Direct: 416.217.0887
Fax: 416.217.0220
Email: MFournie@cmblaw.ca
vCard
Mitchell Fournie is a litigator with a focus on corporate and commercial disputes. He has experience acting for both plaintiffs and defendants in a wide range of business disputes, including breach of contract claims, shareholder oppression claims, professional negligence, employment and wrongful dismissal, fraud, defamation, investment loss, and insurance litigation. Mitchell has represented clients in trials and appeals at all levels of court in Ontario, the trial courts of Saskatchewan and Newfoundland and Labrador, several administrative tribunals, and in private arbitration.
In addition to his civil litigation practice, Mitchell is experienced representing individuals and companies facing investigation and enforcement proceedings before the Ontario Securities Commissions (now Capital Markets Tribunal), the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO, formerly, the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada and the Mutual Fund Dealers Association), as well as the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA). Mitchell’s insight into the regulatory landscape of the wealth management industry allows him to provide practical, business-focused advice for those facing investigations and prosecutions.
Prior to joining the firm in 2018, Mitchell articled at the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, where he clerked for the judges of the civil, class actions, and commercial list, as well as the family and criminal courts.