(Main Office)

Lang Michener is a leader in Canada's legal profession and has been for more than 80 years. Our international firm, with offices in Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver and Hong Kong, has over 200 dynamic professionals who provide effective, innovative solutions to Canadian and international clients. We have played a major role in shaping Canada's economic and political institutions, and understand the competitive global needs of our country's leading companies and industries. With commitments to excellence, service and value in all that we do, Lang Michener is dedicated to helping all of our clients achieve their business and personal goals.

Statement of Practice

Corporate Practice including Administrative Law, Advertising and Marketing, Agency and Distribution, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Appellate Practice, Bankruptcy, Banks and Banking, Business Law, Class Actions, Commercial Law, Communications and Media, Computers and Software, Construction Law, Copyright, Corporate Law, Debtor and Creditor, Environmental Law, Finance, Franchises and Franchising, Government Procurement, Government Relations, Insolvency, Insurance, Insurance Defence, Intellectual Property, International Trade, Labour and Employment, Leases and Leasing, Litigation, Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures, Natural Resources, Patents, Privacy Law, Real Estate, Securities, Taxation, Technology and Science, Trademarks, Trusts and Estates, Wills.

Address

Brookfield Place
181 Bay Street, Suite 2500 P.O. Box 747
Toronto, ON M5J 2T7, (City of Toronto)
Canada

Phone

Phone: 416-360-8600
Fax: 416-365-1719

Website

http://www.langmichener.ca

Firm/Affiliate Offices

(For Complete Biographical Data on all Personnel, see Ottawa, Ontario and Vancouver, British Columbia, Professional Biographies)

PARTNERS

John D. Andrew (Partner) admitted to bar, 1982, Ontario; 1987, England and Wales. Education: Queen's University (B.A., Hons., 1976); McGill University (LL.B., 1979; B.C.L., 1980). Practice Areas: Business Law.Email: John D. Andrew

Keith Bird (Partner) admitted to bar, 1999, Ontario. Education: University of Windsor (B.Sc. (Hons.), 1990; M.Sc., 1994; LL.B., 1997). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patents; Trademarks.Email: Keith Bird

David Burstein (Partner) admitted to bar, 1986, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1981; J.D., 1984). Practice Areas: Insurance Litigation; Commercial Litigation.Email: David Burstein

Paul Carenza (Partner) admitted to bar, 1997, Ontario; 1999, British Columbia. Education: McGill University (B.A., 1986); Laval University (LL.B., Civil Law, 1993); University of Western Ontario (LL.B., Common Law, 1995). Member: Canadian Bar Association; Ontario Bar Association. Languages: French and English. Practice Areas: Business Law; Taxation.Email: Paul Carenza

Mark E.P. Cavanaugh (Partner) admitted to bar, 1979, Ontario. Education: University of Windsor (B.A., Gold Medalist, 1974); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1977). Member: The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; The Advocates' Society; International Bar Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Law.Email: Mark E.P. Cavanaugh

F. Paul Collins (Partner) admitted to bar, 1986, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.Comm., 1981; LL.B., 1984). Practice Areas: Securities; Finance; Natural Resources.Email: F. Paul Collins

John S. Contini (Partner) admitted to bar, 1990, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (LL.B., 1988). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation.Email: John S. Contini

John Conway (Partner) admitted to bar, 2000, Ontario. Education: McMaster University (B.P.E., 1993); University of Windsor (LL.B., 1998). Practice Areas: Securities; Corporate Commercial Law.Email: John Conway

Robert R. Cranston (Partner) admitted to bar, 1976, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1971; LL.B., 1974). Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities; Corporate.Email: Robert R. Cranston

Joseph C. D'Angelo (Partner) admitted to bar, 1989, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario; University of Toronto (LL.B., 1987). Member: Intellectual Property Institute of Canada. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Intellectual Property.Email: Joseph C. D'Angelo

Carl A. De Vuono (Partner) admitted to bar, 1987, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1982); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1985). Practice Areas: Business; Finance; Acquisitions.Email: Carl A. De Vuono

