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

Mark practises all areas of labour and employment law, representing both public and private sector employers before labour boards, arbitration boards, the courts and numerous employment-related administrative tribunals. Mark’s practice also involves providing proactive and strategic advice to employers in labour and employment matters. Mark has acted as lead counsel in many significant collective agreement arbitrations, wrongful dismissal matters and proceedings before both the Ontario ...

Daniel Brown is one of Canada's leading criminal defence lawyers, defending individuals, professionals, public figures, corporations, and organizations in high-stakes criminal, regulatory, and professional discipline matters. His practice spans trials, appeals, regulatory hearings, witness representation, crisis advisory work, and complex investigations where a client’s liberty, reputation, career, and future are on the line. After graduating from Queen’s University’s Facult...

Kimberly (Kim) is a partner in Fasken’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution department and Co-Leader of the Firm’s ESG and Sustainability Practice Group. Her practice focuses on commercial litigation, including complex contractual disputes, professional negligence claims, and shareholder disputes. She regularly represents companies at the Ontario Superior Court of Justice’s Commercial List, a court specializing in commercial matters. Kim has expertise in administrative law mat...

Edward Babin has practiced complex litigation in Canada for over 30 years. He was for many years a senior partner in the highly ranked litigation departments of both Torys LLP and Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP. He has appeared at all levels of court in Ontario, as well as before the Superior Courts and Courts of Appeal of several Canadian provinces, and the Yukon, as well as the Federal Court and the Supreme Court of Canada. He has also appeared before a wide variety of administrati...

Ben Kates is a litigation partner in the Regulated Professions and Industries Practice Group at WeirFoulds LLP. Ben’s practice straddles administrative and civil law. Ben provides advice and counsel to a number of industry regulators, and also practises civil litigation for public and private sector clients. Ben is experienced in civil, corporate-commercial, and administrative matters, having handled corporate and contractual disputes, as well as professional liability, media and defama...

Charles is a senior Partner and head of the Construction Law Group at Shibley Righton LLP. Charles represents clients involved in construction defaults, delay claims, construction liens, trust claims, insolvency, surety bond and professional liability actions. He appears before all levels of courts in Ontario and has also appeared before several tribunals and inquests. Construction cases are regularly mediated as an efficient alternative to litigating and Charles has developed an expertise in...

Michael has experience as counsel for several insurance companies and The Office of the Public Guardian and Trustee but has now restricted his practice to the representation of accident victims and their families. Michael has authored publications on insurance law and has presented to other lawyers and representatives at The Office of the Public Guardian and Trustee on subjects concerning benefit entitlements, the rights and responsibilities of insurers and accident victims. Practice Area: Pe...

Karen Jones is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Health Care Law and Labour and Employment Law. Karen, who practices law in Toronto, Ontario, has been recognized since 2022. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Karen is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Biography Chuck Magerman is a member of Baker & McKenzie's North American Transactions Group focusing on complex cross-border and multijurisdictional M&A, finance transactions and other corporate commercial matters. He focuses on corporate law as well as M&A and finance transactions. Chuck has been recognized as one of the Best Lawyers in Canada in 2024 and as a Thomson Reuters Stand-out Lawyer - Independently rated lawyers. He has lectured on international business transactions a...