Bernie McGarva

Biography Michael Nowina is a partner who advises on a broad range of commercial disputes including fraudulent investment schemes, mortgage and credit fraud, tort, breach of contract, and negligence claims. Michael also advises clients on restructuring and insolvency matters, including bankruptcies, receiverships and the employment and pension law issues that arise on corporate liquidations or restructurings. Michael is a part of the Firm's Dispute Resolution and Global Restructuring & In...

Deborah is recognized as a leading advocate with a broad commercial and civil litigation practice. She regularly acts for individuals, companies and financial institutions providing creative advice and strategies for litigating and resolving complicated business disputes. Her significant mandates include cases involving complex commercial agreements, director and officer liability, banking litigation, commercial real estate disputes, fraud claims, shareholder and partnership disputes, insolve...

Dedicated to responsive and proactive client service, Maria provides common sense advice in all matters of workplace law and workplace disputes. Collaboration and understanding are hallmarks of Maria’s approach to assisting clients effectively navigate legal challenges. Clients feel that Maria is a member of their team. She knows their businesses, understands their goals and works efficiently to find solutions. Maria’s employment, human rights and labour practice is broad and wide...

Lisa Corrente is a partner in the Litigation and Health Care Law Groups at Torkin Manes LLP in Toronto, Ontario. Her practice focuses on advising and representing health care facilities and professionals, including long-term care homes, retirement homes, group homes, treatment foster homes and other residential congregate living facilities, as well as their staff members. Lisa works closely with clients facing urgent and sensitive matters that require practical legal guidance and timely respo...

Kate Cahill is a partner and personal injury lawyer at Thomson Rogers LLP , whose focus is primarily on medical malpractice litigation. Kate’s practice includes claims arising from obstetrical negligence, surgical negligence, nursing negligence, emergency room negligence, medication errors, missed diagnoses and delayed diagnoses. Kate’s personal injury litigation practice also involves advocating for people who have sustained serious injuries as a result of motor vehicle accidents...

Sandeep Joshi defends directors, officers, and executives facing liability claims arising from high-profile business decisions and allegations of wrongdoing. His practice draws on experience as external counsel and as senior in-house counsel managing enterprise-wide legal risk. He has represented independent directors defending a $1.4 billion claim related to the collapse of an investment fund company, and an officer and shareholder defending a $900 million claim related to the failure of a c...

Susan Metzler’s practice encompasses both commercial and personal litigation. She has represented clients at all levels of court throughout Ontario and in other provinces. Susan’s personal litigation practice includes defence for institutions against whom claims are made regarding members or employees who allegedly abuse others physically, sexually, or emotionally, a variety of issues related to educational institutions and family and estate matters, divorce and separation. Her co...

Biography Andrew Shaw is a partner in the Firm's Employment & Compensation Law Group. Prior to attending law school, Andrew held labour relations/human resources positions at both private and public sector companies. In these roles, he managed workplace disputes and grievances to an appropriate resolution, assisted internal clients with the interpretation of employment-related legislation, and provided counsel to senior management as required. Andrew assists clients with all aspects of th...

My goal is to help people who truly need help. Practising personal injury litigation allows me to work closely with individuals and families during some of the most difficult periods of their lives. I value the opportunity to guide clients through the legal process and to see them move forward in a stronger position than when we first met. It is work that I find deeply meaningful. Adam Wagman is a Toronto-based personal injury lawyer with Howie, Sacks & Henry LLP. He has been named one of...

Al Burton’s practice focuses on municipal law, environmental approvals, land use planning and expropriation. Al appears before municipal councils, tribunals (such as the Ontario Land Tribunal, Environmental Review Tribunal, the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT) and the Board of Negotiation) and Courts on behalf of municipalities, corporations and private individuals on a variety of matters including expropriation, land development issues, contaminated lands, telecommunications, muni...