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Ira Nishisato

Ira Nishisato

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22 Adelaide Street West, Suite 3400, Toronto, ON M5H 4E3

Corporate Commercial Litigation and Arbitration, Fraud, Cybersecurity and 6 more

About Ira Nishisato

Ira Nishisato is a lawyer practicing corporate commercial litigation and arbitration, fraud, cybersecurity and 6 other areas of law. Ira received a B.A. degree from University of Toronto, Trinity College, in 1990, and has been licensed for 31 years. Ira practices at Borden Ladner Gervais LLP in Toronto, ON.

Ira Nishisato (Toronto, Ontario)

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Ira Nishisato got this award in 2021

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Services

Areas of Law

  • Class Actions
  • Other 8
    • Corporate Commercial Litigation and Arbitration
    • Fraud
    • Cybersecurity
    • International
    • Defamation and Media Law
    • Privacy and Data Protection
    • Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL)
    • Investigations and White Collar Defence

Practice Details

  • Firm Information
    Position
    Partner
    Firm Name
    Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    Cases
    Representative Work: Defended global tobacco companies against a $50-billion claim for recovery of healthcare costs by Government of Ontario.
    Prosecuted claim involving a multi-million dollar, worldwide e-banking fraud perpetrated across multiple jurisdictions over the Internet.
    Obtained emergency interlocutory injunction for U.S. broker-dealer
    investment advisory firm Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. in a high technology contract dispute.
    Designed
    executed anti-piracy litigation strategies across Canada for satellite television providers Bell TV, DIRECTV
    DISH Network
    encryption technology provider NagraStar LLC.
    Designed
    executed anti-counterfeiting strategies for br
    owners such as Louis Vuitton Mallettier
    Zumba Fitness.
    Represented global pharmaceutical companies in injunction proceedings involving allegations of false
    misleading advertising.
    Represented an Internet Service Provider in an action concerning intermediary liability for websites hosted by it.
    Obtained court approval for numerous corporate plans of arrangement.
    Developed nationally recognized expertise in obtaining injunctions
    extraordinary interlocutory remedies, including over 80 Anton Piller orders, Mareva injunctions
    Norwich Pharmacal orders.
    Appointed as an officer of the court in connection with the supervision of Anton Piller orders in large-scale mortgage fraud cases for Royal Bank of Canada
    Bank of Montreal,
    in several trade secrets/confidential information cases.

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    1995, Ontario
    Memberships

    Professional Involvement

    •Co-Chair, Litigation Committee, International Bar Association
    •Director, Canadian Institute for Advanced Legal Studies (The Cambridge Lectures)
    •Co-Chair, National Expert Witness Academy, The Advocates' Society
    •Speaker and Skills Instructor, The Advocates' Society
    •Speaker, Law Society of Upper Canada, Ontario Bar Association and the International Bar Association

  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    University of Toronto
    LL.B.
    1993 awarded Dean's Key
    Other Education
    University of Toronto, Trinity College,
    Class of 1990
    B.A.
    Political Science and French

    University of Toronto, Trinity College,
    Class of 1990
    B.A.
    with High Distinction

    University of Cambridge, UK
    Class of 1996
    Diploma in International Law

Ira Nishisato

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Bay Adelaide Centre, East Tower22 Adelaide Street West, Suite 3400Toronto, ON M5H 4E3Canada

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