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About
Provided by Wendy Berman
Practice Areas
Significant experience in complex cross-border commercial and securities-related litigation, often involving parallel regulatory, criminal and class action proceedings. Provides strategic advice and representation to companies and their directors/officers on allegations of corporate misconduct and has extensive experience dealing with Canadian regulatory and law enforcement agencies. Recognized for being insightful and creative, career highlights include successfully representing clients in some of Canada’s largest investigations and proceedings involving disclosure violations, insider trading, market manipulation and other fraud-related allegations, corruption and anti-bribery, shareholders’ remedies, litigation aspects of proxy contests, take-over bids and other acquisitions, corporate governance and securities class actions.
Career
Ontario Bar, 1992
British Columbia Bar, 2015
Professional Memberships
From June 2020 to December 2021, she served as Vice-Chair of the Ontario Securities Commission. During her tenure, she was a member of the Commission, its board of directors, adjudicative committee and executive team.
Wendy is a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America, a member of the Canadian Bar Association, The Advocates’ Society and the Women’s Law Association of Ontario. Wendy is a former member of Board of Directors of the Advocates’ Society, the Securities Proceedings Advisory Committee and the Executive Committee of the Women in White Collar Defense Association.
Chambers Review
Canada
Wendy Berman has a formidable reputation for her work in securities class actions and regulatory proceedings. She is a prominent figure in Toronto's securities field, with further renown for her recent term as vice-chair at the Ontario Securities Commission.
Wendy Berman is one of Canada's premier securities litigators. Based in Toronto, she represents her clients in both single-plaintiff and class action suits.
Wendy Berman is a highly experienced securities litigation lawyer and also has represented public companies in complex investigations relating to potential fraud, corporate misconduct and disclosure violations. She is based in McCarthy Tétrault's Toronto office.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Wendy Berman is terrific, I have a lot of admiration for her. She is one of the top lawyers in the field. She is extremely bright and energetic, with a very engaging personality. Clients love her."
"Wendy is an exceptional advocate and a wonderful human being. She is a phenomenal legal talent and I can always be assured that I am receiving the most informed, current, timely and strategic advice."
"Wendy is a rare litigator. She is so smart and so creative. She is very client service oriented, but also exceptional at her craft. Wendy is exceptional. She really does stand out in her space."
"Wendy is one of the leading securities litigators in Ontario. She is very smart and very committed in the subject area. She has huge experience and great judgement."
"Wendy Berman really combines expertise in civil litigation and securities litigation field in a way that is almost unparalleled. She's highly responsive and practical. I'm a big fan!"
"Wendy is phenomenal."
"Wendy is extremely bright and energetic. A very engaging personality, clients love her."
"Wendy is extraordinarily practical and cooperative, but also tenacious and aggressive. She is an absolutely phenomenal lawyer."
"Wendy is a brilliant lawyer and brings her knowledge and experience to all legal engagements."
"Top-level understanding of securities regulation and regulators in Canada. She is clearly a go-to practitioner for sophisticated clients in this space."
"Wendy Berman is very strong securities class action and regulatory lawyer."
"Wendy is a rare litigator. She is so smart, creative and very client service-oriented, while being exceptional at her craft."
"Wendy Berman is terrific, I have a lot of admiration for her. She is one of the top lawyers in the field. She is extremely bright and energetic, with a very engaging personality. Clients love her."
"Wendy is an exceptional advocate and a wonderful human being. She is a phenomenal legal talent and I can always be assured that I am receiving the most informed, current, timely and strategic advice."
"Wendy is a rare litigator. She is so smart and so creative. She is very client service oriented, but also exceptional at her craft. Wendy is exceptional. She really does stand out in her space."
"Wendy is one of the leading securities litigators in Ontario. She is very smart and very committed in the subject area. She has huge experience and great judgement."
"Wendy Berman really combines expertise in civil litigation and securities litigation field in a way that is almost unparalleled. She's highly responsive and practical. I'm a big fan!"
"Wendy is phenomenal."
"Wendy is extremely bright and energetic. A very engaging personality, clients love her."
"Wendy is extraordinarily practical and cooperative, but also tenacious and aggressive. She is an absolutely phenomenal lawyer."
"Wendy is a brilliant lawyer and brings her knowledge and experience to all legal engagements."
"Top-level understanding of securities regulation and regulators in Canada. She is clearly a go-to practitioner for sophisticated clients in this space."
"Wendy Berman is very strong securities class action and regulatory lawyer."
"Wendy is a rare litigator. She is so smart, creative and very client service-oriented, while being exceptional at her craft."
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