Joseph A. "Joe" Van Asseldonk

Kristina Shaw’s many years of experience in corporate law has her advising various clients—from start-ups to large corporations—on a broad range of business law and finance matters. Her extensive transactional experience includes advising on M&A transactions, working with clients on business structures, partnerships, joint venture arrangements and corporate reorganizations, as well as representing lenders (institutional and non-institutional) and borrowers in the establi...

Charles is a Siskinds partner and leader of Siskinds' Price Fixing Class Action Group. He has been counsel to the class in numerous successful class actions, including the areas of price-fixing, securities, products liability, and consumer protection. Charles has repeatedly been recognized as one of Canada's leading class action lawyers, including being named by Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide as one of the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada, by Chambers & Partners as a class actions leading pra...

Kimberly N. Knight is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Health Care Law and Medical Negligence. Kimberly N. practices law in London, Ontario Best Lawyers has recognized Kimberly N. Knight since 2026. 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 Kimberly N. Knight is held by other lawyers.

Melinda Vine is a Partner within the Restructuring, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Group at Harrison Pensa. Her main areas of focus are insolvency and bankruptcy with an emphasis on collections, receiverships and restructurings as well as construction law. In addition to providing advice to businesses and individuals with respect to both pre-bankruptcy and post-bankruptcy asset recovery and/or protection, Melinda assists financial institutions with enhancing and enforcing security interests and pr...

Maciek Piekosz is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Personal Injury Litigation. Maciek practices law in London, Ontario Best Lawyers has recognized Maciek Piekosz since 2025. 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 Maciek Piekosz is held by other lawyers.

Graeme Sperryn is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Corporate Law. Graeme practices law in London, Ontario Best Lawyers has recognized Graeme Sperryn since 2019. 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 Graeme Sperryn is held by other lawyers.

Tim Hogan is a Partner within the Re structuring, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Group at Harrison Pensa. Tim represents creditors and receivers in insolvency, bankruptcy and private and court-appointed receivership situations. He represents trustees in complex insolvencies and bankruptcies, monitors and other stakeholders in CCAA proceedings, as well as major financial institutions in work out and insolvency situations. Tim appears at all levels of court dealing with insolvency matters. He also p...

Emily Foreman is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Personal Injury Litigation. Emily practices law in London, Ontario Best Lawyers has recognized Emily Foreman since 2021. 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 Emily Foreman is held by other lawyers.

Mary-Anne is a senior partner at Beckett and leads the Plaintiff Injury Group. Mary-Anne has been passionately advocating for those injured in motor vehicle collisions and slip and fall accidents, since she was called to the Ontario Bar in 2002. She also represents individuals in disputes with their own insurance companies, particularly for long-term disability benefits and Statutory Accident Benefits, through the motor vehicle insurance system. Mary-Anne has handled many fatality cases repre...

André Michael, a partner with Siskinds LLP since 1993, was called to the Bar in 1988. Born and raised in Antigua in the West Indies, André graduated from De La Salle College in Toronto in 1980 and received his B.A. (Psychology and Economics) in 1983 and his LL.B. in 1986 from the University of Western Ontario in London. André articled and practiced at the litigation firm, Haines, Livingstone, establishing an interest in medical malpractice that he continued to develop aft...