PARTNERS
David B. Goodman, Q.C. (1893-1969).
Edwin A. Goodman, P.C., O.C., Q.C. (1918-2006).
Gesta A. Abols (Partner) admitted to bar, 2002, Ontario. Education: Queen's University (B.A., Hons., 1997); University of Toronto (J.D., 2000). Practice Areas: Corporate Finance; Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions; Real Estate Investment Trusts and Income Securities.Email: Gesta A. Abols
William V. Alcamo (Partner) admitted to bar, 1976, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1971); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1974). Practice Areas: Business Law; Joint Ventures; Real Estate Joint Ventures; Commercial Finance.Email: William V. Alcamo
John D. Alton (Partner) admitted to bar, 1983, Ontario. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1977); University of Toronto (LL.B., 1981). Practice Areas: Corporate Commercial Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Intellectual Property; Information Technology.Email: John D. Alton
Jean Anderson (Partner) admitted to bar, 1981, Ontario. Education: Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1979). Law Clerk to the Chief Justice of the Ontario Court of Appeal. Practice Areas: Banking; Corporate; Asset Based Finance; Project Finance; Cross Border Finance; Structured Finance.Email: Jean Anderson
Ira S. Barkin (Partner) admitted to bar, 1992, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1987); Queen's University (LL.B., 1990). Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Property Development; Commercial Leasing; Real Property; Secured Finance; Real Estate Investment Trusts; Income Securities.Email: Ira S. Barkin
Stephen K. Belgue (Partner) admitted to bar, 1985, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (B.A., 1979); University of Toronto (J.D., 1983). Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Commercial Leasing; Property Development; Privatization; Real Property; Secured Finance; Hospitality Law.Email: Stephen K. Belgue
Ira J. Berg (Partner) admitted to bar, 1986, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1981); Queen's University (LL.B., 1984). Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Privatization; Project Finance; Construction Law; Property Development; Government Procurement; Government Contracts; Public/Private Partnerships; Joint Ventures; Privatizations.Email: Ira J. Berg
Maureen Y. Berry (Partner) admitted to bar, 1992, Ontario. Education: University of Saskatchewan (B.Comm., Hons., 1989); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1990; LL.M., 2000). Practice Areas: Corporate Tax Planning; Real Estate Investment Trusts and Income Securities; Personal Tax Planning; Executive Compensation Taxation; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations.Email: Maureen Y. Berry
Michael R. Bertrand (Partner) admitted to bar, 2001, New York; 2005 Ontario. Education: University of Winnipeg (B.A., with highest distinction, 1997); Queen's University (LL.B., 2000). Practice Areas: Banking Law; Finance.Email: Michael R. Bertrand
David Bish (Partner) admitted to bar, 1999, Ontario. Education: McMaster University (B.Comm., Hons., 1993); York University (M.B.A., 1997); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1997). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Insolvency; Bankruptcy Reorganization; Corporate Restructuring; Debtor and Creditor.Email: David Bish
Mark R. Blidner (Partner) admitted to bar, 1978, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (J.D., 1976). Practice Areas: Property Tax Litigation; Municipal Property Assessment and Taxation.Email: Mark R. Blidner
Stephen Bloom (Partner) admitted to bar, 1988, Ontario. Education: Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., Bronze Medallist, 1986). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Finance; Securities; Private Equity.Email: Stephen Bloom
Alan Bowman (Partner) admitted to bar, 1997, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (B.A., 1992); University of British Columbia (LL.B., 1995). Practice Areas: Taxation; Tax Planning; Real Estate Investment Trusts and Income Securities.Email: Alan Bowman
Andrew Brodkin (Partner) admitted to bar, 1995, Ontario. Education: Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1993). Head of Litigation Group. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Intellectual Property.Email: Andrew Brodkin
David J. Bronskill (Partner) admitted to bar, 2002, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., Hons., 1996; M.A., 1997; LL.B., 2000). Practice Areas: Administrative; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Municipal Law; Environmental Law.Email: David J. Bronskill
Rebecca Burrows (Partner) admitted to bar, 2000, Ontario. Education: Sir Wilfrid Laurier University (B.A., Hons., 1995); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1998). Practice Areas: Litigation; Employment Litigation; Environmental Litigation; Defamation.Email: Rebecca Burrows
Jay A. Carfagnini (Partner) admitted to bar, 1982, Ontario; 1988, Alberta. Education: University of Western Ontario (LL.B., 1980). Head of Corporate Restructuring Group. Practice Areas: Banking; Bankruptcy; Reorganization; Insolvency; Cross Border Transactions.Email: Jay A. Carfagnini
Robert J. Chadwick (Partner) admitted to bar, 1994, Ontario. Education: Dalhousie University (B.Comm., 1989); University of Western Ontario (LL.B., 1992). Practice Areas: Banking; Bankruptcy; Insolvency; Reorganization; Financial Services; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Law; Cross Border Transactions.Email: Robert J. Chadwick
Lawrence S. Chernin (Partner) admitted to bar, 1978, Ontario. Education: McGill University (B.A., 1972; B.C.L., 1975; LL.B., 1976). Practice Areas: Corporate Finance; Securities; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Private Equity; Merchant Banking.Email: Lawrence S. Chernin
Jeffrey A. Citron (Partner) admitted to bar, 1987, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (J.D., 1985). Practice Areas: Banking; Corporate Finance; Sports Law; Corporate Commercial.Email: Jeffrey A. Citron
Dino P. Clarizio (Partner) admitted to bar, 1991, Ontario. Education: McGill University (B.Eng., Chemical, with distinction, 1986); Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., 1989). Registered Patent Agent (Canada and United States). Registered Trademark Agent (Canada). Languages: French and Italian. Practice Areas: Litigation; Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Litigation; Patent Prosecution; Chemical and Pharmaceutical Patent Litigation; Patent Infringement.Email: Dino P. Clarizio
Daniel G. Cohen (Partner) admitted to bar, 2002, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (B.A., with distinction, 1998; LL.B., with distinction, 2001). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Daniel G. Cohen
Joe Conforti (Partner) admitted to bar, 1987, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (LL.B., Gold Medallist, 1985); UCLA (LL.M., 1988). Practice Areas: Employment and Labour; Litigation; Media and Entertainment; Copyrights; Libel and Slander; Human Rights; Wrongful Dismissal.Email: Joe Conforti
John Connon (Partner) admitted to bar, 1999, New York; 2005, Ontario. Education: McGill University (B.A., 1994); University of Toronto (LL.B., 1998). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Securities Law.Email: John Connon
Caroline A. Cook (Partner) admitted to bar, 2002, Ontario. Education: Bishop's University (B.B.A., 1996); Université de Montréal (B.C.L., with Distinction, 2000); Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., 2001). Practice Areas: Corporate Finance; Securities; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures.Email: Caroline A. Cook
