Marc Gibson

Tala practices employer-side labour, employment, occupational health and safety, and human rights law. Tala works together with employers to provide holistic and practical advice. Tala’s practice includes providing day-to-day advice to both unionized and non-unionized employers on a variety of issues concerning labour, employment human rights, and occupational health and safety law. Tala has extensive litigation experience representing employers’ interests. Tala has led trials and...

Megan Shortreed is a top lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Administrative and Public Law, Corporate and Commercial Litigation, Health Care Law, Labour and Employment Law and Trusts and Estates. Megan routinely represents clients in corporate, commercial, employment, civil, and administrative litigation. She argues cases involving shareholder and partnership disputes, duties of directors and employees, trusts and estates, product liability, and other complex commerci...

Jonah Waxman is a Partner in the Wills, Trusts & Estates Practice Group at WeirFoulds LLP. Before joining WeirFoulds LLP, Jonah practised at a reputable law firm serving clients throughout Peel, Southern Ontario, and the Greater Toronto Area. During this time, he was responsible for carriage over a variety of diverse litigation matters, including but not limited to guardianship and estate disputes, oppression claims, aborted real estate transactions, and solicitor-client assessments. Jona...

Stephanie combines dedication, critical thinking and a results-oriented mindset to assist family law clients through their difficult circumstances. As an Partner at Epstein Cole, Stephanie practices in all areas of family law, with a particular focus on complex property and equalization issues, child and spousal support, high conflict parenting disputes and domestic contracts (cohabitation, marriage and separation agreements). Stephanie has experience navigating corporate, tax, estate and bus...

Lesley Burke is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Family Law. Lesley practices law in Toronto, Ontario Best Lawyers has recognized Lesley Burke 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 Lesley Burke is held by other lawyers.

Anita Nador is a partner in the firm’s Toronto office and a member of the Firm's National Life Sciences Practice Group. She is a lawyer and registered patent agent in Canada and the United States, and a registered Canadian trade-mark agent. Anita’s practice focuses on strategic intellectual property, regulatory and commercialization planning, primarily in the life sciences and chemical areas, including pharmaceuticals, biologics, natural health products, agriculture, foods and med...

Margaret Bojanowska is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Criminal Defence. Margaret practices law in Toronto, Ontario Best Lawyers has recognized Margaret Bojanowska since 2023. 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 Margaret Bojanowska is held by other lawyers.

Adrienne is a partner in the litigation department, with a practice that focuses on all aspects of franchise litigation and dispute resolution. She is widely recognized by her peers as a leading practitioner of Canadian franchise law. Adrienne is a trusted advisor to her clients. She provides legal and strategic advice to franchise businesses in all sectors, including the hotel, restaurant, retail cannabis, and grocery sectors, and is well-known for providing practical and business-oriented l...

Rick Aucoin is a partner at Beard Winter LLP with a wide range of litigation experience before all courts and tribunals. The focus of his practice is civil litigation with an emphasis on property, casualty, tort and negligence cases, commercial insurance, product liability and coverage issues. Rick’s practice also focuses on professional errors with a recent appointment to the preferred counsel list for the defence of lawyers in their professional capacity. Rick has been providing litig...

Rick Bickhram is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Trusts and Estates. Rick practices law in Mississauga, Ontario Best Lawyers has recognized Rick Bickhram since 2024. 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 Rick Bickhram is held by other lawyers.