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Catherine Milne is a founding partner of Turnpenney Milne LLP. She has been a member of the Law Society of Ontario since 1993. In 2018, she was called to the Bar in British Columbia. She obtained her law degree from Osgoode Hall and received a General Diploma in Law from the London School of Economics. In 2001, she was granted an Honours Certificate in Human Resource Management from Humber College and in 2018, she received her AWI-CH from the Association of Workplace Investigators. Catherine ...

Mark is Vancouver-born and raised and a graduate of the University of British Columbia Law School. As part of his articling, he completed a clerkship in both the Supreme Court of British Columbia and with the Honourable Mr. Justice Seaton in the Court of Appeal in 1975-6. His practice has always been restricted to litigation with a focus on professional malpractice defence, insurance and appellate counsel work. During his almost 40 years as a lawyer, Mark has done numerous trials and appeals ...

Sammy Redlick is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate Law. Sammy, 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 Sammy is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Justin is a member of the firm’s Litigation and Insurance Services Practice Group, where he acts as defence counsel for several insurance companies in the litigation of various injury and property loss claims in both the Alberta and Yukon jurisdictions. He has otherwise represented individual clients in a variety of civil litigation matters. Justin also practices in the area of Commercial Litigation, representing businesses and their principals who are faced with a wide array of litigat...

Pragmatic in her approach to client service, Gillian is a versatile litigator with significant courtroom experience in the United States and Canada. With a diverse skillset, Gillian maintains a civil litigation practice primarily in the areas of insurance defence, commercial and condominium litigation. Gillian began her career as a lawyer in Nevada and California. There, she honed her skills working in private practice and as in-house counsel with a national insurance company. Industrious and...

François Laplante is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Insurance Law. François, who practices law in Montréal, Quebec, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which François is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Jean-Philippe Leduc practices both national and international taxation at BCF. He designs and implements many complex tax strategies for reorganizations, transfers of family businesses, estate planning, and major mergers and acquisitions. He is also regularly called upon to intervene before the tax authorities. Jean-Philippe is a businessman who understands the realities of entrepreneurs. He holds a Master’s degree in taxation and, over the course of his career, has participated in nume...

François Brais is the firm’s Managing Partner for the Québec Region. He oversees all strategic activities and heads a team of over 300 lawyers. François brings a very current perspective to the industry, focusing on cooperation, developing the next generation and fostering continuing education. His approach aims at ensuring Fasken’s client service excellence and the efficiency of our processes, such as by keeping abreast of the latest technological development...

Daniel Paperny is a Partner and co-lead of the Estate Litigation practice group at Loopstra Nixon LLP. He practices exclusively in the areas of wills, estates, trusts, powers of attorney, guardianship, and capacity related litigation. Daniel has practiced estate litigation since his call to the Bar in 2015 and has developed an expertise in the area. Daniel is passionate about estate litigation and recognizes the importance of this time in the lives of his clients. By utilizing technical skill...

Ian Mathany was a partner at one of the largest law firms in Canada prior to starting Mathany & Higgs Law with Christel Higgs in 2018. Ian’s practice is focused on real property litigation with an emphasis on expropriation law. Ian appears frequently at the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal and at the Board of Negotiation in expropriation cases and has significant experience assisting public sector clients, including transit authorities, local and upper tier municipalities, and private...