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Koker Christensen is Co-Leader of Fasken’s Financial Services Group and has over 20 years’ experience helping financial services businesses achieve their business objectives. His practice focusses on corporate, transactional, and regulatory matters for insurers, insurance intermediaries, banks, credit unions, payments businesses, and fintechs. Koker’s areas of expertise include mergers and acquisitions (M&A), reinsurance transactions, corporate reorganizations, establish...

Boris Muchalov’s corporate-commercial practice covers a broad range of transactions with an emphasis on bilateral and syndicated secured debt financings, asset-based lending, factoring, automotive floor plans, and acquisition and construction financings. He works on both domestic and cross-border transactions across a wide range of industries. Boris’ clients include financial institutions, asset-based lenders, and corporate borrowers. He also acts as corporate counsel to a number ...

Alexandra Wilbee is a litigator with an emphasis on the healthcare sector, particularly in the areas of professional regulation and liability, and intellectual property, notably pharmaceutical patents and trade-marks. Alexandra practises litigation with an emphasis on the healthcare sector, particularly in the areas of professional regulation and liability, and intellectual property, notably pharmaceutical patents and trade-marks. In the areas of professional regulation and liability, Alexand...

Peter Wardle is a Partner with the Commercial and Business Litigation and Professional Liability Practice Groups at Singleton Urquhart Reynolds Vogel LLP. Peter has built his reputation as a recognized and trusted advocate over more than 35 years representing parties in commercial disputes involving contract interpretation, shareholder and partnership obligations, securities, directors’ and officers’ liability, professional negligence, construction, estates, and real estate. Peter...

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...

Christine’s practice is almost exclusively dedicated to the defence of class action proceedings. She has significant experience litigating claims involving product liability, medical malpractice, complex bodily injury, abuse, sports and recreation, professional liability, construction andproperty damage. She has represented clients in a number of trials, arbitrations, applications, motions and tribunal hearings. Prior to joining Dolden Wallace Folick LLP in 2017, she maintained a busy p...

Brian Kuchar is a construction litigation partner at WeirFoulds LLP. He has a diverse litigation practice which also includes commercial and civil matters, as well as leasing and employment matters. Brian works with a variety of clients, ranging from large corporations and public institutions to small businesses and individuals. He has experience working on construction lien files, and regularly drafts pleadings in a broad range of commercial and construction litigation matters with particula...

Jennifer Teskey is Canadian managing partner, chair of our Canadian Management Committee and a member of our Global Executive Committee. She practises in corporate and commercial litigation, with an emphasis on class actions, securities, accounting, regulatory and energy-related matters. Clients represented by Ms. Teskey include professional regulators, pharmaceutical, financial services, manufacturing, transportation, technology and energy companies. She has appeared before all levels of Ont...

When it comes to real estate financing transactions, Kym Stasiuk knows how to get deals done. His clients appreciate his ability to work quickly, identify and explain legal issues, and offer practical guidance throughout the transaction. Acting for lenders — both private and institutional — and developers, Kym has extensive experience in preparing and negotiating loan and security documentation for a variety of real estate financing transactions including acquisitions, development...

Patrick Duffy is a partner and Co-Head of the Projects & Infrastructure Group. His practice focuses on project development that includes municipal and planning law, environmental permitting and litigation, energy regulation, and Indigenous engagement. He is highly sought after for his considerable experience with environmental assessments and other regulatory approvals in a variety of sectors, including renewable and non-renewable electricity generation, electricity transmission, mining, ...