John G. Cox

Jennifer Searle is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Trusts and Estates. Jennifer practices law in Toronto, Ontario Best Lawyers has recognized Jennifer Searle since 2024. 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 Jennifer Searle is held by other lawyers.

Kate McGrann provides her clients with pragmatic and strategic representation on matters including complex corporate/commercial, securities, and administrative and public law issues. She has represented clients at all levels of the Court in Ontario, the Supreme Court of British Columbia, and before regulatory tribunals including the Ontario Securities Commission and the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) (formerly, the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada and ...

David Reynolds is the Leader of the Financial Services group. His practice is devoted to commercial and asset-based lending transactions, assisting banks, institutional lenders, corporate borrowers and funds in secured and unsecured lending transactions. A significant portion of his practice involves advising on cross-border transactions. David’s commitment to legal education is evident through his involvement in various chair and co-chair roles for programs with the Law Society of Onta...

Armand Benitah is a Partner and Chair of the firm’s Toronto Intellectual Property (IP) Group. He is a lawyer and also a registered patent and trademark agent. Through his broad IP practice, Armand works with clients on all facets of IP, from patents, trademarks, and copyrights, to industrial design and trade secrets. Providing thoughtful, strategic and tailored advice, Armand assists clients through the creation, protection, commercialization, licensing and enforcement of IP. He regular...

A partner of the firm, Guillaume is an expropriation lawyer who provides legal advice and services to municipalities with respect to infrastructure projects involving the acquisition and/or expropriation of privately owned lands. Guillaume also acts for numerous small- and large-scale landowners across the province who are facing expropriation. He has extensive experience representing clients in expropriation proceedings before the Board of Negotiation and the Ontario Municipal Board/Local Pl...

Jennifer Mathers McHenry is an executive employment lawyer and litigator. She is also the founder of Mathers McHenry & Co., a boutique downtown Toronto firm focused on executive employment law and commercial litigation. Jennifer regularly provides strategic and legal advice to senior executives, directors, partners, and others at pivotal transition points in their careers.

Kathleen Ritchie is a partner in Gowling WLG's Toronto office and serves on the firm’s Board of Trustees. She is the past head of the Toronto office's Business Law Department and past leader of the firm's Corporate Finance, M&A and Private Equity Group. She practises securities and corporate law, and has over 25 years of experience at the firm advising on public and private M&A and corporate finance transactions, as well as securities regulatory and corporate governance matters....

Dan is a skilled advocate with a reputation for consummate professionalism. Known as a leading expert on Canadian limitations law, Dan has co-authored The Law of Limitations, a legal textbook published by LexisNexis and cited extensively by the courts; Halsbury's Limitation of Actions (2017 Reissue), also published by LexisNexis; and Under the Limit, a blog reporting on developments in Canadian limitations jurisprudence (which is not quite as dry as it sounds). Dan speaks and writes frequentl...

Robert Barbiero is a partner in the Litigation Group at Torkin Manes LLP in Toronto, Ontario. His practice focuses on Health Care Law and Medical Negligence matters, with a particular emphasis on representing regulated health professionals in regulatory, administrative, and civil proceedings. Robert acts for physicians, nurses, dentists, pharmacists, and other regulated professionals in a broad range of matters involving professional discipline, investigations, and governance issues. He regul...

Kobi Bessin is a partner in the Corporate/Commercial Group at Torkin Manes LLP and a member of the firm’s Management Committee. Based in Toronto, Ontario, he maintains a Corporate Law practice focused on corporate and commercial matters, including mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, private equity transactions and cross-border deals. Kobi advises a broad range of clients across multiple industries, including entrepreneurs, owner-managers, developers, manufacturers, distributors...