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Perry Katz is a commercial real estate lawyer focusing on the acquisition, development, sale, leasing, and financing of commercial and industrial properties for Canadian and international clients. Some of Canada’s leading retailers and developers are among Perry’s clients, and he has developed an expertise in the acquisition, development, and leasing of retail properties and the issues associated with having multiple owners. Perry has been called to the Bar in Ontario, Quebec, New...

Dave provides creative and practical solutions for complex matters in the areas of Sports, Entertainment and Corporate/Commercial Law. In particular, Dave’s practice focuses on audio-visual production, distribution and exploitation (films, television series, digital media projects), brand licensing, influencer representation and commercial transactions. Dave also represents labels, bands, producers and artists in the negotiation of recording, management and publishing agreements. In add...

Jeff Carhart is an insolvency and bankruptcy lawyer with extensive experience in lending, securitizations, loan syndications, the enforcement of security over real and personal property, corporate reorganizations, receiverships, and bankruptcies. Jeff’s clients include banks, trust and insurance companies, asset-based lenders, business corporations, commercial landlords, and receivers and trustees in bankruptcy. Jeff appears frequently in The Ontario Superior Court and Court of Appeal o...

James Buchan is a partner located in Gowlings' Toronto office. James is a member of the firm's Board of Trustees, as well as a past leader of the firm's National Practice Group for Intellectual Property Litigation and a past co-leader of its National Trademarks Practice Group. As a barrister and solicitor, James' expertise in the IP field is broad-based and extensive, covering a wide range of IP-related contentious and non-contentious matters, including patent, trademark and copyright litigat...

Todd is a founding partner at Euroa Law Group in Toronto, Ontario. His practice focuses on Family Law and includes representing individuals and families in a wide range of matters such as separation, divorce, parenting arrangements, and property division. Todd has appeared before courts across Ontario and works with clients to address both straightforward and complex family law disputes. ‍ In addition to litigation, Todd encourages the use of Alternative Dispute Resolution to help familie...

Paul’s advanced advocacy skills both inside and outside of the courtroom have led to him being recognized by the Law Society of Ontario as a Certified Specialist in Civil Litigation . Paul has proven himself a fearless advocate by a number of successful trial outcomes over the years, including a recent $11.5 million judgment for medical malpractice causing cerebral palsy against a negligent doctor as well as a recent judgment against a negligent emergency room physician who caused the d...

David practises in the areas of Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions and Corporate Finance. He has been named by Best Lawyers® as one of the best lawyers in Canada in the practice area of Corporate Law. He handles all manner of M&A , Private Equity and Debt transactions with an emphasis on: private company sales and divestitures; middle-market company mergers and acquisitions; and the Canadian component of institutional fund purchases and divestitures. David has also developed an a...

Andy is a senior member of the firm’s finance practice. His practice is focused on asset-based financing transactions . He has extensive experience acting for funders and sellers in connection with private securitization transactions. He is also actively involved in the structuring, documentation and negotiation of financing transactions for lessors and lenders in the field of asset/equipment finance and leasing. He began his career in this industry by working with a major Canadian char...

In addition to being certified by the Law Society of Ontario as a specialist in Civil Litigation, Darcy is a certified Brain Injury Specialist by the Brain Injury Association of America, has been recognized by his peers in both the Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory as a repeatedly recommended leading lawyer in Personal Injury and in Best Lawyers in Canada® in the field of Personal Injury Litigation. As well, Darcy was the proud recipient of the 2011 Dean Edgell Award, presented by the...

Joanna Radbord is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Family Law. Joanna practices law in Toronto, Ontario Best Lawyers has recognized Joanna Radbord since 2025. 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 Joanna Radbord is held by other lawyers.