James G. "Jim" Rumball

Bob Potts has been a Partner in the firm for more than thirty-five years. He is an experienced litigation counsel with a varied practice and extensive client list. Bob has successfully acted for clients in disputes involving real estate and business contracts, corporate disputes and mortgage enforcement remedies. He has defended class actions and served as counsel in several leading cases, including Abdool , Bre-X and the class action stemming from the 2008 propane explosion in Toronto. Actin...

Robert Barbiero is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Health Care Law and Medical Negligence. Robert, 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 Robert is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Bill Northcote is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Construction Law. Bill, 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 Bill is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Marni Whitaker is a partner practicing with Loopstra Nixon’s Wills, Trusts & Estates and Business Law groups. Marni has extensive experience in all aspects of estate planning and administration including drafting and giving opinions on wills, powers of attorney, trusts, corporate reorganizations associated with estate planning, personal tax advice, advice and documentation relating to the Family Law Act , administration of estates, estate accounting problems, work for charitable and...

Stewart Sutcliffe is a partner in and former Head of the Private Equity and Private Mergers & Acquisitions Groups and is a member of the Management Committee in the Toronto office. Stewart has a diversified corporate practice, focusing on domestic and cross border private and public mergers and acquisitions and private equity investments, including PIPE transactions.

Karen is an experienced trial lawyer with a focus on jury trials – her record speaks for herself, she has had tremendous success securing acquittals for clients in jury trials for all types of offences including first and second-degree murder prosecutions. She has also won acquittals in judge alone trials, including a first-degree murder. Though she has defended nearly every criminal charge known to law, she specializes in complex prosecutions involving allegations of firearms possessio...

Penny Georgoudis is a partner at Beard Winter LLP and a member of the firm’s Insurance Litigation Group. A seasoned civil litigator with more than 30 years of experience in the area of insurance defence, Penny acts on behalf of numerous insurers throughout Ontario on tort and negligence claims, property and casualty, product liability, coverage issues, commercial insurance, and general liability claims. She regularly appears before all levels of Ontario Courts, representing clients at t...

Nora Kharouba is a Partner at Fasken with a practice dedicated to construction and infrastructure law. Nora is also a litigation and dispute resolution lawyer with an emphasis on construction and commercial claims. Nora provides services relating to all aspects of the construction process from negotiating construction agreements, providing contract review and advice, as well as providing ongoing assistance throughout a construction project with respect to risk mitigation, project execution an...

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 "Future Star". In 2024 - alongside leading public law, regulatory, international lawyer Leila Ghahhary -...

Douglas Klaassen is a partner in the Real Estate Group of the Toronto office. His practice focuses on commercial real property and leasing, commercial mortgage lending, securitization, structured finance, and private equity funds. Doug acts for commercial property owners, landlords, commercial and residential mortgage lenders, aggregators, servicers, CMBS and ABS issuers, investors, underwriters, and rating agencies based in Canada and the United States.