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Established in 1892, Davis LLP is a leading full-service law firm providing a comprehensive range of legal services to clients around the world through our offices across Canada and in Japan. We have more than 200 lawyers working in integrated practice groups that focus on the highest levels of specialization. We add value to our clients' enterprises by helping them achieve their business objectives and resolve their business problems quickly and effectively.

The Davis LLP Toronto office offers a full range of commercial transaction-oriented expertise in Securities & Corporate Finance including Mergers & Acquisitions, Real Estate and Taxation law. Other areas of practice include Commercial Litigation, Employment & Labour, Intellectual Property and Municipal law. Our Toronto office also offers specialized practice areas including Japan, Franchising and Distribution, Environmental, International Trade, International Business Transactions and International Corporate Governance law.

Together with our Vancouver and Montréal offices, our Toronto office is a leader in providing legal expertise to large infrastructure projects and related project financing, including public-private partnerships.

Reviser of the British Columbia Law Digest for this Directory.

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Practice Areas:

Aboriginal, Administrative, Alternate Dispute Resolution, Charities and Not-for-Profit Organizations, China and South East Asia, Competition and Anti-Trust, Commercial Lending, Construction, Corporate Services, Corporate/Commercial, Education, Employment and Labour, Energy and Utilities, Environment, Estate Planning and Estate Litigation, Family, Forestry, Franchise and Distribution, Health, Human Rights, Immigration, Infrastructure and Project Finance, Insolvency, Insurance, Intellectual Property, International Business Transactions, International Corporate Governance, International Trade, Japan, Legal Research, Litigation, Media, Entertainment and Communications, Mining, Municipal, Pension and Benefit Trusts, Personal Injury, Privacy, Products Liability, Professional Governance, Public Affairs, Real Estate, Renewable Energy, Securities and Corporate Finance, Taxation, Technology and Outsourcing, Transportation, Video Games and Interactive Entertainment.

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1 First Canadian Place
Suite 5600, 100 King Street West P.O. Box 367
Toronto, ON M5X 1E2, (City of Toronto)
Canada

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Phone: 416.365.3500
Facsimile: 416.365.7886

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http://www.davis.ca

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PARTNERS OF FIRM

M. Sandra Appel (Partner) born Ottawa, Ontario, March 24, 1950; admitted to bar, 1976, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1971); University of Western Ontario (LL.B., 1974); Osgoode Hall (LL.M., 1984). Articles: "Financing, Resale and Valuation," Ontario Bar Association, Conference on Distribution Law, May 2003; The International Registry for Interests in in Mobile Equipment (Aircraft Equipment), June 2008; The Status of Leases under the PPSA (Ontario), August 2008. Member: Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate; Commercial; Mergers and Acquisitions; Insolvency.Email: M. Sandra Appel

Chris Barnett (Partner) born 1969; admitted to bar, 1996, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1991); Osgoode Hall Law School, York University (LL.B., 1994). Member: Canadian Bar Association; The Advocates Society. Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Commercial Litigation.Email: Chris Barnett

Donald R. M. Bell (Partner) born Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, April 5, 1966; admitted to bar, 1994, British Columbia and New York; 2006, Ontario. Education: Sophia University, Tokyo; University of Saskatchewan (B.A., 1988); University of British Columbia (LL.B., 1993). Languages: English and Japanese. Practice Areas: Corporate/Commercial; Finance; International Business Transactions.Email: Donald R. M. Bell

Eric Belli-Bivar (Partner) admitted to bar, 1985, British Columbia; 1987, Ontario. Education: University of British Columbia (B.Com. (Hons), 1984); McGill University (LL.B., 1984). Member: Ontario Bar Association; British Columbia Bar Association; Canadian Bar Association; International Bar Association. Practice Areas: Banks and Banking; Commercial Banking; Investment Banking; Loan Refinancing; Letters of Credit; Lenders Security; Lender Liability; Loan Reorganization; Loan Syndication; Loans; Secured Lending; Financial Law; Bank Holding Company Law; Banking Contracts; Commercial Loans; International Banking Law; International Loans; Security Enforcement; Security Law; Corporate Governance; Executive Compensation; Employment Compensation; Company Law; Contracts; Corporate Law; Debtor and Creditor; Employee Benefits; Finance; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations; Securities.Email: Eric Belli-Bivar

