LINDA FUERST is a partner at Lenczner Slaght.
Linda's litigation practice includes a broad range of commercial and professional liability matters, with a particular focus on securities litigation and regulatory issues. She has appeared before all levels of court in Ontario, and in connection with investigations and proceedings by the Ontario, Alberta and Nova Scotia Securities Commissions, Market Regulation Services (now IIROC), the Mutual Fund Dealers Association and the Competition Bureau. She has also provided legal advice and services relating to internal investigations into matters including possible insider trading and backdating of stock options.
Linda graduated from Osgoode Hall Law School with an LL.B. in 1981, clerked for the Chief Justice of the High Court of Ontario, and was admitted to the Ontario Bar in 1983. She practised criminal law and served as a part-time Assistant Crown Attorney before joining the Enforcement Branch of the Ontario Securities Commission, where she was appointed Senior Investigation counsel. She joined Lenczner Slaght in 1994 after a rotation at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, D.C. She is recognized for her expertise in LEXPERT, Best Lawyers in Canada and Martindale-Hubbell.
Linda plays an active role in the legal profession as the former President of the Osgoode Hall Law School Alumni Association Board of Directors and is a recipient of the Association’s Gold Key Award. She is also a member of The Advocates’ Society and the Canadian Bar Association. Linda has spoken at numerous continuing legal education programs on advocacy, evidence and securities enforcement and litigation, and has lectured at the Osgoode Hall Law School part-time Master's program in securities law.
Case Comment - Quizno’s Canada Restaurant Corporation v. 2038724 Ontario Ltd., 2010 ONCA 466
