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| | Address | | South Tower, Royal Bank Plaza, 200 Bay Street, Suite 2600, P.O. Box 185 | | Toronto, Ontario M5J 2J4 | | (City of Toronto) | | |
| | | Heenan Blaikie LLP practices in the following areas of law:
General Business Practice including Administrative and Constitutional Law, Arbitration and Dispute Resolution, Banking, Bankruptcy and Insolvency, Biotechnology, Broadcasting and Telecommunications, Civil and Commercial Litigation, Class Actions, Competition/Antitrust, Construction, E-Commerce and Privacy, Energy, Entertainment, Environmental Law, Estates and Trusts, Foreign Investment, Franchising and Distribution, Government Relations and Procurement, Health, Human Rights, Immigration, Insurance, Intellectual Property, Labour and Employment, Lending and Restructuring, Marketing and Advertising, Mergers and Acquisitions, Municipal Law, Occupational Health and Safety, Partnerships and Joint Ventures, Real Estate, Regulatory and Public Law, Securities and Corporate Finance, Sports, Taxation. | | Year Established: 1989 | Firm Profile:
Since it was founded in 1973, Heenan Blaikie has become one of the premier law firms in Canada. Our track record is outstanding, not only in labour and employment, a field in which the firm has become the authority, but also in all aspects of business law, now the firm's largest sector, and in taxation, litigation, intellectual property and entertainment, in which we are recognized leaders. We deliver comprehensive legal advice and innovative business solutions to clients across Canada and abroad from our offices in the provinces of Quebec, Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia. Over the years, we have grown vigorously by attracting and retaining top calibre professionals, ensuring that each new member of the team embodies the entrepreneurial spirit and the culture of excellence that has made the firm's reputation. Today, the firm is 425 lawyers strong and maintains a healthy growth rate. Our clients range in size and sophistication from start-ups to many of North America's largest public companies and public institutions including governments. We also represent international clients seeking to protect and expand their interests in Canada. | | Firm Size: 425 | Languages:
English, French, Spanish, Italian, German and Hebrew. |
Other Office Locations of Heenan Blaikie LLP
Montreal, Quebec, Canada (Main Office)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Quebec, Quebec, Canada
Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, Canada
| | COUNSEL | | Igor Abramov (Counsel) admitted to bar, 1997, California. (Not admitted in Ontario). Education: Jewish Theological Seminary (B.A., 1984); Columbia University (B.A., 1984); Georgetown University (J.D., 1987). Member: State Bar of California; Institute for Corporate Responsibility, George Washington University; Kazakhstan Center for Corporate Governance and Business Ethics. Practice Areas: International Trade; International Arbitration; Government Relations; Trade Practices; Corporate Governance; Corporate Law; Intellectual Property. Email: Igor Abramov | | Brett S. Baker (Counsel) born Regina, Saskatchewan; admitted to bar, 1997, Alberta; 1999, British Columbia; 2005, Ontario. Education: University of Regina (B.A., B. Adm., 1988); University of Saskatchewan (LL.B., 1995); University of Toronto (LL.M., 1996). Member: Ontario and Canadian Bar Associations; The Law Society of Upper Canada (Ontario); Law Society of Alberta; Law Society of British Columbia. Practice Areas: Energy; Natural Resources; Environmental Law; Regulatory Law; Public Law; Corporate Law; Securities; Finance; Government Relations; Government Procurement. Email: Brett S. Baker | | Priscilla Platt (Counsel) admitted to bar, 1977, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (J.D., 1975). Member: Ontario and Canadian Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Privacy Law; Administrative Law; Public Law; Constitutional Law; Regulatory Law. Email: Priscilla Platt | | Stanley Fisher, Q.C. (Counsel) admitted to bar, 1961, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1956; LL.B., 1959). Queen's Counsel 1973; Fellow of American College of Trial Lawyers; past Chair, Class Proceedings Committee. Member: Law Society of Upper Canada; Canadian and American Bar Associations; American Arbitration Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Canadian Civil Liberties Association; County of York Law Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Judicial Review; Arbitrations; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Commercial Litigation; Civil Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Products Liability; Professional Liability; Shareholders Rights. Email: Stanley Fisher, Q.C. | | The Honourable John W. Morden (Counsel) admitted to bar, 1961, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1956; LL.B., 1959). Member: Advocates' Society; American Judicature Society; Canadian Bar Association; Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice; International Commission of Jurists; Osgoode Society; The Law Society of Upper Canada (Ontario); Toronto Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Administrative