Joseph Cosentino (Partner) admitted to bar, 1997, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., Hons., 1990; M.A., 1991); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1995). Languages: English and Italian. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Construction Lien Litigation; Construction Contracts Litigation; Bankruptcy and Insolvency Litigation; Energy Disputes.Email: Joseph Cosentino
Kenneth W. Crofoot (Partner) admitted to bar, 1984, Ontario. Education: Queen's University (B.A., 1979); University of Toronto (LL.B., 1982). (Certified by the Law Society of Upper Canada as a Specialist in Construction Law). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Banking Litigation; Insolvency Litigation.Email: Kenneth W. Crofoot
Nando De Luca (Partner) admitted to bar, 1996, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.Comm., 1990); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1994). Languages: English, French and Italian. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Intellectual Property.Email: Nando De Luca
Mario Di Fiore (Partner) admitted to bar, 1992, Ontario. Education: Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1990). Languages: English and Italian. Practice Areas: Corporate Commercial Law; Banking; Finance; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Secured Lending; International Hotels and Resorts; Hospitality Law.Email: Mario Di Fiore
Brian F. Empey (Partner) admitted to bar, 1990, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (B.A., 1985; LL.B., 1988). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Insolvency; Bankruptcy Reorganization; Restructuring; International Insolvency; Debtor and Creditor Rights.Email: Brian F. Empey
Glenn S. Ernst (Partner) admitted to bar, 1990, Ontario. Education: Dalhousie University (B.Comm., 1985); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1988). Practice Areas: Commodity Taxation; Taxation; Tax Litigation.Email: Glenn S. Ernst
Jay Feldman (Partner) admitted to bar, 1994, Ontario. Education: McGill University (B.A., 1989); University of Toronto (LL.B., 1992). Practice Areas: Banking and Finance; Corporate Commercial Law; Private Equity; Finance; Secured Finance; Mergers and Acquisitions; Hospitality; International Hotels and Resorts.Email: Jay Feldman
Jonathan A. Feldman (Partner) admitted to bar, 2000, New York; 2005, Ontario. Education: McGill University (B.A., 1994; M.A., 1996); University of Toronto (LL.B., 1999). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures.Email: Jonathan A. Feldman
Sheldon Freeman (Partner) admitted to bar, 1997, Ontario. Education: Wilfrid Laurier University (B.A., 1986; Bus. Adm. Dipl., 1987); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1995). Practice Areas: Corporate Finance; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Securities; Public Offerings; Real Estate Investment Trusts and Income Securities.Email: Sheldon Freeman
Tom Friedland (Partner) admitted to bar, 1991, Ontario and Quebec. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1985); McGill University (LL.B./B.C.L., 1989). Practice Areas: Administrative; Commercial Litigation; Municipal; Securities Litigation; Environmental Litigation.Email: Tom Friedland
Susan A. Garvie (Partner) admitted to bar, 1989, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1984; LL.B., 1987). Practice Areas: Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Corporate Commercial Law; Employment Law; Advertising and Marketing Law; Corporate Finance.Email: Susan A. Garvie
Allan J. Goodman (Partner) admitted to bar, 1993, Ontario. Education: York University (B.B.A., 1987; M.B.A., 1988); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1991). Practice Areas: Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate; Commercial; Real Estate Investment Trusts and Income Securities.Email: Allan J. Goodman
William (Bill) Gorman (Partner) admitted to bar, 1998, Ontario. Education: University of Alberta (B.Comm., 1992); University of British Columbia (LL.B., 1996). Practice Areas: Corporate Finance; Securities; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Real Estate Investment Trusts and Income Securities; Private Equity; Energy.Email: William (Bill) Gorman
Daniel J. Gormley (Partner) admitted to bar, 1986, Ontario. Education: Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., 1984). Practice Areas: Corporate Commercial Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Competition; Financial Institutions Law; Electric Utilities; Energy; Information Technology.Email: Daniel J. Gormley
Avi S. Greenspoon (Partner) admitted to bar, 1995, Ontario. Education: Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1993). Practice Areas: Corporate Commercial Law; Corporate Finance; Securities; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures.Email: Avi S. Greenspoon
Francesca M. Guolo (Partner) admitted to bar, 1989, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1984); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1987). Languages: English, Italian, French and German. Practice Areas: Structured Finance; Debt and Equity Capital Markets; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Law.Email: Francesca M. Guolo
Stephen H. Halperin (Partner) admitted to bar, 1976, Quebec; 1979, Alberta; 1987, Ontario. Education: Concordia University (B.A., Hons., 1972); McGill University (B.C.L., 1975; LL.B., 1978). Languages: English and French. Practice Areas: Corporate Commercial Law; Corporate Finance; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Securities; Corporate Governance; Corporate Reorganizations; Real Estate Investment Trusts and Income Securities.Email: Stephen H. Halperin
Neil H. Harris (Partner) admitted to bar, 1972, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.Comm., 1967; J.D., 1970). Practice Areas: Corporate Taxation; Corporate Tax Planning; International Corporate Taxation; Tax Litigation.Email: Neil H. Harris
Tim Heeney (Partner) admitted to bar, 1994, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1988; LL.B., 1992). Practice Areas: Corporate Finance; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Securities; Private Equity; Information Technology.Email: Tim Heeney
Kenneth Herlin (Partner) admitted to bar, 1990, Ontario. Education: McGill University (B.Comm., 1985); University of Toronto (S.J.D., 1988). Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Property Development; Commercial Leasing; Real Property; Real Estate Investment Trusts.Email: Kenneth Herlin
Roslyn Houser (Partner) admitted to bar, 1979, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (LL.B., 1977). Practice Areas: Administrative; Land Development; Municipal; Municipal Planning and Development.Email: Roslyn Houser
Robert D. Howe (Partner) admitted to bar, 1995, Ontario. Education: Memorial University of Newfoundland (B.Sc., Psych, 1990); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1993). Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Land Development; Municipal Law; Regulatory Law.Email: Robert D. Howe
Suzy Kauffman (Partner) admitted to bar, 1999, Ontario. Education: McGill University (B.A., 1994); University of Toronto (LL.B., 1997). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Suzy Kauffman
John A. Keefe (Partner) admitted to bar, 1976, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1971; LL.B., 1974). Practice Areas: Corporate Litigation; Commercial Litigation; International Arbitration; Injunctions; White Collar Crime; Cross Border Investigations; Asset Tracing; Money Laundering; Bribery.Email: John A. Keefe
Jessica A. Kimmel (Partner) admitted to bar, 1991, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.Sc., 1986); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1989). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Corporate Litigation; Insolvency Litigation; Securities Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Class Actions; Professional Negligence.Email: Jessica A. Kimmel
