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Patrick Corney is a Partner in the Restructuring & Insolvency group at Miller Thomson LLP. Pat advises and acts for a wide range of clients regarding financial restructuring and insolvency matters, including some of the largest and most complex restructurings in Canada and related litigation. Pat has worked with clients from diverse industries, including steel, technology, retail, cannabis, and energy.

Colleen McKeown is a dedicated lawyer practicing at Daniel Brown Law LLP in Toronto, Ontario, with a focus on Appellate Practice and Criminal Defence . Her work primarily involves criminal trials and appeals, where she has advocated in various courts, including the Ontario Court of Justice for Provincial Offences Act appeals, the Superior Court of Justice, the Federal Court of Canada, and the Court of Appeal for Ontario. Colleen has been involved significantly with the Supreme Court of Canada...

Sean S. Carter is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Corporate and Commercial Litigation. Sean S. practices law in Toronto, Ontario Best Lawyers has recognized Sean S. Carter 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 Sean S. Carter is held by other lawyers.

Susan Gunter, partner since 2002 at Dutton Brock LLP, holds an LLM in Civil Litigation (Osgoode), an LLB (UNB) and was called to the Ontario Bar in 1996. Susan is recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada (Products Liability Law, Insurance Law, Personal Injury Litigation, Professional Malpractice Law and ADR) and in the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory as Most Frequently Recommended Personal Injury - Represents Defendants . Her litigation practice in defence of domestic and international corpo...

Inna Koldorf’s practice is focused on the areas of Labour and Employment Law, Human Rights Law and Workplace Investigations. Inna provides clients with strategic advice and training to ensure legal compliance with the different aspects of workplace law. Having advised and represented unions and employees earlier in her career, Inna brings a unique perspective to the counsel and representation that she now provides exclusively to employers. Inna also advises clients in the construction i...

Maggie Wente (BA, LLB, MSW) is a partner at Olthuis Kleer Townshend LLP. She is a member of Serpent River First Nation and was born and raised in Toronto. Recently Maggie focuses much of her practice on advocating for equality for Indigenous children and individuals in child welfare systems and the exercise of inherent jurisdiction over child well-being. She does this in litigation and in negotiation about child welfare funding, program delivery and First Nations law-making. Maggie also advis...

David’s practice focuses on municipal, land use planning and environmental law. He provides legal advice to municipalities, developers, businesses and private individuals on a range of matters including land use applications, appeals and agreements under the Planning Act, municipal powers and procedures, expropriations, aggregate extraction proposals, infrastructure projects, environmental issues and construction disputes. As an advocate for his clients, David has appeared before a vari...

Michael Ellis is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Personal Injury Litigation. Michael practices law in Oakville, Ontario Best Lawyers has recognized Michael Ellis since 2022. 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 Michael Ellis is held by other lawyers.

Lesa MacDonald is a member of the Pension and Employee Benefits Group at Koskie Minsky. Before joining Koskie Minsky, Lesa was employed as a legal counsel with the Financial Services Commission of Ontario where she provided legal advice and representation to the Superintendent of Financial Services on issues concerning the regulation of pension plans. With her experience in the areas of compliance with pension legislation and government policy making, Lesa provides clients with insight into r...

An accomplished domestic and international finance lawyer, Elana Hahn's experience is trusted by financial institutions, investment funds, multinational companies, government agencies and service providers around the globe. Elana has accumulated over two decades of banking and finance experience in the US and UK markets and in Canada, contributing to her focus in domestic and cross-border lending, debt capital markets, securitization and structured finance transactions. Elana provides advice ...