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Gillian Hayes is a Partner in the Family Law group at Barriston Law LLP in Barrie, Ontario. She advises clients on a wide range of family law matters, including parenting arrangements, child support, spousal support, property division, domestic contracts, and child protection proceedings. Gillian represents parents and other caregivers in matters involving the Office of the Children’s Lawyer and is a Member of the Personal Legal Rights Panel. She is also trained in Collaborative Family ...

Heela Donsky Walker is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Trusts and Estates. Heela Donsky practices law in Toronto, Ontario Best Lawyers has recognized Heela Donsky Walker 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 Heela Donsky Walker is held by other lawyers.

Andrew Wilder is a partner at Torkin Manes LLP in Toronto, Ontario, with more than 25 years of experience advising domestic and international clients on Corporate Law matters, including corporate and commercial transactions, mergers and acquisitions , securities matters, financings and cross-border business operations. He regularly advises companies entering the Canadian market and clients involved in the acquisition and sale of Canadian businesses. Andrew serves as head of the firm’s C...

Melissa MacKewn has been widely and repeatedly recognized within the profession as one of Canada’s leading securities and corporate commercial litigation lawyers. Among other recognitions, Melissa has been twice voted by her peers as Best Lawyers Securities Lawyer of the Year and is part of a small and prestigious group of litigation lawyers in Canada selected by Best Lawyers, based on peer review, as “bet the company” litigation counsel. Melissa has one of the deepest and m...

Anna Esposito’s practice is focused exclusively on construction law, representing all players in the construction industry, including owners, contractors, subcontractors, materials suppliers, architects, engineers, other design professionals, sureties and insurers, mortgagees, trustees in bankruptcy and industry associations. Anna is also a Mediator who brings her 36 years of experience to the alternative dispute arena. As a certified specialist in construction law, Anna advises and rep...

Jill McCutcheon is a partner within the Regulatory Services Group and co-leads the Insurance and Reinsurance practice. She specializes in insurance - corporate, regulatory and transactional matters. She provides advice to the property and casualty, life and reinsurance sectors of the insurance industry. She advises on all aspects of the law, whether federal or provincial, and acts as counsel to insurers, reinsurers, banks, credit unions, intermediaries, cover holders and MGAs, third-party adm...

Mark leads Miller Thomson’s insurance practice and oversees the defence, coverage, policy drafting and corporate and captive insurance practice at the firm. With over 35 years of representing Lloyd’s of London syndicates, Mark specialises in construction-related professional indemnity defence as well as a E&O defences of a wide range of professionals including insurance brokers, MGA operators, engineers, architects, lawyers, insurance agents and financial professionals on matt...

Aaron M. English is a Partner and Chair of the Commercial Real Estate Group at Torkin Manes LLP in Toronto, Ontario. His Real Estate Law practice focuses on representing developers and builders in all stages of condominium and subdivision developments, including the acquisition, financing, development and sale of lands, units and lots. Aaron advises clients on a broad range of residential and commercial condominium development matters. He prepares disclosure documentation and agreements of pu...

David Palumbo is a partner and Chair of the Corporate Transactions Practice for Canada in Baker McKenzie's Toronto office. David is a member of the Firm's North American Capital Markets Steering Committee and Global Inclusion, Diversity and Equity Committee. He serves as Chair of the Board of the You Can Play Project, a non-profit organization dedicated to ensuring the inclusion of all in sports. David has been named as one of Canada's Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers by Canadian Lawyer Magazi...

Lisa Goodfellow is a trusted adviser to employers on a wide range of employment and labour relations matters, including executive compensations and contracts, wrongful dismissal actions, human rights, workplace investigations, employment standards, certification applications, collective bargaining, unfair labour practice complaints, grievance arbitrations, injunctions, and protection of proprietary information. Lisa guides her clients through complex and ever-changing labour and employment la...