Howard M. Drabinsky (Partner) admitted to bar, 1982, Ontario. Education: McGill University (B.C.L., 1980; LL.B., 1980). Member: Canadian Direct Marketing Insurance Council. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Finance; Insurance.Email: Howard M. Drabinsky

Daniel G. Edmondstone (Partner) admitted to bar, 1991, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.Sc., with distinction, 1986; LL.B., 1989). Practice Areas: Litigation; Competition.Email: Daniel G. Edmondstone

Eric B. Friedman (Partner) admitted to bar, 1990, Ontario. Education: Princeton University (B.A., 1984); University of Ottawa (M.B.A., LL.B., 1988). Practice Areas: Business; Acquisitions.Email: Eric B. Friedman

Christopher J. Garrah (Partner) admitted to bar, 1996, Ontario. Education: Queen's University (B.Com., 1991); University of Toronto (LL.B., 1994). Practice Areas: Corporate Law.Email: Christopher J. Garrah

Peter Giddens (Partner) admitted to bar, 1999, Ontario. Education: Dalhousie University (B.Sc. (Hons.), 1994; LL.B., 1997). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patents; Trademarks.Email: Peter Giddens

Robert E. Glass (Partner) admitted to bar, 1980, Ontario. Education: McMaster University (B.Comm., 1975); University of Toronto (LL.B., 1978). Practice Areas: Business Law; Leasing; Franchise and Distribution.Email: Robert E. Glass

Glenn Grenier (Partner) admitted to bar, 1991, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., Commerce, 1986; LL.B., 1989). Practice Areas: Construction Law(75%); Commercial Litigation(15%); General Practice(10%).Email: Glenn Grenier

David Hager (Partner) admitted to bar, 1976, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1971; LL.B., 1974). Practice Areas: Employment Law; Civil Litigation.Email: David Hager

Carol Virginia Lyons (Partner) admitted to bar, 1989, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1984; LL.B., 1987). Practice Areas: Business; Corporate; Commercial.Email: Carol Virginia Lyons

Janine MacNeil (Partner) admitted to bar, 2002, Ontario. Education: Mt. Saint Vincent (B.B.A., 1997); Dalhousie University (LL.B., 2000). Practice Areas: Competition; Marketing Law; Franchise Law; Distribution.Email: Janine MacNeil

Donald H. MacOdrum (Partner) admitted to bar, 1968, Ontario. Education: Queen's University (B.A., 1963); University of Toronto (LL.B., 1966). Fellow, Intellectual Property Institute of Canada. Member: American Bar Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association; International Association for the Protection of Industrial Property (Canadian Group). (Certified by the Law Society of Upper Canada as Specialist in Civil Litigation). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property, Civil Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation.Email: Donald H. MacOdrum

Craig Manuel (Partner) admitted to bar, 1999, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.Comm., 1994); Queen's University (LL.B., 1997). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Law.Email: Craig Manuel

Bruce A. McKenna (Partner) admitted to bar, 1978, Ontario. Education: Waterloo University; Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1976). Practice Areas: Real Property Development; Title Insurance; Leasing.Email: Bruce A. McKenna

D. Brent McPherson (Partner) admitted to bar, 1995, Ontario. Education: Queen's University (B.A.H., 1990); University of Western Ontario (LL.B., 1993). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Insurance Litigation.Email: D. Brent McPherson

Richard Meagher (Partner) admitted to bar, 1971, Ontario. Education: St. Francis Xavier University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1966); Dalhousie University (LL.B., 1969). Sir James Dunn Scholar. Member: National Club; Canadian Franchising Association. Practice Areas: Advertising and Marketing; Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Franchises and Franchising.Email: Richard Meagher

Mark S. Mitchell (Partner) admitted to bar, 1987, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.Sc., Chemistry, 1977; M.Sc., Chemistry, 1979); University of Western Ontario (LL.B., 1985). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation; Patents.Email: Mark S. Mitchell

James B. Musgrove (Partner) admitted to bar, 1986, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1984; LL.B., 1984). Member: American and International Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Competition Law/Anti-Trust; Civil Litigation; Advertising.Email: James B. Musgrove