Michael S. Koch (Partner) admitted to bar, 1988, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (LL.B., 1986). Secondment to CRTC as legal counsel, 1993-1994. Practice Areas: Administrative; Broadcasting; Communications; Copyrights; Internet; New Media; Regulatory Law; Telecommunications Law.Email: Michael S. Koch
Francy Kussner (Partner) admitted to bar, 1989, Ontario. Education: York University (B.A., 1984); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1987). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Civil Litigation; Debtor and Creditor; Fraud and Deceit; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Contractual Disputes; Shareholders Disputes; Banking and Insolvency Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Professional Negligence Litigation.Email: Francy Kussner
Jonathan Lampe (Partner) admitted to bar, 1984, Ontario. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1977); Oxford University (M.A., 1979); University of Toronto (LL.B., 1982). General Counsel, Ontario Securities Commission, 1992-1994. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Finance; Capital Markets; Corporate Law; Corporate Governance.Email: Jonathan Lampe
Dale H. Lastman (Partner) admitted to bar, 1984, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1979); Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., 1982). Co-Chair and Executive Committee Member of Goodmans. Practice Areas: Commercial; Corporate; Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities.Email: Dale H. Lastman
L. Joseph Latham (Partner) admitted to bar, 1991, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (LL.B., 1988); Stanford University (J.S.D., 1991). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Corporate Restructuring; Commercial Insolvency; Reorganization; Receiverships; Banking.Email: L. Joseph Latham
David E. Lederman (Partner) admitted to bar, 2001, Ontario. Education: McGill University (B.A., 1996); University of Western Ontario (LL.B., 1999). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation.Email: David E. Lederman
Allan Leibel (Partner) admitted to bar, 1972, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.Comm., 1967; LL.B., 1970). Co-Chair and Member, Executive Committee of Goodmans. Practice Areas: Administrative; Land Development; Municipal.Email: Allan Leibel
Michael A. Levine (Partner) admitted to bar, 1971, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., Hons. in Political Science and Economics, 1965; J.D., 1968). Practice Areas: Entertainment; Film; Television; Publishing; Multimedia.Email: Michael A. Levine
Victor Y. T. Liu (Partner) admitted to bar, 2001, Ontario. Education: Queen's University (B.A., 1995); University of Toronto (J.D., 1998). Languages: English and Cantonese. Practice Areas: Corporate Commercial Law; Corporate Finance; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Securities.Email: Victor Y. T. Liu
Catherine A. Lyons (Partner) admitted to bar, 1990, Ontario. Education: University of New Brunswick (B.A., Hons., 1982); University of Toronto (LL.B., 1988). Practice Areas: Environmental; Land Development; Municipal.Email: Catherine A. Lyons
Thomas M. F. Macdonald (Partner) admitted to bar, 1981, Ontario. Education: Concordia University (B.A., Hons., 1976); University of Ottawa (LL.B., 1979). Languages: English and French. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Commercial Real Estate Planning; Commercial Real Estate Development; Commercial Real Estate Finance; Banking; Secured Lending; Environmental; Commercial Real Estate Acquisitions; International Hotels and Resorts.Email: Thomas M. F. Macdonald
Kari MacKay (Partner) admitted to bar, 1999, Ontario. Education: Queen's University (B.Comm., 1994); University of Windsor (LL.B., 1997); University of Detroit (J.D., 1997). Practice Areas: Corporate Finance; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Securities; Corporate Law.Email: Kari MacKay
W. Robert Malcolmson (Partner) admitted to bar, 1990, Ontario. Education: University of Windsor (LL.B., 1988). Practice Areas: Communications Law; Broadcasting Law; Telecommunications Law; Competition; New Media Law.Email: W. Robert Malcolmson
David J. Matlow (Partner) admitted to bar, 1986, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (LL.B., 1984). Practice Areas: Corporate; Corporate Finance; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Private Equity; Securities; Real Estate Investment Trusts and Income Securities.Email: David J. Matlow
Neill I. May (Partner) admitted to bar, 1992, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (B.A., 1987); University of Toronto (LL.B., 1990). Practice Areas: Corporate Finance; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Securities; Real Estate Investment Trusts and Income Securities; Private Equity.Email: Neill I. May
Monique McAlister (Partner) admitted to bar, 1998, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., Hons., 1992); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1996). Practice Areas: Broadcasting Law; Communications Law; Copyrights; Internet Law; New Media Law; Regulatory Law.Email: Monique McAlister
Grant E. McGlaughlin (Partner) admitted to bar, 1997, Alberta; 2000, Ontario. Education: University of Regina (B.B.A., 1993); Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., 1996). Practice Areas: Securities; Corporate and Commercial Law; Corporate Finance; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Private Equity.Email: Grant E. McGlaughlin
Shevaun R. McGrath (Partner) admitted to bar, 2000, Ontario; 2001, New York. Education: McGill University (B.A., Political Science, 1995); Queen's University (LL.B., 1998). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Corporate Finance; Securities Law; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Shevaun R. McGrath
Juli Morrow (Partner) admitted to bar, 1979, Ontario. Education: McGill University (B.C.L., 1975; LL.B., 1976); University of Toronto (LL.M., 1979). Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Real Estate Acquisitions; Real Estate Finance; Real Estate Development; Real Estate Investment Trusts and Income Securities.Email: Juli Morrow
Melissa A. Muskat (Partner) admitted to bar, 1990, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (J.D., 1988). Practice Areas: Municipal Property Assessment and Taxation; Administrative Law.Email: Melissa A. Muskat
Frederick L. Myers (Partner) admitted to bar, 1986, Ontario. Education: Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1983); Harvard University (LL.M., 1985). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Reorganizations; Complex Litigation.Email: Frederick L. Myers
David J. Nadler (Partner) admitted to bar, 1993, Ontario. Education: McGill University (B.A., 1988); University of Toronto (LL.B., 1991). Languages: English, French and Hebrew. Practice Areas: Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Commercial Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Secured Lending; Hospitality Law; International Hotels and Resorts.Email: David J. Nadler
Richard E. Naiberg (Partner) admitted to bar, 1993, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (B.Eng.Sci., 1987); University of Toronto (LL.B., 1991). Practice Areas: Patent Litigation; Trademark Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Strategic Intellectual Property; Counselling; Commercial Litigation; Trademark Prosecution.Email: Richard E. Naiberg
Jon Northup (Partner) admitted to bar, 2000, Ontario. Education: University of Victoria (B.A., 1993); University of Toronto (LL.B., 1998). Practice Areas: Taxation; Corporate Tax Planning; Income Funds and Real Estate Investment Trusts; International Tax.Email: Jon Northup
Mark Noskiewicz (Partner) admitted to bar, 1987, Ontario. Education: University of Waterloo (B.Math., Hons., 1982); University of Toronto (LL.B., 1985). Practice Areas: Land Use Planning and Development; Municipal; Administrative.Email: Mark Noskiewicz
