Michael Binetti

Michael Binetti, a partner of the firm, brings a proven litigation background plus extensive experience in arguing both trials and appeals. He has demonstrated his strategic legal capability and expertise in wide-ranging areas of litigation. Michael’s peers and clients have commented that Michael is an “excellent and creative lawyer,” “finds unique solutions to complex problems,” and that “Michael gets it and knows how to win.”

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• Directors Fined Personally in FlightHub DRIP Pricing Settlement
• Bogus trial offer scheme lands business $15 million fine
• Wrong square footage leads to rescission of agreement of purchase and sale

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Kenneth A. Dekker

Kenneth Dekker, a partner of the firm, is a successful trial and appellate lawyer who is valued by his clients as a resourceful and practical litigation counsel. Over more than two decades, Ken has litigated noteworthy cases in a range of fields that include class action defence, securities and broker-dealer litigation and regulatory defence, corporate and shareholder disputes (including oppression and winding up cases), defamation, civil fraud litigation, disputes over contracts, injunctions, professional liability litigation, employment litigation and cross-border litigation issues. Ken has appeared before all levels of courts in Ontario, including the Ontario Court of Justice, the Superior Court of Justice, the Divisional Court and the Court of Appeal for Ontario, as well as before the Supreme Court of Canada. Ken also represents and advises clients in regulatory matters before the Investment Industry Organization of Canada (IIROC), the Mutual Fund Dealers Association of Canada (MFDA) and the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC). Ken has been recognized for Corporate and Commercial Litigation by Best Lawyers of Canada and has been given the highest available rating of AV, or pre-eminent, by his peers on Martindale-Hubbell.

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• Securities regulators provide guidance to investors and market participants during COVID-19 pandemic
• Amendments to the Rules of Civil Procedure bring overdue modernization to Ontario courts
• Supreme Court of Canada grants leave to appeal decision on enforcement of judgment against Caribbean islands

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• David Vaillancourt addressed House of Commons Committee about Competitiveness in Canada
• Michael Binetti quoted in Canadian Press coverage of $26b Rogers-Shaw merger
• Affleck Greene McMurtry LLP Welcomes Masiel Matus To The Partners' Table

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Peter R. Greene

Peter is a widely recognized and renowned litigator with substantial expertise in high profile and complex Commercial Litigation at the trial and appellate levels. Peter acts as counsel for insurance companies on professional liability, E&O claims, Director's and Officer's liability, and surety, fidelity and dishonesty bond claims. He has particular expertise in securities litigation and Regulatory Hearing, and has acted for Canada's largest investment firms. He regularly acts as defence counsel in large Class Actions before the courts in Ontario, and before national and provincial Regulatory agencies, boards and tribunals. Peter is regularly involved in large product liability and construction contract cases involving Construction Liens or Surety Bonds.

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• IIROC and MFDA Can Now Collect Fines in Court
• Kyle J. Peterson and Michael I. Binetti become Partners of Affleck Greene McMurtry LLP
• Performance, and Labour and Materials Payment Bonds - Avoiding the Pitfalls of the Surety's Defences to a Bond Claim

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