Law; Constitutional Law; Judicial Review; Arbitration; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation. Email: The Honourable John W. Morden | | PARTNERS | | Ahab Abdel-Aziz (Partner) admitted to bar, 1991, Ontario. Education: Dalhousie University (LL.B., 1989). Member: American Bar Association; Canadian Bar Association; The Law Society of Upper Canada (Ontario). Practice Areas: Complex Litigation; Energy; Nuclear Energy; Civil Litigation; Regulatory Law; Environmental Law; Public Law. Email: Ahab Abdel-Aziz | | Cynthia Amsterdam (Partner) admitted to bar, 1984, Ontario; 2007, Alberta. Education: Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., 1982). Member: Calgary, Ontario and Canadian Bar Associations; Advocates' Society; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Law Society of Upper Canada (Member, Ontario Chapter); Toronto Lawyers Association; Law Society of Alberta. Practice Areas: Audits; Accountants Negligence Defense; Accountants Disciplinary Defense; Securities Litigation; Regulatory Law; Public Law; Judicial Review; Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Professional Liability; Shareholder Remedies; Employment Litigation; Administrative Law; Constitutional Law; Energy. Email: Cynthia Amsterdam | | Norman Bacal (Partner) admitted to bar, 1981, Québec; 1988, Ontario. Education: McGill University (B.C.L. and LL.B., 1980). Member: Quebec and Canadian Bar Associations; Law Society of Upper Canada. (Co-Managing Partner, Heenan Blaikie). Practice Areas: Entertainment Law; Entertainment Finance; Motion Picture Finance; Taxation Law; International Taxation; Tax Incentives. Email: Norman Bacal | | Jeff Barnes (Partner) admitted to bar, 1976, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (LL.B., 1974). Member: American, Canadian and International Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; International Mergers and Acquisitions; Cross Border Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities; Finance; Structured Finance; Securitization; Venture Capital; Corporate Governance; Natural Resources; Energy; International Affairs; Income Trusts; Shareholders Rights; Partnership Law; Joint Ventures; Corporate Law; Government Relations; Government Procurement; Bankruptcy; Insolvency. | | Vivian Bercovici (Partner) admitted to bar, 1990, Ontario. Education: Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel (One Year Programme, 1982); York University (B.A., honours, 1984); London School of Economics and Political Science, London, England (Diploma, International Relations, 1985); University of Toronto (LL.B., 1988). Member: Canadian Bar Association; The Law Society of Upper Canada (Ontario); Insurance Bureau of Canada. Practice Areas: Insurance; Regulatory Law; Corporate Governance; Privacy Law; Aboriginal Law. Email: Vivian Bercovici | | Wendy R. Berman (Partner) admitted to bar, 1992, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (LL.B., 1990). Member: Ontario and Canadian Bar Associations; Advocates' Society; Law Society of Upper Canada (Member, Ontario Chapter); Toronto Lawyers Association; Women's Law Association of Ontario. Practice Areas: Securities Litigation; Regulatory Law; Public Law; Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Professional Liability; Shareholders Rights; Employment Litigation. Email: Wendy R. Berman | | Henry Bertossi (Partner) admitted to bar, 1986, Ontario. Education: York University (B.A., 1981); York University, Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., 1984). Member: Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Law; Partnerships; Joint Ventures; Health Law; Securities; Corporate Finance. Email: Henry Bertossi | | Subrata Bhattacharjee (Partner) admitted to bar, 1995, Ontario; 2000, New Brunswick (inactive). Education: Dalhousie University (B.Sc., 1989; B.A., cum laude, 1990; LL.B., 1993); Kings College (Post Graduate Diploma in EU Law, 1996). Member: Canadian and American Bar Associations; International Bar Association; The Law Society of Upper Canada (Ontario). Practice Areas: Competition; Antitrust; Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Advertising and Marketing. Email: Subrata Bhattacharjee | | Mary Anne Bueschkens (Partner) admitted to bar, 1990, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (B.Sc. 1983); University of Windsor (B.Comm., 1984; M.B.A., 1986); York University, Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., 1988). Member: Ontario and Canadian Bar Associations; International Academy of Estate and Trust Law; Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP); The Law Society of Upper Canada (Ontario). Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations; Taxation; International Taxation. Email: Mary Anne Bueschkens | | Brian W. Burkett (Partner) admitted to bar, 1978, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., History and Political Science, 1973); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1976). Member: American and Canadian Bar Associations; Law Society of Upper Canada (Member, Ontario Chapter). Practice Areas: Management Employment and Labour Relations; Collective Bargaining; Labor Arbitration; Human Rights; Labor Relations; Employment Law; Labor Law; Occupational Health and Safety; Pay Equity; Privacy Law; Workers Compensation; Arbitration; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Employment Litigation; Employment Standards; Employment Compensation; Employee Benefits; International Labor Law. Email: Brian W. Burkett | | David Carbonaro (Partner) admitted to bar, 1987, Ontario. Education: Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1985). Member: Ontario Bar Association. