Dermot P. Nolan

Scott W. Beattie is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate and Commercial Litigation, Legal Malpractice Law and Professional Malpractice Law. Scott W., who practices law in Hamilton, Ontario, has been recognized since 2020. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Scott W. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Rochelle Perera is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate Law. Rochelle, who practices law in Waterloo, Ontario, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Rochelle is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Jordan Diacur is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate and Commercial Litigation. Jordan, who practices law in Hamilton, Ontario, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Jordan is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Amanda Jackson is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Banking and Finance Law. Amanda, who practices law in Hamilton, Ontario, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Amanda is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Ted Kovacs is an experienced labour and employment lawyer in Hicks Morley’s Waterloo office. He regularly advises employers in all matters of employment and labour law, both in unionized and non-unionized workplaces. Ted provides strategic advice including assisting employers in the start-up of new operations and restructuring of current operations. His practice includes Ontario Labour Relations Board matters (with a particular emphasis on union organizing issues), collective agreement ...

David grew up in Toronto believing it was right to stand outside the fence, if that was the principled place to be. His mother, an early feminist, and his father, a progressive with Mennonite roots, encouraged him to use law as an instrument of social change. While at the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Law, David established Canada’s first legal aid clinic housed within a psychiatric hospital. “Law works, but only for those who can get through the door,” he observe...

Michael Henley is a knowledgeable and skilled business and real estate lawyer. He advises his clients in many aspects of business law, including private mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructuring, succession planning, and bank financing work. He counsels his clients with respect to corporation transactions, including incorporations, shareholder agreements, and purchase and sale agreements. He also advises clients on commercial real estate transactions. Mike worked as a commercial credi...

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

Kyle Hampson is a partner and experienced lawyer with a substantive and ever-growing real estate and business law clientele. Providing practical and straightforward advice, Kyle’s top priority is exceptional service to all of his clients, both new and established. He relies on his broad past experiences to regularly counsel clients with respect to: the acquisition or sale of various types of properties (developmental, commercial, investor-based, residential, etc.); institutional and pri...

John Doherty is a partner in the firm's Waterloo Region office practising in civil litigation, with a focus on municipal and commercial litigation. In his commercial litigation practice, John is an advocate before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Divisional Court and Court of Appeal for Ontario. In addition, John's municipal litigation practice leads him to appear before municipal boards and councils, and a variety of administrative tribunals, including the Ontario Municipal Board, with...