Zackary Goldford Associate | Vancouver

About Zackary

Zackary is a commercial litigator. His practice focuses on complex corporate and securities disputes, including shareholder disputes, proxy contests, transactional litigation, class actions and appeals. He regularly advises companies and other capital markets participants on high-stakes disputes and corporate governance matters. He also advises clients on regulatory and enforcement matters, internal and government investigations and related litigation.

Zackary began his litigation practice after clerking for Justice Nicholas Kasirer at the Supreme Court of Canada. After his clerkship, he practised at a leading law firm in New York City, where he focused on high-profile securities litigation and investigations.

Zackary is fluent in English and French.

Select Experience

Zackary’s experience includes:

Securities Litigation

Defending against allegations of entrenchment and defensive tactics in a proxy contest before the British Columbia Securities Commission
Defending companies, underwriters and individual defendants in primary and secondary market misrepresentation class actions in British Columbia and Ontario
Defending a major Ohio-based electric utility in a securities class action and related regulatory proceedings in the United States

M&A and Governance Litigation

Obtaining court approval for routine and contested plans of arrangement
Acting for companies and shareholders in governance disputes, including through successful out-of-court negotiations and confidential arbitrations
Acting for purchasers and targets in post-transaction litigation and arbitrations

General Commercial Litigation

Acting for plaintiffs and defendants in breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, partnership, and other commercial disputes

Pro Bono

Acting for a single parent in obtaining an upward adjustment of child and spousal support in New York
Acting for a tenant in a wrongful eviction matter before the Ontario Landlord and Tenant Board