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Law; Income Tax; Trusts and Estates; Securities; Finance. Email: David Carbonaro | | Simon Chester (Partner) admitted to bar, 1982, Ontario; 1988, England and Wales. Education: Oxford University (B.A., 1971; M.A., 1979); Osgoode Hall (LL.M., 2003). Member: American and Canadian Bar Associations; Law Society of England and Wales. Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Constitutional Law; Intellectual Property; Libel, Slander and Defamation; Advertising and Marketing; Corporate Governance; Entertainment Law; Environmental Law; Corporate Law; Government Relations; Government Procurement; Health Care; Technology Law; Privacy Law. Email: Simon Chester | | Lia Chiarotto (Partner) admitted to bar, 1996, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.Comm., 1989; LL.B., 1994). Member: Advocates' Society; Canadian Bar Association; The Law Society of Upper Canada (Ontario). Practice Areas: Labor Arbitration; Human Rights; Workers Compensation; Employment Litigation; Employment Standards; Labour and Employment; Arbitration; Alternative Dispute Resolution. Email: Lia Chiarotto | | Jeffrey M. Citron (Partner) admitted to bar, 1986, Ontario. Education: York University (B.A., Honours, 1983); University of Ottawa (LL.B., 1986). Practice Areas: Real Estate Acquisitions; Real Estate Development; Real Estate Finance; Real Estate Restructuring; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations; Corporate Financial Services. Email: Jeffrey M. Citron | | Peter L. Clark (Partner) admitted to bar, 1986, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., Hons., Economics and History, 1980); University of Western Ontario (LL.B., 1984). Member: Canadian Bar Association; Law Society of Upper Canada (Member, Ontario Chapter). Practice Areas: Taxation; Pensions; International Taxation; Trusts and Estates; Corporate Law. Email: Peter L. Clark | | Armand Conant (Partner) born Oshawa, Ontario; admitted to bar, 1980, Ontario. Education: Royal Military College of Canada (B.Eng., 1975); McGill University (LL.B., 1978); Université de Paris I (D.E.S.S., Panthéon-Sorbonne, 1984). Practice Areas: Condominium Law; Real Estate. Email: Armand Conant | | John D. R. Craig (Partner) admitted to bar, 1999, Ontario. Education: University of Waterloo (B.A., 1990); Dalhousie University (LL.B., 1993); Oxford University (B.C.L., 1994; D.Phil., 1999). Member: Ontario Bar Association; The Law Society of Upper Canada (Ontario). Practice Areas: Labor (Labour) and Employment; Pensions; Corporate Governance; Employment Litigation; Employment Standards; Labor Relations; Collective Bargaining; Employee Benefits; Employment Compensation; Labor Arbitration; Human Rights; Occupational Health and Safety; Pay Equity; Privacy Law; Workers Compensation; Alternative Dispute Resolution; International Labor Law. Email: John D. R. Craig | | W. Kip Daechsel (Partner) admitted to bar, 1984, Ontario and Quebec. Education: Queen's University (B.A., 1978; LL.B., Common Law, 1981); Université Laval (LL.B., Droit Civil, 1982). Member: Canadian Bar Association; Association des Juristes d'Expression Française de l'Ontario - Association of French Speaking Jurists of Ontario. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Financial Institution Regulation; Securities; Asset Securitization; Mergers and Acquisitions; Regulatory Law; Public Law; Transportation; Corporate Financial Services. Email: W. Kip Daechsel | | Ilia Danef (Partner) admitted to bar, 1997, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1992); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1995). Member: Ontario and Canadian Bar Associations; Law Society of Upper Canada. Practice Areas: Lender Law; Loan Reorganization; Partnership Law; Joint Ventures; Mergers and Acquisitions; Structured Finance; Securitization; Corporate Law; Corporate Financial Services. Email: Ilia Danef | | S. Wendy Del Mul (Partner) admitted to bar, 1991, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.Comm., 1986); University of Western Ontario (LL.B., 1989). Member: Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Finance; Securities; Venture Capital; Mergers and Acquisitions; Joint Ventures; Technology Law; Corporate Governance; Corporate Law; Partnership Law; E-Commerce. Email: S. Wendy Del Mul | | Ken Dhaliwal (Partner) admitted to bar, 1993, Ontario. Education: York University (B.A., Hons., 1988); University of Western Ontario (LL.B., 1991). Member: American and Canadian Bar Associations; Law Society of Upper Canada (Member, Ontario Chapter). Practice Areas: Corporate and Commercial; Entertainment; Technology Law; Media Law; Intellectual Property; Motion Picture Production and Distribution; Motion Picture Finance; Tax Incentives. Email: Ken Dhaliwal | | M. Christopher Diamond (Partner) admitted to bar, 1998, Ontario. Education: York University (B.A., 1991); University of Western Ontario (LL.B., 1996). Member: Law Society of Upper Canada (Member, Ontario Chapter); American and Canadian Bar Associations; The Advocates' Society; Defense Research Institute; Toronto Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Litigation; Products Liability; Professional Liability; Shareholders Law; Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Class Actions; Insolvency; Tax Litigation. Email: M. Christopher Diamond | | Henry Y. Dinsdale (Partner) admitted to bar, 1989, Ontario. Education: Queen's University (B.A., 1984; LL.B., 1987); Stanford University (LL.M., 1993; J.S.D., 1995). Member: American and Canadian Bar Associations; Canadian Association of Counsel to Employers; Law Society of Upper Canada (Member, Ontario Chapter). Practice Areas: Collective Bargaining; Labor Arbitration; Human Rights; Workers Compensation; Employment Litigation; Employment Standards; Labor Relations; Arbitration; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Occupational Health and Safety; Labour and Employment Law; Judicial Review. Email: Henry Y. Dinsdale | | Jay Duffield (Partner) admitted to bar, 1992, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (H.B.A., 1987); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1990); University of Cambridge (LL.M., 1994). Member: Canadian Bar Association; Canadian Information Technology Law Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Venture Capital; Finance; Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions; Partnership Law; Joint Ventures; Technology Law; Franchises and Franchising. Email: Jay Duffield | | Jonathan Laurence Dye (Partner) admitted to bar, 1997, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (B.A., 1991); University of Windsor (M.B.A., 1995; LL.B., 1995); Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.M., 2003). Member: Advocates' Society; Canadian Association of Counsel to Employers (CACE); Canadian Bar Association; Canadian Defence Lawyers; Defense Research Institute; Ontario Bar Association; The Law Society of Upper Canada (Ontario). Practice Areas: Employment Litigation; Employment Standards; Human Rights; Appellate Practice; Judicial Review. Email: Jonathan Laurence Dye | | Cheryl A. Edwards (Partner) admitted to bar, 1986, Ontario. Education: York University, Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., 1984). Member: Canadian Bar Association; Law Society of Upper Canada; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Occupational Health and Safety; Workers Compensation; Employment Litigation; Labor (Labour) and Employment; Labour Relations; Human Rights; Arbitration; Alternative Dispute Resolution. Email: Cheryl A. Edwards | | Stanley W.L. Freedman (Partner) admitted to bar, 1983, Ontario. Education: Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., 1981; LL.M., 1997). Member: American, Canadian and International Bar Associations; Law Society of Upper Canada (Member, Ontario Chapter). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Commercial Law; International Law; Corporate Governance; Franchising; Franchise Distribution; International Trade; Mergers and Acquisitions; Partnership Law; Joint Ventures; Securities; Finance. Email: Stanley W.L. Freedman | | Allen H. Garson (Partner) admitted to bar, 1988, Ontario. Education: York University, Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., 1986). Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Entertainment; Securities; Corporate Law; Commercial Law. Email: Allen H. Garson | | Margaret Gavins (Partner) admitted to bar, 1994, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., Hons., 1987; LL.B., 1992). Member: Ontario and Canadian Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Collective Bargaining; Labor Arbitration; Human Rights; Pensions; Workers Compensation; Arbitration; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Employment Litigation; Employment Standards; Labor Relations; Occupational Health and Safety; Pay Equity; Privacy Law; Employee Benefits; Employment Compensation; Administrative Law; Labour and Employment Law; Constitutional Law. Email: Margaret Gavins | | Douglas G. Gilbert (Partner) admitted to bar, 1979, Ontario. Education: Concordia University (B.A., 1972); University of Western Ontario (LL.B., 1977). Member: Canadian and American Bar Associations; The Law Society of Upper Canada (Ontario); Transportation Law Association. Practice Areas: Labour and Employment Law; Collective Bargaining; Labor Arbitration; Human Rights; Privacy Law; Workers Compensation; Employment Litigation; Employment Standards; Labor Relations. Email: Douglas G. Gilbert | | Ian Godfrey (Partner) admitted to bar, 1991, Ontario. Education: University of Waterloo (B.E.S., 1980; B. Arch., 1982); Queen's University (LL.B., 1989). Member: Advocates' Society; Canadian and American Bar Associations; Canadian IT Law Association (IT Can.); The Law Society of Upper Canada (Ontario). