Julian N. Falconer

Described by his peers as ‘the gold standard in this space, a phenomenal litigator’, for more than thirty years Jonathan has won landmark decisions across a broad variety of subject matter including competition law, constitutional law, liability of public authorities, professional liability, criminal law, financial services, franchise law and contract disputes. He has tried over 90 cases to judgment and argued over 60 appeals in provincial appellate courts and the Supreme Court of...

As a patent and trademark lawyer Toronto-based, Mark D. Penner’s practice focuses on all aspects of the acquisition, protection, enforcement and strategic use of a wide range of intellectual property assets in Canada and around the world. Acting for a range of clients, from individual inventors, start-ups and other early stage companies to large multinational companies, Mark provides strategic advice in a variety of technology areas, including biotechnology, chemistry, energy, social me...

Michael Lang is a senior partner with 40 years' experience practising corporate and securities law, with a particular emphasis on capital markets transactions, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance and public company compliance matters. Mr. Lang has served on and acted as counsel to several “blue ribbon” committees examining securities regulatory policy issues, including the Investment Dealers Association of Canada’s Committee on Take-Over Bid Regulation (Zimmerman ...

Kevin enjoys practising law and loves the challenges of civil litigation. He has broad experience in all aspects of insurance claims litigation, including personal injury, products liability, property losses, professional negligence, class proceedings, and coverage disputes. He is an expert in handling first-party accident benefits claims and disputes between insurers (loss transfer and priority disputes). Kevin is proud to assist many of the firm’s longstanding clients with tailored, p...

Josh Phillips is the Managing Partner at Ursel Phillips Fellows Hopkinson LLP. He obtained his Bachelor of Arts in Industrial Relations from McGill University and subsequently earned a law degree from the University of Toronto. Josh is also a graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada in the area of Technical Production. Josh's practice is concentrated in labour law, professional discipline and appellate work, with a particular emphasis in the educational, police and cultural sectors. ...

Jan Goddard entered law school with an interest in working with elderly persons and their legal issues, but over 30 years ago the term ‘elder law’ did not even exist. So Jan made her own path to the law practice she has today. Along the way, she served for 10 years as counsel at the Office of the Public Guardian and Trustee in Ontario, obtained a certificate in gerontology from Ryerson University and a mediation certificate from Osgoode Hall Law School, and founded and developed t...

Natalie Mullins is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Environmental Law. Natalie, who practices law in Toronto, Ontario, has been recognized since 2017. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Natalie is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Esther S.J. Oh practices charity and not-for-profit law out of Carters Professional Corporation’s Orangeville office, became a partner in 2008, and is recognized as a leading expert in charity and not-for-profit law by Lexpert and The Best Lawyers in Canada . Her practice is primarily focused in the areas of charity and not-for-profit law, including incorporation and organization of charities and not-for-profits, corporate governance procedures, national and international corporate rest...

As a Partner at Neinstein, Daniel has a diverse litigation practice encompassing motor vehicle accidents, product liability, and medical malpractice, particularly in mass community-based torts and class actions. He is well known for his exceptional legal analysis and client-focused approach, and regularly represents clients at all levels of court. He has extensive experience representing clients in Northern Ontario and throughout Indigenous communities. Daniel’s expertise in complex leg...

Jack Siegel, a member of the Blaney McMurtry Labour and Employment practice group, focuses largely on workers' compensation, wrongful dismissal, occupational health and safety and human rights matters. Jack is a former Chair of the Workers’ Compensation Section of the Ontario Bar Association, and has been listed in Best Lawyers in Canada for Workers' Compensation Law every year since 2006, and was named by that publication as 2014 Lawyer of the Year in the field of Workers’ Compen...