Lipi Mishra

Lipi Mishra

Associate, Disputes

Toronto

(416) 862-4271 

[email protected]

Bar Admission: Ontario, 2017

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Lipi is an associate in Osler’s Disputes Group and a member of the Risk Management and Crisis Response team.

She advises clients on a wide range of complex commercial disputes and crisis management issues, with a particular focus on securities, regulatory enforcement issues, internal investigations, and class actions defence. Her commercial disputes practice also includes a variety of corporate and commercial matters, including shareholder disputes, corporate governance, and oppression claims. Lipi has appeared at all levels of court in Ontario. She represents clients in a broad range of industries including financial institutions, technology, and pharmaceutical companies.

Lipi is a graduate of McGill University’s combined civil and common law program. She is deeply committed to pro bono work and is an active contributor to Pro Bono Ontario’s initiatives. Lipi serves on the Board of Directors for the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) as well as the South Asian Bar Association of Toronto.

Areas of Expertise

Representative Work

  • M3-Brigade Acquisition III Corp

    M3-Brigade Acquisition III Corp. and Brigade Capital in the sale of its equity interests in Greenfire Resources to Waterous Energy

  • Wheaton Precious Metals Corp., in its successful defence of a proposed national securities class action seeking tens of millions in damages for alleged public misrepresentations relating to its tax filings.
  • Shoppers Drug Mart Inc. in its defence of a franchise class action brought by two of its Associate-owners representing all Associates in Shoppers Drug Mart stores outside of Quebec.
  • The European subsidiary of a Canadian mining company in an investor-state arbitration against a member of the European Union alleging discriminatory treatment under the terms of a bilateral investment treaty
  • Loblaw Companies Limited, in the precedent-setting trial of a tax dispute in the Tax Court of Canada relating to Loblaw’s international financial affiliate, and the subsequent successful appeal to the Federal Court of Appeal.
  • A global remediation company defending breach of contract litigation
  • A leading international computer software company defending employment litigation
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Awards and Recognition

  • Best Lawyers: Recognized as “One to Watch” in Corporate and Commercial Litigation
  • Junior Fellowship in Disability and Law, Faculty of Law, McGill University

Community Involvement

  • Board of Directors, South Asian Bar Association of Toronto
  • Board of Directors, Canadian Civil Liberties Association
  • Advisory Board, Practical Law: Corporate and Commercial Litigation
  • Pro Bono Ontario, Legal Advice Hotline Volunteer and Duty Counsel Volunteer
  • Girls E-Mentorship (GEM), Mentor (2017 to 2021)

Credentials

Education

  • McGill Faculty of Law, B.C.L/ L.L.B
  • McGill Faculty of Medicine, MSc., Epidemiology
  • University of Western Ontario, BHSc. Major in Global Health (Honours)

Languages

  • English
  • Hindi

Professional Affiliations

  • Canadian Bar Association
  • Ontario Bar Association
  • The Advocates' Society
  • Law Society of Ontario

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