Kevin J. Kiley

Yanick Vlasak is a partner and a member of Lavery’s Business law group and its specialized Restructuring, insolvency, and banking law group. He is also one of the two partners responsible for business development in the firm’s litigation sector. Mr. Vlasak’s practice is focused on commercial litigation, financing, banking law, insolvency, and financial restructuring. He also has expertise in construction law, shareholder disputes and arrangements, and asset protection measur...

Mark Geiger is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Health Care Law and Labour and Employment Law. Mark, 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 Mark is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Mark Sawyer articled with Dunphy Best Blocksom LLP in 2003 and became a partner in 2010. Mark’s practice focuses on the business and commercial aspects of the law, as well real estate and estate planning. Mark works with many privately held businesses, advising them on their corporate, financing, contract and shareholder matters. Mark provides advice as well on the incorporation of new businesses and the sale and purchase of existing companies. He also acts for clients who are buying, s...

Christopher Oates is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Advertising and Marketing Law and Privacy and Data Security Law. Christopher, who practices law in Toronto, Ontario, has been recognized since 2019. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Christopher is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Herbert Z. Pinchuk is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Commercial Leasing Law and Corporate Law. Herbert Z., who practices law in Montréal, Quebec, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Herbert Z. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Edgar Hielema is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate Law. Edgar, 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 Edgar is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Over the 20 years Tonii Roulston has been a member of the Calgary Bar Association, she has built her long-standing reputation as a tough criminal defence lawyer. Known for her strategic thinking, and effectiveness in the courtroom, she has represented a variety of challenging and high-profile cases. As a female lawyer, she holds an advantage in vigorously questioning female complainants on difficult details including their motivations to lie and inconsistencies in their accusations. Tonii is ...

Sarah Armstrong is the Chair of Fasken’s Ontario Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice Group. An experienced and strategic litigator with broad litigation, arbitration and dispute resolution experience, she has developed a robust practice focused on commercial and contractual disputes and class action defence. Sarah is also a member of Fasken’s Ontario Professional Development Committee and is Co-Chair of the firm’s Ontario Pro Bono Committee. Working with clients acros...

William Pepall has, for over 30 years, specialized in the field of civil and commercial litigation. He has pleaded cases before all levels of court in Ontario and before the Supreme Court of Canada and the Federal Court. Special appearances have been made before the SEC, the OSC, the Estey Inquiry into Banking, and courts in Manitoba, South Carolina, California and British Columbia. Mr. Pepall has broad and diverse experience in the civil litigation field. He has developed particular expertis...

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