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Chad Pilkington Toronto Counsel

Chad Pilkington

Counsel Fasken
Jurisdiction Ontario, 2016
Language(s) English
Office(s) Toronto
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Overview

Chad Pilkington maintains a broad litigation practice, focused on a range of civil, corporate / commercial, and administrative issues.

Chad provides strategic advice to clients on all aspects of dispute resolution. He has represented clients before the Court of Appeal, Divisional Court, Superior Court of Justice, Small Claims Court, and arbitral tribunals.

Chad is experienced in a variety of areas, including class actions, securities, insurance, and franchise law.

Chad provides assistance to unrepresented litigants as part of the Pro Bono Law Ontario Duty Counsel Project and regularly volunteers as Duty Counsel at the Toronto Small Claims Court. As part of his pro bono contributions, Chad has been successful in assisting multiple pro bono clients in recovering fraudulently misappropriated funds.

Chad earned his law degree at the University of Toronto. While there, he was heavily involved in the faculty’s moot program and was part of the winning team at the 2014 Bowman Tax Moot.

Chad summered and articled with the firm before joining as an associate. Outside law, his interests include ultimate frisbee, hockey, politics, and photography.

Client Work

  • Represented BMW in first appellate case in Canada about European data protection requirements and Ontario discovery obligations, [Case - BMW AG and BMW Canada Inc.], Represented a German multinational car manufacturer in foreign data protection requirements and Ontario discovery obligations case.
  • IAMGOLD Corporation successfully responds to application seeking a preservation order, [Case - IAMGOLD Corporation], Canadian mining company successful in having an application to preserve a royalty pending a future potential claim dismissed
  • Lithium Royalty Corp. v. Orion Resource Partners et al., [Case - Trident Royalties PLC], Representing mining royalty company in dispute over purchase of lithium royalty
  • Anjac SAS acquires Apollo Healthcare Corp., [Deal - Anjac SAS], Paris-based health and beauty services provider acquires Canadian-based company specializing in the development and production of personal care, OTC and wellness products.
  • Alguire v. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company (Manulife Financial), 2018 ONCA 202, [Case - The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company]
  • Koroma v. MacDougall, 2017 ONSC 7184, [Case - TD Canada Trust, Candace MacDougall and David Lazzaro]
  • Guilbeault v. Knutson, 2017 ONSC 4828, [Case - Martin Clifford Knutson, Karen McMaster, Christine McBean, John Rapski, Garry Richer, Kenneth Russell and Thomas Cook]
  • Alguire v. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, 2016 ONSC 5295, [Case - The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company]

Career & Education

Education

  • JD University of Toronto
  • MA Western University
  • BA (Honours) University of Manitoba

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