Andrew McCoomb

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ABOUT ANDREW MCCOOMB

I am co-chair of NRF’s Toronto litigation department, practising in complex commercial and securities litigation and international commercial arbitration, with a specialty in technology and software disputes. My clients look to me for advice in moments of crisis, often when faced with sensitive reputational and regulatory issues with a cross-border dynamic.I also represent clients in high-stakes competition, consumer protection and fraud disputes, and regularly act for clients involved in disputes stemming from cybersecurity incidents. I am a member of the Canadian special situations team, which encompasses Canada\'s leading shareholder activist practice, sophisticated securities litigation and complex reorganization transactions.I have successfully acted as lead counsel to clients in cases at all levels of court in Ontario in trials, motions, applications and on appeal, and appear regularly before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice and the Commercial List. I have led successful commercial arbitration mandates in Canada and abroad. I have appeared before the Ontario Securities Commission and British Columbia Securities Commission, and served a term as part of the OSC\'s Legal Assistance Program through which I provided counsel services to unrepresented respondents involved in securities enforcement proceedings.