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| | Location: Suite 2100, Scotia Plaza, 40 King Street West, Toronto, Ontario M5H 3C2, (City of Toronto) | | |
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| Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP practices in the following areas of law:
General Practice, Administrative Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Aviation Law, Banking, Bankruptcy and Insolvency, Business Law, Business Reorganization, Charities and Non-Profit Organizations, Commercial Litigation, Communications, Competition, Construction, Corporate and Corporate Finance, E-Commerce, E-Business, Education, Energy and Utilities, Entertainment, Environmental, Estate Planning, Financial Services, Franchising, Gaming, Government Regulation and Privatization, Government Relations, Health Care, Immigration, Information, Insurance (Corporate, Regulatory and Litigation), Intellectual Property, International Tax, International Trade, Internet, Labor (Labour) and Employment, Licensing, Matrimonial, Media, Mergers and Acquisitions, Mining and Natural Resources, Municipal, Personal Injury, Privatization, Product Liability, Real Estate, Securities, Sports, Taxation, Tax Litigation, Technology, Trade Mark and Copyright, Transborder Transactions, Transportation, Trusts and Estates, Wills. | | Year Established: 1888 | Firm Profile:
Cassels Brock is a leading provider of legal services to Canadian and international clients, including entrepreneurial start-ups, mid-market enterprises and multinational corporations. With a complement of more than 200 lawyers, the firm offers a full range of sophisticated business transaction and advisory services. Since 2006, more than 60 lawyers have joined Cassels Brock from other major law firms, greatly enhancing the depth of experience and capabilities we can provide. Many of our lawyers have been recognized by Canadian, American and International publications, including Lexpert's Canadian Legal Directory; Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada; Lexpert's Guide to the Top 100 Industry Specialists in Canada; The Best Lawyers in Canada; and Chambers Global. Cassels Brock is a member of the World Services Group, a global non-profit membership by invitation-only association. Its membership consists of large local, national, and international providers of professional services in 120 countries throughout the world. | | Firm Size: 189 | | PARTNERS OF FIRM | | Walter M. Bowen, Q.C. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1962, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (LL.B., 1960). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Mining Law; Natural Resources; Securities. Email: Walter M. Bowen, Q.C. | | Crawford R. Spencer, Q.C. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1964, Ontario. Education: Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1962). Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Real Estate Finance. Email: Crawford R. Spencer, Q.C. | | Peter Harris, Q.C. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1969, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (LL.B., 1967). Practice Areas: Taxation; Trusts and Estates; Corporate Law. Email: Peter Harris, Q.C. | | David R. Peterson, P.C., Q.C. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1969, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (LL.B., 1967). Recipient, Commander of the Order of St. John. Adjunct Professor, York University, 1990—, Honourary Doctorate, University of Toronto, 1994. Premier of Ontario, 1985-1990. Legislative Assembly, Ontario, 1975-1990. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Commercial Law. Email: David R. Peterson, P.C., Q.C. | | Phil Spencer, Q.C. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1969, Ontario. Education: Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1967). Practice Areas: Pharmaceutical Regulatory Law; Health Law; Food, Drug and Cosmetics Regulation; Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Product Liability; Medical Devices; Medical Technology; Class Actions. Email: Phil Spencer, Q.C. | | Donald R. Arthurs (Partner) admitted to bar, 1970, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (LL.B., 1968). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Labor (Labour) and Employment Law; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Arbitration; Mediation; Business Litigation; Corporate Litigation; Financial Litigation. Email: Donald R. Arthurs | | Ian Blue, Q.C. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1970, Alberta; 1974, Ontario. Education: Dalhousie University (LL.B., 1969). Practice Areas: Energy Regulation; Administrative Law; Commercial Litigation; Aerospace Law. Email: Ian Blue, Q.C. | | E. Bruce Leonard (Partner) admitted to bar, 1970, Ontario. Education: Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1968). Founding Member, Chair and Director of The Insolvency Institute of Canada, 1990—; Chair and Co-Reporter for Canada for the American Law Institute's Transnational Insolvency Project. International Participant in the United States National Bankruptcy Conference. Founding Member, Director and Chair of The International Insolvency Institute, Washington, D.C. Practice Areas: Commercial Insolvency; Creditors Rights; Commercial Litigation; Business Reorganization. Email: E. Bruce Leonard | | Peter E. Steinmetz, Q.C. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1970, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (LL.B., 1968). Practice Areas: Entertainment Law; Communications Law; Advertising Law; Intellectual Property. Email: Peter E. Steinmetz, Q.C. | | John H. Craig (Partner) admitted to bar, 1973, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (LL.B., 1971). Practice Areas: Securities; Corporate Commercial Law; Oil and Gas; Mining Law. Email: John H. Craig | | Ralph E. Lean, Q.C. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1973, Ontario. Education: York University (LL.B., 1971). Director, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board; Director, World Film Festival of Toronto Inc.; Director, PC Ontario Fund. Practice Areas: Business Law; Government. Email: Ralph E. Lean, Q.C. | | Lorne H. Saltman (Partner) admitted to bar, 1973, Ontario. Education: Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1971). Practice Areas: Taxation; Corporate Law; Estate Planning; Business Law; Tax Law. Email: Lorne H. Saltman | | D. Rick Angelson (Partner) admitted to bar, 1974, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (LL.B., 1972). Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: D. Rick Angelson | | Bruce T. McNeely (Partner) admitted to bar, 1974, Ontario. Education: University of Ottawa (LL.B., 1972). Practice Areas: Business Law; Commercial Law; Financial Services. Email: Bruce T. McNeely | | James M. Parks (Partner) admitted to bar, 1974, Ontario. Education: Queen's University (LL.B., 1971). Practice Areas: Taxation; Charities Law; Estate Planning. Email: James M. Parks | | David Butler (Partner) admitted to bar, 1975, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (LL.B., 1973). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Law. Email: David Butler | | William J. Burden (Partner) admitted to bar, 1976, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (LL.B., 1974). Practice Areas: Shareholder Remedies; Commercial Litigation; Debtor and Creditor. Email: William J. Burden | | John S. McKeown (Partner) admitted to bar, 1976, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (LL.B., 1974). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Commercial Litigation. Email: John S. McKeown | | Lanning J. Abramson (Partner) admitted to bar, 1977, Ontario. Education: Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1975). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Real Estate Finance; Mortgage Remedies. Email: Lanning J. Abramson | | Maxwell Gotlieb (Partner) admitted to bar, 1977, Ontario. Education: Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1975; LL.M.). Practice Areas: Tax Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Law. Email: Maxwell Gotlieb | | Stanley M. Makuch (Partner) admitted to bar, 1977, Ontario and Yukon. Education: Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1971); Harvard University (LL.M., 1972). Practice Areas: Municipal Law; Land Use. Email: Stanley M. Makuch | | Stephen R. Morrison (Partner) admitted to bar, 1978, Ontario. Education: Osgoode Hall (LL.B. Hons., 1978). Practice Areas: Construction Law; Litigation; Environmental Law; Mediation; Arbitration. Email: Stephen R. Morrison | | Sheldon Plener (Partner) admitted to bar, 1978, Ontario. Education: University of Windsor (LL.B., 1976). Practice Areas: Business Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Sports Law. Email: Sheldon Plener | | Kenneth J. Yolles (Partner) admitted to bar, 1978, Ontario. Education: Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1976). Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: Kenneth J. Yolles | | Alison R. Manzer (Partner) admitted to bar, 1979, Ontario. Education: Dalhousie University (LL.B., 1977); University of Toronto (M.B.A., 1984); Osgoode Hall (LL.M., 1996). Chair, Committee on Financial Institution Legislative Reform. Practice Areas: Business Law; Asset Based Finance; Banking Law; Corporate Finance; Financial Services Law; Secured Lending; Insolvency; Equipment Finance and Leasing; Project Finance; Loan Reorganization. Email: Alison R. Manzer | | Stephen I. Selznick (Partner) admitted to bar, 1979, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (LL.B., 1977). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Communications and Media. Email: Stephen I. Selznick | | Robert D. Kligman (Partner) admitted to bar, 1980, Ontario. Education: Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., 1978; LL.M., 1997). Practice Areas: Legal Research; Commercial Litigation; Education Law. Email: Robert D. Kligman | | S. John Page (Partner) admitted to bar, 1980, Ontario. Education: Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1978). Practice Areas: Labor (Labour) and Employment Law; Administrative Law; Government; Commercial Litigation; Constitutional Law; Education. Email: S. John Page | | Timothy Pinos (Partner) admitted to bar, 1980, Ontario. Education: Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1978). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Education; Products Liability; Civil Litigation. Email: Timothy Pinos | | Mark I. Young (Partner) admitted to bar, 1980, Ontario. Education: Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1978). Practice Areas: Corporate Commercial Law; Securities; Information Technology; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: Mark I. Young | | Bruce C. Bell (Partner) admitted to bar, 1981, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (LL.B., 1979). Practice Areas: Corporate Commercial Law; Secured Lending; Banking Law; Bankruptcy; Financial Services Law; Insolvency; Joint Ventures; Personal Property Security; Project Finance; Mergers and Acquisitions; Natural Resources. Email: Bruce C. Bell | | W. Bruce Clark (Partner) admitted to bar, 1981, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (LL.B., 1979). Practice Areas: Corporate Commercial Law; Securities. Email: W. Bruce Clark | | Roberta McGill (Partner) admitted to bar, 1981, Ontario. Education: Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1979). Practice Areas: Estates; Trusts Law. Email: Roberta McGill | | Jeffrey P. Roy (Partner) admitted to bar, 1981, Alberta; 1986, Ontario; 1994, England and Wales. Education: University of Ottawa (LL.B., 1980). Practice Areas: Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions; Energy