Susan blends her corporate governance advisory and litigation expertise to provide strategic, timely, and effective advice to companies and individuals. She finds practical solutions to her clients’ legal issues, whether by way of creative negotiation, corporate action, or through the courts.
Susan’s advice to her clients is informed by her experience acting as defence counsel in complex, high-value capital markets litigation, including class actions; advising boards, special committees, and audit committees in a range of special situations; and prosecuting and defending allegations of securities fraud. She has also conducted investigations into a variety of alleged wrongdoing in public and private corporations. Finally, Susan also draws on her crisis and communication experience working in politics to ensure that her legal advice furthers her clients’ broader business and communication goals.
Susan has appeared before the Supreme Court of Canada, all levels of court in Ontario, the Federal Court of Canada, the Alberta Court of Appeal and Court of King’s Bench, the Ontario Securities Commission, the Ontario Capital Markets Tribunal, the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (formerly the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada), the Ontario Energy Board, other administrative tribunals, and the Canadian Senate’s Standing Committee on Banking, Trade, and Commerce.
Before striking out to practice through Susan Kushneryk Professional Corporation as a member of SkyCounsel, Susan founded and led the boutique litigation and advisory firm Kushneryk Morgan LLP. Previously, Susan was a member of the litigation departments at Torys LLP and Dentons Canada LLP, acted as enforcement counsel at the Ontario Securities Commission and at the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization of Canada, served on the staff of two Attorneys General of Ontario, and was a partner at Hansell LLP focusing on corporate governance matters.
She regularly speaks about corporate governance and capital markets issues.
Left Winnipeg for law school at University of Toronto and never looked back
Spent three months crisscrossing eastern and western Europe, weighing nomadism as a life choice
Visited Egypt and was awed by its wonders, which awe persists today
Coincident with the onset of the financial crisis, jumped into responding fray with the Ontario Securities Commission Enforcement group and delved deeper into market-collapsing asset backed commercial paper than anyone could want
Brought home the most amazing rescue puppy ever and learned both diligence and patience from that wicked-fast, 80-pound, four-legged toddler with very sharp teeth
Founded Kushneryk Morgan LLP and joined her clients as an independent business owner
Joined the amazing SkyCounsel Team to continue providing strategic, timely and effective advice to her clients
