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Nicole Sigouin practises in all areas of banking and finance. She has extensive experience acting for financial institutions and borrowers in connection with domestic and cross-border debt financing transactions, asset-based lending, project finance, acquisition financings and complex financial restructurings (including the ground-breaking $32 billion restructuring of third-party asset-backed commercial paper in Canada). She is a member of our special situations team, applying her experience ...

David’s practice focuses on insurance coverage disputes involving Property & Casualty and Specialty lines (with particular emphasis on Cyber and Technology insurance). David has extensive dispute resolution experience both as a litigator in trial and appellate courts as well as in mediation, arbitration and negotiation. His advice is regularly sought by Canadian, American and Lloyd’s insurers. David is a member of the Board of Directors of the Canadian Defence Lawyers, and he ...

With a focus on settlement and the best interests of the children, Nicola uses her extensive training and experience in negotiation techniques and mediation to assist her clients in meeting their goals. She also helps her clients avoid the conflict involved with prolonged and expensive court battles and enables them to reach solutions and move on with their lives. She has over 25 years of experience with a range of clients. Her legal knowledge, business background, and access to other expert ...

As a patent and trademark lawyer Toronto-based, Mark D. Penner’s practice focuses on all aspects of the acquisition, protection, enforcement and strategic use of a wide range of intellectual property assets in Canada and around the world. Acting for a range of clients, from individual inventors, start-ups and other early stage companies to large multinational companies, Mark provides strategic advice in a variety of technology areas, including biotechnology, chemistry, energy, social me...

Paul Miller is a Toronto-based lawyer with more than 20 years of experience representing individuals and families affected by serious personal injuries. His practice focuses on Mass Tort and Class Action Litigation, Airplane Accidents, and Product Liability Law , including claims involving defective products and medical devices. Paul is committed to helping clients pursue accountability where negligence has caused lasting harm. Paul has been involved in a number of complex and widely reported...

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...

Christopher Steeves is the Leader of the firm’s Tax group. Frequently advising Canadian businesses in corporate restructurings and acquisitions, Christopher also assists with income tax aspects of complex domestic and cross-border financings, and financial instruments including derivatives, securities lending and collective investment funds. With expertise in transfer pricing and the resolution of disputes with Canadian tax authorities, Christopher has worked with clients and advisors o...

Robert Barbiero is a partner in the Litigation Group at Torkin Manes LLP in Toronto, Ontario. His practice focuses on Health Care Law and Medical Negligence matters, with a particular emphasis on representing regulated health professionals in regulatory, administrative, and civil proceedings. Robert acts for physicians, nurses, dentists, pharmacists, and other regulated professionals in a broad range of matters involving professional discipline, investigations, and governance issues. He regul...

Michael Stangarone is a partner at MacDonald & Partners LLP, where he has practiced exclusively in the area of family law since 2005. He was called to the Ontario Bar after earning his LLB at the University of Western Ontario. He regularly appears at all levels of court in Ontario, including the Ontario Court of Justice, the Superior Court of Justice and the Court of Appeal, and has developed an expertise in cases involving international child abduction. Michael’s practice includes ...

Justyna Waxman is a partner in the Family Law Group at Torkin Manes LLP in Toronto, Ontario. Her practice encompasses all areas of family law, including property division, child and spousal support, domestic contracts, parenting disputes and other complex family law matters. She represents clients through negotiation, mediation, arbitration and litigation, with a focus on practical and thoughtful resolutions tailored to each client’s circumstances. Justyna regularly appears before the O...