Emily Y. Fan
Partner / Chair, Dispute Resolution & Advocacy, Canada
+1.647.499.0614
Emily provides business-forward advice. She is an accomplished litigator and Chair of the firm’s Dispute Resolution & Advocacy Practice in Canada. Her multifaceted practice focuses on complex shareholders’ and business disputes, and debtors’ and creditors’ remedies. Emily represents clients across a broad spectrum of industries, including emerging technologies in various sectors, SaaS, automotive, health, telecommunications, professional services, banking, and real estate.
Leveraging her keen business judgment, Emily provides creative yet pragmatic solutions to challenges arising in disputes and all phases of litigation. She also provides strategic advice to preempt litigation. Emily has extensive experience representing clients before all levels of court in Ontario, Canadian federal courts, and regulatory bodies. She frequently handles bankruptcy and insolvency matters, including serving as counsel to creditors and various court-appointed officers.
Emily has been recognized by Best Lawyers in Canada for corporate commercial litigation and her work involving director and officer liability. She has also been consistently recommended by The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory in the corporate and commercial litigation category and was named to Lexpert’s “Rising Stars: Leading Lawyers Under 40” list.
Prior to joining Mintz, Emily was the Deputy Practice Group Leader of the Dispute Resolution and Advocacy Group at a top Toronto litigation boutique.
Emily provides business-forward advice. She is an accomplished litigator and Chair of the firm’s Dispute Resolution & Advocacy Practice in Canada. Her multifaceted practice focuses on complex shareholders’ and business disputes, and debtors’ and creditors’ remedies. Emily represents clients across a broad spectrum of industries, including emerging technologies in various sectors, SaaS, automotive, health, telecommunications, professional services, banking, and real estate.
Experience
- Served as counsel to creditors and receivers in various receiverships relating to real estate developments.
- Defence counsel to major accounting firms in various matters including public inquiries, and contractual disputes.
- Counsel to a national telecommunications company in various contractual disputes.
- Served as counsel to one of North America’s largest vehicle processing and transshipment facilities in a contractual and alleged negligence dispute.
- Served as counsel to the receiver in receiverships of Bondfield-related companies.
- Counsel to an emerging technologies company in various product disputes.
- Defence counsel in high-stakes fraud claims.
- Counsel to one of North America’s largest private developers in various contractual disputes and a dispute within a third-party restructuring proceeding.
- Counsel to shareholders in complex oppression actions involving commercial real estate.
- Counsel to majority shareholders in an oppression action relating to hospitality businesses
- Defended General Motors in a breach of contract claim brought by a former supplier.
- Served as defense counsel in Canadian national class action proceedings involving Volkswagen TDI.
News & Press
Mintz Continues Growth in Toronto with New Partners
January 17, 2025
Mintz announces Adam Banack, Geoffrey Cher, and Emily Y. Fan have joined as partners in the firm’s Toronto office. Since opening just over 18 months ago, Mintz’s Toronto office has grown nearly sevenfold to handle clients’ most sophisticated business issues.
Mintz Toronto Is in for the Long Haul as It Nears Two Years Proving Naysayers Wrong
January 17, 2025
The Globe and Mail published a feature story about Mintz’s Toronto office, highlighting Mintz’s growth and success in Toronto in tandem with the arrival of new Partners Adam Banack, Geoffrey Cher, and Emily Fan. Insights from Mintz Managing Member Bob Bodian and Toronto Office Managing Member Mitch Frazer are included throughout the piece. The article also mentions Toronto office founding Partners Michael Akkawi, Cheryl Reicin, Eric Foster, and Lee Johnson, as well as Mitch, and includes additional insights from Cheryl and Geoff.
Emily provides business-forward advice. She is an accomplished litigator and Chair of the firm’s Dispute Resolution & Advocacy Practice in Canada. Her multifaceted practice focuses on complex shareholders’ and business disputes, and debtors’ and creditors’ remedies. Emily represents clients across a broad spectrum of industries, including emerging technologies in various sectors, SaaS, automotive, health, telecommunications, professional services, banking, and real estate.
Recognition & Awards
The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory: Consistently recommended for Corporate Commercial Litigation (2020 – 2024)
Best Lawyers in Canada: Corporate and Commercial Litigation (2021 – 2024)
Best Lawyers in Canada: Director and Officer Liability Practice (2024)
Lexpert: Rising Star Awards – Leading Lawyers Under 40 (2022)
Emily provides business-forward advice. She is an accomplished litigator and Chair of the firm’s Dispute Resolution & Advocacy Practice in Canada. Her multifaceted practice focuses on complex shareholders’ and business disputes, and debtors’ and creditors’ remedies. Emily represents clients across a broad spectrum of industries, including emerging technologies in various sectors, SaaS, automotive, health, telecommunications, professional services, banking, and real estate.
Involvement
- Member, Canadian Bar Association
- Member, Ontario Bar Association
- Member American Bar Association
- Member, The Advocates’ Society
- Member, New York State Bar Association
- Member, Commercial List Users' Committee, Ontario Superior Court of Justice – Commercial List
- Volunteer Duty Counsel, Court of Appeal for Ontario, Pro Bono Law Ontario Amicus Project
- Former Member, Board of Directors, Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario
Recent Insights
Mintz announces Adam Banack, Geoffrey Cher, and Emily Y. Fan have joined as partners in the firm’s Toronto office. Since opening just over 18 months ago, Mintz’s Toronto office has grown nearly sevenfold to handle clients’ most sophisticated business issues.
The Globe and Mail published a feature story about Mintz’s Toronto office, highlighting Mintz’s growth and success in Toronto in tandem with the arrival of new Partners Adam Banack, Geoffrey Cher, and Emily Fan. Insights from Mintz Managing Member Bob Bodian and Toronto Office Managing Member Mitch Frazer are included throughout the piece. The article also mentions Toronto office founding Partners Michael Akkawi, Cheryl Reicin, Eric Foster, and Lee Johnson, as well as Mitch, and includes additional insights from Cheryl and Geoff.