Frank Palmay (Chair, Corporate & Insurance Group) admitted to bar, 1978, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A.Sc., Gold Medal, 1972; LL.B., 1976); University of Sussex (M.Phil., 1974). Commonwealth Scholar. Member: Ontario Association of Professional Engineers. Practice Areas: Business Law; Insurance Law.Email: Frank Palmay

Patrick J. Phelan (Partner) admitted to bar, 1983, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (B.A., 1978; LL.B., 1981). Practice Areas: Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Patrick J. Phelan

J. Mark Richardson (Partner) admitted to bar, 1986, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (B.A., 1981; LL.B., 1984). Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Finance; Business Law.Email: J. Mark Richardson

William A. Rowlands (Partner) admitted to bar, 1984, Ontario. Education: Queen's University (LL.B., 1982). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Leasing.Email: William A. Rowlands

Daniel D. Rowntree (Partner) admitted to bar, 2002, Ontario. Education: University of Windsor (B.P.A., 1997; LL.B., 2001). Practice Areas: Business Law.Email: Daniel D. Rowntree

Dale E. Schlosser (Partner) admitted to bar, 1992, Ontario. Education: University of New Brunswick (B.Sc., Hons., 1987); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1990). Registered Trademark Agent and Registered Patent Agent. Member: Intellectual Property Institute of Canada. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; International Trademarks.Email: Dale E. Schlosser

Sheryl E. Seigel (Partner) admitted to bar, 1982, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto; Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1980). Practice Areas: Business Restructurings and Reorganizations; Insolvency and Bankruptcy Law; Secured Transactions Law; Creditors' and Debtors' Remedies.Email: Sheryl E. Seigel

William J. V. Sheridan (Partner) admitted to bar, 1972, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.Comm., 1967); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1970). Practice Areas: Securities; Mining; Business Law.Email: William J. V. Sheridan

Jeffrey B. Simpson (Partner) admitted to bar, 1980, Ontario. Education: Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1978). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Employment Law; Insurance Law.Email: Jeffrey B. Simpson

Hellen L. Siwanowicz (Partner) admitted to bar, 1991, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.Sc., 1984; LL.B., 1989). Practice Areas: Securities; Corporate Law.Email: Hellen L. Siwanowicz

James Stranges (Partner) admitted to bar, 1999, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1992); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1997). Practice Areas: Business Law.Email: James Stranges

David E. Thring (Partner) admitted to bar, 1981, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (B.A., Hons., 1976); University of Toronto (LL.B., 1979). Practice Areas: Banking; Mergers and Acquisitions; Lending.Email: David E. Thring

George Waggott (Partner) admitted to bar, 1996, British Columbia; 2003, Ontario. Education: Carleton University (B.Journ., 1990); University of Ottawa (B.Soc. Sc., 1992); University of Victoria (LL.B., 1995). Practice Areas: Labour and Employment.Email: George Waggott

R. Nairn Waterman (Partner) admitted to bar, 1973, Ontario; 1981, Alberta. Education: McMaster University (B.A., 1967); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., Silver Medal, 1970); Cambridge University (Dip. Crim., 1971). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Environment.Email: R. Nairn Waterman

Peter E.J. Wells (Partner) admitted to bar, 1978, Ontario. Education: Queen's University (B.Sc., Hons., 1973; LL.B., 1976). Fellow, Intellectual Property Institute of Canada. Lecturer, Patent Law, University of Windsor. Certified Specialist of Intellectual Property. Member: Chemical Institute of Canada; Commercial Bar Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Intellectual Property.Email: Peter E.J. Wells

Marni M. K. Whitaker (Partner) admitted to bar, 1975, Ontario. Education: University of Manitoba (B.A., 1970); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1973). Member: Canadian Tax Foundation; Estate Planning Council of Metropolitan Toronto. Practice Areas: Wills and Trusts; Estate Planning; Administration.Email: Marni M. K. Whitaker

