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Simona Jellinek leads the Sexual Abuse and Assault team as counsel. Simona has more than 25 years of representing survivors of childhood abuse as well as adult assaults. She has litigated against religions institutions, Childrens’ Aid Societies, all levels of government, Big Brothers, Scouts, school boards, and many other institutions where people are placed in harms way. Simona’s has litigated hundreds of cases and has helped her clients achieve some of the highest settlements fo...

Dylan Chochla is a partner in the Toronto Insolvency and Restructuring group. His practice focuses on corporate bankruptcy, insolvency and restructurings under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act, and under provincial and federal corporate statutes. He regularly represents clients in court and has appeared before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, the Ontario Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of British Columbia. Dylan is involved in a wide vari...

Paul co-founded Pape Chaudhury LLP with Shantona Chaudhury in 2018. Paul has over 45 years of experience as both trial and appellate counsel and has acted in many cases of significance. Paul’s litigation practice focuses on complex commercial, securities,class action, professional negligence, and administrative matters, with special emphasis on appeals in these and other areas. Paul is a senior and leading member of the Ontario Bar. Paul has been described as an “outstanding appel...

Kevin Sartorio is an intellectual property litigator in Gowling WLG's Toronto office. As a partner with the firm since 2007, Kevin’s expertise is extensive and covers all areas of IP contentious work, including patent, design, trademark, copyright and trade-secret litigation, as well as opposition proceedings before Canada’s Trademark Opposition Board. Kevin has appeared as counsel of record in numerous reported decisions of the Federal Court, Federal Court of Appeal, Ontario Cour...

Alexander Lalka has a corporate, commercial and securities law practice focusing on mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance. Alexander often provides strategic advice to private companies in various industries, located in Canada and abroad, when they are proceeding with a going-public transaction to list on any Canadian stock exchange including initial public offerings, reverse take-overs and direct listings. He routinely advises public companies on corporate governance, continuous and...

John Little is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Insurance Law. John, 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 John is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Justin Safayeni is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Administrative and Public Law, Appellate Practice and Defamation and Media Law. Justin, who practices law in Toronto, Ontario, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Justin is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Scott Conover practices general corporate/commercial law. With particular emphasis on private mergers and acquisitions, Scott has extensive experience in the acquisition and divestiture of private companies, amalgamations and other corporate reorganizations. Advising Canadian and foreign entrepreneurs and public and private companies, Scott is regularly involved in a variety of sectors, including industrial, life sciences and technology. Scott advises on the establishment and operation of par...

Biography Chuck Magerman is a member of Baker & McKenzie's North American Transactions Group focusing on complex cross-border and multijurisdictional M&A, finance transactions and other corporate commercial matters. He focuses on corporate law as well as M&A and finance transactions. Chuck has been recognized as one of the Best Lawyers in Canada in 2024 and as a Thomson Reuters Stand-out Lawyer - Independently rated lawyers. He has lectured on international business transactions a...

Daniel Daniele practises in all areas of intellectual property law, including copyright, trademarks and patents. Mr. Daniele is also a member of the Supreme Court of Canada and appellate advocacy practice team and the recall and crisis management practice team. Mr. Daniele has particular experience in pharmaceutical patent litigation. He has acted for innovative pharmaceutical companies in proceedings under the Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) Regulations, patent infringement actions...