Karen R. Bock (Partner) admitted to bar, 2002, Ontario. Education: University of Winnipeg (B.A., Hons., 1982); Brown University (Ph.D., 1989; M.A., 1989); University of Toronto (LL.B., 2001). Practice Areas: Employment Litigation; Labour Arbitration; Labour Litigation; Contracts; Wrongful Dismissal; Employment Law.Email: Karen R. Bock

Douglas Blair Buchanan, Q.C. (Senior Partner) born Vancouver, British Columbia, April 22, 1950; admitted to bar, 1985, British Columbia; 2000, Ontario. Education: University of British Columbia (B.Comm., 1976; LL.B., 1984). Extensive work in Public-Private Partnerships in Canada. Practice Areas: Banking; Corporate/Commercial; Infrastructure Development; International Project Finance; Project Finance; Public-Private Partnerships.Email: Douglas Blair Buchanan, Q.C.

Andrew J. G. Burton (Partner) admitted to bar, 1997, England and Wales; 2005, British Columbia; 2007, Ontario. Education: Cambridge University (B.A., Hons. in Law, 1994; M.A., 1998); University of British Columbia (LL.M., 2004). Practice Areas: Corporate Commercial Law; Corporate Finance; Public-Private Partnerships; Project Finance.Email: Andrew J. G. Burton

David I. Crocker (Partner) admitted to bar, 1974, Ontario. Education: York University (B.A., 1969); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1972); University of British Columbia (Advanced Studies in Environmental Law and Planning, 1981).Email: David I. Crocker

Bruce E. Darlington (Partner) admitted to bar, 1985, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.Sc., Biology and Psychology, 1980); Queen's University (LL.B., 1983). Member: Law Society of Upper Canada; Canadian Bar Association; INSOL International. Practice Areas: Financial Services Law; Insolvency; Bankruptcy; Debtor and Creditor.Email: Bruce E. Darlington

Lana J. Finney (Partner) admitted to bar, 1994, Saskatchewan; 1995, Ontario. Education: York University (B.A., 1993); University of Saskatchewan (1994); Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B.). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Commercial Litigation.Email: Lana J. Finney

Justin R. G. Fogarty (Partner) admitted to bar, 1986, Ontario. Education: University of Ottawa (B.A., 1981); University of Windsor (LL.B., 1984); Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.M., 1999). Justin R. Fogarty is a partner with Davis LLP and is based in Toronto. His broad legal and business background includes representing corporate borrowers, lenders and investors in significant domestic and cross-border insolvency restructuring matters. He has appeared at all levels of court and before administrative tribunals. Mr. Fogarty's representative matters include cases in the areas of commercial litigation focusing on insolvency, fraud, shareholder disputes, debtor/creditor, construction and real estate. Mr. Fogarty has also sat as a court-appointed claims officer in Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA) proceedings.

