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Max Spearn has a focused corporate and commercial law practice with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions, private equity, venture capital, debt and equity financings, and day-to-day commercial matters. Max frequently works with U.S. law firms and businesses on cross-border transactions and structures for doing business in Canada. He also negotiates and drafts shareholder, partnership and joint venture agreements, service agreements and various other commercial agreements. Max regularly adv...

Andrea McEwan is a Partner in the Wills, Trusts & Estates Practice Group at WeirFoulds LLP. Practising exclusively in the areas of wills, estates, trust, fiduciary and capacity-related litigation, Andrea possesses a deep knowledge of matters pertaining to passing of estate, attorney, guardian & fiduciary accounts, probate applications, guardianship issues, power of attorney disputes, and end-of-life and treatment decisions; and matters of elder law. Andrea represents a wide range of c...

Jeff Alpert is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Banking and Finance Law. Jeff, 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 Jeff is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Jeremy Sacks is experienced in a broad range of commercial litigation, with expertise in construction and real estate matters, breach of contract, and shareholder disputes. Jeremy utilizes his strategic and analytical abilities to resolve complex legal issues. Jeremy’s efficient and direct style provides value to his clients by getting straight to the issues, and giving them cost effective results. Jeremy’s broad understanding of business and accounting principles assist him in ge...

Matthew Stroh is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate and Commercial Litigation and Trusts and Estates. Matthew, 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 Matthew is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

A graduate of McGill University and Queen’s University Faculty of Law, Rob joined Oatley Vigmond shortly after his call to the bar in 1997. As a partner at Oatley Vigmond, Rob is committed to helping clients obtain the compensation they deserve. He finds working on and resolving cases that involve the death of a family member the most gratifying. While compensation can never provide solace to the surviving family members, bringing the case to a successful resolution often provides a sen...

Vera is a Partner and Vice-Chair of the firm’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution Group in Ontario. She is an experienced litigator and provides practical advice and representation to clients in commercial and civil litigation matters, with a focus on class actions and complex business disputes. Vera is recognized as a leading class actions lawyer. She has represented clients in significant cases addressing groundbreaking legal issues and has appeared at trial and appellate courts across...

Sergio R. Karas, B.A., J.D.. , is a Canadian lawyer (Barrister and Solicitor) Certified Specialist in Canadian Citizenship and Immigration Law by the Law Society of Ontario, and internationally recognized expert in Canadian immigration law. Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Mr. Karas has helped hundreds of people successfully establish themselves in Canada. He has been involved with many widely reported, high-profile cases. He represents individuals and multinational corporations to achieve th...

Arieh Bloom is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Appellate Practice and Trusts and Estates. Arieh, 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 Arieh is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

William Braithwaite is senior counsel at the firm and was Chair of the firm from 2012 to 2018. He previously served on the firm’s Partnership Board and Executive Committee, and is the former Head of the Corporate Group in the Toronto office. Bill practises primarily in mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance. In addition to acting on some of the most significant cross border merger transactions, he has acted as counsel to major Canadian corporations, boards of directors, and inst...