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Daniela is a Partner and a Senior Lawyer in the Medical Malpractice Group of Neinstein Personal Injury Lawyers. She has experience in all areas of plaintiff side medical malpractice and traumatic injury litigation. She has appeared as counsel in complex multi-party medical malpractice trials and appeals, and has appeared before the Superior Court of Justice and Court of Appeal for Ontario as an advocate for her clients. Daniela served as chair of the Medical Malpractice Section of OTLA in 202...
Duncan is a Partner and head of the Medical Malpractice group at Neinstein Personal Injury Lawyers. He primarily acts on behalf of plaintiffs on cases involving all areas of medical negligence including obstetrical negligence and surgical negligence. He also acts for plaintiffs on all types of catastrophic personal injury claims including claims for institutional negligence, occupier’s liability, motor vehicle accidents and product liability matters. Duncan also handles complex multi-ju...
Rose is a partner at Neinstein LLP. Rose practices in the area of Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice litigation, with a primary focus on motor vehicle accidents, medical malpractice, Long Term Care disability, and slip and fall cases. Rose also has vast experience in the interplay between the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board and Tort Claims, more specifically when the right to sue is taken away. Rose has earned a reputation as a very thorough and diligent lawyer ensuring her clients ...
Alex is a lawyer in the Business Law Group and the Financial Services Group and advises clients on a broad range of corporate, commercial and financing matters, including mergers and acquisitions, secured lending, corporate finance and general corporate/commercial matters. Prior to joining Gardiner Roberts, Alex articled and practiced as an associate at a preeminent national law firm spending time in both the Toronto and New York offices. Representative Work Acted for the vendors in a sale of...
Alexander is a partner in the firm’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice Group. Alexander has experience in a broad range of complex commercial litigation matters, including with respect to professional liability for lawyers, real estate agents, title insurance, contractual disputes, and shareholder disputes. Alexander has successfully represented clients at various levels of court in Ontario. Representative Work CMT et al. v. Government of PEI et al., 2019 PESC 40 Estate of Robe...
Arlene has developed a broad range of expertise in the areas of corporate and commercial law, with a strong focus on merger and acquisition transactions, corporate governance and corporate finance. Arlene works extensively with technology based companies and assets including software, media and green technology. While Arlene maintains a mix of practice areas in commercial law, she has focused her practice on mergers and acquisitions and technology law. Arlene has also been a key advisor to va...
With extensive experience in not-for-profit and charitable organizations and corporate and commercial law Cliff provides his clients with the benefit of his broad range of legal knowledge. He counsels Boards of Directors on procedural matters, contracts, employment matters, business activities, grant applications, taxation and regulatory compliance and works with charitable donors and their advisors. He advises on governance and continuance issues under federal and provincial non-share capita...
Executive Summary Gavin Tighe is a senior partner with Gardiner Roberts LLP and a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. Mr. Tighe is certified by the Law Society of Upper Canada as a Specialist in Civil Litigation and has appeared as lead counsel at all levels of Canadian Courts including the Supreme Court of Canada. He has significant experience successfully representing clients before securities industry tribunals in both Canada and the United States. Mr. Tighe also acts as counse...
Executive Summary Jim is a member of the Non-Profit and Charities and the Tax and Estate Planning Groups. He has extensive experience advising clients in areas of personal tax, corporate tax, estate planning, wills and trusts, estate administration, charities and not-for-profit organizations, including planning for charitable donations. He assists clients in resolving complex disputes with tax authorities at both federal and provincial levels. On behalf of the CBA, Jim has prepared numerous s...
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Erik Joffe has been an associate with Neinstein Personal Injury Lawyers since 2012. His practice focuses on Long-Term Care Home Negligence and Nursing Home Negligence in addition to other areas of insurance litigation including medical malpractice, motor vehicle accidents, slip and falls, and product liability. He holds a Certificate in Elder Law from Osgoode Hall Law Society. Erik has argued before the Superior Court of Justice and License and Appeals Tribunal. He is an executive board membe...
Sonia is an associate in the medical malpractice group at Neinstein Personal Injury Lawyers LLP. Sonia acts on behalf of plaintiffs in cases involving all areas of medical negligence. She is actively involved in policy and legislative reform as it relates to medical liability, with a particular interest in improving patient safety and quality of care. Sonia holds a Board position at Reconnect Community Health Services, a not-for-profit health service organization, and sits on the Research and...
Ava Williams started with Thomson Rogers in 2018 as an articling student and joined the firm as an associate in 2019. Prior to joining Thomson Rogers, Ava spent some time working at a boutique insurance defence firm. Currently, her practice focuses on plaintiffs’ personal injury litigation, civil litigation of sexual assault and police accountability, and plaintiff-side class actions. She has experience with trial advocacy as well as assisting with an intervention at the Supreme Court o...
Lucy Jackson's practice is dedicated to helping people who have been seriously injured in motor vehicle collisions (including pedestrians and cyclists), slip/trip and fall accidents, assault and battery, as well as a result of defective products or medical devices. Lucy represents clients with traumatic brain injuries, orthopaedic injuries and spinal cord injuries and she helps navigate them through both their lawsuit and their recovery. Lucy also practices with Thomson Rogers' class action g...