Brendan D. O'Neill (Partner) admitted to bar, 2000, Ontario and New York. Education: Queen's University (B.A., Hons., 1994); University of Toronto (LL.B., 1998). Languages: French. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Insolvency; Reorganization.Email: Brendan D. O'Neill
Tara Leigh Parker (Partner) admitted to bar, 2001, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., Hons., with high distinction, 1994; M.A., 1995); University of Victoria (LL.B., 1999). Practice Areas: Entertainment Law.Email: Tara Leigh Parker
Michael Partridge (Partner) admitted to bar, 1998, Ontario; 2001, California. Education: University of Western Ontario (B.A., 1993); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1996). Practice Areas: Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Corporate Finance; Securities; Corporate Commercial Law; Private Equity; Information Technology.Email: Michael Partridge
Joseph Pasquariello (Partner) admitted to bar, 1996, Ontario. Education: Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1994). Languages: English and Italian. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Insolvency; Reorganization; Restructuring; Financial Services.Email: Joseph Pasquariello
Stephen N. Pincus (Partner) admitted to bar, 1989, Ontario. Education: University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa (B.A., Hons., English and Philosophy, 1980); Schulich School of Business (M.B.A., 1987); Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., Gold Medalist, 1987). (Executive Committee Member and Head of Business Law Group). Practice Areas: Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Corporate Finance and Securities; Real Estate Investment Trusts and Income Securities; Banking; Private Equity; Project Finance; Health Care; Corporate Commercial Law; Joint Ventures; International Law.Email: Stephen N. Pincus
Harry B. Radomski (Partner) admitted to bar, 1978, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.Comm., 1972; LL.B., Gold Medal, 1975); University of California at Berkeley (LL.M., 1976). Languages: English and Yiddish. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Litigation; Pharmaceutical Patent and Trademark Litigation; Sports Contracts; Insurance Litigation.Email: Harry B. Radomski
Celia Rhea (Partner) admitted to bar, 1986, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (B.A., 1980); McGill University (LL.B., 1984). Languages: English and French. Practice Areas: Corporate Commercial Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Finance; Financial Restructuring; Environmental.Email: Celia Rhea
James A. Riley (Partner) admitted to bar, 1979, Ontario. Education: Queen's University; University of Toronto (LL.B., Gold Medallist, 1977); Harvard University (LL.M., 1980). Practice Areas: Banks and Banking; Financial Services Law; Insolvency; Financial Restructuring; Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities.Email: James A. Riley
Patricia A. Robinson (Partner) admitted to bar, 1977, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1970); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1975). Head of Estates and Trusts Group. Practice Areas: Domestic and International Estate Planning and Administration; Matrimonial Law; Pensions; Registered Plans; Trusts; International Trusts; Trust Planning; Administration; Wealth Preservation; Wills; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations; Personal Taxation; Capacity Planning.Email: Patricia A. Robinson
Julie Rosenthal (Partner) admitted to bar, 1998, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1992; LL.B., 1996). Languages: French and English. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation.Email: Julie Rosenthal
Meredith Roth (Partner) admitted to bar, 1997, Ontario. Education: University of Manitoba (B.Comm., Hons., 1992); York University (LL.B., 1995). Practice Areas: Corporate Finance; Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities; Real Estate Investment Trusts and Income Securities; Private Equity; Corporate Governance.Email: Meredith Roth
Michelle Chalene Roth (Partner) admitted to bar, 1997, Ontario. Education: Simon Fraser University (C.L.A., 1992); University of British Columbia (LL.B., 1995, Medalist, Corporate Law). Practice Areas: Corporate and Commercial Law; Secured Transactions; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Commercial Real Estate; Real Estate Investment Trusts and Income Securities; Health Care; Regulatory Law.Email: Michelle Chalene Roth
Gale Rubenstein (Partner) admitted to bar, 1977, Ontario. Education: Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1975). Practice Areas: Commercial Insolvency; Financial Institutions Insolvency; Reorganization; Insurance Insolvency.Email: Gale Rubenstein
Peter D. Ruby (Partner) admitted to bar, 1996, Ontario. Education: Concordia University (B.Comm., 1991); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1994; LL.M., 2000). Languages: English, French. Practice Areas: Litigation; Software Disputes; Information Technology; Intellectual Property; Regulatory; Telecommunications; Electricity Regulation.Email: Peter D. Ruby
Carla M. Salzman (Partner) admitted to bar, 1984, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.Sc., Hons., 1978); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1982). Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Commercial Law; Partnership Law; Public/Private Partnerships; Privatizations; Project Finance; Government Procurement; Government Contracts; Property Development; Construction Law; Corporate Law.Email: Carla M. Salzman
Joel S. Schachter (Partner) admitted to bar, 1974, Quebec; 1980, Ontario. Education: McGill University (B.A., 1969; B.C.L., 1972). Senior Rulings Officer, Foreign Investment Review Agency, 1977-1979. Member of the Canadian Trade Negotiation Team for the Canada - U.S. Free Trade Agreement, 1988. Practice Areas: Corporate; Mergers and Acquisitions; Banking; Franchising; Distribution; International Investments; International Trade.Email: Joel S. Schachter
Candy S. Schaffel (Partner) admitted to bar, 1985, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.Sc., Hons., 1980; J.D., 1983). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Insolvency; Reorganization; Financial Institutions Insolvency; Insurance Insolvency; Receiverships; Workouts; Secured Transactions.Email: Candy S. Schaffel
David Scrimger (Partner) admitted to bar, 1997, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., Hons., 1982); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., Gold Medalist, 1995). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Intellectual Property; Pharmaceutical Litigation; Trademark Litigation; Patent Litigation.Email: David Scrimger
Neil M. Sheehy (Partner) admitted to bar, 1992, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1987); Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., 1990). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Corporate Finance and Securities; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Private Equity; Real Estate Investment Trusts and Income Securities; Corporate Governance.Email: Neil M. Sheehy
Mitchell J. Sherman (Partner) admitted to bar, 1989, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (J.D., 1987). Practice Areas: Taxation; International Tax Planning; Real Estate Investment Trusts and Income Securities.Email: Mitchell J. Sherman
Jeffrey Shore (Partner) admitted to bar, 1998, Ontario. Education: York University (B.A., 1993); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., Gold Medalist, 1996). Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Corporate Commercial Law; Property Development; Commercial Leasing.Email: Jeffrey Shore
Carrie B. E. Smit (Partner) admitted to bar, 1992, Ontario. Education: McGill University (B.Comm., 1987); University of Toronto (LL.B., Gold Medalist, 1990). Practice Areas: Taxation; International Taxation; Tax Planning; Real Estate Investment Trusts and Income Securities.Email: Carrie B. E. Smit