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Judicial Review; Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Libel, Slander and Defamation; Products Liability; Professional Liability; Employment Litigation. Email: Ian Godfrey | | Jeffrey Goodman (Partner) admitted to bar, 1990, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (B.A., 1985); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1988). Member: Canadian and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; The Law Society of Upper Canada (Ontario). Practice Areas: Employment Litigation; Labour and Employment Law; Human Rights; Occupational Health and Safety; Privacy Law; Labor Relations; Collective Bargaining; Labor Arbitration; Employee Benefits; Employment Compensation; Arbitration; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Class Actions; Employment Standards; Workers Compensation; International Labor Law. Email: Jeffrey Goodman | | Noam Goodman (Partner) admitted to bar, 1996, Ontario. Education: Yeshiva University (B.Sc., Honours, 1991); York University, Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., 1994). Member: Ontario and Canadian Bar Associations; The Law Society of Upper Canada (Ontario). Practice Areas: Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Intellectual Property. Email: Noam Goodman | | Robert J. Graham (Partner) admitted to bar, 1997, Ontario; registered Patent Agent. Education: University of Toronto (B.A.Sc., Electrical Engineering, 1986); Queen's University (LL.B., 1995); York University, Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.M., 1999). Member: American Intellectual Property Law Association; Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patents; Industrial Designs. Email: Robert J. Graham | | Lara Jackson (Partner) admitted to bar, 1999, Ontario. Education: Queen's University (B.Sc., with honours, 1994); York University, Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., 1997). Member: Advocates' Society; American Bar Association; Canadian Bar Association; The Law Society of Upper Canada (Ontario). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Securities Litigation; Bankruptcy; Insolvency. Email: Lara Jackson | | Mark Jadd (Partner) admitted to bar, 1991, Ontario and New York. Education: York University, Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., 1989). Member: New York State Bar Association; Ontario Bar Association. Practice Areas: Taxation; Entertainment Taxation; Tax Litigation; International Taxation; Trusts and Estates; Tax Incentives. Email: Mark Jadd | | George J. Karayannides (Partner) admitted to bar, 1986, Ontario. Education: York University (B.A., Hons., 1980); University of Windsor (LL.B., 1984). Member: Advocates' Society; Canadian and American Bar Associations; Canadian Maritime Law Association; Defense Research Institute; International Bar Association; The Law Society of Upper Canada (Ontario). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Civil Litigation; Product Liability Litigation; Intellectual Property; Class Actions; Labour and Employment Law; Arbitration; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Transportation. Email: George J. Karayannides | | Adam Kardash (Partner) admitted to bar, 1994, Ontario. Education: York University (B.A., Hons., 1988); York University, Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., 1992). Member: Ontario and Canadian Bar Associations; Computer Law Association. Practice Areas: Information Technology; Internet Law; Electronic Commerce; Privacy Law; Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Advertising and Marketing; Intellectual Property; Health Law; Securities. Email: Adam Kardash | | Anthony Kiru (Partner) admitted to bar, 1993, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1988); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1991). Member: Ontario and Canadian Bar Associations; The Law Society of Upper Canada (Ontario). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Construction Law. Email: Anthony Kiru | | Kenneth David Kraft (Partner) admitted to bar, 1991, Ontario. Education: York University, Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., 1989); The London School of Economics and Political Science (LL.M., 1996). Member: Canadian and American Bar Associations; INSOL International. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Insolvency; Secured Lending; Securitization; Structured Finance; Transportation; Corporate Financial Services. Email: Kenneth David Kraft | | Paul M. Lalonde (Partner) admitted to bar, 1990, Québec; 1992, Ontario. Education: McGill University (B.C.L., LL.B., 1989). Member: Canadian and American Bar Associations; Barreau du Québec; International Bar Association; The Law Society of Upper Canada (Ontario). Practice Areas: Antitrust; Competition; Government Relations; Government Procurement; International Trade; Government Litigation; Business Law; Regulatory Law; Public Law. Email: Paul M. Lalonde | | Denise Lash (Partner) admitted to bar, 1990, Ontario. Education: University of Victoria (B.Sc., 1986; LL.B., 1988). