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Alistair Crawley is a founding partner of Crawley MacKewn Brush LLP and is one of Canada’s leading securities and corporate commercial litigation lawyers. Alistair’s practice includes all aspects of litigation and advice involving the capital markets and the securities industry, including investigations and enforcement hearings, contested corporate transactions and investment loss claims. Alistair has argued some of Canada’s most significant securities law cases, including t...

Alex Curry is one of Beard Winter LLP’s managing partners. A civil litigator, Alex practises exclusively in the area of insurance defence litigation. He has a special interest in disability-related matters including claims arising from long-term disability policies (both group and individual), critical illness policies, mortgage life, and life insurance claims. Alex takes a common sense approach to resolving all variety of matters including coverage disputes, statutory accident benefits...

Justice Harry S. LaForme is Anishinabe and a member of the Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation located in southern Ontario. He was born and raised mainly on his reserve where some of his family continue to reside and remain active in that First Nation's government. Justice LaForme graduated from Osgoode Hall Law School in 1977 and was called to the Ontario Bar in 1979. He articled with the law firm of Osler, Hoskin and Harcourt; joined the firm as an associate; and, after a brief time...

Lily Harmer is a top lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Administrative and Public Law, Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law and Labour and Employment Law. Drawing on extensive experience in commercial litigation and administrative law, Lily has a deep knowledge of complex regulatory regimes, and an exceptional capacity to support clients with strategic, sensible solutions. Lily acts for clients in insolvency proceedings, pension matters, professional discipline...

Amanda Plastina's practice covers all aspects of corporate finance, with an emphasis on multi-jurisdictional and cross-border structured financings. She has extensive experience acting for financial institutions and borrowers in connection with domestic and cross-border debt financing transactions, asset-based lending, project finance, syndicated loan transactions, construction and real estate financings, equipment financings acquisition financings and complex financial restructurings.

Brian Kelsall’s practice is focused on project finance and infrastructure development, banking and corporate finance and public private partnerships in Canada, the United States and emerging markets. Regularly advising lenders, developers, contractors and procuring authorities, Brian has acted for clients across the infrastructure, telecom, energy, oil and gas, and mining sectors. He has advised the winning consortium on numerous P3 projects, including the US 36 Express Lanes/Bus Rapid ...

Rosalind Cooper is one of the leading and most widely-recognized environmental lawyers in Canada. She defends environmental charges, and litigates contaminated land and other environmental disputes before all levels of court. Rosalind is also involved in appeals and environmental assessment proceedings before the Environmental Review Tribunal and provides regulatory advice in all areas of environmental law. She is also a recognized environmental mediator and certified by the Law Society as an...

Marc Lefler is a partner in the firm’s Global Infrastructure & Projects Group, with a practice concentrated in project finance, development, and public-private partnerships (P3s). He brings significant experience in major infrastructure development and construction law. Marc regularly works with a wide range of stakeholders in the infrastructure and energy space - including lenders, developers, procuring authorities and contractors - providing end-to-end support on project developme...

Loreta Zubas is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Labour and Employment Law. Loreta practices law in Toronto, Ontario Best Lawyers has recognized Loreta Zubas since 2024. 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 Loreta Zubas is held by other lawyers.

Sam De Caprio brings over two decades of diverse legal experience to the table, focusing on trial advocacy and commercial arbitration. He navigates clients through complex business disputes, particularly in areas like shareholder conflicts, breach of trust cases, and tax litigation. With a deep commitment to protecting the rights of individuals and corporations, Sam thrives on defending his clients’ interests. Through his mentoring of young lawyers in trial advocacy and contributing to ...