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Susan Rosen is a partner in the Real Estate and Financial Services groups at Gowling WLG and on the executive of Gowling’s Leasing and Real Estate National Practice groups. Susan brings her specialized understanding of leasing to a broad range of real estate, financial services and environmental law related areas, with an emphasis on commercial and retail leasing, secured financings, condominium law, commercial purchase and sale transactions, and environmental law. In her practice, she ...

Emily Hubling assists clients in fulfilling their unique estate-planning and wealth management objectives, through the use of Wills, Powers of Attorney, Trusts, and Domestic Contracts. Emily works closely with clients’ advisors to provide a holistic approach to planning. Emily also has experience in advising estate trustees in administering a range of complex estate matters, including intestacies, cross-border matters, and contested estates. Emily is an active member of the Toronto Esta...

Allyson Roy is a partner in Fasken’s Toronto office and Co-Leader of the Ontario Real Estate Law practice group. She maintains a largely transaction based practice focused on commercial acquisitions, dispositions and real property financings. Allyson represents international, cross-border and domestic clients in a variety of industries. She routinely acts for property owners, private institutional investors, asset managers, public or para-public organizations, developers, pension funds ...

Ron Nobrega’s practice is focused on domestic and international corporate taxation, including mergers, acquisitions, financings, divestitures, reorganizations and international tax planning. Ron works with issuers and underwriters in debt and equity offerings. He regularly works with clients in diverse industries in planning Canadian and international investments and business expansions. He frequently advises on the application of tax rules relating to foreign affiliates, offshore inves...

Susan Sack is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Family Law, Insurance Law, Legal Malpractice Law and Trusts and Estates. Susan, who practices law in Toronto, Ontario, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Susan is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Denise Cooney is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Administrative and Public Law, Health Care Law, Labour and Employment Law and Trusts and Estates. Denise, 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 Denise is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Elizabeth Bowker is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Class Action Litigation and Insurance Law. Elizabeth, 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 Elizabeth is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Hugh Christie is the managing partner of Ogletree Deakins’ Toronto office. He provides commercial and public sector clients with advice on all elements of employment law, from pre-hiring through recruitment, drafting agreements, benefit plans and policies, discipline, promotion, succession planning, termination and post-employment obligations. Hugh deals with employment issues arising out of restructuring of the workplace as a result of corporate transactions and trans-border employment...

Dejan Ristic is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Personal Injury Litigation. Dejan, 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 Dejan 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...