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Debi is a Partner at Sotos LLP and recognized as one of Canada’s leading franchise lawyers. With more than 30 years of experience, she advises Canadian and international franchisors across all industries on every aspect of Canadian franchise law, including franchise regulatory compliance and best practices for establishing and maintaining successful franchise systems and relationships. Debi also advises on managing cross-border transactions, supply and distribution agreements, corporate...

Kathleen Chevalier is a partner practising in the Employment & Labour Group and a member of the Associates Committee in the Toronto office. She advises clients on all aspects of the employment relationship in both unionized and non-unionized environments, and provides advice in respect of the employment impact of commercial transactions. Kathleen has been a leading employment law advisor at the forefront of managing the impact of COVID-19 on employers, and her expertise has been sought an...

Biography Christina Doria assists corporations, public entities, and states with litigation and arbitration, including enforcement of awards and judgments, and internal investigations. Christina co-chairs Baker McKenzie's North American International Arbitration Group. She is recognized by Who's Who Legal (WWL) in Canada since 2020, and by WWL Arbitration globally since 2020. She was also recognized by The Legal 500 and Euromoney Expert Guides as a rising star for dispute resolution, by the C...

Ray Mikkola’s practice focuses on all matters relating to commercial real estate, acting for a broad range of lenders, borrowers, land developers, sub-dividers, builders, condominium developers, condominium corporations, municipalities, and other entities. A recognized authority in real estate, Ray has over 30 years of experience in acting on property sales and purchases, land development, condominium development and administration, expropriation, sales and purchases from and by court a...

Sharon Vogel has been recognized for her success at resolving and litigating disputes relating to large-scale infrastructure, industrial and commercial projects. Among the many professional acknowledgments she has received, Benchmark Litigation has named her Construction Lawyer of the Year (three times) and repeatedly one of the top women in litigation in the country, she is ranked Band 1 by Chambers Global , she was recognized as one of the 25 most influential lawyers in Canada by Canadian L...

Principal of Law Works PC (Ontario)/Law Works LC (British Columbia), a boutique law firm focusing on the resolution of franchise and commercial disputes through litigation, mediation and arbitration. Ben acts as counsel in franchise and commercial disputes in Ontario, British Columbia and elsewhere in Canada; writes frequently about franchise disputes and commercial arbitration; served as founder and chair of the Joint Subcommittee of Franchising of the Ontario Bar Association (predecessor to...

Clifford Cole is a partner at the firm's and head of the firm's Advocacy Department in Toronto. He is also a past leader of Gowlings' firm-wide Advocacy Group. Clifford's practice focuses upon complex commercial litigation with particular emphasis on contract disputes, shareholder litigation, professional liability claims and environmental law. His practice also includes cross-border disputes in the areas of environmental, product liability and class action litigation. Given his experience, h...

Pia Hundal is a partner in Miller Thomson LLP's Litigation and Dispute Resolution group, with a practice that focuses on estate and trust litigation, including will challenges, will interpretation, passing of accounts applications, dependent’s support claims, power of attorney disputes, guardianships, trust litigation and alternative dispute resolution. Pia also acts as a mediator in estates disputes. Prior to joining Miller Thomson LLP, Pia practiced family law, estates and civil litig...

Patrick Flaherty is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Class Action Litigation, Corporate and Commercial Litigation and Director and Officer Liability Practice. Patrick, who practices law in Toronto, Ontario, has been recognized since 2017. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Patrick is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Brendan is co-founder of Donovan Kochman LLP, a boutique law firm focused on estate and trusts litigation in Ontario. Brendan represents clients on all estates and trusts matters, including will challenges, will interpretations, dependant’s support claims, breach of trust claims, contested applications to pass accounts, and the removal of trustees. Brendan also represents clients in capacity litigation, including contested powers of attorney and guardianship litigation. His clients incl...