Graham D. Smith (Partner) admitted to bar, 1986, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1981; J.D., 1984). Languages: English and French. Practice Areas: Corporate Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Insolvency Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Media Law; Libel and Slander; Civil Fraud; Contractual Disputes.Email: Graham D. Smith
Mark Spiro (Partner) admitted to bar, 2001, Ontario. Education: Schulich School of Business/Osgoode Hall (M.B.A./LL.B., 1999). Practice Areas: Corporate Commercial Law; Corporate Finance; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Securities.Email: Mark Spiro
Carolyn P. Stamegna (Partner) admitted to bar, 1988, Ontario. Education: McGill University (B.Comm., 1983); University of Windsor (LL.B., 1986); Osgoode Hall (LL.M., 1999). Practice Areas: Entertainment Law; Entertainment Finance; Business Law.Email: Carolyn P. Stamegna
Jana Rae Steele (Partner) admitted to bar, 1997, Ontario. Education: Queen's University (H.B.Comm., 1992); University of Western Ontario (LL.B., with distinction, 1995). Practice Areas: Pensions and Employee Benefits; Executive Compensation; Trust Planning and Administration; Taxation related to Pensions and Executive Compensation.Email: Jana Rae Steele
Mark Surchin (Partner) admitted to bar, 1983, Ontario. Education: Brandeis University (B.A., 1978); University of Toronto (J.D., 1981). Languages: English and French. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Banking and Finance; Secured Finance; Private Equity; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Real Estate Investment Trusts and Income Securities.Email: Mark Surchin
Jerry P. K. Topolski (Partner) admitted to bar, 2002, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (B.A., Hons., 1996); University of Windsor (LL.B., Board of Governors Gold Medal, 2000). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation.Email: Jerry P. K. Topolski
Amalia Trister (Partner) admitted to bar, 1990, Ontario. Education: University of Windsor (B.A., 1986; LL.B., 1988). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Information Technology.Email: Amalia Trister
Robert (Bob) Vaux (Partner) admitted to bar, 1997, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (LL.B., Gold Medalist, 1995). Practice Areas: Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Securities; Corporate Finance; Corporate Governance; Competition.Email: Robert (Bob) Vaux
Melaney J. Wagner (Partner) admitted to bar, 2001, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (B.A., 1996; LL.B., 1999). Practice Areas: Corporate Restructuring; Bankruptcy; Insolvency; Reorganization.Email: Melaney J. Wagner
Kenneth R. Wiener (Partner) admitted to bar, 1981, Ontario. Education: McGill University (B.Sc., 1971); Harvard University (M.Ed., 1973); University of Toronto (LL.B., 1979). Director, Listed Company Policy and Regulation, The Toronto Stock Exchange, 1986-1988. Practice Areas: Securities; Corporate; International Investment; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Corporate Governance.Email: Kenneth R. Wiener
Howard M. Wise (Partner) admitted to bar, 1985, Ontario. Education: Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1983). (Certified by the Law Society of Upper Canada as a Specialist in Construction Law). Practice Areas: Construction Law; Commercial Litigation.Email: Howard M. Wise
Andrew S. Wiseman (Partner) admitted to bar, 1990, Ontario. Education: Queen's University (B.A., 1985); University of Toronto (J.D., 1988). Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Real Estate Acquisitions; Real Estate Finance; Property Development; Commercial Leasing; Real Estate Investment Trusts and Income Securities.Email: Andrew S. Wiseman
David L. Wiseman (Partner) admitted to bar, 1997, Ontario. Education: Queen's University (B.A., Hons., 1990); Osgoode Hall/Schulich School of Business (LL.B./M.B.A., 1995). Practice Areas: Banking; Asset-Based Lending; Cross-Border Lending; Debt Restructuring; Personal Property Security; Commercial and Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: David L. Wiseman
Benjamin Zarnett (Partner) admitted to bar, 1977, Ontario. Education: Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1975). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Corporate Commercial Litigation; Dispute Resolution; Securities Litigation; Shareholder Disputes; Class Actions; Insolvency Litigation; Director and Officer Liability Litigation; Professional Liability Litigation.Email: Benjamin Zarnett
Susan C. Zimmerman (Partner) admitted to bar, 1985, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1969; M.A., 1971; J.D., 1983). Practice Areas: Research; Insolvency; Commercial; Legal Opinions.Email: Susan C. Zimmerman
David B. Zitzerman (Partner) admitted to bar, 1983, Ontario. Education: University of Manitoba (B.A., Gold Medalist, 1978); University of Toronto (J.D., 1981). Languages: English and Hebrew. Practice Areas: Entertainment Law; Entertainment Finance; Motion Pictures and Television; Multimedia Law.Email: David B. Zitzerman
ASSOCIATES
Alexa Abiscott (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Ontario. Education: McGill University (B.A., Hons., 1999; Dipl. Mgmt., 2000); University of Western Ontario (LL.B., 2003). Dean's Honour List. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Alexa Abiscott
Cristina Alaimo (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Ontario. Education: York University (B.A., Hons., 1999); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 2002). Practice Areas: Corporate Commercial Law; Corporate Finance; Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities.Email: Cristina Alaimo
Ian Andres (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., Political Science/Criminology, hons., with distinction, 2002; J.D., with honours, 2006). Practice Areas: Municipal Law; Municipal Planning and Development; Administrative Law.Email: Ian Andres
Christopher Armstrong (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Ontario. Education: Queen's University (B.A.H., Hons., 2004); Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., 2007). Practice Areas: Corporate Restructuring; Commercial Insolvency; Corporate Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures.Email: Christopher Armstrong
Hannah Arthurs (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Ontario. Education: Queen's University (B.A., Hons., Applied Economics, with distinction, 2004); University of Toronto (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Hannah Arthurs
Scott Bell (Associate) admitted to bar, 1998, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (B.A., Hons., 1992); Dalhousie University (LL.B., 1996). Director of Legal Research. Practice Areas: Corporate Commercial Law; Corporate Finance; Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Scott Bell
Anne Benedetti (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Ontario. Education: Queen's University (B.A., Hons. First Class, 1999; B.Ed., 2000); University of Western Ontario (LL.B., 2003) Graduating Dean's Honour List; Oxford University (B.C.L., 2005) Full Blue. Practice Areas: Municipal Law; Municipal Planning and Development; Administrative Law.Email: Anne Benedetti
G. Paolo Berard (Associate) admitted to bar, 1999, Ontario; 2002, New York. Education: Queen's University (B.A., 1994); University of Ottawa (LL.B., 1997). Practice Areas: Corporate Commercial Law; Corporate Finance; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Securities.Email: G. Paolo Berard
Mark Biderman (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Ontario. Education: Huron College at the University of Western Ontario (B.A., Philosophy, hons., with distinction, 2003); Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., 2006). Practice Areas: Taxation.Email: Mark Biderman
