John M. Valley

Al is a partner practising in the areas of corporate and securities laws with an emphasis on corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions, as well as advising in respect of securities regulatory compliance matters. Al acts as counsel to both issuers and investment dealers. Al regularly advises public and private issuers, dissident shareholders, directors and officers, chairpersons of contested meetings, and special committees of an issuer’s board of directors on the legal and strategi...

Adrienne practices in the areas of labour, constitutional, administrative, and national security law, as well as in Aboriginal law and Indigenous rights. She has appeared before all levels of courts in Ontario, the Federal Courts, and the Supreme Court of Canada. She provides strategic legal advice to clients on a range of issues, and advances their interests through negotiation, litigation, and oral and written advocacy before courts, tribunals, and in other forums. Adrienne's labour law pra...

Lionel Tupman is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Professional Malpractice Law and Trusts and Estates. Lionel, who practices law in Toronto, Ontario, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Lionel is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Matthew Scott is the managing partner of Crawley MacKewn Brush LLP. Matthew’s practice focuses on corporate and securities litigation and advising on regulatory compliance matters. He has extensive experience in complex commercial and securities litigation, including disputes arising between buyers and sellers in M&A transactions, investor losses, class actions, regulatory investigations, and enforcement proceedings. Matthew also has experience advising companies, including fund man...

Chris joined the firm as a summer student in 1992, and worked as an Articling Student before returning as an Associate after his call to the Bar in 1995. He has been a Partner in the firm since 2001. Chris practices in all areas of labour relations and employment law, including arbitrations, Labour Board proceedings, collective bargaining negotiations and civil actions for wrongful dismissal. In addition, he represents clients in workplace safety and insurance matters, human rights litigation...

As a Specialist in Construction Law certified by the Law Society of Ontario and a Partner in the Koskie Minsky Litigation Group, Jeffrey advises and represents all facets of the construction industry including owners, developers, contractors, trades, engineers, suppliers and sureties. He is well adept at handling complex and multi-party disputes before all levels of court, including tort actions, construction lien litigation and breach of trust actions and has earned an excellent reputation w...

Tina Yang helps people leverage the legal system to seek justice when their rights have been violated, whether as workers, consumers, investors, or simply humans. This includes prosecuting class actions and mass torts to address collective wrongs, as well as a diverse range of other civil litigation. Tina’s class action experience is noteworthy for its breadth, as she has achieved successes for clients in cases relating to: Charter breaches & state accountability, institutional abus...

Barry Segal is a tax lawyer in our Toronto office. He has a diverse tax practice that includes public and private M&A, debt restructurings, corporate finance, corporate reorganizations, structuring private equity investments, advising domestic and cross-border investment funds, and international tax planning for Canadian and foreign corporations. Barry also acts as counsel on federal and provincial tax audits and appeals.

Linda J. Wolanski was called to the Ontario Bar in 1985. Linda has over 30 years of experience in all aspects of personal injury litigation. She has handled many complex cases involving disability claims, medical malpractice, solicitor’s negligence, dog bites, slips and falls, product liability, and car accidents. Linda has successfully represented her clients in trials, private arbitrations, arbitrations at the Financial Services Commission of Ontario, hearings before the Canada Pensio...

Douglas Harrison is an independent commercial arbitrator and mediator, handling both international and domestic Canadian business disputes. He also acts as legal counsel in select matters, including designing arbitral procedures and enforcing arbitral awards, as well as doing opinion work. Mr. Harrison is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, a member of the CPR Panels of Distinguished Neutrals as both an arbitrator and mediator (Global Panel, Product Liability Panel and Pro Bon...