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.
TELE:         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]