Henry Ngan

John is the former head of the firm's litigation practice. With degrees in both engineering and law, he practises in the areas of environmental law, litigation, and administrative law, and has appeared as counsel on matters in all levels of the courts in Ontario, and before several administrative tribunals, including the Environmental Review Tribunal, the Board of Directors of the College of Chiropractors of Ontario, the Commercial Registration Appeal Tribunal, the Law Society of Upper Canada...

John Lorito is a partner in the Tax Group. His practice focuses on tax elements of corporation transactions, with particular emphasis on corporate reorganizations, mergers and acquisitions in domestic and cross-border transactions, investment funds, corporate joint ventures, REITs, corporate finance and international taxation. John regularly represents clients across various industries, including financial services, real estate, telecommunications, mining, retail and more. He has acted as cou...

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

Christel practices real estate litigation, with a particular focus on contract and commercial lease disputes, civil litigation, expropriation, land use planning law and professional negligence. Christel represents both municipalities and private landowners. Christel's practice encompasses a broad scope of real estate litigation work, including assisting in title investigation, ground lease negotiations and litigation drafting pleadings and engaging in settlement discussions. Over the last sev...

David’s practice focuses on insurance coverage disputes involving Property & Casualty and Specialty lines (with particular emphasis on Cyber and Technology insurance). David has extensive dispute resolution experience both as a litigator in trial and appellate courts as well as in mediation, arbitration and negotiation. His advice is regularly sought by Canadian, American and Lloyd’s insurers. David is a member of the Board of Directors of the Canadian Defence Lawyers, and he ...

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

Roman takes the time to establish a close working relationship with each of his clients to develop a deep understanding of their business and their overall goals. This focus allows him to find practical solutions to their real estate matters quickly and efficiently. Roman’s general real estate practice involves acting in a broad range of commercial acquisitions, construction projects, subdivision and condominium developments, financing, conveyancing and leasing matters. His diverse clie...

Ian Palm’s practice focuses on corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and private equity. He helps private and public companies, major corporate clients, pensions funds and private equity and venture capital investors achieve their strategic goals. In addition, Ian has a deep understanding of the technology, energy, life sciences and infrastructure industries. Ian advises issuers, investors and underwriters on a range of corporate finance and M&A transactions includin...

Megan Savard is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Appellate Practice and Criminal Defence. Megan, 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 Megan is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Nate is a solution-oriented advocate with a broad commercial litigation practice across a wide range of industries, including renewable energy, commercial real estate, financial services and telecommunications. His experience includes major contractual disputes, shareholder disputes, director and officer liability, insolvencies and receiverships, class actions, tax litigation and advertising litigation. Nate is an effective advocate, both in and out of the courtroom. He has delivered results ...