Lawyer Profile
R. Seumas M. Woods
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
Seumas has a varied corporate-commercial disputes resolution practice. He has appeared as counsel before all levels of courts in Ontario, as well as before securities commissions across Canada and in numerous arbitrations and mediations. He brings with him a strong knowledge of the law, as well as a practical, common sense approach to legal problems.
Seumas' practice encompasses many areas, including international dispute resolution, transactional securities litigation, construction litigation, gaming-related claims, commercial disputes, investigations, shareholder litigation, personal injury and occupier's liability claims on behalf of companies in the hospitality industry, product liability claims for both consumers and manufacturers, franchise and distributorship disputes, and estate litigation.
A series of applications to Canadian securities regulators to cease-trade shareholder rights plans in connection with contested take-over bids, including Suncor Inc.'s bid for Canadian Oil Sands, BHP Billiton's bid for Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan, Cliffs Natural Resources Inc.'s bid for Spider Resources Limited, Research in Motion Limited's bid for Certicom Corp., and others
Proxy fights for the control of the boards of directors of Canadian public companies including Agrium Inc., Maudore Minerals Limited, Forbes and Manhattan Coal Corp. and Bioniche Life Sciences Inc.
Injunction proceedings seeking to restrain take-over bids, including bids by Research in Motion Limited and Rusoro Mining Limited
Construction and breach of contract claims against the public and private company owners of a number of renewable energy projects
Claims for over C$500-million against Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation by members of a joint venture involved in the design and construction of the Windsor Energy Centre
A C$17-million construction delay claim against the City of Mississauga in connection with the renovation of a project to renovate a historic building, which resulted in a trial judgment in the City's favour, subsequently upheld on appeal to the Court of Appeal
Practice Areas
Bar Information
Called to the bar: 1989 (ON)