Mark Dunn

First Year of Call
2008 Ontario

Areas of Practice
Real Estate

Description
Mark Dunn is a partner in the Litigation and Dispute Resolution Group at Goodmans. He has acted as lead counsel to parties involved in complex, and often urgent, disputes before all levels of court in Ontario, the Supreme Court of Canada and arbitral tribunals.

Real estate litigation is a significant part of Mark’s practice. He understands the legal principles that apply to, and the business realities of, real estate disputes, and has litigated joint venture, lease, mortgage enforcement and trust disputes, among others relating to real estate. He has also represented owners and contractors on a number of significant construction disputes.

Mark has also developed significant expertise in corporate and securities litigation, including litigation arising from disputed proxy contests, class proceedings relating to alleged misrepresentations and class proceedings commenced under the Competition Act. He has acted in significant cases relating to breaches of contract, shareholder disputes and corporate oppression. Mark also has experience with the quantification of large and complex damages claims.

Mark also carries on an active insolvency and restructuring practice, which includes acting for court-appointed officers, creditors and other stakeholders in litigation and restructuring proceedings. He appears regularly before the Commercial List in Toronto.

Mark has also acted on a variety of shareholder disputes, including oppression claims, shareholder class actions and proxy contest litigation. He provides strategic advice to, and litigates on behalf of, companies, shareholders and directors.

Mark also acts for victims of civil fraud, having led efforts to investigate, identify and prove fraud, freeze assets obtained by fraud and maximize recovery for affected victims. In addition to recovering assets, Mark has advised victims on how to prevent or address negative publicity and other collateral consequences of fraud.

Mark is recognized by Benchmark Litigation Canada as a “Future Star”, and for corporate and commercial litigation by The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory and Best Lawyers in Canada.