Our White Collar Crime Group
It is becoming a corporate fact of life that many directors, officers or senior executives will be involved in a white collar investigation and/or prosecution during the course of their professional career. Some proceedings will be anticipated; others will come as a surprise. Regardless of the circumstances, BLG's White Collar Crime Group is available around the clock to represent clients through all phases of the investigation and prosecution of white collar and regulatory offences, beginning with the execution of search warrants, production orders or documentary summons right through to the hearing and sanction phases of administrative or court proceedings.
As the largest Canadian law firm, BLG is uniquely positioned to respond to a full range of concerns that may arise across a broad spectrum of industries across the country. We represent clients subject to investigations and proceedings in the Health, Environmental, Labour/Workplace Safety, Securities/Financial Services, Competition, Intellectual Property, Tax and Bankruptcy and Insolvency fields. With a team that includes a former Assistant Crown Attorney, counsel with significant experience defending criminal and regulatory charges, former members of regulatory agencies – including the former Manager of Litigation of the Enforcement Division of the Ontario Securities Commission – and access to over 750 professionals across the country, BLG has the capability to handle the most complex and multifaceted matters with an approach that is integrated and speaks your language.
BLG believes that nothing less than achieving results through excellence will do. This commitment to service has resulted in the frequent recognition of many of our legal professionals at home and abroad. Professionals in BLG's White Collar Crime Group were featured in the 2010 edition of Best Lawyers in Canada© and recognized with a Martindale-Hubbell AV ® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rating.
At BLG, the White Collar Crime Group is committed to acting as your strategic partner when you need one most.
Our Services
The White Collar Crime Group regularly acts for clients in the following areas:
- Defending clients charged with criminal and regulatory offences at all levels of court and before administrative tribunals.
- Advising clients who may be targets and/or parties to future or existing criminal or regulatory prosecutions and investigations.
- Representing parties subject to complex, multi-jurisdictional prosecutions and clients facing joint cross-border investigations involving multiple regulatory and law enforcement agencies.
- Assisting clients in commencing criminal proceedings against third parties by filing private criminal complaints with the courts.
Our Experience
- Defended clients charged with criminal and regulatory offences at all levels of court, including the Ontario Superior Court, the Ontario Court of Appeal, the Federal Court of Canada, and the Supreme Court of Canada.
- Represented clients before provincial securities regulators, the Mutual Fund Dealers Association of Canada, and the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada.
- Represented parties subject to forfeiture of proceeds of crime proceedings in Canada 's first ever prosecution for insider trading under the Criminal Code.
- Acted as counsel for parties bringing criminal proceedings in relation to trademark violations.
- Advised clients during course of IMETs (RCMP Integrated Proceeds of Crime) and POC (RCMP Proceeds of Crime) investigations.
- Advised and represented clients facing cross-border prosecutions, including those relating to the SEC and the US Postal Service.
- Advised and represented clients in relation to workplace fraud, theft and white collar offences.
- Represented corporations facing prosecutions under the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
- Special counsel to the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada in relation to market manipulation proceedings.
- Acted as counsel for corporation facing regulatory proceedings under Ontario Drug Benefit Act.