Peter Greene is a recognized litigator with significant expertise in Commercial Litigation at the trial and appellate levels. Peter acts as counsel for insurance companies on professional liability, E&O claims, Director's and Officer's liability, and surety, fidelity and dishonesty bond claims. He has particular expertise in securities litigation and Regulatory Hearing, and acted for Canada 's largest investment firms. He has appeared on numerous Inquests involving products liability claims and in defending prosecutions under the Occupational Health and Safety Act. Peter regularly appears before the Ontario Securities Commission and the Investment Dealers Association. He has been involved in major construction claims in several of the Provinces in Canada acting for contractors, owners, and sureties involving construction lien claims, and as defence counsel for sureties on claims under Performance and Labour and Material Payment Bonds.
Peter obtained his LL.B. from Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia and was called to the Bar in Ontario in 1980. Certified as a specialist in civil litigation by The Law Society of Upper Canada, Peter has authored numerous papers, including "Avoiding Construction Claims and Disputes -- Construction Contract Interpretation Disputes", "Common Guarantee Defences and Collecting from Guarantor", "Stock Broker Obligations -- Know Your Client Rule" and "Y2K Insurance Coverage -- Professional Liability Policies". Peter is a senior partner of Affleck Greene McMurtry LLP.
Peter's Practice Areas
Securities Litigation -- including Regulatory Hearings
Banking Litigation
Construction Litigation -- including construction liens and Performance and Labour and Material Payment Bond claims
Products Liability -- including Inquests
Insurance -- including surety, fidelity, dishonesty bonds and professional/liability defence
Employment - wrongful dismissal
Injunctions
Professional Negligence
Libel, Slander and Passing Off Litigation
Intellectual Property
Class Action Defence Litigation
Occupational Health and Safety Act Defences and Inquests
Partnership Litigation
Enforcement of Foreign Judgments
Senior Trial
Appellate Counsel
Peter's Education
B.A., Dalhousie University, major in history, minor in economics (1974)
D.P.A., Dalhousie University (1975)
LL.B., Dalhousie University (1978)
(President of Graduating Dalhousie Law Class-1978)
Fasken & Calvin Articles, September 1978-June 1979
Osgoode Hall, Bar Admission Course 1979-1980
Peter's Legal Career
Partner -- Affleck Greene McMurtry LLP, 2003-Present
Partner -- Kelly Affleck Greene, 1992-2003
Partner -- Fasken, Campbell Godfrey, 1989-1992
Partner -- Fasken & Calvin, 1986-1989
Associate -- Fasken & Calvin, 1980-1986
Called to the Bar, Ontario, 1980
Certified as a Specialist in Civil Litigation, 1996
Peter's Professional Activities
Member of The Canadian Bar Association
Member of The Advocates' Society
Member of The Toronto Lawyers Association
Member of The American Bar Association
Member of N.S.C.P.
Member of The American Securities Industry Association-Compliance and Legal Division
Associate Member of the Tort and Insurance Practice Section (TIPS) of the American Bar Association
