Can Polley Faith help if a securities regulator has started investigating my company?

Its securities litigation practice runs in both directions. Some of the firm's lawyers have prosecuted cases for the Ontario Securities Commission, while others defend companies and individuals facing securities regulators, and the firm points to that two sided experience on its site.

My business is facing an urgent legal threat, can Polley Faith move quickly?

The firm describes a crisis management practice built for existential or reputational threats, and says it can put a team together within hours when a matter can't wait on a normal litigation timeline.

Does Polley Faith defend white collar and fraud charges?

Yes. Its white collar crime practice combines lawyers with backgrounds as criminal prosecutors with commercial litigators, and the firm says it investigates, prosecutes, and defends complex criminal and white collar fraud matters.

Does Polley Faith argue appeals, including at the Supreme Court of Canada?

Yes. The firm argues appeals across Canada, including at the Supreme Court, and its lawyers include former clerks of the Supreme Court of Canada and the Ontario Court of Appeal.

How do I get in touch with Polley Faith?

The firm's office is at 77 King Street West, Suite 2110, in Toronto's TD North Tower. It can be reached by phone at 416 365 1600 or by email at admin@polleyfaith.com.

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About Polley Faith LLP

Polley Faith LLP is a litigation firm in downtown Toronto, founded in 2010 by Mark Polley and Andrew Faith. Both had been litigators at McCarthy Tetrault before moving into criminal prosecution work, and they opened the firm together that year. The team is built around a mix of senior litigators and junior lawyers hired straight out of judicial clerkships, and the firm currently counts two clerks from the Supreme Court of Canada and four from the Ontario Court of Appeal among its lawyers.

Its practice covers complex commercial and shareholder disputes, securities litigation, white collar and fraud matters, regulatory and professional discipline cases, insolvency litigation, class action defence, and appeals up to the Supreme Court of Canada. Past matters include acting as defence counsel in litigation over a $509 million Sears Canada dividend and representing a client in a mining royalty dispute involving more than $100 million. The firm also describes a crisis management practice built to put a team together within hours when a client faces a sudden legal or reputational threat, on top of its longer running commercial and regulatory work.

Practice areas

Civil Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Class Actions

Criminal Defence

Bankruptcy & Insolvency

Health Law

Administrative & Regulatory Law

Business & Corporate Law

Milestones & recognition

Mark Polley and Andrew Faith founded Polley Faith in 2010, after both had worked as litigators at McCarthy Tetrault and then, separately, as criminal prosecutors.
Benchmark Litigation named the firm Canada's Litigation Boutique of the Year in 2020.
Polley Faith was named a Globe and Mail Top Law Firm in 2021.
Benchmark Litigation gave the firm its National Impact Case award twice: in 2019 for a mining royalty dispute involving more than $100 million, and in 2021 for its defence work in litigation over a $509 million Sears Canada dividend.
Firm lawyers appear in the Chambers Canada and Best Lawyers in Canada rankings.

In the community

The firm pairs every summer student with an associate mentor from day one, and gives articling students both an associate mentor and a senior principal.
One of the founders is a guest instructor at Osgoode Hall's Intensive Trial Advocacy Workshop.

Good to know

Wheelchair accessible

Lawyers 12

This firm’s lawyers at a glance

Called to the bar: 2001–2025 · median 7 years in practice 10 of 12 lawyers
Law schools: University of Ottawa (3), University of Toronto (3), University of Windsor (2), Dalhousie University, Osgoode Hall Law School, University of British Columbia and 1 more 12 of 12 lawyers
Languages on the roster: French

Who handles what

The neighbourhood

Polley Faith's office is in the TD North Tower at 77 King Street West, one of the towers of the Toronto-Dominion Centre in the city's financial district. The complex was designed by the modernist architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, working with John B. Parkin Associates and Bregman and Hamann Architects, with its towers going up in phases between 1967 and 1969. The Ontario Heritage Trust describes it as a notable example of the International Style in Canada, one that reshaped Toronto's skyline and influenced other buildings across the country.

Frequently asked questions

Can Polley Faith help if a securities regulator has started investigating my company?: Its securities litigation practice runs in both directions. Some of the firm's lawyers have prosecuted cases for the Ontario Securities Commission, while others defend companies and individuals facing securities regulators, and the firm points to that two sided experience on its site.
My business is facing an urgent legal threat, can Polley Faith move quickly?: The firm describes a crisis management practice built for existential or reputational threats, and says it can put a team together within hours when a matter can't wait on a normal litigation timeline.
Does Polley Faith defend white collar and fraud charges?: Yes. Its white collar crime practice combines lawyers with backgrounds as criminal prosecutors with commercial litigators, and the firm says it investigates, prosecutes, and defends complex criminal and white collar fraud matters.
Can Polley Faith defend my company in a class action?: The firm's class action defence practice has handled large claims, including litigation over a $509 million Sears Canada dividend, and it says it's prepared to take a case to trial rather than settle by default.
Does Polley Faith argue appeals, including at the Supreme Court of Canada?: Yes. The firm argues appeals across Canada, including at the Supreme Court, and its lawyers include former clerks of the Supreme Court of Canada and the Ontario Court of Appeal.
How do I get in touch with Polley Faith?: The firm's office is at 77 King Street West, Suite 2110, in Toronto's TD North Tower. It can be reached by phone at 416 365 1600 or by email at admin@polleyfaith.com.

Where to find them

77 King St. West, Suite 2110, TD North Tower, Toronto, ON M5K 2A1 · 416-365-1600

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