Overview

Under the agreement of this take-private transaction worth C$9 billion, Boralex will continue to operate as an independent private company following closing.

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Erin Chesney is a partner in our Litigation group in Toronto. She is a passionate advocate known for her creativity in constructing legal arguments and getting desired results for her clients.

Erin maintains a broad civil litigation practice with an emphasis on commercial litigation. Her commercial litigation practice includes acting for financial institutions on a range of issues, including breach of contract and negligence disputes. Erin has also developed expertise in the areas of access to information proceedings, acting for several clients before the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario and at the Divisional Court, as well as advising companies across the country on a variety of access to information related matters. Erin is also involved in medical defence work on behalf of the Canadian Medical Protective Association in civil, administrative and regulatory contexts.

Erin has appeared before all levels of court in Ontario, including the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Ontario Court of Justice, Divisional Court of Ontario and Ontario Court of Appeal and regularly appears at the Commercial List in Toronto on complex commercial disputes. She has also successfully defended against a leave application to the Supreme Court of Canada through her written advocacy. Erin has also appeared before the Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta, the Court of Appeal of Alberta, the Discipline Committee of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario, the Consent and Capacity Board and the Health Professions Review Appeal Board.

Practice Areas

• Real Estate

Bar Information

Called to the bar: 2017 (ON)