Jared Greenspan

David’s practice focuses on insurance coverage disputes involving Property & Casualty and Specialty lines (with particular emphasis on Cyber and Technology insurance). David has extensive dispute resolution experience both as a litigator in trial and appellate courts as well as in mediation, arbitration and negotiation. His advice is regularly sought by Canadian, American and Lloyd’s insurers. David is a member of the Board of Directors of the Canadian Defence Lawyers, and he ...

Michelle L. Staples is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Maritime Law and Transportation Law. Michelle, 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 Michelle is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Andrea Lee is certified as a Specialist in Construction Law by the Law Society of Ontario. She is a Fellow of the Canadian College of Construction Lawyers and Past Chair of the Ontario Bar Association, Construction and Infrastructure Section Executive. Andrea obtained her Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Toronto and a Bachelor of Law from Queen’s University. She has practiced exclusively in construction law since her call to the bar in 2006. She acts for owners, contracto...

Jesse Harper maintains a broad dispute resolution practice spanning all aspects of civil litigation and arbitration, with a focus on complex corporate and commercial litigation matters. Jesse is routinely called on to provide strategic advice to clients at all stages of commercial disputes, and understands the importance of blending the dispute resolution strategy with the overall business strategy. He adeptly employs a variety of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) techniques to secure favo...

Deborah is recognized as a leading advocate with a broad commercial and civil litigation practice. She regularly acts for individuals, companies and financial institutions providing creative advice and strategies for litigating and resolving complicated business disputes. Her significant mandates include cases involving complex commercial agreements, director and officer liability, banking litigation, commercial real estate disputes, fraud claims, shareholder and partnership disputes, insolve...

Robert Stewart practices business law and has a broad range of experience in the areas of private and public M&A, private equity and venture capital transactions, joint ventures and partnerships, investment fund formation, and the negotiation of major services and outsourcing arrangements. Prior to joining Miller Thomson, Robert worked in the area of international taxation law at one of the world’s leading professional services firms. Robert provides legal advice and services to all...

Ryan co-leads the firm’s construction labour law practice group. Ryan’s practice areas include labour relations and construction law. He has specific expertise in certification applications, defending against displacement/raid applications and certification-related unfair labour practice complaints, including applications for interim relief during organizing campaigns and applications for remedial certification. Ryan’s notable cases include acting on behalf of an organizing ...

Dylan Chochla is a partner in the Toronto Insolvency and Restructuring group. His practice focuses on corporate bankruptcy, insolvency and restructurings under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act, and under provincial and federal corporate statutes. He regularly represents clients in court and has appeared before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, the Ontario Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of British Columbia. Dylan is involved in a wide vari...

Eric Dufour is a partner in our Toronto office and the Leader of the Competition/Antitrust &Foreign Investment Group. With over 25 years of experience, clients trust Eric with their most strategic and critical competition, foreign investment and national security matters. Eric has successfully obtained clearances under the Competition Act for hundreds of domestic, cross-border and international transactions. He also provides strategic advice to firms facing criminal and reviewable issues,...

Emily Lawrence is a top lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Administrative and Public Law, Corporate and Commercial Litigation, Employee Benefits Law, Health Care Law and Labour and Employment Law. Emily Lawrence is the Managing Partner of Paliare Roland and maintains a busy litigation and advisory practice. Emily is trusted advisor and advocate for regulatory bodies, pension boards, employers, and partnerships, with substantial expertise in professional regulation, p...