Mr. Pepall has, for over 40 years practiced civil litigation with an emphasis on professional liability and a wide range of commercial disputes. He has pleaded cases before all levels of court in Ontario and before the Supreme Court of Canada and the Federal Court. Special appearances have been made before the SEC, the OSC, the Estey Inquiry into Banking, and courts in Manitoba, South Carolina, California, British Columbia, and Nova Scotia. Mr. Pepall has broad and diverse experience but has developed particular expertise in shareholder disputes and in the representation of lawyers, accountants and directors and officers in professional negligence, securities, director and officer liability and fraud claims, whether pursued in individual proceedings, class actions or arbitrations. Consistently recognized as a leading lawyer in corporate and commercial litigation, securities litigation and professional liability in The Best Lawyers in Canada, The Lexpert Guide to the Leading US/Canada Cross-Border Litigation Lawyers in Canada, and The Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada. He is also designated as a Certified Specialist in the field of Civil Litigation by the LSO.