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Matthew Tevlin is a partner at Torkin Manes LLP in Toronto, Ontario, and Chair of the firm’s M&A and Private Equity & Venture Capital Groups. His practice focuses on Corporate Law and Venture Capital Law, with additional experience in mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions, cross-border matters, and corporate finance . Matt advises private equity firms, venture capital funds, merchant banks, founders, and established businesses across a range of industries, includ...

Clarke Tedesco's practice focuses on civil litigation and enforcement proceedings before securities regulators in Canada. Clarke has appeared as counsel before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, the Divisional Court, the Ontario Court of Appeal, the Courts of British Columbia and Nova Scotia, the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) and the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) (formerly, the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) and the Mutual Fund Dea...

Christian Paquette practices labour, employment and human rights law, as well as commercial litigation. Fluent in both English and French, Christian assists clients across a variety of industries. Christian has a broad practice advising clients in both unionized and non-unionized settings. He regularly represents clients faced with human rights applications, wrongful dismissal claims, grievances, and contractual disputes. Christian counsels clients on labour issues, employment standards, work...

Melissa is a partner in our commercial leasing department and has dedicated her career to representing commercial landlords and tenants in a variety of commercial leasing matters. She has expertise in managing commercial lease transactions for all types of properties, including office, retail, industrial and mixed-use. Melissa's practice includes the interpretation of commercial leases and the coordination of major projects, including multi-location deals and due diligence on acquisitions. He...

Daniel Strober is a partner in the Private Client Services Group at Torkin Manes LLP in Toronto, Ontario. His practice focuses on Trusts and Estates , including estate planning , estate administration, and trust matters for individuals and families. Daniel advises clients on the preparation and review of wills, powers of attorney, and trusts, helping them develop estate plans that reflect their personal, financial, and family circumstances. He also assists executors and trustees with the admi...

Jay Nathwani is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Construction Law. Jay practices law in Toronto, Ontario Best Lawyers has recognized Jay Nathwani since 2025. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Jay Nathwani is held by other lawyers.

Anita Nador is a partner in the firm’s Toronto office and a member of the Firm's National Life Sciences Practice Group. She is a lawyer and registered patent agent in Canada and the United States, and a registered Canadian trade-mark agent. Anita’s practice focuses on strategic intellectual property, regulatory and commercialization planning, primarily in the life sciences and chemical areas, including pharmaceuticals, biologics, natural health products, agriculture, foods and med...

Rahool maintains a robust commercial and civil litigation practice with extensive experience in class actions, contractual disputes, franchise litigation, shareholder disputes, contested corporate transactions, director and officer liability, commercial arbitrations, and complex fraud cases. He has acted on a broad range of constitutional and public law cases involving matters of significant public interest. He also focuses a significant portion of his practice to litigation involving Indigen...

Paul Guaragna specializes in the litigation of construction disputes, including construction liens, trust claims, delay claims, and surety bond claims. Paul also has experience in reviewing and negotiating terms of construction agreements. Paul has acted for public and private sector entities, advising clients on construction disputes, including the navigating of complex construction agreements.

Mrs. Demczur was called to the Ontario Bar in 1999, joined Carters in 2001 and became a partner in 2007. Her practice is exclusively focused in the areas of charity and not-for-profit law, including incorporation, charitable status applications, corporate restructuring, establishment of churches and religious denominations, international operations, gift planning, legal risk management reviews, charity pre-audit reviews and post-audit submissions to CRA, and advising directors of charities an...