Derek R. Bulas (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Ontario. Education: Queen's University (B.Comm., Hons., 1999); University of Western Ontario (LL.B., 2002). Practice Areas: Corporate Restructuring; Bankruptcy; Insolvency; Reorganization.Email: Derek R. Bulas
Lauren Butti (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Ontario. Education: Queen's University (B.A., Hons., 1998; LL.B., 2001). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Lauren Butti
Daniel Cappe (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Ontario. Education: Queen's University (B.Sc., Hons., 1999); University of Toronto (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Daniel Cappe
Lauren Cappell (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Ontario. Education: McGill University (B.A., Hons., 1999); Oxford University (M.Sc., 2002; B.A., 2004). Practice Areas: Corporate Restructuring; Bankruptcy; Insolvency; Reorganization.Email: Lauren Cappell
Elisabeth A. Cleghorn (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, British Columbia; 2006, Ontario. Education: McGill University (B.Sc., Hons., 1999); University of Toronto (J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: Banking Law; Finance; Corporate Law.Email: Elisabeth A. Cleghorn
Grant Coad (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Ontario. Education: Queen's University (B.A., Class I Political Studies, hons., 2002); University of Western Ontario (LL.B., with distinction, 2005); University of Cambridge Homerton College (LL.M., International Law, 2007). Practice Areas: Corporate Finance; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Securities; Banking and Finance.Email: Grant Coad
Caterina Costa (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Ontario. Education: York University (B.A., Hons., 1998); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 2001). Practice Areas: Insolvency; Bankruptcy; Corporate Restructuring; Reorganization.Email: Caterina Costa
K. Monica Creery (Associate) admitted to bar, 1995, Ontario. Education: Queen's University (B.A., 1982); University of Ottawa (B.A., 1986); McGill University (LL.B., 1993). Practice Areas: Litigation; Research.Email: K. Monica Creery
Ryan Done (Associate) admitted to bar, 2009, Ontario. Education: Osgoode Hall Law School (B.Comm., 2005; LL.B., 2008). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Corporate Finance; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Securities.Email: Ryan Done
Jennifer Drake (Associate) admitted to bar, 2009, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (B.A., Political Science, 2005; LL.B., 2008). Practice Areas: Municipal Law; Municipal Planning and Development; Administrative Law.Email: Jennifer Drake
Janice Dubiansky (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Ontario. Education: Queen's University (B.A., Hons., 2002); University of Windsor (LL.B., 2007). Practice Areas: Taxation; International Taxation.Email: Janice Dubiansky
Mark Dunn (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (B.A., 2004); Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., 2007). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Mark Dunn
Andrea Fellows (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Ontario. Education: Queen's University (B.Sc., Hons., with distinction, 2003); University of Western Ontario (LL.B., 2007). Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate.Email: Andrea Fellows
Jarrett Freeman (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Ontario. Education: Richard Ivey School of Business (H.B.A., with distinction, 2001); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 2004). Practice Areas: Tax Law.Email: Jarrett Freeman
Jonathan D. Freeman (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Ontario. Education: McGill University (B.A., 2001); Dalhousie University (LL.B., 2004). Practice Areas: Banking and Finance; Real Estate Finance.Email: Jonathan D. Freeman
Irit Gertzbein (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Ontario. Education: York University (B.A., 1978; B.Ed., 1997); University of Toronto (Diploma, Child Study, 1980); Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., 2005). Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Estate Planning; Estate Administration; Charities and Not-for-Profit.Email: Irit Gertzbein
Brenda J. Gosselin (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (B.A., 1999; LL.B., 2002). Practice Areas: Corporate Commercial Law; Corporate Finance; Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities.Email: Brenda J. Gosselin
Dina Graser (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Ontario. Education: McGill University (B.A., English, 1985); City University of New York (M.F.A., Performing Arts Management, summa cum laude,1989); University of Toronto (LL.B., 2002). Practice Areas: Communications and Media; Broadcasting Law; Telecommunications Law; Litigation.Email: Dina Graser
Mark Haber (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Ontario. Education: McGill University (B.A., with distinction, 2003); University of Toronto (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Corporate Finance; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Securities.Email: Mark Haber
Ben Hackett (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (LL.B., 2005). Practice Areas: Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation.Email: Ben Hackett
Brad Halfin (Associate) admitted to bar, 2009, Ontario. Education: Osgoode Hall Law School (B. of Administration and Commercial Studies, 2005; LL.B., 2008). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Brad Halfin
Peter M. Hawkings (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Ontario. Education: University of British Columbia (B.A., 2001); University of Toronto (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Corporate Commercial Law; Corporate Finance; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Securities.Email: Peter M. Hawkings
Lindsay Hill (Associate) admitted to bar, 2000, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.Sc., Hons., 1993; M.A., 1995); University of Western Ontario (LL.B., 1998). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Lindsay Hill
Keir Hunt (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Ontario. Education: Thompson Rivers University (B.A., Geography and Philosophy, 2003); Queen's University (LL.B., 2006). Practice Areas: Corporate Commercial Law; Corporate Finance; Securities; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures.Email: Keir Hunt
Tamryn Jacobson (Associate) admitted to bar, 2009, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., Psychology, 2005; J.D., 2008). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Tamryn Jacobson
Gail R. Jaffe (Associate) admitted to bar, 1981, London, England by Middle Temple Inn of Court; 1996, Québec; 2006, Ontario. Education: University College London (LL.B., Honours, 1980); McGill University (B.C.L., Honours, 1995). Languages: English and French. Practice Areas: Corporate Commercial Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Private Equity; Competition; Health Care.Email: Gail R. Jaffe
Daniel Jeon (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Ontario; 2004, Alberta. Education: University of Toronto (B.S., 1996); University of Windsor (LL.B., 1999). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Corporate Finance; Mergers and Acquisitions; Divestitures; Securities.Email: Daniel Jeon
Robert Kallio (Associate) admitted to bar, 2009, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (B.Comm., 2001; C.A., 2005; LL.B., 2008). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Corporate Finance; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Securities.Email: Robert Kallio
Karen Karvat (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Ontario. Education: Schulich School of Business (B.B.A., Hons., 1999); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 2002). Practice Areas: Corporate Commercial Law; Corporate Finance; Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities.Email: Karen Karvat
Peter Kolla (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Ontario. Education: McGill University (B.A., Economics, hons., 2002); Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B, 2006). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Peter Kolla
Kyla Lamarche (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (B.A., Hons., gold medalist, 2003); University of Toronto (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Banking Law; Finance; Corporate Commercial Law.Email: Kyla Lamarche
Pollyanna Lord (Associate) admitted to bar, 1999, Ontario. Education: University of New Brunswick (B.A., Hons., 1991); Dalhousie University (M.A., 1993; LL.B., 1997). Practice Areas: Corporate Finance; Securities; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Private Equity; Takeovers.Email: Pollyanna Lord
Scott MacIntosh (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Ontario. Education: Mount Allison University (B.Comm., 2002); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 2005). Practice Areas: Corporate Commercial Law; Corporate Finance; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Securities.Email: Scott MacIntosh
Lauren MacLeod (Associate) admitted to bar, 2009, Ontario. Education: University of Windsor (B.A., Political Science and Development Studies, 2005; LL.B., 2008). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Corporate Finance; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Securities.Email: Lauren MacLeod
Daniel Mahler (Associate) admitted to bar, 2009, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 2004; J.D., 2008). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Corporate Finance; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Securities.Email: Daniel Mahler
Ori Mandowsky (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Ontario. Education: Richard Ivey School of Business (H.B.A., with distinction, 2007); University of Western Ontario (LL.B., 2007). Silver Medalist, University of Western Ontario, 2007. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Corporate Finance; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Securities.Email: Ori Mandowsky
Lisa Mantello (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Ontario. Education: York University (B.A., 1998); Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., 2002); Schulich School of Business (M.B.A., 2002). Practice Areas: Banking Law; Finance; Cross Border Finance; Asset Based Finance; Loan Syndication.Email: Lisa Mantello
Shirin Mirsaeidi (Associate) admitted to bar, 2009, Ontario. Education: Queen's University (B.A., Criminology, 2005; LL.B., 2008). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Corporate Finance; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Securities.Email: Shirin Mirsaeidi
Joe Morrison (Associate) admitted to bar, 1996, Newfoundland; 1998, Ontario. Education: Dalhousie University (B.A., 1990; M.P.A., 1992; LL.B, 1995). Practice Areas: Labour Law; Employment Law; Occupational Health and Safety; Workers Compensation; Human Rights; Pay Equity; Administrative Law.Email: Joe Morrison
Karen Murdock (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Ontario. Education: McMaster University (B.Arts Sc., 2002); University of Toronto (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Karen Murdock
David Nathanson (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Ontario. Education: L'Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris (C.E.P., Sciences Po, 1994); Brown University (A.B., 1995); University of Toronto (M.B.A., J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Corporate Commercial Law; Corporate Finance; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Securities.Email: David Nathanson
Josh Nisker (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (B.A., Hons., with distinction, 2003; LL.B., with distinction, 2006); University of Cambridge (LL.M., 2008). Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate.Email: Josh Nisker
Chat Ortved (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Ontario. Education: Middlebury College (B.A., magna cum laude, 2000); University of Toronto (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Corporate Finance; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Securities.Email: Chat Ortved
Melanie Ouanounou (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Ontario. Education: McGill University (B.A., Hons., first class, 2004); University of Toronto (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Melanie Ouanounou
Meenu Khindri Patel (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Ontario. Education: McMaster University (B.A., 1999); University of Western Ontario (LL.B., 2003). Practice Areas: Corporate Finance; Securities; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures.Email: Meenu Khindri Patel
Leah Ramkaran (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.B.A., Specialist in Management and Economics, with high distinction, 2004); Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., 2007). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Corporate Finance; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Securities; Banking Law.Email: Leah Ramkaran
Kirk Rauliuk (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Ontario. Education: Simon Fraser University (B.B.A., 2000); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 2004). Practice Areas: Corporate Commercial Law; Corporate Finance; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Securities.Email: Kirk Rauliuk
James Rickert (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.Sc., Psychology and Political Science, hons., with high distinction, 2003); University of Toronto (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Corporate Commercial Law; Corporate Finance; Securities; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures.Email: James Rickert
Eric Robb (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Ontario. Education: Queen's University (B.Comm., Hons., 1998); Dalhousie University (M.B.A., LL.B., 2002). Practice Areas: Corporate Commercial Law; Corporate Finance; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Securities; Corporate Reorganization.Email: Eric Robb
Brad Ross (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Ontario. Education: Mount Allison University (B.Com., 2000); University of Western Ontario (LL.B., with distinction, 2003). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Securities Law.Email: Brad Ross
Rosella Santilli (Associate) admitted to bar, 2001, Ontario; 2003, New York. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1989); McGill University (LL.B., 2000). Practice Areas: Business Law; Finance; Cross Border Finance; Asset Based Finance; Project Finance.Email: Rosella Santilli
Brian Savage (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (B.A., Hons., 2004); Queen's University (LL.B., 2007). Practice Areas: Banking Law; Finance.Email: Brian Savage
Jaclyn Seidman (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Ontario. Education: McGill University (B.Ed., 2002; B.C.L./LL.B., with great distinction, 2005). Dean's List. Practice Areas: Corporate Commercial Law; Corporate Finance; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Securities; Entertainment Law; Trademark Prosecution and Enforcement.Email: Jaclyn Seidman
Anna Selchen (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Ontario. Education: University of Winnipeg (B.A., Hons., 2001); York University (M.A., 2003); Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., 2006). Practice Areas: Municipal Law; Municipal Planning and Development; Administrative Law.Email: Anna Selchen
