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Michelle L. Staples is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Maritime Law and Transportation Law. Michelle, 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 Michelle is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Nora Osbaldeston is one of Miller Thomson’s leading financial services lawyers. She has extensive experience acting for financial institutions and corporate borrowers on a variety of domestic and international cross-border financing transactions including syndicated and bi-lateral transactions across a wide range of industries and sectors including agriculture and food, automotive and transportation, education, healthcare and pharmaceuticals, hotel and hospitality, construction, long te...

Jean-Claude Killey 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 Health Care Law. Jean-Claude has a broad background as a civil litigation generalist. His clients value his ability to grasp the unique pressures of their businesses and strategize accordingly. He brings a welcome adaptability and unflappability to high-stress situations, making him a sought-after team member on lar...

Tala practices employer-side labour, employment, occupational health and safety, and human rights law. Tala works together with employers to provide holistic and practical advice. Tala’s practice includes providing day-to-day advice to both unionized and non-unionized employers on a variety of issues concerning labour, employment human rights, and occupational health and safety law. Tala has extensive litigation experience representing employers’ interests. Tala has led trials and...

Bruce Blain’s broad business practice has included advice on mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganizations, and debt and equity financings, as well as partnership, joint venture and shareholder arrangements. Bruce has been involved in the purchase and sale of businesses across a wide range of industries, including steel making, manufacturing, high tech, financial services and consulting and professional services. His experience also includes public markets financing, reorganizatio...

Zain routinely acts in complex, high-profile cases with extensive experience in corporate/commercial disputes, shareholder and employment litigation, regulatory prosecutions, negligence and environmental claims, and aboriginal law. He has developed expertise in highly regulated industries, including telecommunications, infrastructure, health care, financial services, food processing, and transportation. He also maintains a robust public law practice, helping municipalities, indigenous groups,...

Biography Matthew Latella has over 25 years of experience as a trial lawyer and a track record of success in high-stakes matters, both acting for plaintiffs and defendants. He leads the Firm's Canadian international arbitration practice and has been lead counsel on several of the leading Canadian court cases involving international arbitration, successfully arguing precedent-setting cases up to the Supreme Court of Canada. He has been recognized as an "outstanding professional" and described ...

Simran Prihar is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Labour and Employment Law. Simran practices law in Toronto, Ontario Best Lawyers has recognized Simran Prihar 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 Simran Prihar is held by other lawyers.

Paul Casuccio is the Leader of the firm’s Global Commodity Tax & VAT practice group. He works exclusively in this area, providing practical solutions to client’s indirect tax questions, issues, problems and structures. Paul is a sought after expert in Canada's goods and services tax and harmonized sales tax (GST/HST), provincial sales taxes, employer health tax, land transfer taxes, as well as fuel, carbon, alcohol, tobacco and other indirect taxes. Assisting clients with indi...