Melanie Ouanounou

Melanie's representative work includes acting for:

• certain Stronach family members in various trust/commercial litigation matters
• the Independent Electricity System Operator in National Steel Car v. HMQ et al in successfully responding to an application which sought to have the global adjustment charge declared unconstitutional
• the Independent Electricity System Operator in Grasshopper Solar Corporation v. IESO in successfully responding to an application and appeal (before the Court of Appeal for Ontario) regarding the IESO’s ability to terminate certain renewable energy contracts
• a lender before the Court of Appeal for Ontario in JGB Collateral v. Rochon in its successful appeal of a lower court decision regarding the enforceability of a mortgage in the context of allegations of undue influence
• a generic pharmaceutical manufacturer and pharmaceutical distributor in various class proceedings relating to the sale and marketing of opioids in Canada
• the Ontario Long-Term Care Association in the Public Inquiry into the Safety and Security of Residents in the Long-Term Care Home System
• CI Mutual Funds Inc. at the Supreme Court of Canada in Fischer v. IG Investment Management Ltd., the most recent authority from the Supreme Court regarding the preferable procedure analysis for certification of class proceedings
• InterOil Corporation in Mulacek v. InterOil, a Yukon Court of Appeal decision concerning the use of fairness opinions in plans of arrangements
• Renfrew Power Generation Inc. in Plaunt v. Renfrew Power Generation Inc. in its successful motion to decertify a class proceeding on the basis that the class members’ claims did not raise any common issues
• the Canadian court-appointed monitor in a cross-border insolvency trial in Nortel Networks
• New Gold Inc. in Barrick Gold Corp. v. Goldcorp Inc. in its successful defence of a claim brought by Barrick Gold Corporation in respect of the sale of an interest in the El Morro mining project in Chile
• the Canadian underwriters in Coulson v. Citigroup Global Markets Canada Inc. in their successful dismissal of a class proceeding alleging prospectus misrepresentation
• various parties in applications for rectification of estate freezes