Robert W. "Rob" Staley

Biography Christina Doria assists corporations, public entities, and states with litigation and arbitration, including enforcement of awards and judgments, and internal investigations. Christina co-chairs Baker McKenzie's North American International Arbitration Group. She is recognized by Who's Who Legal (WWL) in Canada since 2020, and by WWL Arbitration globally since 2020. She was also recognized by The Legal 500 and Euromoney Expert Guides as a rising star for dispute resolution, by the C...

David is corporate counsel at Macdonald Sager Manis LLP, who has a broad based business law practice involving two complementary areas. One being franchise law and the second being corporate/commercial law. David’s franchise law practice involves representing franchisors, franchisee associations, franchisor advisory councils and franchisees in the areas of franchising, licensing and distribution. David provides legal advice with respect to the structure and preparation of franchise agre...

Adam Bata is a member of Miller Thomson’s Mergers & Acquisitions and Business Law Groups. Adam primarily spends his time advising clients on mergers and acquisitions, venture capital, corporate governance and other general corporate matters. In addition to advising clients on M&A, Adam’s practice focuses corporate structuring, including advising clients on corporate formation and key corporate governance matters such as the preparation of shareholders agreements and partne...

Robert M. Halpern received his LL.B. from Osgoode Hall Law School in 1983 and was called to the Ontario Bar in 1985. He is certified by the Law Society of Ontario as a Specialist in Family Law and, prior to forming Halpern Law Group, was head of the one of the largest family law groups in Canada from 2000-2019. Robert’s practice addresses all aspects of family law. Beyond legal issues arising from separation, he also provides advice about important business-related family law matters an...

Jessica Boily is an environmental lawyer in Gowling WLG's Toronto office. Her practice focuses on environmental litigation, drawing on her commercial litigation background to achieve successful and cost-effective outcomes. She uses her procedural expertise and technical knowledge to advocate for her clients. Jessica understands that complex disputes require creative scientific and legal approaches. Her clients appreciate her practical advice when managing and resolving multi-party environment...

Ryan was called to the Ontario Bar in 2010 and joined Carters as an associate lawyer, becoming a partner in 2018 with a practice focus of providing corporate and tax advice to charities and non-profit organizations concerning incorporation, ongoing corporate compliance, anti-spam compliance, registration of charities, audits and internal appeals with Canada Revenue Agency, as well as the amalgamation and merger of charities. Ryan has been recognized as a leading expert in charity and not-for-...

Michael Winterstein is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Labour and Employment Law. Michael, 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 Michael is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Karima Kanani is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Health Care Law. Karima, 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 Karima is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

John A. Olah practises Civil Litigation. He specializes in complex tort litigation ranging from cases involving product liability, a wide variety of sports cases and the liability of hotels, resorts and bars. He is involved in private international law cases, complex environmental law litigation as well as business litigation matters. John is the recipient of the 2020 Ontario Bar Association Award of Excellence in Insurance Law. John has appeared at all levels of courts, often appears at the ...

William Braithwaite is senior counsel at the firm and was Chair of the firm from 2012 to 2018. He previously served on the firm’s Partnership Board and Executive Committee, and is the former Head of the Corporate Group in the Toronto office. Bill practises primarily in mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance. In addition to acting on some of the most significant cross border merger transactions, he has acted as counsel to major Canadian corporations, boards of directors, and inst...