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Condominium Law. Email: Denise Lash | | Tim Lawson (Partner) admitted to bar, 1993, Ontario. Education: McMaster University (B.A.Sc., 1988); University of Toronto (LL.B., 1991). Member: Canadian Bar Association; The Law Society of Upper Canada (Ontario). Practice Areas: Employment Compensation; Employee Benefits; Human Rights; Occupational Health and Safety; Pensions; Workers Compensation; Employment Litigation; Employment Standards; Labor Relations; Labour and Employment Law; Pay Equity; Privacy Law; Labor Arbitration; Collective Bargaining; Alternative Dispute Resolution. Email: Tim Lawson | | Michael Ledgett (Partner) admitted to bar, 1971, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (B.A., 1968; LL.B., 1969). Member: Canadian and American Bar Associations; Canadian Transport Lawyers' Association; International Bar Association; The Law Society of Upper Canada (Ontario); Transportation Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Governance; Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Privacy Law; Transportation. Email: Michael Ledgett | | Richard Lewin, C.A. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1975, Ontario. Education: York University, Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., 1973). Practice Areas: Corporate Restructuring; International Taxation; Private Investment Planning. Email: Richard Lewin, C.A. | | John D. Lewis (Partner) admitted to bar, 1991, Ontario. Education: Queen's University (B.Comm., 1984; M.I.R., 1985); University of Western Ontario (LL.B., 1989). Member: Canadian Bar Association; The Law Society of Upper Canada (Ontario). Practice Areas: Collective Bargaining; Employment Compensation; Employee Benefits; Labor Arbitration; Human Rights; Occupational Health and Safety; Privacy Law; Workers Compensation; Arbitration; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Employment Litigation; Employment Standards; Labor Relations; Labour and Employment Law. Email: John D. Lewis | | Charles MacCready (Partner) admitted to bar, 1994, Ontario. Education: McGill University (B.Sc., 1989); York University, Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., 1992). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Trusts and Estates; Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities Finance; Securitization; Venture Capital. Email: Charles MacCready | | Gavin MacKenzie (Partner) admitted to bar, 1977, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (B.A., 1972); York University, Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., 1975). Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers. Member: Advocates' Society; Canadian Bar Association; Advocates Society; Medico-Legal Society of Toronto; Law Society of Upper Canada (Senior Counsel, Discipline, 1990-1993; elected Bencher, 1995—). Practice Areas: Judicial Review; Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Class Actions; Products Liability; Professional Liability; Employment Litigation; Administrative Law; Constitutional Law; Professional Discipline; Securities; Franchise Law. Email: Gavin MacKenzie | | Melissa J. MacKewn (Partner) admitted to bar, 1997, Ontario. Education: Queen's University (B.A., with distinction, 1992); University of Western Ontario (LL.B., 1995). Member: Advocates' Society; The Law Society of Upper Canada (Ontario). Practice Areas: Securities Litigation; Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Judicial Review; Appellate Practice. Email: Melissa J. MacKewn | | Kevin D. MacNeill (Partner) admitted to bar, 1996, Ontario; 1997, Quebec. Education: York University (B.A., with honours, 1990); McGill University (B.C.L., 1994; LL.B., 1994). Practice Areas: Labor (Labour) and Employment; Employment Litigation; Employment Standards; Labor Arbitration; Human Rights; Labor Relations; Libel, Slander and Defamation; Occupational Health and Safety; Privacy Law; Workers Compensation; Commercial Litigation; Civil Litigation. Email: Kevin D. MacNeill | | Bill Mayo (Partner) admitted to bar, 1992, Ontario. Education: Queen's University (B.Sc., 1986; M.Sc., Biology, 1988); University of British Columbia (LL.B., 1990). Member: American Intellectual Property Law Association Canadian Bar Association; Intellectual Property Institute of Canada; International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property; International Trademark Association; The Law Society of Upper Canada (Ontario). Practice Areas: Litigation; Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Litigation; Pharmaceutical Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Licensing; Trademarks; Trademark Prosecution. Email: Bill Mayo | | Angus T. McKinnon (Partner) admitted to bar, 1987, Ontario. Education: Queen's University (B.A., 1982); McGill University (LL.B., 1985). Member: Advocates' Society; Ontario and Canadian Bar Associations; The Law Society of Upper Canada (Ontario). Practice Areas: Judicial Review; Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Class Actions; Insolvency; Insurance Litigation; Professional Liability; Employment Litigation; Administrative Law; Constitutional Law. Email: Angus T. McKinnon | | James G. McVicar (Partner) admitted to bar, 1996, Ontario. Education: Queen's University (B.Sc., Hons., Biology, 1989); University of Alberta (LL.B., 1994). Member: Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Governance; Corporate Law; Trust Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Finance; Securities. Email: James