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Kevin MacNeill has helped employers solve human resources problems for nearly 30 years. He is a member of the bars of Ontario, Quebec and New York and regularly practices law in both English and French. Kevin has extensive experience in all areas of employment and labor litigation, including grievance arbitration, union certifications, pension litigation, wrongful dismissal lawsuits, discrimination claims, occupational safety and health defense, and workers’ compensation. He has litigat...

Valerie Kleinman is a Senior Associate at Green and Spiegel LLP in Toronto who specializes in Citizenship and Immigration law. Valerie has significant experience working on Canadian citizenship and immigration law matters. She has particular expertise in permanent residence and citizenship applications, including both applications to prove citizenship by descent and grants of citizenship. On the permanent residence side, she works on Express Entry, Provincial Nomination, Family Class, and Que...

Jonathan Ptak is a partner in the firm’s class action group. His practice focuses on class proceedings, professional liability defence and commercial litigation. He regularly appears before Courts at all levels in Ontario, including the Superior Court, Divisional Court and Court of Appeal. Jon is recognized by Lexpert, Chambers Canada and Best Lawyers as a leading practitioner in class proceedings. He has also been appointed to sit on the Ontario Class Action Bench-Bar Liaison Committee...

Michael Osborne advises and represents clients involved in competition and regulatory inquiries, criminal and administrative prosecutions, class actions and other competition litigation. His practice covers all aspects of competition law, including cartels, abuse of dominance, mergers, and marketing practices. He has expertise in a wide range of industries, including airlines, banking and payment systems, securities, waste, technology, pharmaceuticals, energy, manufacturing, and construction....

From complicated tenure grievances to every day labour arbitration cases, from Charter litigation to collective agreement negotiations, Emma Phillips has a way of taking problems, breaking them down and making the answers seem simple. A significant part of Emma’s work is for university faculty associations and their members. She fights to ensure that the rights of faculty members and librarians are protected, and that Ontario students continue to enjoy high quality public post-secondary...

Joanne has been a family law lawyer for more than 30 years, has been married for 30 years, and has raised her kids and her cats. She has a huge dose of common sense, in addition to her knowledge of law and process. Her task is to get to know her client, where her client wants to go, and then set a path with her client that ensures the client will reach his or her goal. Joanne encourages her clients to keep the money in the family, keep legal accounts as low as possible, and keep the conflict ...

Dan Thomas is a litigator with many years of experience in complex trial advocacy and strategy. He maintains a practice in corporate, commercial, securities, and public law litigation, alongside a focus on white collar defence and investigations. Dan is recognised by The Best Lawyers in Canada ™ in Corporate and Commercial Litigation, and is ranked by Benchmark Litigation Canada as a "Litigation Star". In 2024 - alongside leading public law, regulatory, international lawyer Leila Ghahha...

Mercedes is a lawyer and founding partner of PBP Lawyers. She has extensive litigation experience, having represented clients before a range of administrative tribunals and at all levels of court in Ontario, Federal Court and the Supreme Court of Canada. Her practice is diverse and includes mental health and capacity law, elder law, Charter litigation, civil actions, coroners’ inquests, guardianship proceedings, disability and accommodation disputes, and victim representation in crimina...

Louisa Pontrelli practises intellectual property law with an emphasis on pharmaceutical patent litigation. She has particular experience in matters affecting the innovative pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry, including infringement and validity opinions, subsequent entry biologics, infringement and impeachment actions and proceedings under the Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) Regulations. During her graduate studies she investigated the molecular and cellular biology of lipopr...

Lara Fitzgerald-Husek is a personal injury lawyer and partner at Oatley Vigmond, an Ontario law firm recognized for its expertise in catastrophic injury litigation, including traumatic brain injuries , spinal cord injuries , serious orthopaedic injuries , and wrongful death claims. Lara represents clients across Toronto , the Greater Toronto Area, Hamilton , Ottawa, North Bay , Sudbury , and Sault Ste. Marie, focusing exclusively on individuals and families affected by life altering injuries ...