Barry B. Sookman

Rob Eberschlag is a Partner at WeirFoulds LLP with a practice that is focused on corporate, commercial and securities law. Rob has 20 years of experience advising clients on corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, divestitures, investment funds and corporate governance and compliance matters. His number one priority is helping his clients navigate complex and ever-changing nature of securities law. Rob has a knack for taking highly technical and complex information and pr...

Chris Hersh is a business law partner based in Toronto and the Canadian head of our antitrust and competition practice. Chris provides strategic counsel to clients on all aspects of competition law, including mergers and acquisitions, criminal matters, abuse of dominance, marketing and advertising, as well as pricing and distribution issues. He also regularly works with international clients to obtain approvals under the "net benefit," national security and cultural sector review provisions o...

George Vukelich is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Banking and Finance Law and Real Estate Law. George, who practices law in Markham, Ontario, has been recognized since 2022. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which George is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Noah Schein's practice covers all aspects of corporate finance, with an emphasis on cross-border and multi-jurisdictional structured financings. He acts for Canadian and international financial institutions, non-bank lenders and borrowers in connection with finance transactions including bilateral and syndicated financings, securitizations, debt capital markets transactions and insolvency and restructuring matters. Noah's experience includes asset-based loans, acquisition financings, first li...

Andrew D. Elias is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Personal Injury Litigation. Andrew D., who practices law in Toronto, Ontario, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Andrew D. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Josh Phillips is the Managing Partner at Ursel Phillips Fellows Hopkinson LLP. He obtained his Bachelor of Arts in Industrial Relations from McGill University and subsequently earned a law degree from the University of Toronto. Josh is also a graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada in the area of Technical Production. Josh's practice is concentrated in labour law, professional discipline and appellate work, with a particular emphasis in the educational, police and cultural sectors. ...

Stuart Carruthers is a partner and member of the Insurance & Reinsurance, Financial Products & Services, and Mergers & Acquisitions Groups. He is widely recognized as the preeminent transactional, commercial, governance and regulatory advisor to insurance and reinsurance companies and brokers in Canada. Stuart is repeatedly cited for both his transactional and regulatory expertise in the industry by numerous leading directories, including Chambers – Band 1, IFLR1000 – ...

Lea Nebel is a partner in the firm’s Commercial Litigation group and Co-Chair of the firm’s Construction Law group. Lea represents a wide variety of clients in the construction industry, including owners, general contractors, subcontractors, material suppliers and design and engineering professionals. Her construction related experience includes contract claims and disputes, construction liens, trust claims, lien priority disputes, bond claims, professional negligence, and bankrup...

Tammy Ring is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Personal Injury Litigation. Tammy, who practices law in Toronto, Ontario, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Tammy is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Ian Mathany was a partner at one of the largest law firms in Canada prior to starting Mathany & Higgs Law with Christel Higgs in 2018. Ian’s practice is focused on real property litigation with an emphasis on expropriation law. Ian appears frequently at the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal and at the Board of Negotiation in expropriation cases and has significant experience assisting public sector clients, including transit authorities, local and upper tier municipalities, and private...