

Daniel Grodinsky
PartnerA true litigator, Daniel handles complex litigation, injunctions, arbitrations and regulatory and white-collar investigations for clients in a variety of industries. He favours a highly strategic approach to litigation and possesses the tactical acumen to deliver successful results.
He often acts for national and international corporations, as well as financial institutions, dealers and brokers (registrants) in commercial and securities disputes. He acts for clients in a wide variety of civil and statutory proceedings, including general commercial litigation and regulatory investigations.
He has significant trial experience in intellectual property litigation, primarily with respect to trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets.
Daniel also acts for a variety of Indigenous clients, asserting claims related to ancestral rights, land rights, and business disputes arising on Reserve land.
Since the beginning of his career, Daniel has acted for clients across the maritime industry, including container lines, shipowners, managers and operators, both in commercial disputes and in the context of regulatory investigations.
Daniel appears regularly before the Court of Appeal of Québec, the Superior Court of Québec, the Federal Court of Appeal and the Federal Court.
He is fluent in English and French.
- Civil and Commercial Litigation
- Securities Litigation
- Intellectual Property
- Aboriginal Law
- Transportation Law
- Maritime Law
- Financial Institutions and Financial Services Law
- Internal and Regulatory Investigations, Compliance and White Collar Defence
- Litigation and Dispute Resolution
- Extraordinary Remedies
- Successfully defended Aimia Inc. and Kognitiv Corporation in injunctive proceedings brought by Air Canada and Aeroplan Inc., thereby ensuring the completion of a $534 million transaction for the Intelligent Shopper Solutions and Air Miles Middle East loyalty programs.
- Lead litigation counsel on behalf of the Conseil des Atikamekw d’Opitciwan asserting ancestral rights over the Gouin Reservoir.
- Successfully obtained the seizure of a $1.6 million supercar, along with several luxury cars in proceedings before the Superior Court of Québec and the Federal Court of Canada.
- On behalf of Adobe Systems Inc., successfully obtained a series of injunctions and seizure orders to shut down a network of companies illicitly reselling software, along with a $5 million judgment in damages.
- Successfully obtained several Anton Piller orders to recover confidential information stolen via industrial espionage.
- Successfully opposed a number of trademark applications that were held to be confusing with the SECRET family of trademarks (Cortefiel S.A. v. Gildan Apparel (Canada) LP, 2014 FCA 255; Eclectic Edge Inc v. Gildan Apparel (Canada) LP, 2015 FC 1332).
- Counsel for the Right Honourable Brian Mulroney before the Oliphant Commission.
- Best Lawyers in Canada – Corporate and Commercial Litigation, 2024-2025
- American Bar Association, Member, since 2010
- The Advocates’ Society, Member, since 2018
- Canadian Bar Association – Québec branch, Member of the Executive Committee of the Criminal Law Division, since 2021
- Heart & Stroke Foundation of Québec, Fundraiser through a series of ultra-endurance competitions
- Co-author: “Arbitration and COVID-19”, One on One, New York State Bar Association, Albany NY, vol. 41, no. 2, Fall/Winter 2020, p. 25-26.
- Author: “Out-of-province bank accounts are no longer immune from scrutiny by Quebec tax authorities, says the Supreme Court of Canada”, July 10, 2019.
- Author: “L’ARQ voit son pouvoir étendu afin d’obtenir des institutions financières hors du Québec des informations concernant un contribuable” [The Québec Revenue Agency's powers have been broadened to allow it to obtain information about a taxpayer from financial institutions outside Québec], June 13, 2018.
- Author: “A Suspicious Investor With a Recording Device in his Pocket Walks Into His Investment Advisor’s Office…”, May 9, 2018.
- Author: “OSC and AMF Investigation Into Delayed Delivery of Disclosure Documents to ETF Investors Leads to $1.5M in Penalties”, February 26, 2018.
- Interviewed: “De BLG à...” [From BLG to...], Droit-Inc, article by Marie-Ève Buisson, September 3, 2024.
LL.B., Dalhousie University, 2007
LL.B., Université Laval, 2006
B.A., McGill University, 2004