James G. "Jim" Morand

Michael Arbutina has practiced for over 19 years primarily in the areas of commercial and construction litigation, including construction liens, shareholder disputes, real estate/lease enforcement, debt collection, breach of contract claims and class action defence. Michael is viewed by his clients as a trusted advisor and they call upon him for general advice with respect to all aspects of their business. Michael’s clients rely on him for his candid and pragmatic legal advice and solut...

Biography John Pirie leads the Firm's Litigation and Government Enforcement Group in Canada. He acts for clients in complex business disputes and white collar matters. John is widely recognized as a leading trial, arbitration and appellate lawyer. He is certified by the Law Society of Ontario as a Specialist in Civil Litigation, and ranked by Chambers as a leading individual in both the Corporate Litigation and White Collar categories. Clients interviewed by Chambers have said: "John Pirie ha...

Dimitri Lascaris is a Siskinds partner and leader of Siskinds’ Securities Class Actions Group. Before joining Siskinds, Mr. Lascaris practiced securities law in the New York and Paris offices of a major Wall Street law firm. In August 2013, he was named by Canadian Business Magazine as one of the 50 most influential people in Canadian business, describing him as “the fiercest legal advocate for shareholder rights.” Mr. Lascaris is currently prosecuting numerous domestic and ...

Colin Burn is a partner practising in the Mergers & Acquisitions, Capital Markets, Securities and Mining Groups. His practice is primarily focused on corporate and securities law, with an emphasis on M&A, corporate finance, private equity, and stream and royalty finance, as well as corporate governance matters. Colin has extensive experience advising foreign and domestic clients, including private equity and other financial sponsors, in public and private merger and acquisition transa...

Evan Marcus is a partner in the Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity, Securities and Capital Markets Groups. His practice is focused primarily on complex corporate and transactional matters, in particular relating to leveraged acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, minority investments, financings, restructurings, as well as general corporate and commercial matters. Evan has significant experience advising private equity, financial sponsor and other clients in connection with both ...

Raj Kehar is a Partner at WeirFoulds LLP with a practice that involves all aspects of land use planning and development law. He represents both public and private sector clients. Prior to joining WeirFoulds, Raj practised at a boutique municipal, planning and development law firm. Raj was also formerly in-house counsel on land use planning and development matters with a major Greater Toronto Area municipality. Raj is therefore uniquely positioned to understand land use planning and developmen...

Kate Mazzucco is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Insurance Law and Personal Injury Litigation. Kate, 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 Kate is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Robert G.S. Hull is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Venture Capital Law. Robert G.S., who practices law in Toronto, Ontario, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Robert G.S. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Aleks is a partner in the Personal Injury Group at Thomson Rogers and has a particular focus in the area of medical malpractice litigation. He has represented personal injury plaintiffs at the trial and appellate court levels. Aleks was named one of the leading medical malpractice lawyers in Canada by Lawday, a North American resource for the legal profession. He also has the honour of having been selected by his peers to be published in both the Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory and The ...

Douglas Harrison is an independent commercial arbitrator and mediator, handling both international and domestic Canadian business disputes. He also acts as legal counsel in select matters, including designing arbitral procedures and enforcing arbitral awards, as well as doing opinion work. Mr. Harrison is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, a member of the CPR Panels of Distinguished Neutrals as both an arbitrator and mediator (Global Panel, Product Liability Panel and Pro Bon...