Leslie A. Wittlin (Partner) admitted to bar, 1974, Ontario. Education: York University (B.A., Economics, 1969); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1972). Qualified Certified Forensic Investigator (CFI), 2002. Speaker to various businesses and professional groups on diverse topics. Director, 2003-2004, Vice-President, 2003 and President, 2004, Association of Certified Forensic Investigators of Canada. Formerly with Gowlings, Toronto. Former Director, HIH Insurance (Canada) Limited. Member, Advisory Board: Gallery of Human Migration; Business Innovations Group. Member: County of York Law Association; Law Society of Upper Canada; Canadian and International Bar Associations. Languages: French and German. Practice Areas: Banking Law; Debt Restructuring.Email: Leslie A. Wittlin

David M. W. Young (Partner) admitted to bar, 1977, Ontario. Education: McGill University (B.A. (Hons.), 1969); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1975). Practice Areas: Competition and Marketing Law; Corporate Commercial Law; Advertising; Privacy Law.Email: David M. W. Young

ASSOCIATES

Gerald A. Badali (Associate) admitted to bar, 1983, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., with high distinction, 1978); University of Western Ontario (LL.B., 1981). Practice Areas: Insurance; Corporate Law.Email: Gerald A. Badali

Israel Balter (Associate) admitted to bar, 1984, Ontario. Education: Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1982). Practice Areas: Labour and Employment.Email: Israel Balter

Benjamin Bathgate (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (Hons. B.A., 2001); Dalhousie University (LL.B., 2004). Practice Areas: Litigation; Commercial Litigation.Email: Benjamin Bathgate

J.R. Beaudrie (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Ontario. Education: University of Windsor (B.Comm., Hon., 2002; LL.B., 2005); University of Detroit Mercy (J.D., magna cum laude, 2005). Member: Ontario and Canadian Bar Associations; Law Society of Upper Canada. Practice Areas: Business Law; Privacy.Email: J.R. Beaudrie

Denno Chen (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Ontario. Education: University of British Columbia (B.A., 2000); University of Detroit Mercy, School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2004); University of Windsor (LL.B., Faculty of Law, 2004). Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Law; Securities; Capital Markets; Public Markets Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Denno Chen

Matthew L. Dewar (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Ontario. Education: Berklee College of Music (B.M., magna cum laude, 1997); Queen's University, Faculty of Law (LL.B., 2004). Practice Areas: Employment; Labour Law.Email: Matthew L. Dewar

Robert Fraser (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Ontario. Education: Wilfrid Laurier University (B.B.A., Honours); Queen's University (LL.B., 2007). Member: Ontario and Canadian Bar Associations.Email: Robert Fraser

Christos Gazeas (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Ontario. Education: University of Ottawa (B.Sc., Honours, magna cum laude, 2001; M.C.A., 2002; LL.B., 2007). Member: Canadian Bar Association; Law Society of Upper Canada. Practice Areas: Business Law.Email: Christos Gazeas

Matthew German (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Ontario. Education: York University (B.A. (Hons), 2000); Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., 2003). Member: Ontario and Canadian Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: Matthew German

Alison Hayman (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Ontario. Education: Mount Allison University (B.Comm., Economics, 1998); University of Victoria (LL.B., 2001); London School of Economics (LL.M., 2003). Member: Ontario (Member: Information Technology and E-Commerce Section; Entertainment, Media and Communications Section) and Canadian (Member, Intellectual Property Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property.Email: Alison Hayman

Lai-King Hum (Associate) admitted to bar, 1997, Québec; 1999, Ontario. Education: Concordia University, Liberal Arts College (B.A., Western Civilization and Culture, 1985); McGill University (Dip. Ed., 1990; B.C.L., LL.B., 1996). Practice Areas: Labor (Labour) and Employment; Employment Termination; Employment Contracts; Employment Law; Employment Litigation; Employment Standards.Email: Lai-King Hum

Emilie Kydd (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Ontario. Education: Trent University (B.A., Hons., 1997); Queen's University (LL.B., 2002). Practice Areas: Insurance Law.