Wachovia Capital Finance Corporation, the lender providing financing to Brake Pro Inc., as counsel, during the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act proceedings. The Proposal Trustee and Bankruptcy Trustee, as counsel, in connection with Zoom Airlines Inc. and in respect of cross-border issues in the administration of Zoom UK. The Interim Receiver (Doyle Salewski Inc) of Impact Tool Inc., as counsel, before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, the Court of Appeal of Ontario and the Supreme Court of Canada to resist extra ordinary relief requested by the Bankruptcy trustee BDO Ward Malette. Wachovia Capital Finance Corporation, the lender providing financing to NexInnovations Inc. during the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act proceedings. Hemosol Corp., acted for the licensor, ProMetic BioSciences, Inc., in connection with the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA) restructuring of Hemosol Corp. Hemosol Corp. (Re), [2007] ON CA 124. Congress Financial Corporation (Canada), in connection with $4 million in participation in the US$100 million cross-border secured syndicated credit facility in favour of Reichhold Inc. and its international subsidiaries led by Bank of America. Wachovia Capital Finance Corporation, acted as counsel for the secured creditor with respect to the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA) restructuring of SAAN Stores Ltd., a department store with locations across Canada. SAAN Stores Ltd. (Bankruptcy), Re, 2005 12 C.B.R. (5th) 35 (ON S.C.) Creative Building Maintenance Inc. (maintenance and cleaning), counsel to Interim Receiver in these insolvency proceedings. Suppliers of Stelco Inc., in connection with Stelco's reorganization under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act (Canada) (CCAA) and the Canada Business Corporations Act. North American Printing Inc., acted as counsel to the company in connection with its restructuring and sale of its printing operations. Congress Financial Corporation (Canada), in connection with US$47 million cross-border secured revolving and term syndicated credit facility in favour of TVC Communications LLC. Congress Financial Corporation (Canada), in connection with a US$100 million cross-border revolving secured syndicated credit facility in favour of Cott Corporation and its subsidiaries arranged with Wachovia Bank, National Association, and BMO Nesbitt Burns. Pengrowth Corporation and Canadian Forest Oil Limited, in connection with the cross-border insolvency proceedings of Androscoggin Energy LLC. Androscoggin Energy LLC (Bankruptcy), Re,(2005)8 C.B.R.(5th) 1(ON S.C.), Androscoggin Energy LLC (Bankruptcy), Re, (2005), 8 C.B.R. (5th) 11, (2005), 195 O.A.C. 51 (ON C.A.) Mums Unlimited Inc. and 3D Greenhouses Inc., acted as counsel to the company with respect to the receivership and sale of its agricultural facilities. Mums Unlimited Inc. (Re) (2005), 5 C.B.R. (5th) 262 (Ont. S.C.J.) All-Metal Machine Specialties Limited and All-Metal Investments Limited - counsel to the companies in connection with the receivership and sale of their auto-parts manufacturing operations. Tiger Brand Knitting Company Inc. - counsel for the company, a 125-year-old icon of the Canadian apparel industry in connection with a CCAA reorganization and sale. Tiger Brand Knitting Co. (Bankruptcy), Re, (2005), 9 C.B.R. (5th) 315 Afton Food Group Inc. - counsel to the company, a public franchising corporation, in connection with a CCAA reorganization and sale. Afton Food Group Ltd., Re, 2006 Congress Financial Corporation (Canada), in connection with its US$50 million cross-border secured revolving and term credit facility in favour of SMTC Manufacturing Corporation of Canada and its subsidiaries. Congress Financial Corporation (Canada), in connection with making an $81 million credit facility available to Canadian General-Tower Limited and its wholly owned US subsidiary Textileather Corporation. Congress Financial Corporation (Canada), in connection with a US$20 million revolving credit facility in favour of IMAX Corporation. Pillowtex Canada Inc. (textiles) - Canadian counsel to the debtor in connection with its US$475 million total debt restructuring proceeds. Mirant Energy Marketing Canada Limited, in connection with one of the largest oil and gas Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA) restructurings in North America. Mirant Canada Energy Marketing Ltd. (Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act), 2004 ABQB 218 Congress Financial Corporation (Canada), acted as counsel to the senior secured creditor in connection with the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA) restructuring of Cotton Ginny Limited, a ladies' retailer with stores across Canada. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Insolvency; Commercial Litigation; Finance; Banking Law; Bankruptcy; Debtor and Creditor; Real Estate Litigation; Construction Law.Email: Justin R. G. Fogarty

David W. Foulds (Partner) born Brantford, Ontario, 1969; admitted to bar, 1996, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (B.A., 1991); University of Toronto (LL.B., 1994). Member: Advocates Society; Canadian Bar Association; Ontario Expropriation Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Class Action; Defamation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Insolvency.Email: David W. Foulds

Susan E. Friedman (Partner) born Toronto, Ontario, September 23, 1949; admitted to bar, 1985, Ontario. Education: Boston University (B.F.A., 1971); University of Toronto (LL.B., 1983). Author: with Jeanine Sears, "Security for Costs" in Avoiding Motion Sickness: Practical Advice On Commonly Contested Motions (Toronto: C.B.A.O., February, 1994); with Michael G. Fekete, "Assignment of Choses in Action in Bankruptcy" in Pandora's Box of Insolvency (Toronto C.B.A.O. 1992 Institute of Continuing Legal Education, January, 1992); "Franchisor's Remedies in Franchise Disputes" (Richard De Boo Conferences, Ninth Annual Franchising Conference, April, 1991). Member: Canadian Bar Association; The Advocates Society; Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Metropolitan Toronto Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Shareholder Disputes; Partnership Disputes; Products Liability Litigation; Commercial Landlord and Tenant; Franchising.Email: Susan E. Friedman

Peter R. Jervis (Partner) born Deep River, Ontario, May 29, 1954; admitted to bar, 1983, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., Honours, 1976); Cambridge University (M.A., 1978); Queen's University (LL.B., 1981); Osgood Hall Law School (LL.M., 1990). Member: Canadian Bar Association (Chair, Executive Committee, Constitutional and Civil Liberties Section); Metropolitan Toronto Lawyers Association; Advocates Society. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Litigation; Constitutional Law; Professional Liability; Securities Litigation.

