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Irv Kleiner is a partner in Torkin Manes LLP ’s Labour & Employment Group in Toronto, Ontario. His practice focuses on Labour and Employment Law, representing management in a broad range of workplace and labour relations matters across both the public and private sectors. For more than 40 years, Irv has advised and represented employers in the hospitality, manufacturing, transportation, health care , education, automotive and retail sectors. His health care experience includes advis...

Lauded by clients for his ‘superb intellect’ and ‘spot-on advice’, Paul carries a practice of complex disputes that demand subject-matter experience and understanding. He has expertise in contract disputes, infrastructure and construction disputes, health law, employment law, shareholder disputes, oppression claims, professional negligence, and product liability matters. An experienced commercial litigator and trial lawyer, Paul has appeared at all levels of court in O...

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...

Neil is the Chair of Torkin Manes' Health Professionals Group. He acts for both plaintiffs and defendants in a variety of legal disputes including contracts, torts, employment law and personal injury. Neil is particularly experienced in providing counsel to and litigating on behalf of not-for-profit and charitable corporations . He has a large number of reported decisions to his credit; however, his practice is particularly focused on health law and he is one of the few lawyers certified by T...

Liane Brown is a personal injury lawyer at Oatley Vigmond, an Ontario law firm recognized for its leadership in catastrophic injury litigation , spinal cord injury , traumatic brain injury , orthopaedic injury , and wrongful death cases. She dedicates her practice exclusively to representing individuals and families affected by serious accidents and life altering injuries, including car accidents , motorcycle accidents , truck accidents , pedestrian accidents , and slip and fall accidents . L...

Neil is a partner at Whelton Hiutin LLP. He practices in the areas of civil and commercial litigation, personal injury and administrative law. Neil represents clients in a broad range of matters including corporate, real estate and employment disputes. He also acts for victims of serious personal injuries. Whatever the case, Neil believes that the key to a successful result is strong, principled and intelligent representation. Neil has argued cases at all levels of court in Ontario and has ex...

S. Michael Citak is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law. S. Michael practices law in Toronto, Ontario Best Lawyers has recognized S. Michael Citak since 2022. 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 S. Michael Citak is held by other lawyers.

Esther L. Lenkinski is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Family Law. Esther L. practices law in Toronto, Ontario Best Lawyers has recognized Esther L. Lenkinski since 2006. 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 Esther L. Lenkinski is held by other lawyers.

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...

Joseph Adler is a senior corporate and commercial lawyer who assists clients in all matters related to their operations and transactions in Canada and a registered trade-mark agent. His particular emphasis is in franchising and distribution, intellectual property law and cross-border trade. Joseph serves as legal counsel for Canadian and US (and other foreign) franchisors doing business in Canada and Canadian franchisors doing business in the US, Europe and other jurisdictions. He also acts a...