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Lauren practices in the areas of Pensions and Benefits, Education Law and Labour and Professional Regulation. In her Pensions practice, Lauren provides advice and representation to union, individual and Board of Trustees clients with respect to jointly sponsored, multi-employer and single-employer pension plans. She provides advice on matters such as plan amendments, governance and wind up, legislative compliance, trustee liability and individual benefit entitlements, and representation in re...

Mark Mason is a labour and employment lawyer in Hicks Morley’s Toronto office. His practice includes arbitration advocacy, employment litigation, human rights proceedings and the entire spectrum of collective bargaining, including interest arbitrations and strike management. Mark advises a variety of public and private sector employers and brings a practical and solution-focused approach to the legal services he provides. Mark is recognized as one of Ontario’s leading counsel in t...

Alexander Lalka has a corporate, commercial and securities law practice focusing on mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance. Alexander often provides strategic advice to private companies in various industries, located in Canada and abroad, when they are proceeding with a going-public transaction to list on any Canadian stock exchange including initial public offerings, reverse take-overs and direct listings. He routinely advises public companies on corporate governance, continuous and...

Rob’s practice is focused on corporate and securities law, with an emphasis on corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions (M&A). Rob has significant experience on a wide range of public equity and debt offerings, private placements and M&A transactions, and regularly assists issuers, investment dealers, and institutional and private investors on equity and debt financing transactions, ranging from start-up investments and venture capital and private equity investments, to la...

David Amato focuses on corporate finance and is co-chair of our asset-based lending team. As counsel to various foreign and domestic financial institutions, insurance companies, private equity funds and other credit providers, he has significant experience in sophisticated debt financing transactions and has led numerous multijurisdictional, international and domestic debt financing mandates (including cash-flow, asset based, acquisition, leveraged buyout, debtor-in possession, mine and proje...

A strong advocate, Andrew has litigated a wide range of commercial litigation matters, including corporate governance, shareholder disputes, and contract litigation with particular expertise in real estate disputes and employment matters. He also has significant experience in insolvency and restructuring matters. Praised by a client for having his submissions ‘very well received by judges’, Andrew regularly appears before the Ontario courts, including the Court of Appeal and the T...

Christopher Hicks is a founding partner of the criminal law firm Hicks Adams, which he established alongside Michael Block and Colin Adams. Over a career spanning more than twenty-five years, he has developed a distinguished practice focused heavily on complex jury trials and appellate advocacy. Throughout his decades in the courtroom, Christopher has successfully defended clients facing the most severe offences under the Criminal Code. He routinely argues both conviction and sentence appeals...

Adrienne is a partner in the litigation department, with a practice that focuses on all aspects of franchise litigation and dispute resolution. She is widely recognized by her peers as a leading practitioner of Canadian franchise law. Adrienne is a trusted advisor to her clients. She provides legal and strategic advice to franchise businesses in all sectors, including the hotel, restaurant, retail cannabis, and grocery sectors, and is well-known for providing practical and business-oriented l...

Salvatore Shaw is a partner at McLeish Orlando. For over a decade, Salvatore has dedicated his practice to representing those who have suffered serious or catastrophic personal injuries and families who have lost a loved one. In 2015, Salvatore was selected by his peers for inclusion in Best Lawyers in Canada for personal injury litigation. His cases have involved children, orthopaedic and spinal cord injuries, traumatic brain injury, wrongful death, road disrepair, motor vehicle collisions a...

Ian is a founding partner of MMW. Ian is an accomplished barrister with the experience and versatility to represent either defendants or plaintiffs in difficult litigation cases. Recognized in Best Lawyers in Canada in the area of Insurance Law since 2010, Ian is frequently retained by other lawyers to act as trial counsel. Known for his courtroom skills and intentional approach to strategy, Ian has handled a variety of complex tort matters over his career, including occupiers’ liabilit...