Daniel Szirmak, Toronto | Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

About Daniel

Daniel has a broad commercial litigation practice with experience in a wide range of areas, including securities litigation, class actions, and complex contractual disputes. He has appeared before all levels of court in Ontario as well as the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC).

Daniel completed his articles with the Firm in 2015/2016. He previously spent a summer working at a U.S. law firm in New York and has completed internships with the Supreme Court of the United States, the Ontario Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration and the City of Toronto (as a prosecutor).

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Recent representative matters include acting as counsel to:

A group of U.S. funds in defending a C$1.3-billion action relating to the sale and acquisition of a major telecommunications company
The director of a public Canadian mining company in an OSC enforcement proceeding alleging misrepresentation in public disclosure and accounting controls failures
A multinational pharmaceutical company in defending a proposed national class action alleging negligence in connection with a well-known prescription medication
A large accounting firm in an OSC enforcement proceeding and related class and other civil actions alleging contraventions of Generally Accepted Auditing Standards in connection with its audits of a group of investment funds
A software company in a contractual dispute with a former corporate client
An Ontario public company in defending a wrongful dismissal action involving allegations of breach of director and officer duties against the former CEO and CFO
An Ontario broker-dealer in an IIROC enforcement proceeding alleging misuse of and failure to safeguard confidential information
Applicants and respondents in various proceedings involving the enforcement of letters rogatory obtained abroad
The plaintiffs/moving parties in Mareva injunction and other fraud recovery proceedings