Mahsa Dabirian joined Bogoroch & Associates LLP in October 2012 as an Associate and was admitted to the Partnership in January 2018. Mahsa completed a Bachelor of Arts in History and a Masters in Sociology from McMaster University. She went on to complete her Juris Doctor at Osgoode Hall Law School, where she was awarded the Harley D. Hallett Scholarship. In law school, Mahsa worked as a Division Leader at the Community & Legal Aid Services Programme. Prior to joining Bogoroch & A...
Jessie Stirling (Wa’ya T’so-la) is an associate at OKT. She is Kwakw a k a ’wakw and a member of the Wei Wai Kum First Nation located in Campbell River, British Columbia. She holds a Juris Doctor (JD) and Certificate in Aboriginal Legal Studies from the University of Toronto Faculty of Law and is a member of the Ontario bar. Jessie's practice areas include child welfare, negotiation, and litigation. In the child welfare space, Jessie is honoured to work with First Nations to...
Aubin Calvert’s practice is focused on administrative and constitutional law. She received her a JD from the Peter A. Allard School of Law in 2016, where she now teaches conflict of laws as an adjunct professor. Aubin served as a law clerk to Chief Justice Richard Wagner of the Supreme Court of Canada before starting as an associate at Hunter Litigation Chambers in 2018. She is the regional session coordinator for the Supreme Court Advocacy Institute and a frequent contributor to contin...
Caitlin W. Ehman is developing a general civil litigation practice. She has appeared in Small Claims Court, the British Columbia Supreme Court, and the British Columbia Court of Appeal, and has acted as counsel in a broad variety of matters relating to labour and employment, contractual disputes, and personal injury. Caitlin received her JD from the University of Victoria in 2017. During law school, she participated in the Law Centre clinical program, competed in the Wilson Moot, and worked a...
Julia Roos maintains a general civil litigation practice with a focus on commercial and administrative law. She has appeared before all levels of court in British Columbia. Julia received her JD in 2015 from Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops, BC. During law school, she participated in competitive moots and was managing editor of the Canadian Journal of Comparative and Contemporary Law. Julia summered and articled at the firm before clerking for the Honourable Justice Robert Barnes at the...
Afshaan is a member of the firm’s Corporate/Commercial and Intellectual Property + Technology practice groups. She advises on a wide range of business matters, including the implementation of corporate reorganization and restructuring. Afshaan enjoys building long-term relationships with clients and supporting them across their business’ life cycle. She is committed to providing knowledgeable and practical advice across a breadth of industries. Prior to joining Alexander Holburn, ...
Eric Aitken is a founding partner at Dennis James Aitken LLP with a focus on commercial litigation. He acts regularly as counsel in complex corporate-commercial matters, including contractual claims, shareholder actions, fraud claims and professional negligence cases. Eric also acts for clients in administrative and regulatory matters and has acted in proceedings before the Securities Commission, Health Professions Review Board and the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists. ...
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John’s practice and that of his firm, McLeish Orlando LLP, is dedicated exclusively to representing individuals who have suffered serious personal injuries, including traumatic brain injury and spinal cord damage. John also represents family members in wrongful death cases. John is a frequent lecturer and is published widely on continuing legal education programs on trial advocacy and matters related to actions for personal injury and wrongful death damages. He is a co-author of four te...
Ben is a business lawyer with over 20 years’ experience representing clients on M&A, private equity, angel and venture capital transactions, and a host of other business law matters. Ben is also an active investor, and is currently Chair of two tech-based companies and a Co-Chair of Tiger 21 (North America’s preeminent peer learning group for successful, active entrepreneurs who are stewarding personal wealth of $10MM and greater ( www.tiger21.com )). Clients include business ...
Claire Hunter, K.C. is an experienced litigator with a broad civil litigation, public and administrative law and appellate practice. She appears regularly as counsel at both the trial and appellate level, including all levels of court in British Columbia and the Supreme Court of Canada, and before arbitration tribunals and administrative boards. She has experience working on complex commercial matters, including conducting internal investigations and conducting trials and appeals in high prof...
Founding partner with 28 years of experience providing legal counsel in the areas of content creation, entertainment, TV and motion picture production, financing and distribution, digital media, animation and licensing. Extensive experience in structuring the financing and distribution of international TV series and motion picture co-productions and co-ventures. Exclusively represents content producers, financiers, writers, animation studios, performers, distributors, studios and private inve...
Crystal is a partner at the Felesky Flynn Saskatoon office. She practices in all areas of personal and corporate tax, with a focus on business and succession planning. Honoured by the Best Lawyers in Canada and the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, she has built an esteemed career in tax law. Crystal harnesses her wealth of tax law expertise to allow her clients’ businesses to prosper. She offers legal advice that always aligns on a strategic level. An accomplished speaker and writer, s...
Bill's practice focuses on corporate commercial and securities law related matters. He assists entrepreneurs and established clients with incorporation or formation, mergers and acquisitions, raising capital through debt or equity offerings, and traditional commercial financing, corporate restructuring, corporate governance, reporting and continuous disclosure obligations.
