CMB Logo

LAWYERS

photo of photo of
ALEXANDRA GRISHANOVA Associate

Direct: 416.217.0859
Fax: 416.217.0220
Email: agrishanova@cmblaw.ca
vCard

Alexandra Grishanova is the firm’s Director of Legal Research. She researches and analyzes complex and novel legal issues in all of the firm’s practice areas, with particular emphasis on securities, administrative and privacy law. Alexandra writes legal opinions, as well as arguments and submissions for a wide variety of administrative tribunals and all court levels.

In addition to delivering training and overseeing research by the firm’s associates and students, Alexandra coaches the Osgoode mooting team in the Davies’ Annual Corporate/Securities Law Moot.

Prior to joining the firm in 2017, Alexandra served as a judicial law clerk to the judges of the Divisional and Superior Courts in Toronto, including Commercial List judges. Prior to becoming a lawyer, she worked in the areas of information management, access to information and privacy with the Ontario Public Service.

Alexandra is a member of the Advocates Society and the Toronto Research Lawyers group.

Speaking Engagements & Publications

Co-Author, What Can SEC Sweeps of Off-Channel Communications Teach Canadian Securities Markets Participants? Stop Texting (for Work), October 10, 2023

Speaker, Hot Topics in Enforcement: Trends and Issues in Quasi-Criminal Proceedings, & Privacy, Confidentiality and Self-Incrimination Concerns in Enforcement Matters, The Advocates Society — 13th Annual Securities Symposium, September 28, 2023

Lecturer, Class Actions: Getting Leave and the Role of the Judge as Gatekeeper”, Osgoode Hall Law School LLM Program in Securities Law, Securities Litigation and Enforcement Course, September 15, 2023

Speaker, Perspectives on the Personal Liability of Directors and Officers in Securities Litigation, The Advocates Society — 11th Annual Securities Symposium, September 23, 2021

Co-Author, C.M. Callow Inc. v. Zollinger: The Duty of Honest Contractual Performance Clarified, January 21, 2021

Co-Author, Should OBSI Have the Power to Make Binding Orders?, PCMA E-News Brief, January 30, 2017

Co-Author, A Fine Balance: The Characteristics of Effective AND Enforceable Restrictive Covenants, PCMA E-News Brief, December 12, 2017

Contact

Direct: 416.217.0859
Fax: 416.217.0220
Email: agrishanova@cmblaw.ca
vCard

Education

Called to the Bar – 2017

J.D., Osgoode Hall Law School – 2016

B.A and M.L.I.S. (Library and Information Science), St. Petersburg State University of Culture and Art (Russia) – 2001

A.A. (Journalism), Georgia Perimeter College, Atlanta, USA – 2003

Associations

Member of the Advocates’ Society

Toronto Reseach Lawyers