Theodore Maduri (Partner) admitted to bar, 2001, Ontario. Education: McMaster University (B.Comm, Hons., summa cum laude, with a Minor in International Justice and Human Rights, 1996); University of Toronto (LL.B., 1999). Canadian Securities Course Certificate, 1999. Level Three Student, Canadian Institute of Chartered Business Valuators.Email: Theodore Maduri

Richard J. Nixon (Partner) admitted to bar, 1982, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (B.A., 1973; M.B.A., 1975); University of Toronto (LL.B., 1978). Practice Areas: Management Labour Law; Collective Bargaining; Labour Arbitration; Employment Contracts; Wrongful Termination Defense; Workers Compensation Defense; Occupational Health and Safety; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Education Law; Labour Litigation; Mergers and Acquisitions; Human Rights; Pay Equity; Pensions; Employment Benefits; Restrictive Covenants; Workplace Harassment.

Michael S. Richards (Partner) admitted to bar, 2000, British Columbia; 2001, Ontario. Education: University of British Columbia (B.Comm., 1996); University of Toronto (LL.B., 1999). Practice Areas: Labour and Employment; Civil Litigation.Email: Michael S. Richards

John L. Rogers (Partner) born Vancouver, British Columbia, 1950; admitted to bar, 1977, British Columbia; 2005, Ontario. Education: University of British Columbia (B.A., 1973; LL.B., 1976). One of only six Canadian lawyers named as "Legal Eagle" in 2009 by Franchise Times Magazine. Member: International Bar Association; American Bar Association; Canadian Bar Association; International Franchise Association; Canadian Franchise Association (General Counsel, Director and Secretary); International Who's Who of Business Lawyers. Languages: Spanish (Intermediate). Practice Areas: Franchising; Licensing and Distribution; Administrative Law; Business Law; Intellectual Property; Canada-US Trade.Email: John L. Rogers

Samuel Schwartz (Partner) admitted to bar, 1974, Ontario; 1976, Alberta. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1967); York University (M.A., 1969; LL.B., 1972). Member: Law Society of Upper Canada; Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Finance; Securities; Life Sciences.Email: Samuel Schwartz

ASSOCIATES

Alexis Alyea (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Ontario. Education: University of Waterloo (B.E.S., Honours, 2004); University of Toronto (J.D., 2007). Alexis Alyea is an associate in the Real Estate Law & Municipal Law Groups at Davis LLP in Toronto. She advises on development approvals and agreements, commercial acquisitions, sales and leasing, and represents public and private-sector clients before the Ontario Municipal Board. Ms. Alyea joined Davis in 2006 as a student and articled at the firm. She returned as an associate following her call to the bar in June 2008. Before becoming a lawyer, Ms. Alyea worked at planning consulting firms and in Regional government, and has experience in land use planning policy and practice. Member: Canadian Bar Association; The Advocates' Society; Ontario Professional Planners Institute (Provisional Member). Practice Areas: Land Development; Real Estate; Municipal and Planning.Email: Alexis Alyea

