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A partner of the firm, Guillaume is an expropriation lawyer who provides legal advice and services to municipalities with respect to infrastructure projects involving the acquisition and/or expropriation of privately owned lands. Guillaume also acts for numerous small- and large-scale landowners across the province who are facing expropriation. He has extensive experience representing clients in expropriation proceedings before the Board of Negotiation and the Ontario Municipal Board/Local Pl...

Daniel Borlack is a partner in the Mergers & Acquisitions Group and is a member of the firm's Professional & Ethics Committee. His practice focuses on public and private mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and related matters, including cross-border and private equity transactions, as well as corporate governance, securities and general corporate and commercial matters. He has advised Canadian and U.S. corporations and private equity funds in numerous M&A transactions in a va...

Robert Nakano is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Intellectual Property Law and Technology Law. Robert, who practices law in Toronto, Ontario, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Robert is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Dan Law practices exclusively in commercial real estate law. He is involved in a broad range of commercial real property acquisitions, dispositions and financings on behalf of REITs, pension funds, private developers and lenders. Dan has established a broad-based real estate practice, focused on the acquisition, disposition and financing of a wide range of commercial, industrial and investment properties, including hotels, long term care facilities, apartment buildings, funeral homes, and reg...

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.

Helder Travassos is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Construction Law. Helder, who practices law in Toronto, Ontario, has been recognized since 2022. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Helder is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Ian Mondrow is a partner in the firm’s Toronto office, practising with the Business Law Group in the area of energy regulation and policy. Ian advises clients on a variety of matters in the natural gas and electricity sectors, including energy policy, regulatory policy and processes, rates and tariff matters, and facilities, compliance and licensing issues. He has represented electricity generators, transmitters and distributors, energy retailers and energy consumers before the Ontario ...

Ray Mikkola’s practice focuses on all matters relating to commercial real estate, acting for a broad range of lenders, borrowers, land developers, sub-dividers, builders, condominium developers, condominium corporations, municipalities, and other entities. A recognized authority in real estate, Ray has over 30 years of experience in acting on property sales and purchases, land development, condominium development and administration, expropriation, sales and purchases from and by court a...

Practice D.J. is a partner in the restructuring and litigation firm Thornton Grout Finnigan LLP and has represented a wide variety of stakeholders in complex restructurings and insolvency litigation for more than 25 years. She is known for having a deep understanding of the insolvency framework, both domestic and international, and for applying strategic skills to achieve creative outcomes for clients. Representative mandates include representing the first public university in Canada to be re...

Gary R. Will is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Personal Injury Litigation. Gary R., who practices law in Oakville, Ontario, has been recognized since 2006. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Gary R. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.