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Nancy Kleer is one of the founding partners of OKT. In her practice of Aboriginal rights, she represents Aboriginal clients responding to a variety of resource developments, including mineral exploration, mining, and hydroelectric development, in negotiations and litigation. She also advises on federal and provincial environmental protection and assessment law. She provides legal advice and does legal drafting on issues addressed in negotiations for comprehensive land claims, Aboriginal self-...

Ron graduated from Queens University in 1978 with an Honours Degree in Psychology and from Queen’s University Law School in 1981 . He was a member of the only Queen’s varsity men’s hockey team to win an Ontario championship. Ron was called to the Bar in 1983 and was a senior partner with Strike Furlong Ford until February 1, 2016 when he merged his practice with the partners of Davidson Cahill Morrison LLP where he is now counsel. Ron practices exclusively in the area of Per...

Jennifer Bishop is a partner in Gowling WLG’s M&A Group and is Chair of its Sports Business Group. She also serves as Global Advisory of the International Bar Association’s Women Lawyers' Committee. Jennifer’s extensive business law experience and dedication to client service makes her a trusted advisor who provides strategic advice on a wide array of domestic, cross border and international matters. She has a corporate practice that focuses on all areas of business law,...

Fred Ernst is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Real Estate Law. Fred practices law in Toronto, Ontario Best Lawyers has recognized Fred Ernst since 2022. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Fred Ernst is held by other lawyers.

David Golden is a partner in Torkin Manes LLP ’s Litigation & Dispute Resolution Group and Chair of the firm’s Health Care Facilities Group in Toronto, Ontario. His practice focuses on Corporate and Commercial Litigation and Health Care Law , with experience handling a broad range of civil, commercial, and regulatory matters for businesses, organizations, and professionals. With nearly four decades of litigation experience, David represents clients before all levels of court, ...

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 Valo is a partner at Glaholt Bowles LLP with a practice dedicated to construction and infrastructure disputes, including international arbitration and complex project litigation. He represents owners, contractors, and engineers across major infrastructure projects such as pipelines, power generation and transmission facilities, mining operations, tunneling and light rail systems, and healthcare developments. Michael regularly acts as counsel in arbitrations under ICC, UNCITRAL, and ad...

Jill McCutcheon is a partner within the Regulatory Services Group and co-leads the Insurance and Reinsurance practice. She specializes in insurance - corporate, regulatory and transactional matters. She provides advice to the property and casualty, life and reinsurance sectors of the insurance industry. She advises on all aspects of the law, whether federal or provincial, and acts as counsel to insurers, reinsurers, banks, credit unions, intermediaries, cover holders and MGAs, third-party adm...

Deborah is recognized as a leading advocate with a broad commercial and civil litigation practice. She regularly acts for individuals, companies and financial institutions providing creative advice and strategies for litigating and resolving complicated business disputes. Her significant mandates include cases involving complex commercial agreements, director and officer liability, banking litigation, commercial real estate disputes, fraud claims, shareholder and partnership disputes, insolve...

A founding partner of the Firm, Chuck Loopstra has practised law in Toronto since 1969 and was appointed King's Counsel in 1985. Highly adept at navigating complex legal issues, Chuck has built an enviable reputation over the years as a public law expert and litigator. He regularly acts as counsel to private and public sector clients, including all levels of government. With many published papers to his credit, he frequently lectures at legal conferences. In addition to providing strategic di...