Lawyer Profile
James Gotowiec
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
With experience across competition, securities regulatory and commercial litigation, James is a skilled advocate with broad industry insights, representing clients in corporate and commercial disputes.
James maintains an active civil litigation practice that includes competition litigation, class actions, intellectual property, corporate/commercial disputes and public law. With experience across sectors, including automotive, manufacturing, communications, consumer goods and transportation, James brings nuanced industry perspective to help clients effectively navigate and resolve their disputes.
James has appeared as counsel in the Supreme Court of Canada, in the Federal Court, the Federal Court of Appeal, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice and the Court of Appeal for Ontario, the British Columbia Supreme Court and the Saskatchewan Court of Queen's Bench, as well as before the Competition Tribunal and the securities commissions of Ontario, British Columbia and Alberta.
Torys acted as counsel to Rogers Communications in Rogers v. Voltage before the Supreme Court of Canada, relating to ISPs rights to be reimbursed for complying with Norwich orders
BWXT Nuclear Energy Canada in successfully responding to an application for judicial review brought before the Federal Court by a citizen group concerning the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission’s decision to renew an operating license for a nuclear fuel manufacturing facility
Ticketmaster Canada, Live Nation Entertainment and other related entities in class actions in Saskatchewan, Ontario, Québec and British Columbia concerning alleged violations of the Competition Act and consumer protection legislation in connection with secondary market ticket sales practices
Ontario Power Generation in its successful appeal to the Federal Court of Appeal of the granting of an application for judicial review of the environmental assessment of the Darlington New Nuclear Power Plant Project and subsequent issuance of a license to prepare the site by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Pfizer Canada in patent infringement proceedings before the Federal Court of Canada concerning patents for quinapril, the active ingredient in its drug ACCUPRIL®
Practice Areas
Bar Information
Called to the bar: 2011 (ON)