Julianne Brimfield

Sean Maxwell is a highly experienced lawyer with, having worked on a wide range of legal issues relating to pension and employee benefit plans. In his practice, Sean advises on pension fund investments, plan terminations, ongoing plan administration and compliance issues, disputes over the use of plan assets, development and documentation of pension and employee benefit plans, issues arising from corporate transactions and commercial insolvencies, and adhering to fiduciary duties. Sean also h...

As the firm’s Managing Partner, Shawn combines his expert negotiation skills with a proven ability to solve problems and build strong teams to ensure that his clients and colleagues alike receive strong leadership and results. Broad experience leads to creative solutions Shawn Wolfson is a dealmaker’s real estate lawyer. Clients who want to move projects forward count on his ability to see past tactics and get deals done. Shawn’s practical, results-oriented approach has earn...

Matthew Gardner B.Sc. (Hons.), LL.B., is a Partner at Willms & Shier Environmental Lawyers LLP and is a Certified Specialist in Environmental Law by the Law Society of Ontario. Matthew practices environmental law and environmental litigation. He provides advice and solutions about environmental due diligence and compliance to a wide range of clients including industrial corporations, the construction and land development sectors and municipalities. Matthew also provides advice and solutio...

Bryan Buttigieg is recognized as one of the leading practitioners of environmental law in Canada and is certified by the Law Society of Upper Canada as a specialist in Environmental Law. His practice includes a combination of litigation and transactional advice involving civil litigation and regulatory defence representation in environmental and occupational health and safety matters. Bryan has provided extensive advice in support of brownfields developments, site remediation, and financing o...

Dennis has been listed in the "Most Frequently Recommended" category of Leading Practitioners in Toronto in the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory , and has also been included in the American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada , in each year that they have been published. He is also included in the inaugural 2006 edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada . He has been qualified in court as an expert in commercial landlord and tenant law. Since 1978, his practice has focused on comme...

When lawyers and financial advisors have complicated estate and guardianship problems, they call Margaret. Specialized work in complex, high-conflict family estate and guardianship situations, international estate administration matters, and difficult estate planning scenarios are Margaret’s chosen practice area. As an advocate, client counsel and as a mediator, Margaret is a problem solver, using all of the available tools to achieve solutions that work. When necessary, she is ready, a...

Sandra Train is a lawyer with Howie, Sacks & Henry LLP in Toronto, Ontario. Her practice is focused on Personal Injury litigation and Disability Claims . She represents clients in matters arising from motor vehicle accidents and other serious injuries, and has appeared before all levels of court in Ontario as well as various administrative tribunals. Before entering the legal profession, Sandra spent more than 15 years in the insurance industry as a claims examiner. This experience allows...

Daniel Borlack is a partner in the Mergers & Acquisitions Group and is a member of the firm's Professional & Ethics Committee. His practice focuses on public and private mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and related matters, including cross-border and private equity transactions, as well as corporate governance, securities and general corporate and commercial matters. He has advised Canadian and U.S. corporations and private equity funds in numerous M&A transactions in a va...

Bill has acted as strategic advisor to his clients on a wide range of work and business-related issues for over 25 years. As a senior lawyer, Bill provides practical and strategic advice to private and public sector employers in all matters related to wrongful dismissal, human rights complaints, employment standards claims, union organizing campaigns, collective bargaining, grievance arbitration and occupational health and safety. Employers and executives look to Bill for advice and direction...

Hugh Dyer is a labour relations and employment lawyer with extensive experience in representing both private and public sector employers, responding to their need for practical, results-oriented legal advice. Hugh advises on issues that concern union and non-union employees, encompassing labour relations, negotiation and administration of collective agreements, human rights, employment standards, health and safety, and other employment matters. Hugh frequently acts as employer counsel in grie...