Alan Mark has extensive experience as a corporate and commercial litigator. His areas of expertise include securities and M&A litigation, shareholder and partnership litigation, class actions, commercial litigation, and banking and insolvency. He has appeared at all levels of the Ontario and federal courts, including the Supreme Court of Canada, and before various administrative tribunals. Mr. Mark has been lead counsel on a number of high-profile domestic and cross-border cases.
Mr. Mark also maintains a substantial electricity law and regulation practice. For many years he has represented the interests of industry participants in proceedings before the Ontario Energy Board and the courts. Mr. Mark has advised many parties in connection with the restructuring of Ontario's electricity industry.
Mr. Mark is regional chair of our Ontario litigation practice.
Selected client work
Mr. Mark has acted as counsel or lead counsel to the following clients:
ˇ Gildan Activewear Inc. in shareholder misrepresentation class action regarding earnings guidance, including civil secondary market liability claims under recent amendments to the Ontario Securities Act
ˇ Schneider Corp. in its takeover battle with Maple Leaf Foods
ˇ Mackenzie Financial Corporation in connection with its takeover by Investors Group
ˇ The public utilities commission of the Town of Walkerton in class action litigation resulting from the Walkerton water contamination
ˇ Bell Canada International in class action suit by investors
ˇ The Special Committee of IAMGold Corporation in litigation regarding hostile takeover bid by Golden Star Resources
ˇ Ravelston Corporation and Lord Conrad Black in litigation concerning Hollinger Inc.
Rankings and recognitions
ˇ Recognized by Benchmark Canada as a litigation star
ˇ Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
ˇ Best Lawyers in Canada, 2012 - Energy Regulatory Law: Electricity, Director and Officer Liability, Corporate and Commercial Litigation, Securities
ˇ Chambers Global: The World's Leading Lawyers for Business, 2011: Dispute Resolution (Class Action)
ˇ Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory
ˇ PLC Which lawyer?, 2011 - Dispute resolution
Memberships and activities
ˇ Law Society of Upper Canada
ˇ Canadian Bar Association
ˇ Metropolitan Toronto Lawyers Association
ˇ Regular instructor in trial advocacy at Osgoode Hall Law School
Directorships
ˇ The Advocates' Society
Related Publications
IMAX decision - Secondary market liability for misrepresentations
Ontario court certifies Canada's first secondary market liability suit for misrepresentations under the Ontario Securities Act civil liability provisions
21/12/2009
Ontario bench and bar instructed to consider "proportionality"
The Ontario Rules Committee recently gave approval in principle to a package of discovery reform initiatives. The initiatives stem from two important reports received by the Ontario Attorney General in recent years, the Discovery Task Force Report, which was delivered by the Honourable Mr. Justice
20/10/2008
Related News
The Livent appeal begins
Senior partner Alan Mark discussed the beginning of the Livent appeal live on BNN's The Close.
04/05/2011
Ogilvy Renault's Alan Mark welcomed to American College of Trial Lawyers
Ogilvy Renault is pleased to announce that Alan Mark, senior partner with the firm, has been inducted as a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. The College is composed of the best of the trial bar from the United States and Canada and is widely considered to be the premier professional
30/09/2010
Copycat Class-action Bites Dust
Alan Mark, Randy Sutton and Katherine Smirle were noted in the Globe and Mail and National Post for their recent class action victory for Playtex. The Ogilvy Renault team succeeded in obtaining a dismissal of a class action regarding the company's sunscreen products.
13/01/2010
Powerhouse Jim Hodgson has Entered the Building
Ogilvy Renault is pleased to announce the long-awaited arrival of senior partner Jim Hodgson.
01/08/2008