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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...

Rubin Rapuch’s practice is focused on capital markets, capital raising and mergers and acquisitions. Regularly representing investment banking firms on public and private offerings of equity and debt securities, Rubin has also been involved in several initial public offerings. A highly skilled lawyer, Rubin assists clients on highly complex transactions under tight deadlines. Rubin has quarterbacked several significant transactions, seamlessly balancing the business needs of clients and...

Grant McGlaughlin is co-leader of the Private Equity Group and practices in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, private equity, corporate finance, governance and sensitive and complex transactions. He provides superior service and expert legal advice to public and private issuers, underwriters and private equity funds in a broad range of industries including mining and natural resources, technology and industrial. Grant has an extensive corporate practice providing general legal and strate...

A partner of Chaitons LLP, Harvey practices in the areas of bankruptcy and insolvency with particular emphasis on receiverships and corporate restructurings, including insolvency litigation. He has appeared before all levels of court in Ontario and the Supreme Court of Canada to argue cases on diverse issues arising in insolvency matters under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act and the Personal Property Security Act. Harvey has extensive experien...

Fahad Siddiqui leads our public strategy group. He advises clients on bet-the-company litigation, regulation, and reputational problems. Fahad has successfully brought and defended cases involving contested legislation and regulatory decisions, M&A transactions, commercial claims, shareholder claims, proxy contests, board disputes, contract claims, insolvency disputes, and defamation. His recent work includes acting for international streaming services in a challenge to new internet regul...

David Palumbo is a partner and Chair of the Corporate Transactions Practice for Canada in Baker McKenzie's Toronto office. David is a member of the Firm's North American Capital Markets Steering Committee and Global Inclusion, Diversity and Equity Committee. He serves as Chair of the Board of the You Can Play Project, a non-profit organization dedicated to ensuring the inclusion of all in sports. David has been named as one of Canada's Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers by Canadian Lawyer Magazi...

Malcolm Ruby is a partner in Gowling WLG's Toronto office. His practice focuses on class actions, securities litigation, and trans-border disputes. He has represented clients in class proceedings - many of which were national or international in scope - relating to product liability, drug and medical device product liability, pensions, and consumer protection. Malcolm has also acted on behalf of the Ontario Securities Commission, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, and the U...

Pierre Dagenais has extensive corporate and securities law experience, with particular emphasis on public M&A and corporate finance. He has acted as counsel in many M&A transactions, including take-over bids and statutory arrangements. He has been involved in a number of IPOs and other corporate finance transactions (including those with a cross-border component) for issuers, underwriters and investors. Pierre has been a leader in ESG financings, including acting for an issuer in the ...

Laurie is a partner in our Family Law Group, acting in disputes involving high incomes and significant property. Her practice also includes mediation and arbitration. She appears in Courts at both the trial and appellate levels. Between 2010 and 2012, Laurie was elected as the 63rd Treasurer (President) of The Law Society of Upper Canada, the regulator governing all lawyers and paralegals in Ontario. She was only the third woman since the Law Society was founded in 1797 to hold this office. T...

Ranjan Das is a partner at Youd Lev-Farrell Das Smiley LLP and has been with the firm since 1997. Based in Toronto, Ontario, he represents clients in a wide range of commercial and civil litigation matters, providing practical legal advice and advocacy tailored to each client’s objectives. Ranjan’s practice includes Administrative and Public Law, commercial litigation, civil litigation, land-based disputes, injunctions, professional liability matters, shareholder disputes, contrac...