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James D.G. Douglas

Senior Counsel

Toronto
[email protected]
416.367.6029

Expertise

Vincenza Carrera

Practice Assistant

Toronto
[email protected]
416.367.6427

Jim’s practice focuses on securities litigation and regulation, including shareholder disputes, shareholders’ class actions, M&A litigation, broker liability suits, regulatory proceedings, criminal prosecutions and related internal investigations.

Jim also provides representation in general commercial disputes, including contract disputes, debtor/creditor rights, commercial torts and energy market litigation.

Within BLG, Jim is the national leader of our Securities Litigation Group and the co-chair of our Investigations and White Collar Defence Group.

Jim was Senior Investigation Counsel at the OSC in 1989-90. He was also the Litigation Manager for the Enforcement Branch of the OSC in 1996-97. Both positions were secondments from BLG.

James D G provides legal services through a Law Corporation.

Testimonials

Chambers Canada

James Douglas offers notable strength in securities and regulatory litigation. He is described by sources as a "tremendous guy," a "good litigator" and a "first-rate lawyer".

Experience

  • YBM Magnex International Inc. et al. – represented one of the respondent’s directors in OSC proceeding, and related sharedholders’ class action. 
  • IAMGold Corporation – represented applicant in oppression claim.
  • Helix BioPharma – represented the company in proxy fight.

Beyond Our Walls

Professional Involvement

  • Member, Canadian Bar Association
  • Member, The Advocates' Society

Awards & Recognitions

  • Recognized in Chambers Canada — Canada's Leading Lawyers for Business (Litigation: Securities Ontario). 
  • Recognized in Chambers Global — The World's Leading Lawyers for Business (Dispute Resolution: Ontario).
  • Recognized in the 2023 edition (and since 2021) of The Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory (Litigation — Corporate Commercial, Litigation — Directors' and Officers' Liability, Litigation – Securities).
  • Recognized in the Lexpert®/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada (Litigation - Securities).
  • Recognized in the Lexpert® Guide to the Leading U.S./Canada Cross-Border Litigation Lawyers in Canada (Litigation - Corporate Commercial).
  • Recognized in the 2022 (and since 2020) of Lexpert Special Edition: Energy
  • Recognized in the 2020-2022 editions of Lexpert Special Edition: Litigation
  • Recognized as a leading litigator in the Lexpert®/Report on Business Litigation Special Edition.
  • Recognized as a 2019 Acritas Star
  • Recognized in Benchmark Canada — The Definitive Guide to Canada's Leading Litigation Firms & Attorneys as a "Local Litigation Star: Ontario" and a "Litigation Star: Securities".
  • Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada® (Corporate and Commercial Litigation, Securities Law).
  • Recipient of the Ontario Bar Association 2019 President’s Award.

Bar Admission & Education

  • Ontario, 1981
  • LLB, University of Toronto, 1979
  • BA in Economics, University of Toronto, 1976

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