(Main Office)

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.

Statement of Practice

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.

Address

Suite 2100, Scotia Plaza
40 King Street West
Toronto, ON M5H 3C2, (City of Toronto)
Canada

Phone

Phone: 416-869-5300
Fax: 416-360-8877

Website

http://www.casselsbrock.com

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; Securities; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Mining Law; Natural Resources.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., O. Ont., C., L. d'H., D.U., L.L. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1969, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (LL.B., 1967). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Government.Email: David R. Peterson, P.C., Q.C., O. Ont., C., L. d'H., D.U., L.L.

Phil Spencer, Q.C. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1969, Ontario. Education: Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1967). Practice Areas: Health Law; Pharmaceutical Regulatory Law; Medical Devices; Medical Technology; Food, Drug and Cosmetics Regulation; Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Product Liability; 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). 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). 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; 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; Financial Services; Energy.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 (J.D., 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: Commercial Litigation; Shareholder Remedies; 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: Litigation; Construction 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; Real Estate Finance.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). Practice Areas: Asset Based Finance; Banking Law; Financial Services Law; Secured Lending; Insolvency; Equipment Finance and Leasing.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; 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; Products Liability; Civil Litigation.Email: Timothy Pinos

Mark I. Young (Managing Partner) admitted to bar, 1980, Ontario. Education: Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1978). Practice Areas: Corporate Commercial Law; Securities; 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.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: 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; Finance.Email: J. Brian Reeve

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; Mergers and Acquisitions Taxation; Real Estate Investment 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

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: Municipal Law; Municipal Planning and Development; Environmental Law.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; Sports Law; Communications and Media; Information Technology; Intellectual Property; Fashion Law.Email: Leonard Glickman

Anne-Marie Widner (Partner) admitted to bar, 1985, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (LL.B., 1983). Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: Anne-Marie Widner

Deborah S. Grieve (Partner) admitted to bar, 1986, Ontario. Education: University of Ottawa (LL.B., 1984). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Reorganization; Insolvency.Email: Deborah S. Grieve

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: Technology Law; Intellectual Property; Competition Law; Corporate 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; Mining Law.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; Business Law; Insurance; Financial Services.Email: Gordon P. Goodman

Diane E. Klukach (Partner) admitted to bar, 1987, Ontario. Education: Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1985). Practice Areas: Matrimonial Law; Family Law; Prenuptial Agreements; Child Custody; Paternity; 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). Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Medical Malpractice.Email: L. Michael Shannon

Yves St-Cyr (Partner) admitted to bar, 1987, Québec. (Not admitted in Ontario). Education: University of Ottawa (LL.L., 1986). Languages: French and English. Practice Areas: Taxation; Income Tax; Tax Audits; Tax Law.Email: Yves St-Cyr

Lawrence Wilder (Partner) admitted to bar, 1987, Ontario. Education: York University; Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1985). Practice Areas: Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions; Venture Capital; Real Estate Investment Trusts.Email: Lawrence Wilder

Ruby T.C. Wong (Partner) admitted to bar, 1987, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (J.D., 1985). Practice Areas: Business Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures.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; Real Estate; Real Estate Acquisitions.Email: Paul Muchnik

Ellen J. Bessner (Partner) admitted to bar, 1989, Ontario. Education: Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1987). Practice Areas: Securities Litigation; Litigation; Professional Liability.

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; Mergers and Acquisitions; Private Equity.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); 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: Litigation; Labor and Employment.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; Advertising and Marketing.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; Finance.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.Email: David S. Ward

Michael Weinczok (Partner) admitted to bar, 1992, Ontario. Education: Dalhousie University (LL.B., 1990). Practice Areas: Financial Services; Business Reorganization.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; Mergers and Acquisitions Finance; Secured Finance; Unsecured Finance.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

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

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

Mark T. Bennett (Partner) admitted to bar, 1995, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (LL.B., 1993). Practice Areas: Corporate 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; Motion Pictures and Television; Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Intellectual Property; Information Technology.Email: Daniel Bourque

John Vettese (Partner) admitted to bar, 1995, Ontario. Education: Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., 1993). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities; Mining Law.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

Jacqueline L. Wall (Partner) admitted to bar, 1996, Ontario. Education: Queen's University (LL.B., 1994). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Tax Litigation.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; Secured Finance; Unsecured 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; Intellectual Property; Advertising and Marketing.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: Securities; Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Insurance; Financial Institutions Law.Email: Brian P. Koscak

Heather Zordel (Partner) admitted to bar, 1999, Ontario. Education: Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1987). Practice Areas: Securities; Securities Regulation; Finance.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: 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). Member: Canadian Bar Association Ontario Bar Association. Practice Areas: Business Law; Securities; Insurance Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Laurie C. LaPalme

Jennifer J. Traub (Partner) admitted to bar, 2000, Ontario. Education: Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1998). Practice Areas: Securities; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Mining Law.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: Copyrights; Entertainment and the Arts; Intellectual Property; Fashion Law.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

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; Reorganization; Business Reorganization; Bankruptcy.Email: Joseph Bellissimo

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: Corporate Law; Business Law; Government; 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

Shane Hardy (Partner) admitted to bar, 2002, Ontario. Education: Dalhousie University (LL.B., 2000). Practice Areas: Trademarks; Intellectual Property.Email: Shane Hardy

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

Signe Leisk (Partner) admitted to bar, 2002, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (LL.B., 2000). Practice Areas: Municipal Law; Land Use.Email: Signe Leisk

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

Eunice Machado (Partner) admitted to bar, 2003, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Administrative Law.Email: Eunice Machado

ASSOCIATES

Debra MacIntyre (Associate) admitted to bar, 1992, Alberta; 1998, Ontario. Education: University of Alberta (LL.B.). Practice Areas: Securities Law.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