Jennifer Sernaker (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.Sc., Hons., 1999); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 2002). Practice Areas: Corporate Commercial Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities; Corporate Finance.Email: Jennifer Sernaker
Daniel Shapira (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (B.A., 1999); University of Victoria (LL.B., 2003). Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Property Law; Project Finance.Email: Daniel Shapira
Sandon Shogilev (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Ontario. Education: McGill University (B.A., 2001); University of Toronto (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Sandon Shogilev
Michael Stewart (Associate) admitted to bar, 1999, Ontario. Education: Trent University (B.A., Hons., 1992); Queen's University (LL.B., 1997). Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Municipal Planning and Development.Email: Michael Stewart
Avi Y. Sugar (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Ontario. Education: Ner Israel Rabbinical College (Bachelor of Talmuduc Law, 1994); Johns Hopkins University (Masters, Public Health, 2001); Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., 2002). Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Commercial Real Estate Acquisitions; Commercial Real Estate Development; Commercial Real Estate Finance.Email: Avi Y. Sugar
Chris Sunstrum (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (B.A., Economics, hons., 2003); University of Windsor (LL.B., gold medalist, 2006). Practice Areas: Corporate Commercial Law; Corporate Finance; Securities; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures.Email: Chris Sunstrum
Ryan Szainwald (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (B.A., Hons., 2000); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 2004); Schulich School of Business (M.B.A., 2004). Practice Areas: Corporate Commercial Law; Corporate Finance; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Securities.Email: Ryan Szainwald
John Uhren (Associate) admitted to bar, 2009, Ontario. Education: Queen's University (B.Comm., 2004; LL.B., 2008). Practice Areas: Corporate Restructuring; Bankruptcy; Insolvency; Reorganization.Email: John Uhren
Belle Van (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto; The Michener Institute (B.Sc.; M.R.T.N., 2002); University of Windsor; University of Detroit Mercy (LL.B.; J.D., cum laude, 2006). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Belle Van
David Veneziano (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.Sc., with honors, 1999; LL.B., 2003). Practice Areas: Taxation.Email: David Veneziano
Jason A. Wadden (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Ontario. Education: Wilfrid Laurier University (B.B.A., Hons., 1998); University of Western Ontario (LL.B., 2001). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Jason A. Wadden
Caroline C.H. Wang (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Ontario. Education: York University (B.B.A., Hons., 1997); University of Western Ontario (LL.B., 2000). Practice Areas: Corporate Commercial Law; Corporate Finance; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Securities.Email: Caroline C.H. Wang
Lee Waxberg (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Ontario. Education: Queen's University (B.A., Economics, hons., 2001); University of Toronto (M.I.R., 2003; J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Corporate Commercial Law; Corporate Finance; Securities; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures.Email: Lee Waxberg
Ronna Wiens (Associate) admitted to bar, 2009, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (B.A., Psychology and Communications, 2004; LL.B., 2008). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Corporate Finance; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Securities.Email: Ronna Wiens
Logan Willis (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Ontario. Education: Richard Ivey School of Business, University of Western Ontario (B.A., Business Administration, hons., with distinction, 2003); University of Toronto (J.D., with honours, 2006). Ivey Scholar. Practice Areas: Corporate Restructuring; Bankruptcy; Insolvency; Reorganization.Email: Logan Willis
Brian Wise (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (B.A., 1998); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 2003). Practice Areas: Banking Law; Corporate Finance; Securities Law.Email: Brian Wise
Linda Wu (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., Hons., with high distinction, 2004; J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Corporate Finance; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Securities.Email: Linda Wu
Marisa Wyse (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Ontario. Education: McGill University (B. Eng, with distinction, 2002); University of Toronto (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Tax Law.Email: Marisa Wyse
Vanessa Yeung (Associate) admitted to bar, 2000, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (B.A., with distinction, 1995); University of British Columbia (LL.B., 1998). Practice Areas: Banking Law; Finance; Asset Based Lending; Corporate Commercial Law.Email: Vanessa Yeung
COUNSEL
Richard Annan (Counsel) admitted to bar, 1985, Ontario. Education: Queen's University (LL.B., 1980); University of Western Ontario (M.B.A., 1982); CFA Institute (Chartered Financial Analyst, 1999). Head, Competition Law Group. Practice Areas: Competition; Antitrust Law.Email: Richard Annan
David D. Conklin (Counsel) admitted to bar, 1993, Ontario; 2007, New York. Education: University of Toronto (LL.B., 1991); Columbia University (LL.M., 2007). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: David D. Conklin
Sydney L. Robins, Q.C. (Counsel) admitted to bar, 1947, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1944); Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., 1947); Harvard Law School (LL.M., 1948); Law Society of Upper Canada (LL.D., Hon., 1981); Benjamin Cardoza School of Law, New York City (LL.D., Hon., 1988). Appointed Queen's Counsel, 1962. Justice, Supreme Court of Ontario, 1976-1981; Justice, Court of Appeal for Ontario, 1981-1998. Practice Areas: Litigation; Mediation; Arbitration; Corporate; Labour Law.Email: Sydney L. Robins, Q.C.
Susan Rowland (Counsel) admitted to bar, 1981, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (B.A., 1968); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1979). Practice Areas: Corporate Restructuring; Pensions and Employment Benefits.Email: Susan Rowland
Sheldon Silver, Q.C. (Counsel) admitted to bar, 1962, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1957; LL.B., 1960; M.A., 1972). Appointed Queen's Counsel, 1975. Counsel, Department of National Revenue, 1962-1965. Practice Areas: Taxation; Taxation Litigation.Email: Sheldon Silver, Q.C.
Herbert H. Solway, Q.C. (Counsel) admitted to bar, 1957, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1953; J.D., 1955). Appointed Queen's Counsel, 1968. Practice Areas: Corporate Law.Email: Herbert H. Solway, Q.C.
Cynthia L. Tape (Counsel) admitted to bar, 1997, Ontario and New York. Education: Queen's University (B.Sc., Life Sciences, 1985; Ph.D., Pathology, 1992; LL.B., 1994). Practice Areas: Litigation; Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Litigation; Life Sciences; Patent Litigation.Email: Cynthia L. Tape
CONSULTANT
Brian J. Arnold (Consultant) admitted to bar, 1973, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (B.A., 1966); Harvard Law School (J.D., 1969). Consultant to the Department of Finance, CCRA and the OECD. Member: International Fiscal Association (Member, Permanent Scientific Committee, 2000). Practice Areas: Tax Law.