Alistair Crawley
Canada Guide 2025
Band 1 : Litigation: Securities
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About
Provided by Alistair Crawley
Practice Areas
Alistair Crawley is a founding partner of Crawley MacKewn Brush LLP and is one of Canada’s leading securities and corporate commercial litigation lawyers. Alistair’s practice includes all aspects of litigation and advice involving the capital markets and the securities industry, including investigations and enforcement hearings, contested corporate transactions and investment loss claims.
Alistair has argued some of Canada’s most significant securities law cases, including the leading case on timely disclosure in the context of merger and acquisition transactions. He has extensive experience as defence counsel in regulatory and quasi criminal investigations concerning public disclosure, registration, insider trading, fraud, and other forms of alleged market malfeasance.
Alistair has paired his securities regulatory expertise with an active corporate litigation practice involving contested corporate transactions and shareholder meetings, stakeholder disputes in both public and private corporations, corporate governance and directors’ and officers’ liability. Alistair’s commercial litigation expertise includes class actions, contract disputes, professional negligence, tort and breach of fiduciary duty claims and complex insurance coverage disputes.
Chambers Review
Canada
Alistair Crawley is well positioned to represent clients in cases stemming from investigations and failed transactions, as well as class actions. He is based in Crawley MacKewn Brush's Toronto office.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Alistair is a superb, effective and practical lawyer."
"Alistair is top, top, top notch."
"Alistair is a great all-round lawyer and adviser."
"Alistair is a great strategist and an excellent advocate."
"Alistair is a top-tier securities and commercial litigator who is at the top of his game."
"Alistair is a superb, effective and practical lawyer."
"Alistair is top, top, top notch."
"Alistair is a great all-round lawyer and adviser."
"Alistair is a great strategist and an excellent advocate."
"Alistair is a top-tier securities and commercial litigator who is at the top of his game."