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Brian N. Radnoff is a partner at Lerners LLP in Toronto, in its Commercial Litigation Group. He is the practice group leader of the Appellate Practice Group. Mr. Radnoff’s practice involves work in many facets of commercial and complex litigation. He acts as counsel for clients in a wide variety of commercial disputes, including securities litigation, shareholder disputes, contractual disputes, professional liability, employment claims, administrative law, defamation claims, estate liti...

From complicated tenure grievances to every day labour arbitration cases, from Charter litigation to collective agreement negotiations, Emma Phillips has a way of taking problems, breaking them down and making the answers seem simple. A significant part of Emma’s work is for university faculty associations and their members. She fights to ensure that the rights of faculty members and librarians are protected, and that Ontario students continue to enjoy high quality public post-secondary...

Peter Downard is a senior litigation partner with a distinguished profile in defamation and reputation risk management. He advises and represents prominent individuals, corporations and organizations in defamation matters, public communications, and strategic reputation management issues. His practice includes high-stakes advisory work, trial advocacy, and appellate litigation, including appearances before the Supreme Court of Canada and the Ontario Court of Appeal. Peter is the author of The...

David Chernos is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Alternative Dispute Resolution, Corporate and Commercial Litigation and Trusts and Estates. David, who practices law in Toronto, Ontario, has been recognized since 2012. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which David is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Tom Whitby’s construction litigation practice is focused primarily in the area of professional negligence. In over 25 years at Miller Thomson, Tom has litigated on behalf of architects and engineers in all types of construction claims including fee disputes, bidding and tendering claims, architectural and engineering design negligence claims, construction deficiency claims, sustainable design claims, P3 claims, and delay claims. Tom acts for general contractors in litigation involving c...

Jessyca Greenwood is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Administrative and Public Law and Criminal Defence. Jessyca, 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 Jessyca is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area. Jessyca assists clients with investigations, those facing allegations of wrongdoing, and hi...

Julie provides legal services to financial institutions and corporations in connection with the financing of business jets, helicopters and commercial aircraft and to purchasers and sellers in connection with aircraft and helicopter acquisitions and deliveries. Julie assists with structuring, negotiating and documenting lending and acquisition transactions. She also helps her clients navigate the International Registry and provides advice on variety of commercial related matters.

David (Dave) Ferris is a partner in the Banking and Finance Group. He has advised both lenders and borrowers in financing transactions across a wide range of industries and sectors, including mining, automotive, energy, financial services, general manufacturing, sports & entertainment, health care, technology, telecommunications, transportation and retail. His practice focuses on domestic and multi-jurisdictional corporate and commercial debt transactions and he has extensive experience s...

Robert Stewart practices business law and has a broad range of experience in the areas of private and public M&A, private equity and venture capital transactions, joint ventures and partnerships, investment fund formation, and the negotiation of major services and outsourcing arrangements. Prior to joining Miller Thomson, Robert worked in the area of international taxation law at one of the world’s leading professional services firms. Robert provides legal advice and services to all...

Richard Charney is a senior partner in our Toronto office, where he practises management labour relations and employment law, a field in which he is widely recognized as an advocate on behalf of national and local clients. For more than 10 years, he was Norton Rose Fulbright's global head of employment and labour. Mr. Charney acts for numerous employers and employers’ organizations and appears at provincial and federal labour relations boards and the courts, including the Supreme Court ...