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| | Address | | 2 Queen Street East, Suite 1500 | | Toronto, Ontario M5C 3G5 | | (City of Toronto) | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 416-593-1221 | | Telecopier: 416-593-5437 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.blaney.com | | | | Send Us Email |  |
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| Blaney McMurtry LLP practices in the following areas of law:
General Practice, Aboriginal Law, Administrative and Regulatory Law, Banking, Commercial Leasing, Commercial Litigation, Competition and Trade Law, Condominiums, Construction and Lien Law, Corporate and Commercial Law, Corporate Insurance Law, E-Commerce, Environmental Law, Estate Planning, Family Law, Franchising, Immigration Law, Insolvency Law, Insurance Litigation, Intellectual Property Law, Labour and Employment Law, Mortgage Remedies, Municipal and Planning Law, Professional Liability, Real Estate and Development Law, Secured Transactions, Securities Law, Taxation, Technology and Computer Law, Trusts and Estates. | | Year Established: 1954 | | Firm Size: 115 | | PARTNERS OF FIRM | | + James W. Blaney, Q.C. (Partner) born 1928; admitted to bar, 1954, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1950); Osgoode Hall. Practice Areas: Corporate Insurance; Banking Law; Corporate Law; Commercial Law. Email: James W. Blaney, Q.C. | | + Richard H. Krempulec, Q.C. (Partner) born 1937; admitted to bar, 1963, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto; Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1961; LL.M., 1999). Member: Lawyers Club of Toronto; The Advocates' Society. Practice Areas: Commercial and Insurance Litigation. Email: Richard H. Krempulec, Q.C. | | + Alex A. Mesbur, Q.C. (Partner) born 1942; admitted to bar, 1969, Ontario. Education: University of Saskatchewan (B.A., 1963); Queen's University (LL.B., University Medal for highest standing in graduating class, 1966); New York University (LL.M., 1967). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Trade; Franchising; Commercial Leasing. Email: Alex A. Mesbur, Q.C. | | + Barry T. Grant (Partner) born 1943; admitted to bar, 1971, Ontario. Education: Upper Canada College and University of Western Ontario (B.A., 1966); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1969). Member: Estate Planning Council of Toronto. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Real Estate Development; Estate Planning; Trusts and Estates. Email: Barry T. Grant | | + Robert Cohen, Q.C. (Partner) born 1945; admitted to bar, 1972, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1967); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1970). Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Real Estate Development; Estate Planning; Trusts and Estates. Email: Robert Cohen, Q.C. | | + Robert J. Potts (Partner) born 1946; admitted to bar, 1974, Ontario; 1986, Alberta. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1969; LL.B., 1972). Guest Lecturer: Mortgage Remedies Seminars, Law Society of Upper Canada, 1980 and 1982; Canadian Bar Association, 1991. Member: The Advocates' Society; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Professional Liability; Class Actions; Commercial Litigation; Aboriginal Law. Email: Robert J. Potts | | + Jeffery L. Freelan (Partner) born 1947; admitted to bar, 1975, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1970); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1973). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Real Estate Development; Condominium Law. Email: Jeffery L. Freelan | | + Roderick S. W. Winsor (Partner) born 1949; admitted to bar, 1975, Ontario. Education: Loyola University, Chicago (Rome, Italy) and Carleton University (B.A., 1970); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1973). Author: "Defense of Multi-Jurisdictional Product Liability Claims," (Insight 1990); "Bad Faith Claims in Canada," (Insight 1985, Cdn. J. Ins. Law 1986, Cdn. Instit. 1991); "Liability Claims," (Law Society of Upper Canada, 1992). Co-Author: "The Insurance Act of Ontario, Annotated," (Butterworths, 1987); "The Doctrine of Reasonable Expectations," (Insight Press, 1988). Member: The Advocates' Society; Canadian Bar Association (Member, Environmental, Insurance Aviation and Civil Litigation Sections). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Commercial Insurance; Environmental Law; Professional Liability; Aviation Litigation. Email: Roderick S. W. Winsor | | Jack Ditkofsky (Partner) born 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, Ontario; 1976, Quebec. Practice Areas: Tax; Corporate; Commercial Law; Estate Planning. Email: Jack Ditkofsky | | Michael J. Penman (Partner) born 1949; admitted to bar, 1975, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1970; LL.B., 1973). Member: The Advocates' Society. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Pensions; Competition; Trade; Technology Law; Computer Law; Executive Compensation. Email: Michael J. Penman | | + Stanley Kugelmass (Partner) born 1951; admitted to bar, 1977, Ontario. Education: McGill University (B.A., 1974); University of Windsor (LL.B., 1977). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Technology Law; Computer Law; Insolvency. Email: Stanley Kugelmass | | + Geza R. Banfai (Partner) born 1952; admitted to bar, 1978, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1973); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1976). Member, Forum on the Construction Industry, American Bar Association. Fellow, Canadian College of Construction Lawyers. Practice Areas: Construction Liens; Commercial Litigation. Email: Geza R. Banfai | | James W. Carson (Partner) admitted to bar, 1978, Ontario. Education: Queen's University (B.Sc., 1973); University of Western Ontario (LL.B., 1976). Registered: Canadian Trademark Agent, 1978—; Canadian Patent Agent, 1979—; U.S. Patent and Trademark Agent, 1986—. Member: Canadian Bar Association; Intellectual Property Institute of Canada; International Trademark Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property(100%). Email: James W. Carson | | Margaret E. Rintoul (Partner) born 1952; admitted to bar, 1978, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (B.A., 1973; LL.B., 1976). Member: Ontario Bar Association; Law Society of Upper Canada; Canadian Bar Association; Society of Trust and Estates Practitioners. Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates. Email: Margaret E. Rintoul | | Reeva M. Finkel (Partner) born 1953; admitted to bar, 1979, Ontario. Education: University of Manitoba (B.A., 1974; LL.B., 1977). Member: Canadian Bar Association; Metropolitan Toronto Lawyers Association. Languages: English. Practice Areas: Insurance Litigation; Commercial Litigation. Email: Reeva M. Finkel | | Elizabeth J. Forster (Partner) born 1951; admitted to bar, 1979, Ontario. Education: Queen's University (B.Com., 1974; LL.B., 1977). Member: The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Metropolitan Toronto Lawyers Association; The Advocates' Society. Practice Areas: Labor (Labour) and Employment; Commercial Litigation. Email: Elizabeth J. Forster | | D. Barry Prentice (Partner) born 1945; admitted to bar, 1979, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.Sc., 1974); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1977). Past-Instructor: Civil Procedure and Trial Advocacy, Ontario Bar Admission Course. Member: Metropolitan Toronto Lawyers Association; The Advocates' Society; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Labor (Labour) and Employment; Commercial Litigation; Technology Law; Computer Law. Email: D. Barry Prentice | | + Crawford W. Spratt (Partner) born 1945; admitted to bar, 1979, Ontario. Education: York University (B.A., 1973); University of Windsor (LL.B., 1977). Practice Areas: Corporate Insurance; Administrative Law; Regulatory Law. Email: Crawford W. Spratt | | Lou Brzezinski (Partner) admitted to bar, 1980, Ontario. Education: McGill University (B.A., Pol.S., with honours, 1974; LL.B., 1977; B.A., Civil Law, 1978). Associate: Arbitration and Medication Institute of Ontario; Credit Institute of Canada. Member: Canadian Bar Association; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Insolvency; E-Commerce Taxation; Employment Law. Email: Lou Brzezinski | | + Joan H. Garson (Partner) born 1953; admitted to bar, 1980, Ontario. Education: Dalhousie University (B.A., 1974); University of Toronto (LL.B., 1978). Practice Areas: Banking Law; Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Secured Transactions. Email: Joan H. Garson | | Mark Lichty (Partner) born 1952; admitted to bar, 1980, Ontario. Education: University of Waterloo (B.A., with honors, 1975); University of Western Ontario (LL.B., 1978). Author: "Product Liability Actions," Law Society of Upper Canada, 1988. Co-Author: with M.B. Snowden, "Annotated Commercial and General Liability Policy," Aurora, Canada Law Book, 1997. Member: Ontario Bar Association; American Bar Association; Metropolitan Toronto Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute; Canadian Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage; Insurance Policy Drafting; Product Liability Defense; Defense of Institutions Sexual Abuse Claims. Email: Mark Lichty | | + David S. Wilson (Partner) born 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto; University of Windsor (LL.B., 1978). Member: Advocates' Society. (Certified by the Law Society of Upper Canada as a Specialist in Civil Litigation). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Insurance Litigation. Email: David S. Wilson | | + Michael J. Bennett (Partner) born 1954; admitted to bar, 1982, Ontario. Education: Queen's University (B.Com., honours, 1977; LL.B., 1980); Osgoode Hall (LL.M., 1998). Instructor, Business Law Section of Bar Admission Course, 1984-1987. Practice Areas: Securities (Financing, Regulatory and Mergers); Corporate Law; Commercial Law. Email: Michael J. Bennett | | + H. Todd Greenbloom (Partner) born 1954; admitted to bar, 1982, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.Comm., 1977); Queen's University (LL.B., 1980). Affiliate Member, Canadian Franchise Association. Member: Canadian Tax Foundation. Practice Areas: Banking Law; Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Secured Transactions; Creditors; Franchising. Email: H. Todd Greenbloom | | + Stephen R. Moore (Partner) born 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto; Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1980). Member: The Advocates' Society. Practice Areas: Insurance Litigation. Email: Stephen R. Moore | | Christopher Kropka (Partner) admitted to bar, 1982, Ontario. Education: Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1980). Member: Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Real Estate Development; Corporate Law. Email: Christopher Kropka | | + Ian S. Epstein (Partner) born 1955; admitted to bar, 1983, Ontario. Education: McGill University (B.A. Hon., 1977; LL.B., 1980). Law Clerk, Supreme Court of Ontario, 1982-1983. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Professional Liability; Immigration Law. Email: Ian S. Epstein | | Mark E. Geiger (Partner) born 1946; admitted to bar, 1983, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (B.Sc. Hon., Physics & Chemistry, 1968; LL.B., 1981); University of Toronto (LL.B., 1981). Author: "Employment Law in the Film Industry." Past-Instructor: Trial Advocacy, Ontario Bar Admissions Course. Lecturer, Mohawk College on Employment Law. President, O.S.S.T.F. (Metro Toronto), 1976-1978. Member: The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Labour and Employment. Email: Mark E. Geiger | | Jess C. Bush (Partner) born 1956; admitted to bar, 1984, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1979); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1982). Practice Areas: Insurance Litigation; Commercial Litigation. Email: Jess C. Bush | | Steven P. Jeffery (Partner) born 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (LL.B., 1982); Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.M., 1999). Practice Areas: Secured Transactions; Real Estate; Real Estate Development; Corporate Law; Commercial Law. Email: Steven P. Jeffery | | Katherine L. Higginson (Partner) born 1954; admitted to bar, 1985, Ontario. Education: University of New Brunswick; Carleton University; University of Toronto (LL.B., 1983). Editor of Casenotes and Practice Notes, Canadian Family Law Quarterly (Carswell). Member: Metropolitan Toronto Lawyers Association (Trustee, 1990-1993). Languages: German. Practice Areas: Family Law. | | Jack B. Siegel (Partner) born 1958; admitted to bar, 1985, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.Sc., 1981); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1983). Member: Ontario Bar Association; Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Labor (Labour) and Employment Law; Accident and Disability Insurance; Human Rights; Election Law. Email: Jack B. Siegel | | Nadim Wakeam (Partner) born 1952; admitted to bar, 1985, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1976); Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B./M.B.A., 1983). Practice Areas: Corporate Commercial; Securities. Email: Nadim Wakeam | | Timothy P. Alexander (Partner) born 1957; admitted to bar, 1986, Ontario. Education: Queen's University (B.A., 1980); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1984). Member: The Advocates' Society. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Insurance Litigation. Email: Timothy P. Alexander | | Roger J. Horst (Partner) born 1951; admitted to bar, 1986, Ontario. Education: Wilfrid Laurier University; University of Western Ontario (B.A., Hons., 1977); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1984). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Class Actions; Insurance Litigation. Email: Roger J. Horst | | Deborah S. Grieve (Partner) born 1959; admitted to bar, 1986, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1981); University of Ottawa (LL.B., 1984). Practice Areas: Business Restructuring; Business Reorganization; International Insolvency; Insolvency; International Bankruptcy; Bankruptcy; Debtor and Creditor; Secured Transactions; Receiverships; Conveyancing. Email: Deborah S. Grieve | | Mirilyn R. Sharp (Partner) born 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, Ontario. Education: York University; University of Toronto (LL.B., 1985). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Class Actions. Email: Mirilyn R. Sharp | | Brett J. Tkatch (Partner) born 1960; admitted to bar, 1988, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1983); Osgood Hall Law School (LL.B., 1989). Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Real Estate Development; Commercial Leasing. Email: Brett J. Tkatch | | Dominic T. Clarke (Partner) born 1964; admitted to bar, 1988, England and Wales; 1992, Ontario. Education: Cambridge University, England (M.A., with honours, 1986; LL.M., 1987). Member: Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Insurance Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Professional Negligence; Aboriginal Law. Email: Dominic T. Clarke | | S. Steve Popoff (Partner) born 1957; admitted to bar, 1989, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A.Sc., Chemical Engineering, 1982); York University (M.B.A., 1986); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1986). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Commercial; Securities. Email: S. Steve Popoff | | Jill E. McCutcheon (Partner) born 1961; admitted to bar, 1989, Ontario. Education: McGill University (B.A., Economics, 1983; LL.B., B.C.L., 1987). Author: "Golfers Beware," The Lawyer's Weekly, June 27, 1997. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Corporate Insurance; E-Commerce. Email: Jill E. McCutcheon | | Maria Scarfo (Partner) born 1962; admitted to bar, 1989, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1984); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1987). Practice Areas: Environmental; Insurance Litigation. Email: Maria Scarfo | | John C. Wolf (Partner) born 1962; admitted to bar, 1989, Ontario; 1991, England and Wales. Education: Queen's University (B.A., 1985; LL.B., 1987); London School of Economics and Political Science (LL.M., 1991); University of Toronto School of Continuing Legal Studies (Arbitration II, 1993); Arbitration and Mediation Institute of Ontario, Inc. (1997). Member, Board of Trade. Member: Metropolitan Toronto Lawyers Association; Law Society of Upper Canada; Canadian Bar Association; Law Society of England and Wales; International Council of Shopping Centres. Languages: English. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation. Email: John C. Wolf | | Alva Orlando (Partner) born 1960; admitted to bar, 1989, Ontario. Education: York University (B.A., honours, Psychology and Sociology, 1983); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1987; LL.M., Alternative Dispute Resolution, 1997). Author: "Exclusive Possession of the Family Home: The Plight of Battered Co-habitees," 45 University of Toronto Faculty of Law Review 153, 6 Reports of Family Law (3d) 82 (1987). Law Clerk to the Chief Justice of the High Court of Ontario, 1989-1990. Member: National Association of Women and the Law. Languages: Italian. Practice Areas: Alternative Dispute Resolution; Mediation; Insurance Litigation; Professional Liability. Email: Alva Orlando | | Andrew J. Heal (Partner) born 1963; admitted to bar, 1990, Ontario. Education: McGill University (B.A., 1985); University of Toronto (LL.B., 1988); Osgoode Hall (LL.M., 1999). Member, Association of Certified Forensic Investigators of Canada. Member: The Advocates Society; Metropolitan Toronto Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Construction Liens; Commercial Litigation; Administrative Law; Regulatory Law. Email: Andrew J. Heal | | Robert Muir (Partner) born 1963; admitted to bar, 1990, Ontario. Education: Carleton University (B.A., 1985); York University (LL.B., 1988). Member: Metropolitan Toronto Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Construction Liens; Commercial Litigation; Insolvency. Email: Robert Muir | | Marcus B. Snowden (Partner) born 1962; admitted to bar, 1990, Ontario. Education: University of King's College (B.A., Hons., 1984); Dalhousie University (M.A., 1987); Queen's University (LL.B., 1988). Co-Author: "Annotated Commercial and General Liability Policy," Aurora, Canada Law Book, 1997. Member: American Bar Association (International Associate; Member, Tort and Insurance Law Practice Section); Defense Research Institute (Member, Insurance Law Committee). Practice Areas: Insurance Litigation. Email: Marcus B. Snowden | | William D. Anderson (Partner) born 1962; admitted to bar, 1991, Ontario. Education: Queen's University (B.A., with honors, 1986; LL.B., 1989). Practice Areas: Labor (Labour) and Employment. Email: William D. Anderson | | Janet L. Bobechko (Partner) admitted to bar, 1991, Ontario. Education: York University (B.A., 1986); Regents College, London, England (International Law as part of Juris Doctor, 1988); University of Detroit, School of Law (J.D., 1989); University of Windsor (LL.B., 1989; Certificate, Advanced Alternative Dispute Resolution, 1995). Member: Brownfield Subcommittee, Ontario Environment Industry Association; Air & Waste Management Association. Member: Ontario (Member, Environmental Law Section), American and Canadian (Member, National Environmental, Energy and Resource Law Section) Bar Associations; Law Society of Upper Canada. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Environmental Law; Natural Resources; Regulatory Law. Email: Janet L. Bobechko | | James Edney (Partner) admitted to bar, 1993, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (LL.B., 1991). Practice Areas: Family Law. Email: James Edney | | Tim Farrell (Partner) born 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Ontario. Education: University of Manitoba (LL.B., 1991). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Insurance Litigation. Email: Tim Farrell | | Eugene G. Mazzuca (Partner) born 1964; admitted to bar, 1993, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1987); University of Ottawa (LL.B., 1991). Languages: Italian. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Professional Liability. Email: Eugene G. Mazzuca | | Giovanna Asaro (Partner) admitted to bar, 1994, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1989); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1992). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Professional Liability. Email: Giovanna Asaro | | Brinley Evans (Partner) born 1967; admitted to bar, 1994, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1989; LL.B., 1992). Practice Areas: Family Law. Email: Brinley Evans | | John C. Papadakis (Partner) born 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Ontario. Education: York University (1987-1989); Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., 1992). Member: Ontario Bar Association; Canadian Bar Association; Hellenic Canadian Lawyers Association; American Hellenic Institute. Practice Areas: Finance; Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: John C. Papadakis | | Michele A. Hecke (Partner) born 1968; admitted to bar, 1995, Ontario. Education: Trent University (B.A., 1990); University of Western Ontario (LL.B., 1993). Phi Delta Phi. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Construction Liens. Email: Michele A. Hecke | | Ivan Y. Lavrence (Partner) born 1968; admitted to bar, 1995, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1990); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1993). Member: Law Society of Upper Canada; Canadian Bar Association; Metropolitan Toronto Lawyers Association. Languages: English. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Bankruptcy; Insolvency. Email: Ivan Y. Lavrence | | Lisa M. Bolton (Partner) born 1966; admitted to bar, 1995, Ontario. Education: University of Guelph (B.A., 1989); University of Toronto (LL.B., 1993). Member: Law Society of Upper Canada; Canadian Bar Association; Metropolitan Toronto Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation. Email: Lisa M. Bolton | | Eric Golden (Partner) born 1969; admitted to bar, 1996, Ontario. Education: Concordia University (B.A., 1991); University of Toronto (LL.B., 1994). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Insolvency. Email: Eric Golden | | Valois P. Ambrosino (Partner) born 1968; admitted to bar, 1996, Ontario. Education: York University (B.A., 1990); Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., 1994). Member: Canadian Bar Association of Ontario; Peel Law Association; Canadian Italian Business and Professional Association of Toronto. Practice Areas: Family Law. Email: Valois P. Ambrosino | | Larry Reimer (Partner) born 1968; admitted to bar, 1997, Ontario. Education: University of Winnipeg; University of Toronto (LL.B.). Author: "Macedonia: Cultural Right or Cultural Appropriation," 53 U.T.F.L.R. 359. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Insurance Litigation. Email: Larry Reimer | | W. Colin Empke (Partner) born 1968; admitted to bar, 1997, Ontario. Education: Queen's University (B.A., Hons., 1991); University of New Brunswick (LL.B.,1995). Member: Toronto Lawyers Association; Canadian Bar Association; Canadian Defence Lawyers Association; The Advocates' Society; Defence Research Institute. Practice Areas: Insurance Litigation. Email: W. Colin Empke | | John Polyzogopoulos (Partner) admitted to bar, 2000, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1995); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1998). Member: Ontario Bar Association; Law Society of Upper Canada. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Insolvency. Email: John Polyzogopoulos | | Bruno P. Soucy (Partner) born 1973; admitted to bar, 2000, Ontario. Education: University of Ottowa (B.Com., International Management, Human Resource Management, 1994; B.Com., Public Policy and Management, M.I.S.; LL.B./LL.L., Hons., 1998). Languages: French. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Technology Law; Computer Law; Corporate Law; Commercial Law; E-Commerce. Email: Bruno P. Soucy | | Russell Hatch (Partner) admitted to bar, 2000, Ontario. Education: Indiana University (B.A., 1992); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1997; Cert. of LL.B. equiv.). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Insurance Litigation. Email: Russell Hatch | | Bradley Phillips (Partner) admitted to bar, 2000, Ontario. Education: York University (B.A., 1995); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1998). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Insurance Litigation. Email: Bradley Phillips | | Tanya Litzenberger (Partner) admitted to bar, 2000, Ontario. Education: Queen's University (B.A., Hons., 1992); University of Victoria (LL.B., 1998). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Professional Liability. Email: Tanya Litzenberger | | Caroline Mostyn (Partner) admitted to bar, 2001, Ontario. Education: University of Windsor (B.A., with honors, 1996; LL.B., 1999). Member: Ontario Bar Association; Law Society of Upper Canada. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Government; Defense Litigation. Email: Caroline Mostyn | | Brenda Gross (Partner) admitted to bar, 2002, Ontario. Education: York University (B.A., honours, 1995); Carleton University (M.A., 1998); Queen's University, Faculty of Law (LL.B., 2000). Member: Ontario and Canadian Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Insurance Litigation. Email: Brenda Gross | | Lea Nebel (Partner) born 1975; admitted to bar, 2002, Ontario. Education: Queen's University (B.A., with honors, 1997; LL.B., 2000). Recipient, David Sabbath Prize in Criminal Law. Member: Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Intellectual Property Protection. Email: Lea Nebel | | Shawn Wolfson (Partner) born 1973; admitted to bar, 2002, Ontario. Education: McGill University (B.Com., with distinction, 1996; LL.B., 2000; M.B.A., 2000). Member: Ontario Bar Association; Law Society of Upper Canada. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Residential Real Estate. Email: Shawn Wolfson | | ASSOCIATES | | Stanley J. Wax (Associate) admitted to bar, 1970, Quebec; 1975, Ontario. Education: Sir George Williams University (B.A., 1966); McGill University (B.C.L., 1969). Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate Transactions; Commercial Real Estate Acquisitions and Dispositions; Financings; Joint Ventures; Mortgage Enforcement. Email: Stanley J. Wax | | Martin A. Sear (Associate) admitted to bar, 1972, Ontario. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1967); University of Toronto (LL.B., 1970). Secretary, Yale Alumni Association of Canada, 1972-1977. Languages: English. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Corporate Commercial Law. Email: Martin A. Sear | | Paul L. Schnier (Associate) born 1950; admitted to bar, 1976, Ontario. Member: Canadian Tax Foundation. Practice Areas: Tax Law; Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Estate Planning. Email: Paul L. Schnier | | Robert C. Taylor (Associate) born 1950; admitted to bar, 1978, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., with honours, 1973); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1976). Member: Canadian Bar Association; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Employment Law; Tax Law; Public Contracts. Email: Robert C. Taylor | | Maureen E. Merrill (Associate) born 1952; admitted to bar, 1984, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1977); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1982). Practice Areas: Commercial Leasing; Real Estate; Real Estate Development. Email: Maureen E. Merrill | | Eric J. Schjerning (Associate) born 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, Ontario. Education: Queen's University (B.A., 1981; LL.B., 1984). Member: Canadian Defence Lawyers' Association (Member, Board of Directors). Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage; Insurance Litigation. Email: Eric J. Schjerning | | Suzanne Bailey (Associate) born 1961; admitted to bar, 1988, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.Sc., 1987); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1986). Practice Areas: Immigration Law; Insurance Litigation. Email: Suzanne Bailey | | Kelly Morris (Associate) admitted to bar, 1988, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (LL.B., 1986). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Commercial Law. Email: Kelly Morris | | Mona R. Taylor (Associate) born 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto; Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1987). Member: Canadian Tax Foundation. Practice Areas: Tax Law. Email: Mona R. Taylor | | Diane P.L. Brooks (Associate) admitted to bar, 1989, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1984); Queen's University (LL.B., 1987). Practice Areas: Corporate Commercial Law. Email: Diane P.L. Brooks | | Patrick J. Cummins (Associate) born 1963; admitted to bar, 1992, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1987); University of Manitoba (LL.B., 1991). Practice Areas: Securities Law. Email: Patrick J. Cummins | | T. James Cass (Associate) born 1969; admitted to bar, 1999, Ontario. Education: McMaster University (B.E.N.G., 1991); Queen's University (LL.B., 1997). Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage Litigation; Insurance Litigation. Email: T. James Cass | | Jeffrey M. Warren (Associate) admitted to bar, 1999, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (B.A., 1993); Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., 1996); University of London (LL.M., 1997). Member: Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: Jeffrey M. Warren | | Lori D. Mountford (Associate) admitted to bar, 2000, Ontario. Education: McMaster University (B.A., Hons., 1995); University of Toronto (LL.B., 1998). Member: Law Society of Upper Canada. Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage; Insurance Defense. Email: Lori D. Mountford | | Farah Zafar (Associate) admitted to bar, 2001, New York; 2007, Ontario. Education: St. John's University, New York (B.A., 1997); St. John's University School of Law, New York (J.D., 2000). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation. Email: Farah Zafar | | Howard D. Krupat (Associate) born 1973; admitted to bar, 2001, Ontario. Education: York University (B.Sc., 1996); University of Western Ontario (LL.B., 1999). Practice Areas: Litigation; Construction. Email: Howard D. Krupat | | Jay A. Stolberg (Associate) admitted to bar, 2001, Ontario. Education: York University (B.A., 1996); University of Western Ontario (LL.B., 1999). Member: Ontario and Canadian Bar Associations; Metropolitan Toronto Lawyers' Association; Canadian Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Litigation. Email: Jay A. Stolberg | | Steffan M. Riddell (Associate) born 1974; admitted to bar, 2001, British Columbia; 2003, Ontario. Education: Lakehead University (B.A., 1996); University of British Columbia (LL.B., 2000). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Steffan M. Riddell | | Thomasina A. Dumonceau (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Ontario. Education: University of Saskatchewan (B.A., honours, 1997); University of Toronto (LL.B., 2000). Member: Law Society of Upper Canada. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation. Email: Thomasina A. Dumonceau | | David E. Greenwood (Associate) born 1974; admitted to bar, 2002, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (B.A., with honors, 1997); Queen's University, Faculty of Law (LL.B., 2001). Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Commercial Litigation; Commercial Arbitration; Professional Liability. | | Regina Ko (Associate) born 1975; admitted to bar, 2002, Ontario. Education: McMaster University (B.Comm., with honors, 1998); University of Western Ontarion (LL.B., 2001). Practice Areas: Corporate; Commercial. Email: Regina Ko | | Domenico Magisano (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Ontario. Education: Wilfrid Laurier University (B.A., 1997); University of Western Ontario (LL.B., 2000). Member: Ontario Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Insolvency; Litigation); Turnaround Management Association; The Advocates Society. Practice Areas: Litigation; Insolvency. Email: Domenico Magisano | | Judy Piafsky (Associate) born 1974; admitted to bar, 2002, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.Sc., 1996); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 2000). Practice Areas: Family Law. Email: Judy Piafsky | | Chad Kopach (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Ontario. Education: University of New Brunswick (B.B.A., 2000; LL.B., 2002). Member: Ontario Bar Association; The Advocates' Society; The Law Society of Upper Canada. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Civil Litigation. Email: Chad Kopach | | Miriam Tepperman (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (LL.B., 2002). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Miriam Tepperman | | Maria Kotsopoulos (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Ontario. Education: University of Waterloo (B.A., 1998); University of Toronto (M.A., 1999); University of Ottawa (LL.B., 2002). Member: Ontario Bar Association; Hellenic Canadian Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Labour and Employment; Litigation. Email: Maria Kotsopoulos | | Gordon Marsden (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A.); Concordia University (M.A.); Queen's University (LL.B.). Member: Canadian Bar Association; Law Society of Upper Canada. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense. Email: Gordon Marsden | | Mala Joshi (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Ontario. Education: Queen's University (B.Sc., Hons., 2000); Dalhousie University (LL.B., 2003). Member: Ontario Bar Association (Young Lawyer's Division Executive). Practice Areas: Corporate Commercial Law; Intellectual Property. Email: Mala Joshi | | Julia Anagnostakis (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Ontario. Education: Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., 2004). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense. Email: Julia Anagnostakis | | Nazli Buhary (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Ontario. Education: University of Colombo, Sri Lanka (LL.B., Hons.). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense. Email: Nazli Buhary | | Catherine DiMarco (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Ontario. Education: Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., 2004). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation(100%). Email: Catherine DiMarco | | Randy Kramer (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Ontario and Quebec. Education: McGill University (B.A., 1996; B.C.L., 2002; LL.B., 2002). Member: Canadian Bar Association; Ontario Bar Association; Barreau du Québec. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Insurance Coverage. Email: Randy Kramer | | James Leech (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (B.Sc., Hons., 1999; M.Sc., 2004; LL.B., 2004). Practice Areas: Corporate Commercial Law(100%). Email: James Leech | | Dr. Gary Srebrolow (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.Sc., 1985; D.D.S., 1989); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 2004). Member: Ontario (Member, Sections on: Health Law; Insurance Law; Civil Litigation) and Canadian Bar Associations; Law Society of Upper Canada. Languages: English. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Health Law. Email: Dr. Gary Srebrolow | | Jennifer L. Burns (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., Hons., 2001; J.D., 2004). Member: Ontario and Canadian Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Insurance Coverage. Email: Jennifer L. Burns | | Attila Ataner (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Ontario. Education: McGill University (B.A.); University of Toronto (J.D.). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Insurance Litigation; Immigration Law; Labor (Labour) and Employment. Email: Attila Ataner | | Jennifer Herzog (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (B.A., Hons.); University of Ottawa (LL.B.). Practice Areas: Insurance Litigation. Email: Jennifer Herzog | | Jason Mangano (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Ontario. Education: Carleton University (B.I.B., Hons.); Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B.). Email: Jason Mangano | | Laura McLennan (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Ontario. Education: University of Waterloo (B.Sc., Hons.); Dalhousie University (LL.B.). Practice Areas: Corporate Commercial Law. Email: Laura McLennan | | Bianca Matrundola (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., Hons.); Osgood Hall Law School (LL.B.). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense. Email: Bianca Matrundola | | Sundeep Sandhu (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Ontario. Education: University of Windsor (LL.B.). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation. Email: Sundeep Sandhu | | Lauren Hacker (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Ontario. Education: McGill University (B.Sc.); Osgood Hall Law School (LL.B.). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense. Email: Lauren Hacker | | Goli Garakani (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (B.A., Hons.); University of Windsor (J.D.; LL.B.). | | Belinda Rossi (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Ontario. Education: York University (B.A., Hons., 2002); University of Western Ontario (LL.B., 2006). Member: Ontario Bar Association. Practice Areas: Family Law. | | COUNSEL | | Murray H. Chusid, Q.C. (Counsel) born 1929; admitted to bar, 1957, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1953); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1957). Practice Areas: Municipal Law; Planning Law. Email: Murray H. Chusid, Q.C. | | + Denotes Member of Firm |
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