Hartley Lefton (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Ontario. Education: Queen's University (B.Sc., 2001; B.A., Hons., 2002); University of Toronto, Rotman School of Management (M.B.A., 2006); University of Toronto (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Corporate Governance; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Hartley Lefton

Rosamaria Longo (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.S., Neuroscience, 1999); University of Saskatchewan (LL.B., 2002). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Industrial Designs; Intellectual Property Litigation; Confidential Information and Trade Secrets; Copyrights; Information Technology; Intellectual Property Due Diligence; Intellectual Property Agreements and Licensing; Intellectual Property Patents and Industrial Designs; Intellectual Property Trademarks and Domain Names; Advertising and Marketing; Communications Law; Energy; Health Care; Sports Law; Entertainment Law.Email: Rosamaria Longo

Greg McIlwain (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Ontario. Education: Queen's University (B.Comm. (Hons.), 2000); University of Toronto (J.D., 2003). Member: Canadian Bar Association, Ontario; Law Society of Upper Canada. Practice Areas: Business Law.Email: Greg McIlwain

David Mendicino (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.S., with honours, 2002); Osgoode Hall Law School, York Ottawa (LL.B., 2006). Practice Areas: Securities and Corporate Finance Law Group.Email: David Mendicino

J. Michael Mulroy (Associate) admitted to bar, 1985, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1971; M.S.W., 1978); University of Ottawa (LL.B., 1983). Practice Areas: Labour and Employment.Email: J. Michael Mulroy

Constance Olsheski (Associate) admitted to bar, 1984, Ontario. Education: York University (M.B.A., 1982); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1982); Harvard University (Negotiation Workshop, B.P.H.E., 1994). Practice Areas: Labour and Employment.Email: Constance Olsheski

Sumitha Pudupakkam (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (B.A., Honours, 2000); Queens University, Faculty of Law (LL.B., 2004). Practice Areas: Labor (Labour) and Employment; Employment Contracts; Employment Law; Labor Law; Labor Relations.Email: Sumitha Pudupakkam

Sean Rimoin (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Ontario. Education: Concordia University (B.A., 1998); Osgoode Hall (LL.M., 2001). Practice Areas: Banking and Restructuring.Email: Sean Rimoin

Esther Rossman (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., Economics and International Relations, with honors, 2002; LL.B., 2006). Member: Ontario and Canadian Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Competition; Antitrust.Email: Esther Rossman

Aaron Rousseau (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., with honors, 2003; J.D., 2006). Member: Ontario and Canadian Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor (Labour) and Employment; Commercial Litigation.Email: Aaron Rousseau

Shannon Seitz (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Ontario. Education: Dalhousie University (B.Comm., 2002); University of Western Ontario (LL.B., 2007). Member: Ontario and Canadian Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law.Email: Shannon Seitz

Andrew W. H. Tam (Associate) admitted to bar, 2001, Ontario. Education: The Canadian Securities Institute (B.A., Economics, 1998); University of Western Ontario (LL.B., 1996; Canadian Securities Course, 1999). Practice Areas: Securities; Finance; Corporate Commercial Law; Intellectual Property; Information Technology.Email: Andrew W. H. Tam

Matthew Thurlow (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Ontario. Education: University of Guelph (B.Sc., 2002); University of Windsor (LL.B., 2005). Member: Ontario and Canadian Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Litigation.Email: Matthew Thurlow

Patrick A. Westaway (Associate) admitted to bar, 1998, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (B.A., with Hons., 1993); Osgoode Hall Law School, York University (LL.B., 1996). Member: Canadian Tax Foundation; Canadian Bar Association (Member, Taxation Law Section). Practice Areas: Tax and Estates.Email: Patrick A. Westaway

Stephen J. White (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Ontario. Education: University of Luton, England (B.A., 1996); King's College, University of London, England (Postgraduate Diploma, European Union Law, 1999); University of Kent at Canterbury, England (LL.M., 1998). Recipient, National Committee on Accreditation Certificate of Qualification, Federation of Law Societies of Canada, 2005. Practice Areas: Corporate Finance; Securities.Email: Stephen J. White

R. Scott Whitley (Associate) admitted to bar, 1985, Ontario. Education: Queen's University (B.A. (Hons.), 1980; LL.B., 1983). (Director of Professional Development).Email: R. Scott Whitley

