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Securities Litigation

Farris has experienced securities solicitors working in conjunction with its leading litigators to provide a highly effective service to its clients.

Our securities litigators have acted in numerous takeover bids and proxy battles for companies incorporated under British Columbia, Yukon, and federal law, before both the courts and the British Columbia Securities Commission. Farris cases have included obtaining an injunction against an attempted takeover bid in Aurizon Mines Ltd. v. Northgate Minerals Corp. (2006), 57 B.C.L.R. (4th) 137, 2006 BCSC 1022, affirmed (2006), 55 B.C.L.R. (4th) 203, 2006 BCCA 340; and defeating an application to postpone a shareholders’ meeting regarding a proposed merger arrangement in Proprietary Industries Inc. v. eDispatch.com Wireless Data Inc. (2001), 30 B.C.L.R. (3d) 87, 2001 BCSC 1850. 

Our litigators have obtained court approval for numerous corporate arrangements including the acquisition of CHC Helicopter Corporation (CHC) by First Reserve Corporation in an all-cash transaction that valued CHC at an adjusted enterprise value of $3.7 billion; the acquisition of Aspreva Pharmaceuticals Corporation by Galenica Group in a transaction with a total value of approximately US $915 million; and the acquisition of Radiant Resources Inc. by Tiomin Resources Inc. in a share exchange transaction.

More generally, we have considerable experience in advising and representing clients in corporate reorganizations and in shareholders disputes, including oppression proceedings and derivative actions. We have acted for and against investors and brokerage firms with respect to investments, including disputes involving inter-jurisdictional issues. 

Farris Partner Robert Anderson, Q.C. has both appeared before and/or conducted judicial review proceedings of decisions from a wide spectrum of statutory decision makers including the British Columbia Securities Commission and discipline panels of the Vancouver Stock Exchange and Canadian Venture Exchange, as well as appearing before the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC).

Farris Partner Alison Narod is Disciplinary Panel Chair for IIROC. She is a former member of the board of governors of the Vancouver Stock Exchange, former Disciplinary Panel Chair for the Vancouver Stock Exchange, the Canadian Venture Exchange, and the TSX Venture Exchange.

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Our Securities Litigation Lawyers

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Robert S. Anderson, Q.C. Partner randerson@farris.com 604 661 9372
Scott A. Dawson Partner sdawson@farris.com 604 661 9354
Ludmila B. Herbst Partner lherbst@farris.com 604 661 1722
Dylana R. Bloor Associate dbloor@farris.com 604 661 9355
Rebecca M. Morse Associate rmorse@farris.com 604 661 1712
Teresa M. Tomchak Associate ttomchak@farris.com 604 661 1711
Mike J. Wagner Associate mwagner@farris.com 604 661 9388