John W. Groenewegen

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...

Meaghan Obee Tower is a partner and Head of the Banking & Finance Group. She is also a part of the Financial Products & Services, Insurance & Reinsurance, and Restructuring & Insolvency Groups. Her practice focuses on secured and unsecured lending, debt financing, financial services regulation, and corporate insolvency/restructuring. In terms of her banking and finance practice, Meaghan has extensive experience as counsel to borrowers, lenders and lending syndicates in private...

David Cohen is a senior practitioner in the firm's Toronto office, practising corporate and commercial financing, restructuring and insolvency law in a domestic and cross-border context. He is an executive member of the National Financial Services Industry Group and practice coordinator for the Distressed M&A Practice at Gowlings LLP. David has transactional experience in: Automotive Financial Services Mining and Resource Agriculture Food and Beverage Plastics Aquaculture Healthcare Recre...

Conner Harris is a partner at Rayman Harris LLP carrying on a broad-based civil litigation and administrative law practice with a focus on municipal and planning matters, property-related disputes, expropriations, and complex commercial litigation. Conner is an advocate who has successfully acted as lead counsel in trials and hearings before all levels of Court in Ontario, assisted in matters before the Supreme Court of Canada, and has appeared before a wide range of administrative tribunals,...

Paul has been an expropriation lawyer for over 30 years. His practice has provided him with insights from all perspectives; in fact, he has even been expropriated personally - twice. Paul successfully acts as legal counsel for landowners, local municipalities, cities and regional governments throughout the Greater Toronto Area and across Ontario. He works to resolve real estate acquisitions/expropriations, infrastructure projects and development issues of all complexities. Paul’s appear...

With perseverance and a quick mind, Adam resolves even the most intricate family law issues on behalf of his clients. He believes that understanding them and what they do is essential to determining the most practical and effective solutions for their unique situations. Whether through negotiation, mediation, arbitration or litigation, Adam is consistently focused on achieving his client’s goals in an efficient manner. As a Partner at Epstein Cole, Adam can assist in all aspects of fami...

James Little is a Partner and Co-Chair of the Construction and Infrastructure Practice Group at Singleton Urquhart Reynolds Vogel LLP. He is also a certified adjudicator for ODACC under Ontario’s Construction Act. For his expertise and reputation in construction law, James has been ranked by Chambers Global , Who’s Who Legal , Legal 500 , Benchmark Litigation and Best Lawyers . These rankings are based on comments from his clients recognizing his “keen mind”, his &ldqu...

Kevin Henderson is a personal injury lawyer with Oatley Vigmond LLP, representing individuals in Barrie, Ontario and throughout the province. He completed his undergraduate studies at McMaster University before receiving early admission to Osgoode Hall Law School. Kevin was called to the Ontario Bar in 2008 and began his legal career in Hamilton, later practising with a Toronto-based litigation firm focused on personal injury matters. During his early years in practice, Kevin acted on behalf ...

Luigi Valente has a broad business law practice with a focus on corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, and securities law. He has acted for clients in connection with various matters, including mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganizations, securities regulatory compliance filings and corporate governance. Luigi has represented both issuers and investment dealers in connection with private placements and public offerings of securities.

Mark McElheran is a partner in the Financial Products & Services, Capital Markets and Securities Groups. His broad corporate finance practice includes public and private securitization, structured finance, banking, secured financing and derivative products transactions. He represents a broad range of market participants, including domestic and foreign banks, investment dealers, issuers and investors. Mark has been recognized in a number of legal publications in several practice areas incl...