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Andréane Giguère practises employment and labour law, with a particular focus on hiring, terminations of employment, labour standards, occupational health and safety, human rights and freedoms and the interpretation and application of contracts of employment and collective labour agreements. During her law studies, Ms. Giguère acted as a teaching assistant in constitutional law at the faculty of law at Laval University. She also completed a clerkship at the Quebec Court o...

Emmanuel Grondin practises corporate and commercial law, with particular emphasis on mergers and acquisitions and securities matters.

James L. Vigmond has practised personal injury litigation on behalf of plaintiffs for more than 35 years. He is a former president of the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association (OTLA) and the Simcoe County Law Association, and he continues to play an active role within Ontario’s personal injury bar. Based in Barrie, Ontario, Jim practises with Oatley Vigmond LLP, where he works closely with a team of lawyers and support staff on complex Medical Negligence and Personal Injury Litigation matte...

Shane Brown is a partner practising out of the Vancouver office of Thorsteinssons LLP. Shane’s practice focuses on domestic and international tax planning for individuals, trusts, corporations and charities, including: estate planning, corporate reorganizations, divisive reorganizations, business structuring, property acquisitions, entering and exiting the Canadian tax net, and offshore and cross-border structures. Shane also advises non-residents, including persons planning to immigrat...

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

Ken practices exclusively in the firm’s pensions and employee benefits law practice group. He advises pension and benefit plan sponsors on a range of legal and regulatory issues affecting their plans. He advises on pension plan governance and compliance monitoring projects, regulatory applications and the handling of pension disputes. He works with managers in the drafting and maintenance of pension documents, including plan texts, trust agreements, governance policies, investment polic...

Shane is co-leader of the firm's national Labour, Employment and Human Rights (LEHR) group and leader of the Ontario LEHR group. Shane advises employers on workplace issues and represents them in legal proceedings. Shane worked as a human resources professional before becoming a lawyer. He knows how workplace issues or changes can impact an organization. With this in mind, Shane works to find the most efficient way to resolve issues, or to support employers through major initiatives, includin...

Pierre-Louis Le Saunier is a partner in the Tax Group whose practice primarily focuses on tax dispute resolution and litigation. Pierre-Louis regularly represents clients before tax authorities and courts in cases involving domestic and international matters such as the general anti-avoidance rule (GAAR), corporate reorganizations, investment structures and funds, transfer pricing, trusts, family holdings, municipal taxes, research and development tax credits, voluntary disclosures, judicial ...

Ian J. Roland is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Administrative and Public Law, Corporate and Commercial Litigation and Labour and Employment Law. Ian J., who practices law in Toronto, Ontario, has been recognized since 2006. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Ian J. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Katherine E. Kolnhofer is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Insurance Law. Katherine E., 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 Katherine E. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.