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: Antitrust; Competition.Email: Yana Ermak

Julie Gingras (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Ontario. Education: University of Ottawa (LL.B., 2002). Practice Areas: Financial Services.Email: Julie Gingras

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

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

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

Cassandra Priede (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (LL.B., 2002). Practice Areas: Business Law.Email: Cassandra Priede

Cara Shamess (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Construction Law.Email: Cara Shamess

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

Shawn L. Graham (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Ontario. Education: University of Calgary (LL.B., 2003). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Securities Litigation; Franchise Litigation.Email: Shawn L. Graham

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

Susan Marsh (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Newfoundland and Labrador; 2007, Ontario. Education: University of New Brunswick (LL.B., 2004). Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Finance.Email: Susan Marsh

Peter McCague (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Ontario. Education: Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 2004). Practice Areas: Securities Law.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

Alex Tarantino (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Ontario. Education: Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., 2004). Practice Areas: Financial Services; Business Reorganization.Email: Alex Tarantino

Jayne Westlake (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Ontario. Education: University of Windsor (LL.B., 2004). Practice Areas: Business Law; Franchise Law.Email: Jayne Westlake

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

Jelena Novikov (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Alberta; 2007, Ontario. Education: University of Novi Sad (B.A., 1997); University of British Columbia (LL.B., 2004). Languages: Serbian. Practice Areas: Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Commercial Law.Email: Jelena Novikov

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; Securities Regulation.Email: David Swain

Carlton Thorne (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, New York; 2007, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (J.D., 2005). 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

Julie Barker (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Ontario. Education: University of British Columbia (B.A., 2000); University of Mysore; McGill University (LL.B., 2006; B.C.L., 2006). Practice Areas: Corporate Finance.Email: Julie Barker

Chris Bartlett (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation.Email: Chris Bartlett

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

Christine Gallo (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Ontario. Education: Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., 2006). Practice Areas: Securities.Email: Christine Gallo

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 Law.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

Jennifer Reed (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Ontario. Education: Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 2006). Practice Areas: Corporate Finance.Email: Jennifer Reed

Soizic Reynal de St Michel (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Ontario. Education: McGill University (B.B.L., 2006; LL.B., 2006). Practice Areas: Construction Law.Email: Soizic Reynal de St Michel

Jason Sernoskie (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Ontario. Education: University of Detroit Mercy (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Corporate Law.Email: Jason Sernoskie

Dahlia Tessler (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Ontario. Education: University of Ottawa (LL.B., 2006). Practice Areas: Corporate Finance; Technology Law.Email: Dahlia Tessler

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

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

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

Julianne Rawson (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Ontario. Education: 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 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). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation.Email: Erec Rolfe

Sara Sytsma (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (LL.B., 2007). Practice Areas: Entertainment Law; Advertising and Marketing.Email: Sara Sytsma

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; Competition Law.Email: Nicole Washington

Suhuyini Abudulai (Associate) admitted to bar, 2009, Ontario. Education: University of Windsor (LL.B., 2008). Practice Areas: Finance.Email: Suhuyini Abudulai

Jason Beitchman (Associate) admitted to bar, 2009, Ontario. Education: University of Windsor (LL.B., 2008). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Jason Beitchman

Michael Casey (Associate) admitted to bar, 2009, Ontario. Education: Queen's University (J.D., 2008). Practice Areas: Finance; Insolvency.Email: Michael Casey

Sabrina Fiorellino (Associate) admitted to bar, 2009, Ontario. Education: Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., 2009). Practice Areas: Business Law; Fashion Law.Email: Sabrina Fiorellino

Saroja Kuruganty (Associate) admitted to bar, 2009, Ontario. Education: Dalhousie Law School (LL.B., 2008). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Saroja Kuruganty

Philip Long (Associate) admitted to bar, 2009, Ontario. Education: Dalhousie University (M.B.A., 2004); University of Western Ontario (LL.B., 2008). Practice Areas: Securities Law.Email: Philip Long

Michael Lungu (Associate) admitted to bar, 2009, Ontario. Education: Dalhousie University (LL.B., 2008). Practice Areas: Business Law; Commercial Law.Email: Michael Lungu

Auriol Marasco (Associate) admitted to bar, 2009, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (B.ACS, Commercial Aviation Management, 2005); Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., 2008). Practice Areas: Aviation and Aerospace.Email: Auriol Marasco

Daniel Naymark (Associate) admitted to bar, 2009, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (J.D., 2008). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Daniel Naymark

Michael Noonan (Associate) admitted to bar, 2009, Ontario. Education: University of Windsor (LL.B., 2008). Practice Areas: Securities Law.Email: Michael Noonan

Michael Platt (Associate) admitted to bar, 2009, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (LL.B., 2008). Practice Areas: Taxation.Email: Michael Platt

Elizabeth Sinnott (Associate) admitted to bar, 2009, Ontario. Education: University of Detroit Mercy (J.D., 2008); University of Windsor (LL.B., 2008). Practice Areas: Business Law; Entertainment and the Arts; Advertising and Marketing.Email: Elizabeth Sinnott

Melissa Winch (Associate) admitted to bar, 2009, Ontario. Education: University of Windsor (LL.B., 2008). Practice Areas: Municipal Law; Environmental Law.Email: Melissa Winch

Jessica Zagar (Associate) admitted to bar, 2009, Ontario. Education: Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., 2008). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Jessica Zagar

COUNSEL

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.

Robert Law, Q.C. (Counsel) admitted to bar, 1956, Ontario. Education: McGill University (B.Com., 1952). Practice Areas: Corporate Law.Email: Robert Law, 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., 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., Classics and English, 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.