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Jennifer Danahy is a partner in the firm's Toronto office, practising exclusively in the area of environmental law. As a solicitor, Jennifer works proactively with clients to provide timely and practical legal advice on environmental matters. This includes providing advice to lenders, borrowers, vendors and purchasers in relation to the environmental aspects of corporate transactions, assisting clients with the design and implementation of Environmental Management Systems and Best Management ...

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...

Lynne O'Brien is a litigation lawyer based in Toronto. She has a broad commercial litigation and advisory practice in the areas of financial services, corporate governance, insolvency, securities regulation and fraud.Lynne also practises estate litigation, providing advice on a range of issues, including will challenges, dependent support and guardian applications, contested passing of accounts, estate administration and disputes involving trusts.She frequently conducts investigations for cli...

Dedicated to responsive and proactive client service, Maria provides common sense advice in all matters of workplace law and workplace disputes. Collaboration and understanding are hallmarks of Maria’s approach to assisting clients effectively navigate legal challenges. Clients feel that Maria is a member of their team. She knows their businesses, understands their goals and works efficiently to find solutions. Maria’s employment, human rights and labour practice is broad and wide...

Richard Arezes is a Partner in and the Co-Chair of WeirFoulds' Real Estate Practice Group. His practice focuses on all aspects of commercial real estate transactions, including land acquisitions and dispositions, development and financing. Richard has acted for many different clients (including lenders, private and publicly traded corporations and municipalities) on a multitude of complex real estate transactions. Richard also specializes in corporate structuring for his clients including joi...

Nadia Jandali Chao is a trusted and strategic adviser on matters relating to privacy compliance, commercial agreements, risk management, and corporate governance. She brings a unique and well-rounded perspective having spent years in a top-tier civil litigation practice before transitioning to in-house corporate law and business management roles, in both the private and public sector. Nadia advises clients on a variety of corporate and privacy matters, including privacy program management (e....

Gunars Gaikis is one of Canada’s premier and most experienced life sciences intellectual property litigators. He holds the role of Of Counsel in Smart & Biggar’s Toronto office, and has more than 25 years of experience in the highly specialized field of pharmaceutical patent, trademark and related litigation. He has been described by independent IP lawyers’ reviewers as a “seasoned gladiator”, praised as a “a skilled fighter and lifecycle strategist for...

Fred Ernst is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Real Estate Law. Fred, who practices law in Toronto, Ontario, has been recognized since 2022. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Fred is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Cory Boyd is co-managing partner of Rubin Thomlinson LLP. With over 20 years of experience, he is a highly accomplished workplace investigator, assessor, and trainer. His fair, analytic approach adapts to the characteristics of every workplace he encounters, respecting each client’s unique workplace culture. Cory believes that, when done well, investigations and assessments can truly and deeply improve an organization. Cory regularly presents at conferences and writes on the subjects of...

Andrew Valentine's charities and non-profit law practice focuses on providing advice to organizations on issues including gift planning, incorporation and registration, ongoing compliance matters, and audits. Andrew also deals extensively with non-profit corporate governance and corporate structuring issues, advising on corporate restructuring, directors' duties and liabilities, governance best practices, bylaws and policies, and membership disputes. Andrew also has expertise in social enterp...