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Walied Soliman is the Canadian chair of Norton Rose Fulbright and co-chair of the Special Situations team. He is widely regarded as one of Canada's leading lawyers in his field, having been involved in some of the most significant and complex M&A transactions and proxy battles in the country, advising buyers and sellers, boards, hostile bidders and shareholder activists. In addition, his practice focuses on restructurings, corporate finance, governance and structured products. Mr. Soliman...

Biography Andrew Shaw is a partner in the Firm's Employment & Compensation Law Group. Prior to attending law school, Andrew held labour relations/human resources positions at both private and public sector companies. In these roles, he managed workplace disputes and grievances to an appropriate resolution, assisted internal clients with the interpretation of employment-related legislation, and provided counsel to senior management as required. Andrew assists clients with all aspects of th...

Debra Stephens is Counsel to WEL Partners and practices exclusively in the following areas: Passing of Accounts, Guardianship, Fiduciary appointments and representation, Estate administration and Mediation. She was called to the Bar of Ontario in 1982. Her practice initially focused on family, estate, trust and guardianship issues. Since 1998 she has specialized in estate litigation, administration and planning. Debra has worked in private legal practice for most of her career. Prior to joini...

Daniel Sandler is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Tax Law. Daniel practices law in Toronto, Ontario Best Lawyers has recognized Daniel Sandler since 2015. 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 Daniel Sandler is held by other lawyers.

Tim is a partner in Blaney McMurtry's Business Restructuring and Insolvency group. His practice focuses on advising owner managed private corporations, together with traditional and non-traditional financial institutions, the accounting firms that provide services to these institutions, and their respective corporate and individual clients. Over the past 30 years, Tim's practice has evolved from one that focused exclusively on insolvency law and the legal issues that arise in corporate debt r...

Christopher Hicks is a founding partner of the criminal law firm Hicks Adams, which he established alongside Michael Block and Colin Adams. Over a career spanning more than twenty-five years, he has developed a distinguished practice focused heavily on complex jury trials and appellate advocacy. Throughout his decades in the courtroom, Christopher has successfully defended clients facing the most severe offences under the Criminal Code. He routinely argues both conviction and sentence appeals...

Bruce Blain’s broad business practice has included advice on mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganizations, and debt and equity financings, as well as partnership, joint venture and shareholder arrangements. Bruce has been involved in the purchase and sale of businesses across a wide range of industries, including steel making, manufacturing, high tech, financial services and consulting and professional services. His experience also includes public markets financing, reorganizatio...

Tina Woodside-Shaw is a partner and Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP’s General Counsel, with responsibility for the firm’s legal affairs and risk management, including client relationship management, conflicts, governance and compliance matters. One of Canada's leading corporate and securities lawyers, for more than 35 years Tina has delivered strategic, pragmatic advice to clients on their complex corporate finance, M&A and corporate governance matters. She is known for her strong bu...

Murray Gold maintains a nationally-recognized pension and employee benefits practice. In 2021, Murray was awarded the OBA Pension Award for Excellence in Pension and Benefits Law. He is top ranked in the Chambers, Lexpert and Best Lawyers directories. He currently serves as one of three members of Pension Asset Expert Advisory Panel that is examining public sector pension accounting issues. In 2014, he was appointed by the Premier of Ontario to Ontario’s Technical Advisory Group on Reti...

Jean-Claude Killey is a top lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Administrative and Public Law, Appellate Practice, Corporate and Commercial Litigation and Health Care Law. Jean-Claude has a broad background as a civil litigation generalist. His clients value his ability to grasp the unique pressures of their businesses and strategize accordingly. He brings a welcome adaptability and unflappability to high-stress situations, making him a sought-after team member on lar...