Law. Email: Jeffrey P. Roy | | Gary Steinhart (Partner) admitted to bar, 1981, Ontario. Education: Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1979). Practice Areas: Corporate Commercial Law; Business Law; Business Reorganization. Email: Gary Steinhart | | Lindsay Histrop (Partner) admitted to bar, 1982, Ontario. Education: Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1980; LL.M., Taxation, 1986). Practice Areas: Tax Law; Trust and Estates. Email: Lindsay Histrop | | Cameron A. Mingay (Partner) admitted to bar, 1982, Ontario. Education: Queen's University (LL.B., 1980). Practice Areas: Corporate Commercial Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Natural Resources; Securities; Corporate and Business. Email: Cameron A. Mingay | | J. Brian Reeve (Partner) admitted to bar, 1982, Ontario. Education: Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1980); York University (M.B.A., 1989). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Financial Services. Email: J. Brian Reeve | | James Rossiter (Partner) admitted to bar, 1982, Ontario. Education: Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1980; LL.M. in Taxation, 1986). Practice Areas: Taxation; Cross Border Investment; Business Law. Email: James Rossiter | | Terence Hall (Partner) admitted to bar, 1983, Ontario. Education: Queen's University (B.A., Hons., 1977); University of Toronto (LL.B., 1981). Practice Areas: Financial Services. Email: Terence Hall | | Christopher B. Norton (Partner) admitted to bar, 1983, Ontario. Education: Queen's University (LL.B., 1981). Practice Areas: Taxation. Email: Christopher B. Norton | | Ken Snider (Partner) admitted to bar, 1983, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (LL.B., 1981). Practice Areas: Taxation. Email: Ken Snider | | Paul M. Stein (Partner) admitted to bar, 1983, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (LL.B., 1981). Practice Areas: Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions; Mining Law; Corporate Law. Email: Paul M. Stein | | David G. Woolford (Partner) admitted to bar, 1983, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (LL.B., 1981). Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Corporate Finance; Venture Capital; Securities; Outsourcing; Technology Law. Email: David G. Woolford | | Glenn M. Zakaib (Partner) admitted to bar, 1983, Ontario. Education: McGill University (LL.B., 1981). Practice Areas: Products Liability; Class Actions. Email: Glenn M. Zakaib | | James Ayres (Partner) admitted to bar, 1984, Ontario. Education: University of Windsor (LL.B., 1982). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Municipal Law; Municipal Planning and Development. Email: James Ayres | | Donald G. Gray (Partner) admitted to bar, 1984, Ontario. Education: University of Windsor (LL.B., 1982). Practice Areas: Aircraft Finance and Leasing; Aerospace Law; Equipment Leasing. Email: Donald G. Gray | | Renate D. Herbst (Partner) admitted to bar, 1984, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (LL.B., 1982). Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Banking Law; Finance. Email: Renate D. Herbst | | Lorne E. Silver (Partner) admitted to bar, 1984, Ontario. Education: Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1982). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Shareholder Remedies. Email: Lorne E. Silver | | Bogdan A. Teofilovici (Partner) admitted to bar, 1984, Québec; 1996, Ontario. Education: University of Ottawa (LL.L., Civil Law, magna cum laude, 1983; LL.B., Common Law, magna cum laude, 1992). Practice Areas: Asset Based Finance; Finance; Structured Finance. Email: Bogdan A. Teofilovici | | Leonard Glickman (Partner) admitted to bar, 1985, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (LL.B., 1983). Practice Areas: Entertainment Law; Communications and Media; Information Technology; Intellectual Property; Sports Law. Email: Leonard Glickman | | Anne-Marie Widner (Partner) admitted to bar, 1985, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (LL.B., 1983). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Landlord and Tenant Law. Email: Anne-Marie Widner | | Bernice M. Karn (Partner) admitted to bar, 1986, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (LL.B., 1984); York University (M.B.A., Finance, 1999). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Technology Law; Intellectual Property; Competition Law; Computer Law; Copyrights; Privacy Law; Electronic Commerce; Intellectual Property Licensing; Marketing Law. Email: Bernice M. Karn | | John P. McGowan (Partner) admitted to bar, 1986, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (LL.B., 1984). Practice Areas: Labor (Labour) and Employment Law; Environmental Law. Email: John P. McGowan | | Cathy L. Mercer (Partner) admitted to bar, 1986, Ontario. Education: Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1984). Practice Areas: Corporate Commercial Law; Securities; Secured Financing. Email: Cathy L. Mercer | | Geoffrey B. Shaw (Partner) admitted to bar, 1986, Ontario. Education: Queen's University (LL.B., 1984). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Franchise. Email: Geoffrey B. Shaw | | Gordon P. Goodman (Partner) admitted to bar, 1987, British Columbia; 1991, Ontario. Education: University of British Columbia (LL.B., 1986). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Insurance; Business Law; Financial Services. Email: Gordon P. Goodman | | Diane E. Klukach (Partner) admitted to bar, 1987, Ontario. Education: Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1985). Practice Areas: Child Custody; Paternity; Matrimonial Law; Family Law; Prenuptial Agreements; Child Support. Email: Diane E. Klukach | | M. Janine Kovach (Partner) admitted to bar, 1987, Ontario. Education: University of Windsor (LL.B., 1985). Practice Areas: Construction Law; Errors and Omissions Law. Email: M. Janine Kovach | | David A. Redmond (Partner) admitted to bar, 1987, Ontario. Education: Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1985). Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: David A. Redmond | | L. Michael Shannon (Partner) admitted to bar, 1987, Ontario. Education: Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1985). Recognized by LEXPERT as a leading Personal Injury practitioner. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Medical Malpractice. Email: L. Michael Shannon | | Lawrence Wilder (Partner) admitted to bar, 1987, Ontario. Education: York University; Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1985). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions; Electronic Commerce; Venture Capital; Business Law. Email: Lawrence Wilder | | Ruby T.C. Wong (Partner) admitted to bar, 1987, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (J.D., 1985). Practice Areas: Business Law. Email: Ruby T.C. Wong | | Peter E. Dunne (Partner) admitted to bar, 1988, Ontario. Education: Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1985); London School of Economics, London, England (LL.M., 1986). Practice Areas: Corporate Finance; Securities Offerings; Investment Funds. Email: Peter E. Dunne | | Norman F. Findlay (Partner) admitted to bar, 1988, Ontario. Education: Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1986). Practice Areas: Corporate Commercial Law; Securities Law; Mining Law; Corporate Finance; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Reorganization. Email: Norman F. Findlay | | Paul Muchnik (Partner) admitted to bar, 1988, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (LL.B., 1986). Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate. Email: Paul Muchnik | | Brian P. Dominique (Partner) admitted to bar, 1989, Ontario. Education: Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1987). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Real Property; Natural Resources; Electricity Law. Email: Brian P. Dominique | | Jonathan E. Fleisher (Partner) admitted to bar, 1989, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (J.D., 1987). Practice Areas: Financial Services; Business Reorganization. Email: Jonathan E. Fleisher | | Marlin Horst (Partner) admitted to bar, 1989, Ontario; 1997, Bermuda. Education: University of Western Ontario (LL.B., 1986); Cambridge University (LL.M., 1987). Practice Areas: Financial Services. Email: Marlin Horst | | Lori A. Prokopich (Partner) admitted to bar, 1989, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (LL.B., 1987); Osgoode Hall (LL.M., Securities Law, 1998). Practice Areas: Business Law; Financial Services . Email: Lori A. Prokopich | | Ann L. Watterworth (Partner) admitted to bar, 1989, Ontario. Education: Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1987). Practice Areas: Corporate Commercial Law; Private Equity; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: Ann L. Watterworth | | Lawrence M. Weinberg (Partner) admitted to bar, 1989, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (LL.B., 1987). Practice Areas: Franchise Licensing; Intellectual Property. Email: Lawrence M. Weinberg | | Jay Goldman (Partner) admitted to bar, 1990, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (M.B.A., 1988; LL.B., 1988). Practice Areas: Securities; Mining Law. Email: Jay Goldman | | Mark J. Nicholson (Partner) admitted to bar, 1990, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (LL.B., 1987); London Baptist Seminary (M.Div., 1983); University of Illinois (LL.M., 1989). Practice Areas: Competition. Email: Mark J. Nicholson | | Sari Springer (Partner) admitted to bar, 1990, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (LL.B.). Practice Areas: Labor (Labour) and Employment Law. Email: Sari Springer | | Robert Cohen (Partner) admitted to bar, 1991, Ontario. Education: Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1989). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Professional Malpractice. Email: Robert Cohen | | Catherine M. Dennis (Partner) admitted to bar, 1992, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (LL.B., 1990). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Copyrights; Trademarks. Email: Catherine M. Dennis | | James J. Janetos (Partner) admitted to bar, 1992, Ontario. Education: Queen's University (LL.B., 1990). Practice Areas: Business Law; Commercial Law; Corporate Law. Email: James J. Janetos | | Carlo Vairo (Partner) admitted to bar, 1992, Ontario. Education: University of Windsor (LL.B., 1990). Practice Areas: Aerospace Law. Email: Carlo Vairo | | David S. Ward (Partner) admitted to bar, 1992, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (LL.B., 1990). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Bankruptcy; Insolvency; Mortgage Remedies; Shareholders Disputes. Email: David S. Ward | | Michael Weinczok (Partner) admitted to bar, 1992, Ontario. Education: Dalhousie University (LL.B., 1990). Practice Areas: Financial Services. Email: Michael Weinczok | | Tom Koutoulakis (Partner) admitted to bar, 1993, Ontario. Education: York University (M.B.A., 1990); University of Western Ontario (LL.B., 1991). Practice Areas: Securities; Corporate Law; Commercial Law. Email: Tom Koutoulakis | | Marc Mercier (Partner) admitted to bar, 1993, Ontario. Education: University of New Brunswick (LL.B., 1991); Boston University (LL.M., International Banking and Securities, 1994). Practice Areas: Financial Services. Email: Marc Mercier | | Y. Ken Chun (Partner) admitted to bar, 1994, Ontario. Education: University of Ottawa (LL.B., 1992). Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Commercial Law. Email: Y. Ken Chun | | Stuart A. English (Partner) admitted to bar, 1994, Ontario. Education: Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1992); York University (M.B.A., 1992). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Commercial Law. Email: Stuart A. English | | Andrew Reback (Partner) admitted to bar, 1994, Ontario and Quebec. Education: McGill University (LL.B., 1992). Practice Areas: Taxation Law; Corporate Law; Business Law. Email: Andrew Reback | | Mark T. Bennett (Partner) admitted to bar, 1995, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (LL.B., 1993). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Mining Law. Email: Mark T. Bennett | | Daniel Bourque (Partner) admitted to bar, 1995, Ontario; 1997, New York; 1999, Quebec. Education: University of Ottawa (LL.B., 1993). Languages: French and Spanish. Practice Areas: Entertainment Law; Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Intellectual Property; Information Technology; Motion Pictures and Television. Email: Daniel Bourque | | John Vettese (Partner) admitted to bar, 1995, Ontario. Education: Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., 1993). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities. Email: John Vettese | | Howard J. Burshtein (Partner) admitted to bar, 1996, British Columbia; 1999, Ontario. Education: University of British Columbia (LL.B., 1995). Practice Areas: Securities; Corporate Finance; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: Howard J. Burshtein | | Joan Beck (Partner) admitted to bar, 1995, Ontario; 1996, New York. Education: Queen's University (LL.B., 1993); New York University (LL.M., 1996). Practice Areas: Securities. Email: Joan Beck | | Jacqueline L. Wall (Partner) admitted to bar, 1996, Ontario. Education: Queen's University (LL.B., 1994). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Tax Law. Email: Jacqueline L. Wall | | John N. Birch (Partner) admitted to bar, 1997, Ontario. Education: Osgoode Hall (LL.B./M.B.A., 1995). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Banking Litigation; Insolvency Litigation; Business Reorganization; Financial Services; Taxation; Trusts. Email: John N. Birch | | André Boivin (Partner) admitted to bar, 1997, Québec; 1999, Ontario. Education: Dalhousie University (LL.B., 1996). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities. Email: André Boivin | | Arthur L. Hamilton (Partner) admitted to bar, 1997, Ontario. Education: Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1995). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Energy Law. Email: Arthur L. Hamilton | | Charles Newman (Partner) admitted to bar, 1997, Ontario. Education: University of Ottawa (LL.B., 1995). Practice Areas: Financial Services; Project Finance. Email: Charles Newman | | Alexandra Iliopoulos (Partner) admitted to bar, 1998, Ontario. Education: Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1996). Practice Areas: Securities; Corporate Law. Email: Alexandra Iliopoulos | | Tom Kapsales (Partner) admitted to bar, 1998, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (M.B.A., 1987; J.D., 1996). Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: Tom Kapsales | | Carol Anne O'Brien (Partner) admitted to bar, 1998, Ontario. Education: University of Ottawa (LL.B., 1996). Practice Areas: Communications Law; Competition; Intellectual Property. Email: Carol Anne O'Brien | | Jason Arbuck (Partner) admitted to bar, 1999, Ontario. Education: Osgoode Hall (LL.B/MBA, Joint Degree, 1997). Practice Areas: Financial Services. Email: Jason Arbuck | | Jason K. S. Bullen (Partner) admitted to bar, 1999, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (LL.B., 1997). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Business Law; E-Business. Email: Jason K. S. Bullen | | Erik Goldsilver (Partner) admitted to bar, 1999, Ontario. Education: University of British Columbia (LL.B., 1997). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Energy Law. Email: Erik Goldsilver | | Gregory Hogan (Partner) admitted to bar, 1999, Ontario. Education: Queen's University (LL.B., 1997); York University (M.B.A., 2007). Practice Areas: Securities. Email: Gregory Hogan | | Brian P. Koscak (Partner) admitted to bar, 1999, Ontario. Education: University of Windsor (LL.B., 1997); University of Detroit Mercy School of Law (J.D., 1997). Practice Areas: Insurance; Financial Institutions Law; Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Securities. Email: Brian P. Koscak | | Heather Zordel (Partner) admitted to bar, 1999, Ontario. Education: Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1987). Practice Areas: Securities. Email: Heather Zordel | | Peter Bouzalas (Partner) admitted to bar, 2000, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (B.Sc., Honours, 1993); Queen's University (LL.B., 1998). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Commercial Law. Email: Peter Bouzalas | | David R. Budd (Partner) admitted to bar, 2000, Ontario. Education: Queen's University (LL.B., 1998). Practice Areas: Financial Institutions Law; Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Securities. Email: David R. Budd | | Jennifer Campbell (Partner) admitted to bar, 2000, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (LL.B., 2000); Osgoode Hall (Master of Laws, 2006). Practice Areas: Securities; Mining Law. Email: Jennifer Campbell | | Andrea C. FitzGerald (Partner) admitted to bar, 2000, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (LL.B., 1998). Practice Areas: Securities; Corporate Law; Business Law; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: Andrea C. FitzGerald | | Chris Hersh (Partner) admitted to bar, 2000, Ontario. Education: Lakehead University (B.A. Hons, 1995); Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., 1998). Practice Areas: Competition Law. Email: Chris Hersh | | Laurie C. LaPalme (Partner) admitted to bar, 2000, Ontario; 2001, New York. Education: Wilfrid Laurier University (H.B.B.A., 1995); University of Western Ontario (LL.B., 1998). Practice Areas: Business Law; Securities. Email: Laurie C. LaPalme | | Jennifer J. Traub (Partner) admitted to bar, 2000, Ontario. Education: Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1998). Practice Areas: Securities. Email: Jennifer J. Traub | | Chad Accursi (Partner) admitted to bar, 2001, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto; Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1999). Practice Areas: Securities. Email: Chad Accursi | | Casey Chisick (Partner) admitted to bar, 2001, Manitoba; 2002, Ontario. Education: University of Manitoba (LL.B., 1997); Harvard University (LL.M., 1999). Practice Areas: Entertainment and the Arts; Motion Pictures and Television; Music Law; Copyrights; Intellectual Property. Email: Casey Chisick | | Colin Ground (Partner) admitted to bar, 2001, Ontario. Education: Dalhousie University (LL.B., 1999). Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law. Email: Colin Ground | | Wendy Kennish (Partner) admitted to bar, 2001, Ontario. Education: University of Windsor (LL.B., 1999). Member: Ontario and Canadian Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Securities; Corporate Law. Email: Wendy Kennish | | Noble Chummar (Partner) admitted to bar, 2002, Ontario. Education: London School of Economics, U.K. (LL.B., 1997); Osgoode Hall (LL.M., 2000). Practice Areas: Business Law; Government; Corporate Law; Political Law; Privatization. Email: Noble Chummar | | Lindsay Clements (Partner) admitted to bar, 2002, Ontario. Education: University of Alberta (B.A., 1997); University of British Columbia (LL.B., 2000). Practice Areas: Securities. Email: Lindsay Clements | | Signe Leisk (Partner) admitted to bar, 2002, Ontario. Education: University on Toronto (LL.B., 2000). Practice Areas: Municipal Law; Land Use. Email: Signe Leisk | | France Tenaille (Partner) admitted to bar, 1994, Venezuela; 2004, Ontario. Education: Universidad Catolica Andrés Bello, Caracas, Venezuela; (LL.B., 1993); University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, College of Law (LL.M., 1999); National Committee of Accreditation (LSUP) (Certificate of Qualification, 2003). Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Finance; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Mining Transactions. Email: France Tenaille | | Eva Bellissimo (Partner) admitted to bar, 2002, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (LL.B., 2001). Practice Areas: Securities. Email: Eva Bellissimo | | Joseph Bellissimo (Partner) admitted to bar, 2002, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (LL.B., 2001). Practice Areas: Insolvency; Business Reorganization; Bankruptcy; Reorganization. Email: Joseph Bellissimo | | Emily Larose (Partner) admitted to bar, 2002, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (LL.B., 2001). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Health Law; Pharmaceuticals; Products Liability. Email: Emily Larose | | Shane Hardy (Partner) admitted to bar, 2002, Ontario. Education: Dalhousie University (LL.B., 2000). Practice Areas: Trademarks; Intellectual Property. Email: Shane Hardy | | Harvey Garman (Partner) admitted to bar, 2002, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (LL.B., 2000). Practice Areas: Business Reorganization; Insolvency; Finance. Email: Harvey Garman | | Eunice Machado (Partner) admitted to bar, 2003, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Administrative Law. Email: Eunice Machado | | Linda Knol (Partner) admitted to bar, 2003, Ontario. Education: Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 2002). Practice Areas: Financial Services; Commercial Litigation; Business Reorganization. Email: Linda Knol | | ASSOCIATES | | Debra MacIntyre (Associate) admitted to bar, 1992, Alberta; 1998, Ontario. Education: University of Alberta (LL.B.). Practice Areas: Securities. Email: Debra MacIntyre | | Susan Davidson (Associate) admitted to bar, 1995, Ontario. Education: Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1993). Practice Areas: Health Law; Risk Management. Email: Susan Davidson | | Robert Lysy (Associate) admitted to bar, 2000, British Columbia; 2002, Ontario. Education: University of British Columbia (LL.B., 1999). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Commercial Real Estate Acquisitions; Commercial Real Estate; Commercial Real Estate Finance; Real Estate Leasing. Email: Robert Lysy | | Sean Maniaci (Associate) admitted to bar, 2001, Ontario. Education: Queen's University (LL.B., 1999); University of Western Ontario (M.B.A., 2005). Practice Areas: Securities; Corporate Law. Email: Sean Maniaci | | Liza Mathew (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Ontario. Education: University of Ottawa (LL.B., 2001); University of Waterloo (M.Tax, 2006). Practice Areas: Taxation; Trust Law. Email: Liza Mathew | | Tricia Thompson (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Ontario. Education: Osgoode Hall, York University (LL.B., 2001); University of Waterloo (M.Tax, 2004). Practice Areas: Taxation; Trusts and Estates Taxation; Tax Law. Email: Tricia Thompson | | Yana Ermak (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Competition; Antitrust. Email: Yana Ermak | | Laurie Jessome (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Ontario. Education: St. Francis Xavier University (B.A., Hons., 1999); University of Toronto (LL.B., 2002). