Litigation and Dispute Resolution
Disputes require balancing between knowing when to deploy hard-hitting formal advocacy, when to negotiate a mutually acceptable result instead of fighting, and when to use creative dispute resolution tools, including in litigation, arbitration and mediation, to drive strategic business results. The Goodmans Litigation and Dispute Resolution Group is skilled at achieving this balance and deploying all three approaches to achieve its clients’ objectives.
We understand that disputes are disruptive to your business and to you, with the cost of a business dispute reaching beyond your bottom line, and we seek to minimize that disruption. We also understand that all disputes are not the same, with some requiring all-out tenacity and others involving a delicate hand to solve a controversy without destroying an important relationship. As in business, dispute resolution involves deploying the right tool for the job and our lawyers are expert with respect to many litigation and dispute resolution tools and knowing in which situations to use each one. We bring to every controversy our advocacy skill, creativity and judgment.
Whatever your dispute, we can handle it. Our lawyers have vast experience as advocates in the business context, are acknowledged as leaders in many ratings publications, and have specific expertise in a multitude of legal fields and industries, some of which are listed below.
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Litigation and Dispute Resolution
Climate Change Suits Against the Government: Mathur v. Ontario Appeal Decision
The Court of Appeal for Ontario has released its appeal decision in Mathur v. Ontario involving a lawsuit by youth applicants challenging as inadequate Ontario’s legislated targets and plans for… -
Capital Markets
Clarification on Rules Relating to the Removal of Directors by Shareholders
In OneMove Capital Corporation v. Dye & Durham Limited (“OneMove v. D&D”), the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (the “Court”) held that shareholders may not submit a proposal under section… -
Capital Markets
Delaware Court Finds Advance Notice Bylaw Amendments Unenforceable, But Denies Relief Based on Dissident Shareholders’ Deceptive Conduct
The Supreme Court of Delaware’s recent decision in Kellner v. AIM ImmunoTech Inc. provides important guidance on the limits of a board’s authority to amend an “advance notice” bylaw in the context of… -
Litigation and Dispute Resolution
No “Magic Words” Required: Supreme Court of Canada Holds Exclusion Clauses Released Seller From Implied Statutory Conditions
On May 31, 2024, the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in Earthco Soil Mixtures Inc. v. Pine Valley Enterprises Inc., 2024 SCC 20, which clarifies how contractual exclusion clauses are to… -
Capital Markets
Public Safety Canada Releases Updated Guidance on Modern Slavery Reporting Obligations
The Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act (the “Act”) came into force on January 1, 2024, implementing enhanced reporting requirements for certain entities to… -
Crisis Management and Urgent Proceedings
Panoramic Next: Crisis Management 2024 - Canada Chapter
Mark Dunn and Sarah Stothart co-authored the Canada Chapter of Panoramic Next: Crisis Management 2024. Through a series of interviews with expert legal…
Awards & Recognition
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Chambers Canada Band 3, Litigation: General Commercial Ontario 2025
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Best Law Firms - Canada Recognized, Director and Officer Liability Practice 2025
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Best Law Firms - Canada Recognized, Corporate and Commercial Litigation 2025
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Best Law Firms - Canada Recognized, Advertising and Marketing Law 2025
News & Events
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Banking and Financial Services
Goodmans Recognized in the Inaugural Edition of Best Law Firms - Canada 2025
Goodmans is delighted to share we are featured in the inaugural edition of Best Law Firms - Canada 2025, recognizing us as one of the country’s exceptional law firms across 40 industries and practices… -
Banking and Financial Services
Goodmans Continues to be named one of Canada’s Best Law Firms for 2025
We are pleased to announce Goodmans continues to be featured on The Globe and Mail’s Canada’s Best Law Firms list, recognizing us as one of the country’s best law firms for 2025.Goodmans was listed… -
Mergers and Acquisitions
Chambers and Partners Once Again Honours Goodmans with Top-Tier Recognition
We are delighted to announce Goodmans LLP continues to receive top-tier recognition from Chambers and Partners in the Chambers Canada 2025 Guide.Recognition from Chambers and Partners is based on…