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Marta Siemiarczuk is a Partner and Head of the Family Law Group of Nelligan Law. Marta is a lawyer and arbitrator and practices in the areas of Family Law and Collaborative Family Law, Estates and Civil Litigation. Marta has acted as a co-instructor at the University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law, for Civil Procedure and the Alternative Dispute Resolution Program. She is a regular guest lecturer at the University of Ottawa in Family Law. Marta is also a regular columnist on various family law top...

A member of the Ontario, Quebec and Nunavut bars, Sébastien Lorquet is a lawyer, strategist and negotiator with more than 20 years experience assisting employers with their most challenging human resources issues. He assists the firm's clients with a wide range of issues relating to labour relations, grievance arbitration, union certification, strikes, dismissals, corporate policies, personnel management, restructuring, human rights and labour standards. Sébastien has extensive ...

Sean Bawden is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Corporate and Commercial Litigation and Labour and Employment Law. Sean practices law in Ottawa, Ontario Best Lawyers has recognized Sean Bawden since 2025. 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 Sean Bawden is held by other lawyers.

Jeff Saikaley is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Corporate and Commercial Litigation and Defamation and Media Law. Jeff practices law in Ottawa, Ontario Best Lawyers has recognized Jeff Saikaley since 2027. 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 Jeff Saikaley is held by other lawyers.

Ursula Melinz is a municipal lawyer in Ottawa. As a member of our Municipal, Land Development & Expropriation team, Ursula advises and represents a full range of clients in Eastern Ontario including developers, municipalities, associations, businesses, and individual homeowners. Ursula assists clients in pursuing site-specific development matters and broad policy issues. She has extensive experience in taking raw land through the development approval process to obtain subdivision, site pl...

Andrew Lanouette is a Partner in Cassidy Levy Kent’s Ottawa office and is widely-considered to be one of the smartest trade lawyers in the country. In a recent Chambers’ review, Mr. Lanouette was described as an “extremely intelligent and thoughtful” lawyer and terrific research specialist. He has played a key role in almost every major trade remedy case in Canada since being called to the bar in 2011. Many of these cases are bet-the-company cases where the stakes for ...

Tate McLeod is a litigator whose practice covers a wide range of complex commercial, insurance, employment and disability benefit disputes. He has extensive experience in representing and advising financial institutions, employers and insurers in a variety of contract and tort disputes, including disability benefit and workplace injury claims. He also acts on behalf of all kinds of professionals and institutions in a wide range of liability defence matters. Tate has successfully appeared befo...

Stuart Ash is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Intellectual Property Law. Stuart practices law in Ottawa, Ontario Best Lawyers has recognized Stuart Ash since 2024. 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 Stuart Ash is held by other lawyers.

Michael Rankin is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Corporate and Commercial Litigation and Family Law. Michael practices law in Ottawa, Ontario Best Lawyers has recognized Michael Rankin since 2025. 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 Michael Rankin is held by other lawyers.

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