Tel: 416-646-4311

Fax: 416-646-4301

E-mail: Gordon.capern@paliareroland.com

Gordon Capern practices in the area of corporate, commercial and civil litigation, with particular emphasis in shareholder litigation. He is a graduate of Osgoode Hall Law School and was called to the Ontario Bar in 1991. He has advised clients and acted as counsel in the resolution of disputes in all areas of corporate and commercial activity including: 

shareholder and partnership disputes

director, officer and employee litigation, with considerable expertise in their fiduciary obligations

liability of professional advisors

general commercial disputes

Mr. Capern appears before all levels of Ontario Courts and before a number of tribunals, and has extensive experience in mediation and arbitration. He has been involved in a number of significant briefs including:

Acting for a number of corporate stakeholders regarding Asset-Backed Commercial Paper (ABCP)

Acting for minority shareholders before the Ontario Securities Commission in Hollinger.

Acting for the City of Toronto at the Toronto Computer Leasing Inquiry.

Advising boards and special committees in various matters involving director and officer liability.

Acting for the successful respondent at the Ontario Court of Appeal in a decision which established the proper procedures in pursuing shareholder derivative actions.

He is active in The Advocates' Society, where he participates regularly as a panelist and instructor, and has acted as a professional mentor to law students. He is the partner in charge of information technology and litigation support for Paliare Roland. Mr. Capern is on the board of the Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research (www.canfar.com), where he also co-chairs AIDSbeat (www.aidsbeat.com), the legal community's annual rock 'n' roll bash. Mr. Capern acts as Vice-Chair of the Canadian board of the African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF Canada - www.amrefcanada.org) which funds and builds medical and health infrastructure projects in the neediest parts of Africa. AMREF was a recipient of the 2005 Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Award.