Renée B. Brosseau (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Ontario. Education: Norman Patterson School of International Affairs (M.A., 2001); University of Ottawa (LL.B., 2001). Renée Brosseauis an associate in the Toronto office of Davis LLP. She has a cross-border practice that spans insolvency, corporate/commercial/M&A, litigation and commercial litigation. The Proposal Trustee and Bankruptcy Trustee (Doyle Salewski Inc.), as counsel, in connection with the estate of Zoom Airlines Inc. and in respect of cross-border issues in the administration of Zoom UK. The Interim Receiver (Doyle Salewski Inc) of Impact Tool Inc., as counsel, before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, the Court of Appeal of Ontario and the Supreme Court of Canada to resist extra ordinary relief requested by the Bankruptcy trustee BDO Dunwoody LLP. Wachovia Capital Finance Corporation, the lender providing financing to Brake Pro Inc., as counsel, during the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act proceedings. Wachovia Capital Finance Corporation, the lender providing financing to NexInnovations Inc. during the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act proceedings. Creative Building Maintenance Inc. (maintenance and cleaning), counsel to Interim Receiver in these insolvency proceedings. Wachovia Capital Finance Corporation, acted as counsel for the secured creditor with respect to the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA) restructuring of SAAN Stores Ltd., a department store with locations across Canada. SAAN Stores Ltd. (Bankruptcy), Re, 2005 12 C.B.R. (5th) 35 (ON S.C.) North American Printing Inc., acted as counsel to the company in connection with its restructuring and sale of its printing operations. Pengrowth Corporation and Canadian Forest Oil Limited, in connection with the cross-border insolvency proceedings of Androscoggin Energy LLC. Androscoggin Energy LLC (Bankruptcy), Re,(2005)8 C.B.R.(5th) 1(ON S.C.), Androscoggin Energy LLC (Bankruptcy), Re, (2005), 8 C.B.R. (5th) 11, (2005), 195 O.A.C. 51 (ON C.A.) Mums Unlimited Inc. and 3D Greenhouses Inc., acted as counsel to the company with respect to the receivership and sale of its agricultural facilities. Mums Unlimited Inc. (Re) (2005), 5 C.B.R. (5th) 262 (Ont. S.C.J.) All-Metal Machine Specialties Limited and All-Metal Investments Limited - counsel to the companies in connection with the receivership and sale of their auto-parts manufacturing operations. Tiger Brand Knitting Company Inc. - counsel for the company, a 125-year-old icon of the Canadian apparel industry in connection with a CCAA reorganization and sale. Tiger Brand Knitting Co. (Bankruptcy), Re, (2005), 9 C.B.R. (5th) 315 Afton Food Group Inc. - counsel to the company, a public franchising corporation, in connection with a CCAA reorganization and sale. Afton Food Group Ltd., Re, 2006 Pillowtex Canada Inc. (textiles) - Canadian counsel to the debtor in connection with its US$475 million total debt restructuring proceeds. Mirant Energy Marketing Canada Limited, in connection with one of the largest oil and gas CCAA restructurings in North America. Mirant Canada Energy Marketing Ltd. (Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act), 2004 ABQB 218. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Restructuring; Fraud; Commercial Litigation; Insolvency; Liquidations; Reorganization.Email: Renée B. Brosseau

Tudor Carsten (Associate) born 1974; admitted to bar, 2003, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.Sc., Psychology, honours, 1997); Queen's University (LL.B., 2002). Member: Canadian Bar Association; Law Society of Upper Canada; Advocates' Society. Languages: English and Romanian. Practice Areas: Administrative; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Labour and Employment; Environment; Health; Human Rights; Litigation; Personal Injury.Email: Tudor Carsten

Nadine Côté (Associate) admitted to bar, 1999, Ontario. Education: Concordia University (B.Comm., 1992); University of Western Ontario (LL.B., 1997). Practice Areas: Litigation; Employment and Labour Law .Email: Nadine Côté

Sarah Dale-Harris (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Ontario. Education: Carleton University (B.A., honors, 1995; M.A., 1997); University of Ottawa (LL.B., 2001). Languages: French and English. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Licensing; Contracts; Pharmaceutical; Biotechnology; Patents; Franchises and Franchising.Email: Sarah Dale-Harris

Lisa Laurine Davies (Associate) admitted to bar, 1990, Ontario; 1994, British Columbia. Education: University of Windsor (LL.B., 1988). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Real Estate.Email: Lisa Laurine Davies

Jonathan M. Davis-Sydor (Associate) admitted to bar, 2000, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (B.A., Administrative and Commercial Studies, with distinction, 1995); University of Toronto (LL.B., 1998). Member: Law Society of Upper Canada; Canadian Bar Association (Ontario Branch); Metropolitan Toronto Lawyers Association. Languages: English. Practice Areas: Litigation; Administrative; Franchise; Distribution; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Insolvency; Products Liability.Email: Jonathan M. Davis-Sydor

Liliane E. Gingras (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Ontario. Education: Queen's University (B.A., Hons. Sociology, 2001; LL.B., 2004).Email: Liliane E. Gingras

Sony Grewal (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Ontario. Education: British Columbia Institute of Technology (B.B.A., 2003); University of Windsor (LL.B., 2006). Member: Law Society of Upper Canada; Canadian Bar Association; International Franchise Association (Washington, D.C.); Canadian Franchise Association (Toronto). Languages: English, Hindi and Punjabi. Practice Areas: Corporate Commercial Law; Mergers and Acquisitions.

