Sept. 30, 2024 - In a recent ruling, Canada’s Federal Court of Appeal held that Facebook, Inc. (now Meta Platforms Inc.) breached its obligations under Canada's Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) by sharing Facebook users’ personal information with third-party apps hosted...
Eighteen Davies Partners Recognized Among Canada’s Leading Litigation Lawyers in ROB/Lexpert Special Edition
Davies’ status as a leader in litigation has been reaffirmed in the Report on Business/Lexpert Special Edition – Canada’s Leading Litigation Lawyers, with eighteen partners named in this year’s guide.
Known for its trial expertise, Davies’ renowned Litigation practice has a consistent record of success in many of Canada’s most complex, high-stakes commercial disputes. The team recently acted for the Liquor Control Board of Ontario in defending claims asserted against it for approximately $1.5 billion in antitrust class action proceedings; it also acted for LinkedIn in a case that resulted in a decision denying class certification for a multi-defendant proposed class action alleging violations of Québec’s Consumer Protection Act.
Davies partner Matt Milne-Smith is also quoted in a feature article in the special edition about trends in secondary market securities class actions.
Published annually in the December issue of Report on Business, Canada’s Leading Litigation Lawyers profiles Lexpert-ranked lawyers in several areas of business-related litigation.
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