G. McVicar | | Lynn L. Mitchell (Partner) admitted to bar, 1997, Ontario. Education: Queen's University (B.Comm., 1976); University of Toronto (M.B.A., 1987; LL.B., 1996). Member: Advocates' Society; Ontario and Canadian Bar Associations; The Law Society of Upper Canada (Ontario); Toronto Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Energy; Regulatory Law; Public Law; Civil Litigation. Email: Lynn L. Mitchell | | Mark Newton (Partner) admitted to bar, 1983, Ontario. Education: McGill University (B.A., with honours, 1978; LL.B., 1981). Member: Ontario and Canadian Bar Associations; American Bar Association; International Pension and Employee Benefits Lawyers Association; Canadian Association of Counsel to Employers (CACE). Practice Areas: Labour and Employment; Immigration Law; Bankruptcy; Insolvency; Mergers and Acquisitions; Pensions; Employee Benefits; Employment Compensation. Email: Mark Newton | | William E. Pepall (Partner) admitted to bar, 1976, Ontario. Education: Trinity College; University of Toronto (B.A., 1971); Queen's University (LL.B., 1974); York University, Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.M., 2003). Member: Advocates' Society; Canadian Bar Association; Lawyers' Club; The Law Society of Upper Canada (Ontario); Toronto Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Judicial Review; Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Class Actions; Insolvency; Insurance Litigation; Products Liability; Professional Liability; Shareholders Rights. Email: William E. Pepall | | Wendy S. Reed (Partner) admitted to bar, 1982, British Columbia; 1986, Ontario. Education: University of British Columbia (LL.B., 1981); London School of Economics and Political Science (LL.M., 1983). Member: Canadian Bar Association; European Advertising Lawyers Association (EALA); Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA); Law Society of British Columbia; The Law Society of Upper Canada (Ontario). Practice Areas: Marketing Law; Advertising Law; Promotion Law. Email: Wendy S. Reed | | Bonnie E. Roberts Jones (Partner) admitted to bar, 1997, British Columbia; 1998, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1993); University of British Columbia (LL.B., 1996). Member: American Bar Association; Canadian Bar Association; Defense Research Institute; The Law Society of Upper Canada (Ontario). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Libel, Slander and Defamation; Products Liability; Shareholders Law; Employment Litigation. Email: Bonnie E. Roberts Jones | | L. David Roebuck (Partner) admitted to bar, 1970, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1965; LL.B., 1968). Member: Advocates' Society; American College of Trial Lawyers; Canadian Bar Association; Canadian Civil Liberties Association. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Public Law; Regulatory Law; Corporate Litigation; Civil Litigation; Libel, Slander and Defamation; Professional Liability; Shareholder Remedies; Tax Litigation; Commercial Litigation. Email: L. David Roebuck | | Kevin Rooney (Partner) admitted to bar, 1990, Ontario. Education: University of Waterloo (B.E.S., 1985); University of Toronto (LL.B., 1988); York University, Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.M., 1998). Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Natural Resources; Securities; Finance. Email: Kevin Rooney | | Andrea Rush (Partner) admitted to bar, 1985, Ontario; 1986, Quebec. Education: McGill University (B.C.L., 1982; LL.B., 1982); University of Ottawa (LL.M., 1985). Member: Canadian IT Law Association (IT.Can); Computer Law Association. Practice Areas: Technology and the Arts; Intellectual Property Registration; Licensing; Intellectual Property Enforcement; E-Commerce; Patents; Trademarks; Copyrights; Litigation. Email: Andrea Rush | | Jim Russell (Partner) admitted to bar, 1994, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (B.A., Hons., 1989); University of Toronto (LL.B., 1992). Member: Canadian IT Law Association (IT.Can); Ontario Bar Association. Practice Areas: Entertainment Law; Copyright; Lending; Restructuring; Commercial Law; Intellectual Property; Motion Picture Finance; Motion Picture Production and Distribution; Tax Incentives; Corporate Financial Services. Email: Jim Russell | | Neil Charles Saxe (Partner) admitted to bar, 1988, Ontario. Education: McGill University (B.A., 1982); University of Windsor (LL.B., 1986). Member: Ontario Bar Association. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Reorganization; Liquidations; Insolvency; Corporate Reorganization; Corporate Financial Services. Email: Neil Charles Saxe | | Andrew Skodyn (Partner) admitted to bar, 1999, Ontario. Education: University of Calgary (B.Sc., 1994); Queens' University (LL.B., 1997). Member: Ontario Bar Association; Law Society of Upper Canada (Member, Ontario Chapter). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Professional Liability. Email: Andrew Skodyn | | Michael Smyth (Partner) admitted to bar, 1992, Ontario. Education: Queen's University (B.A.H., 1987; LL.B., 1990). Member: Canadian Bar Association; The Law Society of Upper Canada (Ontario). Practice Areas: Collective Bargaining; Employee Benefits; Employment Compensation; Labor Arbitration; Human Rights; Workers Compensation; Arbitration; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Employment Litigation; Employment Standards; Labor Relations; Occupational Health and Safety; Labour and Employment Law; Pay Equity; Privacy Law. Email: Michael Smyth | | Jonathan Stainsby (Partner) admitted to bar, 1990, Ontario. Education: Simon Fraser University (B.A., 1985); University of Toronto (LL.B., 1988). Member: Advocates' Society; Canadian and American Bar Associations; Association of Trial Lawyers of America; International Bar Association; The Law Society of Upper Canada (Ontario). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Commercial Bankruptcy; Commercial Insolvency; Intellectual Property; Libel, Slander and Defamation; Judicial Review; Professional Liability; Class Actions; Entertainment Law; Tax Litigation; Competition; Antitrust; Arbitration; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Shareholder Remedies; Construction Litigation; Products Liability; Insurance Litigation. Email: Jonathan Stainsby | | David Steinberg (Partner) admitted to bar, 1991, Ontario. Education: York University (B.A., 1985); University of Western Ontario (LL.B., 1989). Practice Areas: Entertainment Law; Intellectual Property; Corporate Law; Motion Picture Finance; Motion Picture Production and Distribution; Music Law; Advertising and Marketing. Email: David Steinberg | | David Stratas (Partner) admitted to bar, 1988, Ontario. Education: Queen's University (LL.B., 1984); Oxford University (B.C.L., 1986). Member: Canadian Bar Association; The Law Society of Upper Canada (Ontario). Practice Areas: Constitutional Law; Administrative Law; Competition; Antitrust; Regulatory Law; Public Law; Judicial Review; Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Aboriginal Law; Municipal Law. Email: David Stratas | | Stephanie J. Thompson (Partner) admitted to bar, 1998, New Brunswick; 2001, Ontario. Education: University of New Brunswick (B.B.A., 1994); University of Ottawa (LL.B., 1997). Member: Law Society of New Brunswick; Law Society of Upper Canada (Member, Ontario Chapter); Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Law; Securities; Finance. Email: Stephanie J. Thompson | | Claire Vachon (Partner) admitted to bar, 1995, Quebec; 1998, Ontario. Education: Université Laval (B.A., Translation, 1982); Université de Montréal (Certificate in Public Relations, 1988); Université du Québec à Montréal (LL.B., 1993). Member: Association des juristes d'expression française de l'Ontario (Association of French Speaking Jurists of Ontario); Barreau du Québec; Canadian Bar Association; The Law Society of Upper Canada (Ontario). Practice Areas: Collective Bargaining; Employee Benefits; Employment Compensation; Labor Arbitration; Human Rights; Pay Equity; Education Law; Employment Litigation; Employment Standards; Labor Relations; Labour and Employment; Privacy Law; Workers Compensation; Arbitration; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Occupational Health and Safety. Email: Claire Vachon | | W.S. (Steve) Vaughan (Partner) admitted to bar, 1965, New Brunswick; 1967, Ontario. Education: University of New Brunswick (B.A.Sc., Geology, 1959; B.C.L., 1965); McGill University (M.Sc., Geology, 1962). Practice Areas: Corporate Commercial Law; Finance; Securities; Mining Law. Email: W.S. (Steve) Vaughan | | Monty Warsh (Partner) admitted to bar, 1985, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (1980); University of Ottawa (LL.B., 1983). Member: Canadian Bar Association; The Law Society of Upper Canada (Ontario). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Commercial Leasing; Contracts. Email: Monty Warsh | | Sonia Yung (Partner) admitted to bar, 1994, Ontario and British Columbia. Education: University of Manitoba (B.A., with honours, 1988); University of Ottawa (LL.B., 1992). Member: Canadian Bar Association; Law Society of British Columbia; The Law Society of Upper Canada (Ontario). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities; Finance. Email: Sonia Yung | | Stephen Zolf (Partner) admitted to bar, 1989, Ontario. Education: London School of Economics and Political Science (M.Sc., 1983); University of Toronto (LL.B., 1987). Member: Canadian Bar Association; The Law Society of Upper Canada (Ontario). Practice Areas: Broadcasting; Telecommunications; Public Law; Regulatory Law; Antitrust; Competition; Entertainment Law. Email: Stephen Zolf | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Montreal, Québec Office: Telephone: 514-846-1212; e-mail: info@heenan.ca
Vancouver, British Columbia Office: Telephone: 604-669-0011; e-mail: info@heenan.ca
Québec, Québec Office: Heenan Blaikie Aubut forming part of Heenan Blaikie LLP, Telephone: 418-524-5131; e-mail: info@heenan.ca
Calgary, Alberta Office: Telephone: 403-232-8223; e-mail: info@heenan.ca
Sherbrooke, Québec Office: Telephone: 819-346-5058; e-mail: info@heenan.ca
Ottawa, Ontario Office: Telephone: 613-236-1668; e-mail: info@heenan.ca
Trois-Rivières, Québec Office: Telephone: 819-373-7000; e-mail: info@heenan.ca
Victoria, British Columbia Office: Telephone: 250-381-9321; e-mail: info@heenan.ca
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