Celia Johnson (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, New York; 2007, Ontario. Education: McGill University (B.A., East Asian Studies, Honours, 1995); University of British Columbia (LL.B., 2000). Member, Davis LLP Japan practice group. Member: Law Society of Upper Canada; Canadian Bar Association.Email: Celia Johnson

Nicole S. Kapos (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Ontario. Education: University of British Columbia (B.A., 2000); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 2004).Email: Nicole S. Kapos

Christina Kim (Associate) admitted to bar, 2009, Ontario. Education: University of British Columbia (B.A., 2005); University of Toronto (J.D., 2008). Practice Areas: Securities and Corporate Finance; Corporate / Commercial / M&A; Projects, Infrastructure, and P3.Email: Christina Kim

Andrew Lord (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Ontario. Education: Queen's University (B.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, Honours, 1999; LL.B., 2007). Co-author of the firm's climate change law blog (http://www.davis.ca/en/blog/Climate-Change-Law-Practice-Group). Member of the firm's Environmental Sustainability Task Force. Prior consulting and entrepreneurial experience in strategic sourcing, e-commerce and wireless telecom. Member: Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Commercial Law; Climate Change; Energy and Utilities.Email: Andrew Lord

Justin P.S. Mooney (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Ontario. Education: Dalhousie University (B.A., Hons., 1997); Queen's University (LL.B., 2000). Justin is an Associate in the Toronto office of Davis LLP, practicing in the Corporate/Commercial Practice Group. Justin joined Davis in 2000 upon completion of law school. In 2008-2009 Justin practiced as a Senior Associate in the Mergers and Acquisitions and Funds Structuring Practice Groups of a major international law firm in London, UK, coming home to rejoin Davis in April 2009. Justin advises on a broad range of business law matters, including: establishing and structuring new ventures for both start-ups and foreign companies commencing operations in Canada; equity and debt financing, including secured lending involving both real and personal property; asset and share mergers, acquisitions and sale transactions; commercial lease reviews for both landlords and tenants; partnerships and joint ventures; and reorganizations. Justin represents businesses of all sizes; as such, a portion of Justin's practice also involves acting as general counsel, providing practical day-to-day legal and commercial advice. In his spare time, Justin is an avid road cyclist and traveler. His most recent activities in this regard was a trip to Italy to cycle in the mountains near Tuscany. Practice Areas: Corporate/Commercial; Real Estate.Email: Justin P.S. Mooney

Mitchell I. Mostyn (Associate) admitted to bar, 1999, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1992); Osgoode Hall, York University (LL.B., 1997).Email: Mitchell I. Mostyn

Ali Owaisi (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto, (B.S., Cognitive Science, honours, with distinction, 1997; M.A., Philosophy, 1998); Osgoode Hall, Law School (LL.B, 2006). Member: Law Society of Upper Canada; Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Commercial Law; Non-Profit Organizations Law; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations.

Irina D. Schnitzer (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Ontario. Education: Nipissing University (B.A. in Philosophy and Psychology); University of Windsor (LL.B.).Email: Irina D. Schnitzer

Ellen V. Swan (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Ontario. Education: Dalhousie University (B.A., Advanced English Literature, 2001); Queen's University (LL.B., 2004). Practice Areas: Litigation; Employment and Labour Law .Email: Ellen V. Swan

Zoë Thoms (Associate) admitted to bar, 2009, Ontario. Education: Simon Fraser University (B.A., Political Science, 2003); University of Western Ontario (LL.B., 2008). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Zoë Thoms

ASSOCIATE COUNSEL

Ian Bendell (Associate Counsel) (Admission pending). Education: UK. Member, National Infrastructure and Project Finance Group. Roll of Solicitors of England and Wales, 1987—. Former Partner, CMS Cameron McKenna.Email: Ian Bendell

Richard R. Neville (Associate Counsel) born Toronto, Ontario, November 6, 1942; admitted to bar, 1969, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1964; J.D., 1967). Member: Canadian Bar Association (Member, Subsections on: Real Property; Insolvency). Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Commercial Landlord and Tenant Law; Security Enforcement; Debt Restructuring.Email: Richard R. Neville

Amy B. Pressman (Associate Counsel) born Columbus, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1997, British Columbia; 2000, Ontario. Education: McGill University (B.Sc., Hons., 1993); University of Toronto (J.D., 1996). Member: The Advocate's Society; Ontario and Canadian Bar Associations; Women's Law Association of Ontario; Women's Executive Network. Languages: English. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Environmental Law.Email: Amy B. Pressman

COUNSEL

Dan Black (Counsel) admitted to bar, 1996, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., English, with distinction, 1991); Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., 1994). Member: Law Society of Upper Canada; Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Labor (Labour) and Employment; Health Care; Human Rights; Regulatory Law; Administrative Law.Email: Dan Black

Lawyers practising in the Toronto Office are members of The Law Society of Upper Canada.