Torys acted as counsel to a school board Trustee in a successful anti-SLAPP motion in the Ontario Superior Court dismissing in full a defamation claim brought by former Cabinet Minister Joe Volpe and Corriere Canadese, an Italian-language daily newspaper, in connection with the Trustee’s statements defending LGBTQ2S+ inclusion measures in Catholic schools

Torys acted as counsel to Enbridge in its partnership arrangements with Pacific Energy Corporation Limited for the construction and operation of the C$5.1 billion Woodfibre LNG project in southwestern British Columbia, including the acquisition of a 30% equity interest from Pacific Energy

Torys is acting as counsel to Fairfax Financial as a significant shareholder in Resolute Forest Products Inc.’s proposed US$2.7 billion sale to Domtar Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Paper Excellence Group

Torys is acting as counsel to Infrastructure Ontario as the public authority for the Ontario Connects initiative, a new, innovative procurement process involving reverse auction events to subsidize the construction of high-speed internet projects throughout the province, a component of Government of Ontario’s C$4 billion commitment to connect every region in Ontario to reliable, high-speed internet by the end of 2025