Biographical notes for Joseph Groia

Speaker, "Current Continuous Disclosure Issues in Ontario" Public Disclosure Session, Corporate Summit, Toronto, December 3-5, 1996

"Disclosure Issues in Ontario: Has Materiality Become Immaterial?" (1998) 5 CFinancing 29

Born 9 December 1954

Educated University of Toronto B.A. 1976, LL.B. 1979

Founding Partner, Groia & Company 2000–

Partner, Litigation, Heenan Blaikie 1990-2000

Director, Enforcement Branch (1987-90), and Special Counsel (1990), Ontario Securities Commission

Associate General Counsel, Ontario Securities Commission 1985-87

Called to the Bar of Ontario 1981

Instructor in Trial Advocacy, Bar Admission Course 1988–

Guest Lecturer, National Institute of Trial Advocacy 1985–

Instructor in Law, Ryerson Polytechnical Institute 1977–1995

Special Lecturer, University of Toronto, Osgoode Hall Law School of York University, University of Western Ontario and McGill University

Member, Law Society of Upper Canada, Canadian Bar Association, International Bar Association, Advocates' Society, Lawyers Club

Frequent speaker on securities law, auditors liability and corporate securities, litigation at various regional and national conferences, seminars and workshops, specially for continuing education programs

Mr. Groia practices primarily in the field of regulatory and securities litigation. He has extensive experience in takeover bid and shareholder cases, claims for and against investment dealers, administrative hearings at the Ontario Securities Commission and white-collar and regulatory defence.