Zachary Pringle

Tel: 647.725.2605zpringle@babinbessnerspry.comvCard
Experience

Zachary Pringle joined the firm as an associate in April 2020. Prior to joining the firm, Zach practiced at a regional full service firm where he acted for clients in a wide range of litigation matters involving commercial and shareholder disputes, directors and officers liability, bankruptcy and insolvency, and class action proceedings.

Zach has appeared before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, the Court of Appeal for Ontario, and various administrative tribunals across Canada including the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO, formerly the MFDA and IIROC), insurance tribunals such as the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (FSRA) and the Insurance Council of British Columbia (ICBC), and the Capital Markets Tribunal (CMT).

Zach graduated from Western Law with a concentration in Business Law. While in law school, he worked at Western’s Community Legal Services Clinic, where he co-developed a wills and estates project to provide low-income seniors with access to wills, and presented a series of Public Legal Education workshops in the London, Ontario community.

Zach has continued to dedicate much of his time throughout his career volunteering with legal clinics. Zach is currently a supervising lawyer at Osgoode’s Investor Protection Clinic, which provides pro-bono legal services to people in Ontario who have suffered investment losses but cannot afford to hire a lawyer.

Prior to law school, Zach obtained a B.A. (Hons.) from Western University, where he dedicated his free time to volunteering with the Children’s Aid Society, Big Brothers Big Sisters, and Special Olympics Ontario, earning him an award from Western University for his dedication to community service.

 

Representative Work

Zach’s experience includes acting for:

  • Advisors and dealers in regulatory enforcement proceedings before CIRO (formerly IIROC and the MFDA), CMT, FSRA, FP Canada, the ICBC, and the AIC on various issues, including unsuitable recommendations and strategies, discretionary trading, privacy breaches, personal financial dealings, outside business activities, misappropriation of funds, stealth advising, commission churning, forms contraventions, and others.
  • Advisors, dealers, and investors, on plaintiff and defence side civil litigation for investment losses arising out of alleged unsuitable recommendations, discretionary trading, and other issues.
  • Investment advisors and dealers in employment and principal/agent disputes arising out of the termination of the advisor’s employment or agent contract.
  • A major Canadian retailer in connection with international anti-trust class action proceedings dealing with credit card interchange fees charged by Visa, MasterCard, and others.   
  • Shareholders of privately held corporations in proxy battles (replacement of the board of directors).
  • A global bank and other creditors and trustees in proceedings under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act.
Publications

For our securities blog, including Zach’s articles, please click here.

Affiliations & Education

Professional Affiliations:

  • Law Society of Ontario
  • Canadian Bar Association
  • Ontario Bar Association
  • The Advocates’ Society
  • Toronto Lawyers Association

Bar Admission:

  • Ontario, 2017

Education:

  • Western University, J.D. 2016
  • Western University, B.A. (Hons. 2012)

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