Shimon Sherrington
Associate
Experience
Shimon's focus is on:
- Commercial and general litigation
- Commercial Arbitration
- Construction litigation
- Securities litigation
- Shareholder disputes
Shimon has appeared before the Court of King's Bench in Alberta, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, the Ontario Court of Appeal, the British Columbia Supreme Court and commercial arbitrators and mediators.
Shimon has experience in diverse legal and factual contexts, including corporate disputes, restructuring and insolvency and financial services. Shimon has previously practiced at a leading national firm and litigation boutique in Toronto.
Languages:
Shimon is conversational in Czech.
Professional involvement
Professional associations:
- Member, Law Society of Alberta
Representative work
West Coast Cricket Organization v Cricket Canada, 2026 BCSC 490
Counsel to a non-profit national sports organization in petition proceedings regarding governance related disputes with members.
Panopus PLC v. A.I.S. Resources Limited, 2025 BCSC 1850
Lead counsel for the Plaintiff in a successful summary trial application, concerning debt claims pertaining to financial agreements, consulting services and project management agreements.
Government of Yukon v Victoria Gold Corp., CV-24-00725681-00CL
Counsel to a Yukon First Nation which successfully sought a receivership over a mining company following the catastrophic failure of a gold mine.
Securing employees unpaid wages and benefits
Lead counsel to a group of a dozen employees who successfully obtained unpaid wages and benefits from their employer.
Negotiating the separation agreement of related family companies
Counsel to a family in a mediation in a dispute regarding the separation of extensive real estate holdings which were jointly held with another family through family companies. Successful negotiation of a separation agreement between the parties.
Yurkovich et al. v. Citibank Canada et al., 2024 ONSC 4340 and 2024 ONCA 98
Coco Intl. Inc. et al. v. Green Infrastructure Partners Inc. et al., 2024 ONSC 1616
Counsel for the Respondent purchaser in a contractual interpretation dispute, successfully resisting an application for the release of escrowed funds by the seller following the closing of a share purchase transaction.
AFC Mortgage Administration Inc. v. Sunrise Acquisitions (Elmvale) Inc., 2024 ONCA 764
Counsel for the Respondent in a receivership application.