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Lorrie Por is a Partner with Harrison Pensa and Practice Lead of the firm’s Employment and Labour Law group. Her practice is restricted exclusively to employment law issues, and human rights law for employers and business owners. Employers and business owners in all industries and institutions turn to Lorrie for assistance with their employment and human right law issues and her advice and activities are valued by companies and business owners in all areas of Canada and internationally....

Kimberly N. Knight is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Health Care Law and Medical Negligence. Kimberly N. practices law in London, Ontario Best Lawyers has recognized Kimberly N. Knight since 2026. 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 Kimberly N. Knight is held by other lawyers.

Lou-Anne Farrell joined Harrison Pensa as Counsel in 2022 to help build our Estate Litigation practice. Lou-Anne has been practicing in the Estate Litigation field for over 35 years. Her practice includes will challenges, spousal and dependent’s claims, removal of executors and contested estate audits, as well as Power of Attorney litigation, capacity litigation, the appointment of guardians, and Breach of Trust claims. Her expertise in this field is recognized locally and throughout th...

Elizabeth Traynor is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Labour and Employment Law. Elizabeth practices law in London, Ontario Best Lawyers has recognized Elizabeth Traynor since 2019. 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 Elizabeth Traynor is held by other lawyers.

Melinda Vine is a Partner within the Restructuring, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Group at Harrison Pensa. Her main areas of focus are insolvency and bankruptcy with an emphasis on collections, receiverships and restructurings as well as construction law. In addition to providing advice to businesses and individuals with respect to both pre-bankruptcy and post-bankruptcy asset recovery and/or protection, Melinda assists financial institutions with enhancing and enforcing security interests and pr...

Judith Hull is a senior plaintiffs’ personal injury litigator at McKenzie Lake Lawyers LLP. For 24 years, Judith has and continues to represent only plaintiffs and their families who have suffered harms and losses due to the negligence of others, in all areas including motor vehicle collisions, birth trauma and medical negligence, occupiers’ liability, products liability and recreational torts. Judith also practices in the areas of disability benefits including long term disabilit...

David Canton is a business lawyer and trademark agent focusing on technology issues and technology companies. He leads the firm’s Technology and Privacy Law and Intellectual Property practice. David advises on information technology and e-business matters such as software licences and SaaS, outsourcing agreements, consulting agreements, intellectual property including trademarks and copyright, technology transfer, privacy, social media law, anti-spam law, artificial intelligence, intern...

Cassandra DeMelo is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Criminal Defence. Cassandra practices law in London, Ontario Best Lawyers has recognized Cassandra DeMelo since 2026. 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 Cassandra DeMelo is held by other lawyers.

Tony Van Klink practices insolvency and restructuring law and related commercial litigation, focusing on receiverships, bankruptcies, enforcement of security agreements, commercial debt recovery, and CCAA proceedings. Tony represents financial institutions, CCAA monitors, receivers, bankruptcy trustees, and other stakeholders in insolvency matters. He appears regularly before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, including appearances related to Commercial List matters. Tony also handles ins...

Allison Webster is a Partner with the Insurance Defence group at Harrison Pensa. Allison has a diverse civil litigation practice, with a focus on a variety of litigation matters for insurers, as well as a general commercial litigation practice, a professional negligence practice as preferred counsel for LawPro, and as external counsel for Ontario school boards, including the Thames Valley District School Board.