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Labor (Labour) and Employment. Email: Laurie Jessome | | Julie Gingras (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Ontario. Education: University of Ottawa (LL.B., 2002). Practice Areas: Financial Services. Email: Julie Gingras | | Duane Milot (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Ontario. Education: Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., 2002). Recipient, Dean's Letter, Osgoode Hall Law School, 2002. Member: Ontario and Canadian Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Tax. Email: Duane Milot | | Anna Malazhavaya (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Belarus; 2008, Ontario. Education: Belarusian State University Faculty of Law, Minsk, Belarus (Honours Diploma - LL.B. equivalent in Canada, 2003); Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., 2007). Practice Areas: Taxation. Email: Anna Malazhavaya | | Cara Shamess (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Construction Law. Email: Cara Shamess | | Cassandra Priede (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (LL.B., 2002). Email: Cassandra Priede | | Nicole Auty (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Ontario. Education: Dalhousie University (LL.B., 2003). Practice Areas: Municipal Law; Municipal Planning and Development; Environmental Law. Email: Nicole Auty | | David Eveline (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (LL.B., 2003). Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: David Eveline | | Ted Frankel (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Ontario. Education: McGill University (B.A., 1997); Dalhousie University (LL.B., 2003). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation. Email: Ted Frankel | | Tilly Gray (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Ontario. Education: Queen's University (LL.B., 2003). Practice Areas: Financial Services Law. Email: Tilly Gray | | Peter Henein (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (LL.B., 2003). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation. Email: Peter Henein | | Jay King (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Ontario. Education: University of Windsor (LL.B., 2003). Practice Areas: Securities. Email: Jay King | | Paul Philippe West (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Ontario. Education: McGill University (LL.B.; B.C.L). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Paul Philippe West | | Nancy Choi (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Securities. Email: Nancy Choi | | Nia Karabatsos (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.Sc., 2001); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 2004). Practice Areas: Business Law. Email: Nia Karabatsos | | Peter McCague (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Ontario. Education: York University (B.A., 2001); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 2004). Practice Areas: Securities. Email: Peter McCague | | Amanda Plastina (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Ontario. Education: University of Windsor (LL.B., 2004). Practice Areas: Financial Services. Email: Amanda Plastina | | Susan Marsh (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Newfoundland and Labrador; 2007, Ontario. Education: University of New Brunswick (LL.B., 2004). Practice Areas: Business Law. Email: Susan Marsh | | Jayne Westlake (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Ontario. Education: Queen's University (B.A.H., 2001); University of Windsor (LL.B., 2004). Practice Areas: Business Law; Franchise Law. Email: Jayne Westlake | | Alex Tarantino (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Ontario. Education: Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., 2004). Practice Areas: Financial Services. Email: Alex Tarantino | | Erin Brady (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Ontario. Education: Queen's University (LL.B., 2005). Practice Areas: Business Law; Commercial Law; Corporate Law. Email: Erin Brady | | David Goldstein (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Ontario. Education: Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 2005). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Commercial Real Estate; Real Estate Leasing. Email: David Goldstein | | Taryn McCormick (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Ontario. Education: Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 2006). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Products Liability; Class Actions. Email: Taryn McCormick | | David Swain (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Ontario. Education: Wilfrid Laurier University (H.B.B.A., 1999); University of Windsor (LL.B., 2005). Practice Areas: Securities. Email: David Swain | | Carlton Thorne (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, New York; 2007, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., with high distinction, 2001; M.A., Honours, 2005; J.D., 2005). Member: Ontario Bar Association. Practice Areas: Municipal Law; Environmental Law. Email: Carlton Thorne | | Luke Woolford (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Ontario. Education: Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 2005). Practice Areas: Business Law; Commercial Law; Corporate Law. Email: Luke Woolford | | Chris Bartlett (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation. Email: Chris Bartlett | | Dahlia Tessler (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Ontario. Education: University of Ottawa (LL.B., 2006). Practice Areas: Corporate Finance. Email: Dahlia Tessler | | Julie Wong (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Ontario. Education: McGill University (LL.B., 2006; B.C.L., with distinction, 2006). Practice Areas: Corporate Finance. Email: Julie Wong | | Christine Gallo (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Ontario. Education: Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., 2006). Practice Areas: Securities. Email: Christine Gallo | | Jennifer Reed (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Ontario. Education: Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 2006). Practice Areas: Corporate Finance. Email: Jennifer Reed | | Jason Sernoskie (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Ontario. Education: University of Windsor (LL.B., 2006); University of Detroit Mercy (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Corporate Law. Email: Jason Sernoskie | | Angela Chu (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Securities. Email: Angela Chu | | Ambie Edgar-Chana (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (LL.B., 2006). Practice Areas: Taxation. Email: Ambie Edgar-Chana | | Jamie Firsten (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Ontario. Education: University of Windsor (LL.B., 2006). Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Corporate Law. Email: Jamie Firsten | | Franny Lee (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Ontario. Education: Queen's University (LL.B., 2006). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Internet Law. Email: Franny Lee | | Jason MacIntosh (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Ontario. Education: Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 2006). Practice Areas: Securities. Email: Jason MacIntosh | | Alexander Pizale (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Ontario. Education: Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., 2006). Practice Areas: Securities. Email: Alexander Pizale | | Jordan Baum (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Ontario. Education: McGill University (B.A., North American Studies, with distinction, 2004); Queen's University (LL.B., 2007). Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: Jordan Baum | | Jed Blackburn (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., Hons., with distinction, 2003); Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., 2007). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation. Email: Jed Blackburn | | Simon Flood (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Ontario. Education: Queen's University (B.A., Hons., 2002; LL.B., 2007). Member: Ontario and Canadian Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Securities. Email: Simon Flood | | Alex Ghita (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., Economics, Honours, 2004; LL.B., 2007). Practice Areas: Business Law. Email: Alex Ghita | | Brinn Norman (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (B.A., Psychology, Honours, 2007). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Brinn Norman | | Julianne Rawson (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., Honours, 1997); Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., 2007). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation. Email: Julianne Rawson | | Frank Robinson (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (B.A., Honours, 2004); University of Windsor (LL.B., 2007). Practice Areas: Business Law. Email: Frank Robinson | | Erec Rolfe (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Ontario. Education: Dalhousie Law School (LL.B., 2007). Member: Ontario Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation. Email: Erec Rolfe | | Sara Sytsma (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Ontario. Education: University of Guelph (B.A., Economics, Honours, 2004); University of Western Ontario (LL.B., 2007). Practice Areas: Entertainment Law. Email: Sara Sytsma | | Gabriella Szerze (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Ontario. Education: University of Alberta (B.Com., with distinction, 2004); University of Toronto (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Finance. Email: Gabriella Szerze | | Miho Felicio (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., Arts, Honours, 2003); Dalhousie University (LL.B., 2007). Practice Areas: Business Law. Email: Miho Felicio | | Nicole Washington (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario, Richard Ivey School of Business (H.B.A., 1998; M.B.A., 2004); CFA Institute (CFA Charterholder, 2001); University of Western Ontario (LL.B., 2007). Practice Areas: Business Law. Email: Nicole Washington | | COUNSEL | | Robert Law, Q.C. (Counsel) admitted to bar, 1956, Ontario. Education: McGill University (B.Com., 1952). Email: Robert Law, Q.C. | | H. Donald Guthrie, Q.C. (Counsel) admitted to bar, 1954, Ontario. Education: Osgoode Hall. Practice Areas: Corporate/Commercial Law; Education; Health Law; Charity and Non-Profit Organizations Law; Trusts and Estates; Wills; Administrative Law; Government; Art Law; Estate Planning; Intellectual Property; Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility. Email: H. Donald Guthrie, Q.C. | | Marshall A. Cohen, O.C., Q.C. (Counsel) admitted to bar, 1960, Ontario. Education: Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., 1960); York University (LL.M., 1963; LL.D., 1986). Director of: Barrick Gold Corporation, American International Group, Inc., Lafarge Corporation, The Goldfarb Corporation, The Toronto-Dominion Bank, Golf Town Canada Inc., Premcor Inc., Collins and Aikman Inc. and Metaldyne Inc. Practice Areas: Taxation; Corporate Finance; Securities. Email: Marshall A. Cohen, O.C., Q.C. | | ASSOCIATE COUNSEL | | Lawrence L. Herman (Associate Counsel) admitted to bar, 1970, Saskatchewan; 1976, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (LL.B., 1969). Practice Areas: International Trade; Commercial Transactions. Email: Lawrence L. Herman | | Barry Tarshis (Associate Counsel) admitted to bar, 1974, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (J.D., with Honours, 1972). Practice Areas: Finance; Business Law; Insolvency; Business Reorganization. Email: Barry Tarshis | | LEGAL SUPPORT PERSONNEL | | Kathleen Hogan admitted to bar, 2001, Newfoundland; 2002, Ontario. Education: Memorial University of Newfoundland (B.A., 1996); Queen's University (LL.B., 2000). Practice Areas: Research. Email: Kathleen Hogan | All Barristers and Solicitors are Members of the Canadian Bar Association and Metropolitan Toronto Lawyers Association. |
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