving auditors, lawyers, medical professionals, directors and officers, financial advisers, intermediaries and brokers, trustees, architects and engineers.

Our experience includes representing

  • a major financial institution in a professional negligence claim against an international law firm
  • a law firm in defending a claim against former clients for unpaid accounts and in a counterclaim alleging professional misconduct
  • large accounting firms defending auditors’ liability claims and other matters

Publications

Doing Business and Raising Capital in Canada
Business Law Guide
December 2008

Executive Compensation: Director Liability and Directors' and Officers' Insurance
Article | Christina H. Medland, Tara Sastri, Stacey Parker-Yull
The 2008/2009 Lexpert CCCA/ACCJE Corporate Counsel Directory and Yearbook, September 2008

Recent Developments in Litigation: Directors’ & Officers’ Liability
Article | Aaron S. Emes, Andrew Gray
Reprinted with permission from the 2008 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, June 2008


Primary Contacts

Toronto

Peter Jewett, Partner
416.865.7364
James C. Tory, Partner
416.865.7391

New York

Joris Hogan, Partner
212.880.6050
News and Recognitions
December 1, 2004
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