Ian C. Matthews

Matthew Friedberg is a criminal defence lawyer in Toronto, Ontario, and a partner at Caramanna Friedberg. He has devoted his career to criminal defence, representing individuals charged with a broad range of criminal offences before all levels of court in Ontario. Mr. Friedberg is regularly retained in serious and complex cases, including matters that have received significant media coverage. His criminal defence practice includes cases involving Homicide , Sexual Assault , Domestic Assault ,...

John’s practice is in corporate and commercial litigation, and includes contract disputes, real estate litigation, shareholder remedies, fiduciary obligations, insolvency and class actions. He has appeared before all levels of trial and appellate courts and before domestic and international arbitral tribunals. A significant percentage of his practice is in the Ontario Commercial Court. He has also represented members of the National Hockey League in salary arbitrations with their player...

Timothy P. Boland is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Personal Injury Litigation. Timothy P., who practices law in Aurora, Ontario, has been recognized since 2018. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Timothy P. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Donald B. Jarvis, a Partner at Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti LLP, is a graduate of Queen's University and Dalhousie Law School. He was admitted to the Ontario Bar in 1988. Mr. Jarvis's practice involves the representation of management in all areas of labour relations, human rights, workers' compensation and employment law, including acting as spokesperson at collective bargaining negotiations. He regularly represents both public sector and private sector employers before labour boards, arbi...

Matthew Rendely 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. Matthew is a strong and passionate advocate for his clients. He has successfully represented clients at all levels of court, including the Supreme Court of Canada. Matthew’s expertise in estate litigation is widely recognized by his clients and colleagues...

Jan Goddard entered law school with an interest in working with elderly persons and their legal issues, but over 30 years ago the term ‘elder law’ did not even exist. So Jan made her own path to the law practice she has today. Along the way, she served for 10 years as counsel at the Office of the Public Guardian and Trustee in Ontario, obtained a certificate in gerontology from Ryerson University and a mediation certificate from Osgoode Hall Law School, and founded and developed t...

Frank S.M. Devito is a civil litigator and senior partner at Beard Winter LLP, with more than 20 years of insurance defence litigation expertise. Bringing sound advice and a deep understanding of the Canadian insurance industry, Frank has a lengthy track record of successfully defending insurers in relation to various types of claims. These include motor vehicle tort claims, personal injury claims, general liability claims, property/casualty claims, construction claims, contractor liability c...

Cynthia Spry joined the partnership at Babin Bessner Spry LLP in 2010. Prior to joining Babin Bessner Spry LLP, Cynthia practiced in the litigation departments of two top-tier firms: Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP and Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP. Cynthia practices commercial litigation, including in the areas of class actions, shareholder disputes, competition law, and contractual and securities litigation. She is often recommended as conflicts counsel by Seven Sister firms, and...

Cary Wong is an experienced pension and benefits lawyer with Toronto based firm, BMKP Law. Cary has practiced exclusively in the area of pension, benefits and executive compensation law for over 25 years. Cary has a wealth of experience providing advice to employers and plan administrators on legislative and regulatory compliance matters involving pension and benefit plans, including compliance with pension, tax and employment standards legislation. He assists clients with the interpretation ...

Carol has over 20 years of experience in all areas of management labour relations and employment law. She articled with the firm in 1996 and joined the partnership in 2004. Carol represents a wide range of unionized and non-union clients in both the federal and provincial jurisdictions. Her clients, both large and small businesses, operate in all sectors of the economy, including manufacturing, sports, social services, and information technology. She also represents municipalities and broader...