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Maria Damiano is a lawyer at the firm Harte Law Professional Corporation in Ontario. Since 2003 Maria’s practice has been restricted exclusively to the area of medical malpractice assisting victims of serious medical harm across Ontario and Canada. Maria has been actively involved in several high profile mass torts including litigation involving 225 patients of gynaecologist Dr. Errol Wai-Ping and 99 patients of former gynaecologist Dr. Richard Austin. Maria was called to the Bar of Ont...

Laurie Turner is the Leader of Fasken’s Health Law Group and a trusted advisor to organizations across the health sector. She maintains an active corporate and commercial practice, with a particular focus on advising health industry clients in both the for‑profit and not‑for‑profit sectors. Laurie regularly advises on complex corporate restructuring, regulatory compliance, including the regulation of healthcare facilities and providers, and corporate governance matters. Her governance w...

Deron Waldock is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Employee Benefits Law. Deron practices law in Toronto, Ontario Best Lawyers has recognized Deron Waldock 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 Deron Waldock is held by other lawyers.

Lisa Goodfellow is a trusted adviser to employers on a wide range of employment and labour relations matters, including executive compensations and contracts, wrongful dismissal actions, human rights, workplace investigations, employment standards, certification applications, collective bargaining, unfair labour practice complaints, grievance arbitrations, injunctions, and protection of proprietary information. Lisa guides her clients through complex and ever-changing labour and employment la...

Irwin Ozier is a partner at Loopstra Nixon in Toronto, Ontario, with a practice focused on Construction Law, construction litigation, and alternative dispute resolution . He advises and represents contractors, subcontractors, owners, developers, suppliers, and businesses in complex disputes involving construction projects, commercial relationships, and workplace matters. Irwin has extensive experience handling construction litigation matters, including contract disputes, delay claims, lien ac...

Peter Gross is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Administrative and Public Law and Municipal Law. Peter practices law in Toronto, Ontario Best Lawyers has recognized Peter Gross since 2021. 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 Peter Gross is held by other lawyers.

Nicole Sigouin practises in all areas of banking and finance. 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, acquisition financings and complex financial restructurings (including the ground-breaking $32 billion restructuring of third-party asset-backed commercial paper in Canada). She is a member of our special situations team, applying her experience ...

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...

Kobi Bessin is a partner in the Corporate/Commercial Group at Torkin Manes LLP and a member of the firm’s Management Committee. Based in Toronto, Ontario, he maintains a Corporate Law practice focused on corporate and commercial matters, including mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, private equity transactions and cross-border deals. Kobi advises a broad range of clients across multiple industries, including entrepreneurs, owner-managers, developers, manufacturers, distributors...

Catherine Osborne is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Labour and Employment Law. Catherine practices law in Toronto, Ontario Best Lawyers has recognized Catherine Osborne since 2027. 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 Catherine Osborne is held by other lawyers.