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| | Address | | Brookfield Place, 181 Bay Street, Suite 2500, P.O. Box 747 | | Toronto, Ontario M5J 2T7 | | (City of Toronto) | | |
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(Main Office)
| Lang Michener LLP practices in the following areas of law:
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. | Firm Profile:
Lang Michener LLP has been a leader in Canada's legal profession for more than 80 years. Our national firm, with offices in Vancouver, Toronto, Ottawa, has over 200 dynamic professionals who provide effective, innovative solutions to Canadian and international clients. 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. For more information on Lang Michener, please visit our website at www.langmichener.ca. | | Firm Size: 200 | Languages:
Chinese, Croatian, English, Estonian, French, German, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Korean, Portuguese, Serbian, Spanish and Tagalog. |
Other Office Locations of Lang Michener LLP
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
| | 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 | | Wayne F. Carney (Partner) admitted to bar, 1970, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto; Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1968). Member: Arbitration and Mediation Institute of Canada. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Leasing. Email: Wayne F. Carney | | 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 | | 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 | | 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., 1977; M.Sc., 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 (Partner) 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 | | Donald N. Plumley, Q.C. (Partner) 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. Email: Donald N. Plumley, Q.C. | | Martin D. Rabinovitch (Partner) admitted to bar, 1975, Ontario. Education: McGill University (B.A., 1969; B.C.L., 1972; LL.B., 1973). Practice Areas: Business Law; Insolvency. Email: Martin D. Rabinovitch | | 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 | | 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 | | Kalle Soomer, Q.C. (Partner) 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. Email: Kalle Soomer, Q.C. | | Timothy M. Squire (Partner) admitted to bar, 1997, Ontario. Education: University of Windsor (B.A., 1992; LL.B., 1995). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Intellectual Property. Email: Timothy M. Squire | | 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 | | John Conway (Associate) 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 | | Orin Del Vecchio (Associate) admitted to bar, 2001, British Columbia; 2005, Ontario. Education: University of British Columbia (B.Sc., Chemistry/Physics, Honours, 1997); University of Victoria (LL.B., 2000). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property. Email: Orin Del Vecchio | | 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 Edmonds (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., with honours, 2003); University of Ottawa (LL.B., Faculty of Law, 2006). Practice Areas: Banking and Project Finance. Email: Robert Edmonds | | 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 | | Kevin E. Holbeche (Associate) admitted to bar, 2001, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (B.S., 1991); McMaster University (B.A., 1993); University of Saskatchewan (LL.B., 1999). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patents; Trademarks; Copyrights; Internet Law. Email: Kevin E. Holbeche | | 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 | | Janine MacNeil (Associate) 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 | | 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 | | Voula Michaelidis (Associate) admitted to bar, 2000, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.Sc., Occupational Therapy, 1993; M.A., Specializing in Applied Developmental Psychology, 1996); University of Western Ontario (LL.B., 1998). Practice Areas: Employment; Labour Law. Email: Voula Michaelidis | | Luke C. Mullin (Associate) 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 | | 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 | | John C. Payne (Associate) admitted to bar, 1998, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (B.Sc., Hons., 1989; LL.B., 1996). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Leasing. Email: John C. Payne | | 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 | | Daniel D. Rowntree (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Ontario. Education: University of Windsor (B.P.A., 1997; LL.B., 2001). Practice Areas: Business Law. Email: Daniel D. Rowntree | | Howard Simkevitz (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (B.A., 1994); Carnegie Mellon University (Masters, 2001); University of Ottawa (LL.B., 2005). Practice Areas: Insurance. | | 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 | | Annie M. Thuan (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Ontario. Education: University of Waterloo (B.E.S., Environmental Studies, Business Option, with honors, 2001); Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., 2004). Recipient: Environmental Assessment Certificate, 2001; ISO 14000: Environmental Management Systems Certificate, 2000. Member: Ontario Bar Association (Member, Environmental Law Section; Executive Member, Program Coordinator, Aboriginal Law Section). Practice Areas: Environmental Law. Email: Annie M. Thuan | | 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 | | Susan Goscoe (Counsel) admitted to bar, 1998, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (M.B.A., 1996; LL.B., 1996). Practice Areas: Securities. Email: Susan Goscoe | | Celia C. Hitch (Counsel) admitted to bar, 1985, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1980); University of Western Ontario Faculty of Law (LL.B., 1983). Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Real Estate; Real Estate Leasing. Email: Celia C. Hitch | | Patrick J. Hofbauer (IP Counsel) admitted to bar, 1982, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.Sc., 1977); University of Ottawa (LL.B., 1980). Registered Canadian Trade Mark Agent, 1982. Registered Canadian Patent Agent, 1985. Registered U.S. Patent and Trademark Agent, 1986. Member: Halton, Hamilton and Canadian Bar Associations; Intellectual Property Institute of Canada; International Association for the Protection of Industrial Property; Licensing Executives Society. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Licensing; Technology Transfers; Patents; Trademarks; Copyrights. | | 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 | | 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. | | Warren S.R. Seyffert, Q.C. (Counsel) admitted to bar, 1966, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (LL.B., 1964); Osgoode Hall (LL.M., 1977). Member: Canadian Tax Foundation. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Entertainment; Business Law. Email: Warren S.R. Seyffert, Q.C. | | 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 | | 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 | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Ottawa, Ontario Office: Suite 300, 50 O'Connor Street, K1P 6L2. Telephone: 613-232-7171. Fax: 613-231-3191.
Vancouver, British Columbia Office: 1500 Royal Centre, 1055 West Georgia Street, P.O. Box 11117, V6E 4N7. Telephone: 604-232-7171 Fax: 604-685-7084.
| | (For Complete Biographical Data on all Personnel, see Ottawa, Ontario and Vancouver, British Columbia, Professional Biographies) | | Maintains an office in more than one location. |
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