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Andrew Bratt is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Labour and Employment Law. Andrew, who practices law in Toronto, Ontario, has been recognized since 2023. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Andrew is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Gayle T. Brock is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Health Care Law. Gayle T., who practices law in Barrie, Ontario, has been recognized since 2019. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Gayle T. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

As a labour and employment lawyer in Hicks Morley’s Toronto office, Simon Mortimer focuses on the strategic management of conflict and change. He consults with employers to proactively manage workplace issues without litigation or work disruption. He appears before labour boards and provides ongoing counsel on employment, human rights and grievance arbitrations, ensuring due process and democracy in certification applications, responding to allegations of unfair labour practices and int...

Paul practice focuses on corporate commercial litigation and arbitration, shareholder and fraud litigation, appellate litigation and judicial review with particular expertise in complex cases with a regulatory or cross-border dimension. He has litigated cases involving failed hedge funds, derivatives, fraud and Ponzi schemes, arbitration-related court proceedings, shareholder disputes, construction and infrastructure, defamation and employment law. A highly experienced and versatile litigator...

Patrick J. Rykes is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate and Commercial Litigation and Personal Injury Litigation. Patrick J., who practices law in Winnipeg, Manitoba, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Patrick J. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Nadia Jandali Chao is a trusted and strategic adviser on matters relating to privacy compliance, commercial agreements, risk management, and corporate governance. She brings a unique and well-rounded perspective having spent years in a top-tier civil litigation practice before transitioning to in-house corporate law and business management roles, in both the private and public sector. Nadia advises clients on a variety of corporate and privacy matters, including privacy program management (e....

Christine Felix, K.C., is a personal injury lawyer with more than 28 years of practice in her field. She has successfully represented important cases securing, negotiating, and helping her clients to achieve the best possible outcomes. In 2016 Christine was appointed Queen’s Counsel (King's Counsel as of September 8, 2022), an important recognition of her successful achievements. That same year she joined CAM LLP as a personal lawyer and has been with the firm since then. Before joining...

Biography Chuck Magerman is a member of Baker & McKenzie's North American Transactions Group focusing on complex cross-border and multijurisdictional M&A, finance transactions and other corporate commercial matters. He focuses on corporate law as well as M&A and finance transactions. Chuck has been recognized as one of the Best Lawyers in Canada in 2024 and as a Thomson Reuters Stand-out Lawyer - Independently rated lawyers. He has lectured on international business transactions a...

Mary Kelly practises business law, and has considerable experience relating to company, banking and regulatory requirements as applied to private mergers and acquisitions, secured lending, corporate reorganizations and business joint ventures. Her diverse experience in private mergers and acquisitions includes advising financial institutions on divestiture options for non-core businesses and implementing successful international auction sales on behalf of multinational clients, including thos...

Barbara’s practice includes all areas of real estate law and estate planning and administration. She has experience in executing complex real estate, development and commercially driven projects. She also provided advice to a wide variety of institutions in the financial services sector, as well as municipalities, in real estate and financing transactions. In addition, Barbara has been involved in public-private partnership projects working together with teams of lenders, developers, mu...