Daniel Szirmak, Toronto

About Daniel

Daniel practises complex commercial litigation with a focus on securities litigation, including class actions, regulatory enforcement proceedings and internal investigations. His experience includes acting for clients in disputes relating to auditors' liability, contested transactions, insider trading, proxy fights, oppression remedy claims and complex contractual disputes. Daniel 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
KPMG LLP in Hrusa v. CannTrust Holdings Inc. et al., a proposed securities class action relating to alleged financial disclosure misrepresentations
Torstar Corporation in connection with the court approval of its acquisition by NordStar Capital L.P.
Grant Thornton LLP in Kew Media Inc. et al. v. Grant Thornton LLP, a Receiver's action
RBC Global Asset Management Inc. in Ross v. RBC Global Asset Management Inc., a class action relating to trailing commissions in the mutual fund industry
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
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