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Junyi practices intellectual property law with an emphasis on patent litigation and general IP matters in the areas of pharmaceuticals and other health sciences. She has appeared frequently before the Federal Court and the Federal Court of Appeal. Junyi is a Registered Patent Agent and Registered Trademark Agent in Canada, and has extensive experience in patent and trademark prosecution matters and licensing. Junyi is fluent in Mandarin and has frequently represented Chinese clients in patent...

Stuart Chaimberg is a partner in Miller Thomson’s Real Estate Group, focusing on the area of commercial leasing. A member of the Ontario Bar Association and the Barreau du Québec, Stuart is fluent in both English and French. He regularly advises clients on matters involving both common law and civil law concepts inherent in commercial leasing and real estate transactions across Canada. Stuart regularly presents at conferences and authors articles and publications in the commercia...

Michael Bookman joined Babin Bessner Spry LLP as an associate in 2018 and became a partner in 2022. Prior to joining the firm, Mike practiced at a global full service firm, where he acted for clients in a wide range of litigation matters involving commercial and shareholder disputes, securities, tort, and class action proceedings. Mike has appeared before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, the Ontario Court of Appeal, and the Supreme Court of Canada. From 2012-2013, Mike served as a law c...

Doug H. Scott practices in the areas of mergers & acquisitions, corporate commercial law and private client services. In his M&A practice, Doug acts for both strategic and financial acquirers and sellers. In his private client services practice, Doug assists business owners and families in achieving their goals, including by structuring appropriate ownership and governance models, preparing for and effecting inter-generational transitions and by implementing third-party liquidity tran...

Jeffrey Elliott is a partner in the Financial Products & Services, Capital Markets and Securities Groups. His practice focuses representing domestic and international sponsor and investor clients in the formation and capitalization of a broad range of private funds with investment mandates covering private equity, debt, energy, real estate, agribusiness, infrastructure, emerging markets, leveraged buyouts, venture, growth equity, fund of funds and hedge funds. He has also assisted the spo...

Sarah specializes in investment funds, investment management, alternative asset management, securities regulation and compliance. She advises clients on the structuring, operation and distribution of onshore and offshore investment funds, real estate funds and private equity funds. Sarah offers counsel on compliance and securities regulatory issues for all types of securities registrants. Sarah works with domestic and foreign fund managers to prepare applications and filings under provincial ...

Jessie Penley brings a thoughtful and business-minded approach to her commercial real estate practice. Focusing on acquisitions, dispositions, financing and leasing of commercial properties, including multi-family residential, office, mixed-use and self-storage buildings, she works with sophisticated clients to manage complex transactions in a practical way and get deals done efficiently. Jessie’s acquisition and disposition work includes significant single-asset transactions, large por...

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...

Simon Lam is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Real Estate Law. Simon, who practices law in Toronto, Ontario, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Simon is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Adam Bata is a member of Miller Thomson’s Mergers & Acquisitions and Business Law Groups. Adam primarily spends his time advising clients on mergers and acquisitions, venture capital, corporate governance and other general corporate matters. In addition to advising clients on M&A, Adam’s practice focuses corporate structuring, including advising clients on corporate formation and key corporate governance matters such as the preparation of shareholders agreements and partne...