Areas of Practice

Securities Litigation

Our Summerside law firm is willing to act in litigation matters involving:

  • Broker dealers
  • Registered representatives
  • Investment advisors
  • Mutual funds sales persons
  • Traders
  • Public companies
  • Investor relation individuals
  • Individuals and corporations in disputes with investment professionals and firms

We provide advice and representation in all civil litigation matters related to:

  • Securities, including unauthorized trading and/or failure to follow instructions
  • Unsuitable investment advice and/or:
    • Trading exchange
    • Trading rule violations
    • Fraud and misrepresentation
    • Insider trading, market manipulation
    • Adequacy of supervision and compliance
    • Investigations and prosecutions by securities regulatory authorities

Investors and shareholders have rights and often need legal help to enforce them. We have experience litigating professional negligence claims in these areas and are able to represent either a plaintiff who feels they have been negligently represented by their stock broker or financial adviser. We also represent a large financial institution in defending them with respect to professional negligence claims and will continue to do so. In any claim, it is important to have the experience of, and to know all sides of a case. With the insight of all sides it is less difficult to negate a settlement or to win a trial.