Michael Wilson

Michael’s representative work includes acting as counsel to:

Class Actions

• a US-based, Canadian-listed company resisting leave and certification in a class action with claims related to its prospectus disclosure and secondary market disclosure
• a publicly-traded company resisting the certification of a class action in relation to its securities disclosure
• senior officers of a publicly-traded company in a class proceeding relating to the company’s securities disclosure
• a corporate defendant in a consumer class action regarding price-fixing

Complex Corporate and Commercial Cases

• defending a multinational company against an oppression claim commenced by a purported creditor
• a co-founder/shareholder of a technology company in a dispute concerning the non-complete and non-solicitation provisions of a unanimous shareholders agreement
• a venture capitalist in defence of breach of contract and fiduciary duty claims made in connection with a share purchase transaction
• a Canadian wine-maker in defence of alleged breaches of a share purchase agreement and a shareholders agreement following the unwinding of a joint venture
• a professional services firm in asserting breach of contract, fiduciary duty and confidence claims against two departing senior employees
• a shareholder in a closely-held family business in a shareholder dispute

Regulatory Matters, Judicial Reviews and Claims Against the Government

• a cannabis retailer in response to regulatory inquiries from the AGCO
• a group of developers in a judicial review of a municipal council decision
• a Canadian pharmaceutical company in a claim against the federal government for breach of contract, negligence, and misfeasance in public office
• a Canadian pharmaceutical company in multiple judicial reviews against the federal government

Defamation Cases

• the Monitor in a CCAA proceeding defending defamation claims made by the former CEO of the CCAA debtor company
• the principal of a professional services firm in taking action against defamatory comments made by a competitor