KAREN M. MITCHELL
Karen Mitchell is a senior litigator at Bellmore & Moore with 20
years of practice in complex commercial litigation, emphasizing
securities law, business and employment disputes, and
professional discipline proceedings.

Having represented both plaintiffs and defendants at the Superior
Court of Justice and the Federal Court of Canada, and both
appellants and respondents before the Ontario Divisional Court, the
Ontario Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada, Ms.
Mitchell is experienced in litigating complex cases involving a
broad range of business and commercial disputes, including
shareholder actions, oppression remedy proceedings, wrongful
dismissal, breach of trust and libel actions, and claims in
professional negligence and fiduciary duty.

In addition, Ms. Mitchell has acted as counsel before
administrative tribunals including the Institute of Chartered
Accountants of Ontario (ICAO), the Ontario Municipal Board
(OMB), the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC), and the
Investment Dealers Association of Canada (IDA), and has
extensive arbitration and mediation experience.

Ms. Mitchell has authored on practice before the Ontario
Securities Commission and employment contracts, and is a
member of the Canadian Bar Association, the Toronto Lawyers
Association and the University Club of Toronto.
TEL:          416-581-1818 ext. 223
FAX:          416-581-1279

LAW SCHOOL:

Queen’s University (LL.B.)

PRACTICE AREAS:
Corporate & Securities Litigation
Business Litigation
Appellate Litigation
Professional Liability
Employment Law
Bankruptcy & Insolvency
Administrative Tribunals
Estate Disputes
Mediation & Arbitration
Libel & Defamation Litigation
Ms. Mitchell has acted as counsel in a number of leading cases including:        

978011 Ontario Ltd. v. Cornell Engineering Ltd.                         [Breach of contract, contract rectification & Fiduciary Duty]

In Re Estate of Harold E. Ballard                                                 [Will interpretation & Trustee obligations]

Ribeiro v. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce                     [Wrongful dismissal & Punitive damages]

National Business Systems Inc. v. Price Waterhouse et. al     [Fiduciary duty & Professional negligence]
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O.S.C. v. YBM Magnex                                                               [Statutory non-disclosure & O.S.C.  public interest.]

YBM Magnex v. Antes et. al.                                                       [Class action, Fiduciary duty & Professional Negligence.]

Wainbee Ltd. v. Trinova Canada                                                 [Breach of contract & Damages]

Naneff v. Rainbow Concrete                                                        [Shareholder oppression remedy]