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Michael Fenrick is a top lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Administrative and Public Law, Appellate Practice, Corporate and Commercial Litigation and Labour and Employment Law. Michael's legal practice is broad, giving his clients the advantage of strategic insight across a range of areas and industries. His work covers commercial litigation, infrastructure, appellate advocacy, judicial reviews, class actions, civil liberties, defamation, privacy, and employment law...

Stephen’s practice is centred on municipal, planning, environmental and expropriation law. He regularly appears before municipal councils, tribunals (such as the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT) and the Environmental Review Tribunal) and Courts on behalf of municipalities, public agencies and institutions, land developers and ratepayers’ associations. His portfolio includes a wide range of matters including Federal and Provincial environmental assessments, approvals related t...

Claire Gowdy is a Business Law partner in the Firm’s Toronto office with a practice focused on private mergers and acquisitions, strategic investments, complex commercial transactions and general corporate matters. Claire advises domestic and foreign private equity investors and companies on their transactions in a broad range of industries including mining and natural resources, technology, industrials and healthcare. With a strong track record of assisting clients with investment oppo...

Andrew Biderman is Chair of Torkin Manes LLP ’s Banking & Financial Services Group in Toronto, Ontario. His practice is focused on debt financing transactions and advising clients on a broad range of banking and finance matters, including Asset-Based Lending Practice and Banking and Finance Law. Andrew acts for public, private and institutional clients in connection with secured and unsecured lending transactions, acquisition financing, syndicated loans, cross-border financings, ass...

Stephen Birman is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Personal Injury Litigation. Stephen practices law in Toronto, Ontario Best Lawyers has recognized Stephen Birman 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 Stephen Birman is held by other lawyers.

Shane is a strategic business adviser who has assisted in the acquisition, licensing, and marketing of some of the world’s most famous trademarks and IP assets. Shane is one of a select few Canadian practitioners recognized for his experience in commercial transactions regarding intellectual property assets and is frequently called upon by brand owners around the world to assist with their international acquisition and licensing plans. Shane has assisted clients with dozens of cross-bor...

Kadey B.J. Schultz Since articling with a national insurer in 1999, my practice has been focused on insurance defence litigation, anti-fraud investigations, complex coverage work, and strategic risk management. I founded Schultz Law Group LLP to build the kind of firm I wanted to practise in: smart, practical, highly responsive, deeply prepared, and unafraid to rethink how litigation should be managed. I act for insurers, self-insured entities, businesses, and other clients in matters involvi...

David is a founding partner in Roy O’Connor LLP, a litigation boutique in Toronto. He was previously a partner in a large national law firm. His practice is focused on commercial and class action litigation (both defence and plaintiff side). He was recognized as a finalist by Benchmark Canada for Class Action Litigator of the Year in 2015 and again in 2017, and for plaintiff counsel of the year in 2019, 2020 and 2021. He has been consistently recognized by Benchmark Canada as a litigati...

Brenda Gross is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Personal Injury Litigation. Brenda practices law in Toronto, Ontario Best Lawyers has recognized Brenda Gross since 2026. 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 Brenda Gross is held by other lawyers.

Douglas Harrison is an independent commercial arbitrator and mediator, handling both international and domestic Canadian business disputes. He also acts as legal counsel in select matters, including designing arbitral procedures and enforcing arbitral awards, as well as doing opinion work. Mr. Harrison is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, a member of the CPR Panels of Distinguished Neutrals as both an arbitrator and mediator (Global Panel, Product Liability Panel and Pro Bon...