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Sumeet Dhanju-Dhillon is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate and Commercial Litigation. Sumeet, 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 Sumeet is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Vanessa Amyot is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Family Law. Vanessa, 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 Vanessa is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Wojtek Jaskiewicz is a partner in the firm’s Insolvency and Restructuring Practice Group. He is certified by the Law Society of Ontario as a Specialist in Bankruptcy and Insolvency Law. Wojtek represents clients in court proceedings, arbitrations, mediations and negotiations. What distinguishes Wojtek is his nuanced knowledge of insolvency law together with his skill as a litigator. Wojtek is able to advise shareholders and large corporate clients in sophisticated insolvency matters and...

Webnesh Haile is a lawyer who works with the Construction and Infrastructure Practice Group at Singleton Urquhart Reynolds Vogel LLP. She has a broad construction law practice and has acted for owners, concessionaires, sureties, developers, engineers, contractors and subcontractors at various stages of project development and execution. Her dispute resolution practice has included acting for various parties in the construction chain during litigation, arbitration, mediation and negotiation, a...

Rebecca practises in the area of bankruptcy and insolvency. She has experience in receiverships, security enforcement, debt collection, creditors' rights, debtor protection and forbearance agreements and has represented lenders, debtors, receivers, trustees, inspectors, court-appointed monitors and DIP financiers in regional, national and cross-border insolvencies. Rebecca is the recipient of a TMA Toronto “Women of Excellence” award for Emerging Talent (2018) and a Lexpert Rising...

Paul Jorgensen is an intellectual property and life sciences lawyer, with extensive experience in pharmaceutical and biotechnology patent litigation. Dr. Jorgensen has been involved in many complex patent proceedings, including multiple trials before the Federal Court, actions under the Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) Regulations, damages actions, and appeals. He also provides strategic advice on patent infringement and validity. Dr. Jorgensen brings deep scientific understanding to...

Lesley Mercer is counsel practising in the Litigation & Dispute Resolution Group. Her practice focuses on complex commercial litigation including class actions, product liability, professional negligence, shareholder disputes and restructuring and insolvency proceedings. Lesley has significant experience defending corporations in complex class and non-class proceedings involving product liability, consumer protection and securities law. Lesley has appeared at both the trial and appellate ...

Carleigh Bassett is a Partner in the Private Equity Practice Group at WeirFoulds LLP. Carleigh is an experienced corporate and commercial lawyer who has worked in both private practice and in-house roles. Carleigh began her legal career at WeirFoulds LLP where she worked as an associate in the private equity group from 2015-2020. In 2020 she moved to BDO Canada LLP as a senior commercial lawyer on their in-house legal team, where she assisted with merger transactions as well as day to day con...

Brittany Sud’s practice focuses on estates and trusts, including both planning and administrative matters, as well as taxation as it relates to those areas. Brittany has developed and implemented cohesive estate plans for clients, reflecting their financial objectives and both short and long-term goals. She advises high net worth individuals, entrepreneurs and professionals on probate planning, income tax deferral and minimization strategies, family business succession planning, disabil...

Susan Philpott understands how important pensions and benefits are to the well-being of workers and their families. She has dedicated her career to it. Trade unions across Canada rely on Sue to help them expand workplace pension and benefits coverage, bargain new pensions and benefits arrangements, and navigate through employer insolvencies and restructuring. She also helps pension plan trustees meet their legal obligations to plan members by providing first-rate strategic, governance, and le...