Vincent DeMarco

• Landry v. Aurora Cannabis Inc., 2026 ABCA 131 (Alberta Court of Appeal, AB, Canada); 2025 ABKB 387 (Alberta Court of King’s Bench, AB, Canada): successfully resisted Aurora Cannabis Inc.’s attempt to strike the plaintiffs’ claims at the Alberta Court of King’s Bench and on appeal at the Alberta Court of Appeal.
• Gilchrist v. Just Energy Group, 2025 ONSC 6275 (Ontario Superior Court of Justice, ON, Canada): securities class action that settled for US $25M.
• Vista Sudbury Hotels Inc. v. The Oshawa Group Limited, 2026 ONSC 313 (Ontario Superior Court of Justice, ON, Canada): successfully represented a retail mall at trial against the Hudson’s Bay Company for breach of contract of an anchor tenant.
• Stajic v. Wayland Group Corp., 2026 ONSC 1680 (Ontario Superior Court of Justice, ON, Canada): a series of interrelated securities class actions that settled for $8M.
• McDonald v. Guyana Goldfields Inc., 2025 ONSC 2431 (Ontario Superior Court of Justice, ON, Canada): successful Rule 30.10 motion for production from third-party director, representing one of the first decisions where this relief has been granted before leave to proceed and certification in a securities class action.
• Bowles v. Reconnaissance Energy Africa, VLC-S-S-233808 (2024) (Supreme Court of British Columbia, BC, Canada): securities class action that settled for $5.075M and the related U.S. action In Re Reconnaissance Energy Africa Ltd. Securities Litigation 1:21-cv-06176-NRM-RML (E.D.N.Y) settled for $9.425M.
• Kwong v. iAnthus Capital Holdings Inc., 2024 ONSC 1311 (Ontario Superior Court of Justice, ON, Canada): successfully objected to an improvident settlement in a securities class action that lacked evidence concerning estimated class size, recovery per class member, and sufficient investigation.
• Relvas v. Auxly Cannabis Group Inc., 2023 ONSC 6394 (Ontario Superior Court of Justice, ON, Canada): securities class action that settled for $4M.

Vincent has been appointed for a second two-year term on the Young Advocates’ Standing Committee of the Advocates’ Society as one of 40 lawyers under 10 years of call across Canada. The Young Advocates’ Standing Committee is the voice for advocates under 10 years of call within Canada. YASC provides a community of peers, professional development opportunities, and a platform for young advocates to connect, learn, and contribute to the legal profession.

Vincent volunteers with Pro Bono Ontario and its free legal advice hotline and was previously involved with Pro Bono Students Canada while in law school. He is also a former member of the executive board of the Ontario Bar Association’s Environmental Law section.

Vincent is also a member of the Canadian Bar Association and the Ontario Bar Association.

• Chair and Moderator – “Young Advocates’ Mentoring Panel,” The Advocates’ Society, Toronto, (May 28, 2026).
• “Developments in Securities Class Actions,” Advocates’ Society’s 15^th Annual Securities Symposium, (Sept. 2025).

• “The Sedona Canada Primer on Artificial Intelligence and the Practice of Law“, Sedona Canada, Working Group 7 26 SEDONA CONF. J. 103, Contributing Editor,  (2025).
• “Keeping Tabs Magazine: Emerging Judicial Guidance, Tips from Recent Decisions”, The Advocates Society, (2022).

• Best Lawyers in Canada “Ones to Watch”  – Corporate and Commercial Litigation (2023–2026)

Court rejects cannabis company’s appeal to strike investor claims in putative class action, Law360 Canada (April 27, 2026). Read more here.