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Brendan is co-founder of Donovan Kochman LLP, a boutique law firm focused on estate and trusts litigation in Ontario. Brendan represents clients on all estates and trusts matters, including will challenges, will interpretations, dependant’s support claims, breach of trust claims, contested applications to pass accounts, and the removal of trustees. Brendan also represents clients in capacity litigation, including contested powers of attorney and guardianship litigation. His clients incl...

Adrienne Oliver’s practice involves all aspects of tax planning and implementation, primarily in the corporate tax field. She has participated in structuring major public and private transactions, reorganizations and financings, and has also acquired significant experience in international tax planning and public capital market transactions. Ms. Oliver has acted for clients in a diverse range of industries, including some of Canada’s most respected corporations. She has recently a...

Florence Sauve is a partner in the Toronto office of Thorsteinssons LLP. Florence’s practice focuses on all aspects of taxpayer representation. She assists her clients in managing and resolving tax audit and appeal disputes and represents her clients before the courts. Florence has extensive experience in making representations to the federal and provincial tax authorities and successfully negotiating out of court settlements. She is currently working on a number of audits and appeals d...

Colin is a partner in Blaney’s Insurance Coverage Counsel Group. His primary practice area relates to insurance coverage opinions and coverage litigation. His secondary practice area involves insurance related defence work and subrogation claims. As coverage counsel, Colin provides advice and litigates in relation to liability policies of every description, including commercial general liability, automobile, homeowner and directors’ and officers’ policies. He also provides a...

Lauri Reesor is a partner in Hicks Morley’s Toronto office and a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. Lauri’s success in building and maintaining long-standing client relationships is a result of her commitment to having an in-depth understanding of her clients’ business and the sector in which they operate, and providing practical, solution-focused legal advice to meet her clients’ business needs while mitigating risk. Her main areas of focus include human ...

Alex has a broad practice in all areas of family law, including high conflict parenting issues and complex financial matters. She is a Fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers with experience in jurisdictional issues and Hague convention cases. Alex is focused on resolutions. She is a strategic litigator, who has successfully represented clients at all levels of court in Ontario. Wherever possible, she strives to resolve family conflicts out of court through negotiation and alter...

Sarah is a family lawyer with more than a decade of experience helping clients find solutions for challenging situations. She provides timely and practical advice and is equally able to assist clients with cohabitation agreements, marriage contracts, parenting plans, property division and support arrangements. She also frequently acts for third parties drawn into family law litigation. Sarah prides herself on understanding her clients’ unique goals and circumstances, and on providing st...

aul Broad is an experienced labour and employment lawyer, with a general labour and employment practice. He works with a variety of employers in both the public and private sectors in a broad range of areas including employment standards, privacy and information management, labour relations, human rights and accessibility-related issues. In addition to providing practical day-to-day advice to clients, Paul assists with complex compliance initiatives – particularly focusing on employment...

Kathryn Kirkpatrick is Counsel and an experienced litigator in the Construction and Infrastructure and Insurance Practice Groups at Singleton Urquhart Reynolds Vogel LLP. Her extensive experience includes representing large institutional, private and municipal clients in diverse civil proceedings. She has represented clients in claims involving large multi-party construction projects; malicious prosecution, false arrest, negligent investigation, assault and breach of Charter rights; negligent...

David Chernos is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Alternative Dispute Resolution, Corporate and Commercial Litigation and Trusts and Estates. David practices law in Toronto, Ontario Best Lawyers has recognized David Chernos since 2012. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which David Chernos is held by other lawyers.