Mark A. Wiffen (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Ontario. Education: University of Waterloo (B.A.Sc., 2000); University of Western Ontario (LL.B., 2003). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation(30%); Commercial Litigation(30%); Expropriation Law(10%); Municipal Law(10%); Estate Litigation(5%); Administrative Litigation(5%); Judicial Review(5%); Civil Appeals(5%).Email: Mark A. Wiffen

SENIOR COUNSEL

Peter Reginald Hayden, Q.C. (Senior Counsel) admitted to bar, 1967, Ontario; 1973, Alberta. Education: Queen's University (B.Com., 1961); Dalhousie University (LL.B., 1964); Harvard University (LL.M., 1965). Practice Areas: Business Law.Email: Peter Reginald Hayden, Q.C.

COUNSEL

Arnold Englander (Counsel) admitted to bar, 1963, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto; Osgoode Hall (LL.B., Gold Medallist, 1960); Harvard University (LL.M., 1961). Member: Canadian Tax Foundation. Practice Areas: Taxation; Estates.Email: Arnold Englander

Alex Ilchenko (Counsel) admitted to bar, 1993, Ontario. Education: Carleton University (B.A., Criminology and Criminal Justice, 1988); University of Ottawa (LL.B., magna cum laude, 1991). Practice Areas: Banking and Project Finance; Business Restructuring and Insolvency; Commercial Litigation.Email: Alex Ilchenko

John S. Kelly (Counsel) admitted to bar, 1973, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1969; LL.B., 1971). Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators of United Kingdom. Member: American Bar Association; American Arbitrators Association; The Advocate Society. (Certified by the Law Society of Upper Canada as a Specialist in Civil Litigation). Practice Areas: Corporate Commercial Litigation; Corporate Fraud; Shareholders Disputes; Arbitration and Dispute Resolution.Email: John S. Kelly

Henry Krupa (Counsel) admitted to bar, 1989, Ontario. Education: Center for Petroleum & Mineral Law & Policy, Universities of Dundee and St. Andrews (LL.B., 1992); University of London (LL.M., with distinction, 1992); University of Ottawa. Henry Krupa is counsel in the Commercial Real Estate Group in the Toronto office of Lang Michener. He specializes in the areas of Environmental and Energy law and Government Relations. Member: Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Energy; Environmental Law; Government; Government Relations.Email: Henry Krupa

Howard A. Levitt (Counsel) admitted to bar, 1979, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1974; LL.B., 1977). Practice Areas: Labour and Employment.Email: Howard A. Levitt

Donald S. Macdonald, P.C. (Counsel) born Ottawa, Ontario, 1932; admitted to bar, 1955, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1951); Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., 1955); Harvard University (LL.M., 1956); Cambridge University (England Diploma in International Law, 1957). Practice Areas: Business Law; Government.Email: Donald S. Macdonald, P.C.

Luke C. Mullin (Counsel) admitted to bar, 1987, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., honours, 1982); Queens University (LL.B., 1985). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Insurance Litigation.Email: Luke C. Mullin

Donald N. Plumley, Q.C. (Counsel) admitted to bar, 1965, Ontario. Education: Queen's University (B.Sc., Chem. Eng., 1960; LL.B., 1963). Member: Intellectual Property Institute of Canada. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Civil Litigation.

Ravindra Shukla (Counsel) admitted to bar, 1988, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A. Sc., 1983); Queen's University (LL.B., 1986). Practice Areas: Information Technology; Intellectual Property; Internet.Email: Ravindra Shukla

Kalle Soomer, Q.C. (Counsel) admitted to bar, 1969, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (B.A., 1964); University of Toronto (J.D., 1967). Member: Canadian Tax Foundation. Practice Areas: Taxation; Pensions; Estates.

Cyndee Todgham Cherniak (Counsel) admitted to bar, 1994, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (B.A., 1989); University of Windsor (LL.B., 1992); University of Detroit Mercy (J.D., 1992); York University, Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.M., 1998). Practice Areas: International Trade Law; Taxation; International Arbitration; Tax Litigation; Commodity Taxation.Email: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak