Scott A. Kraag

Eleanor Somerleigh is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Immigration Law. Eleanor, 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 Eleanor is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

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 ...

Gunars Gaikis is one of Canada’s premier and most experienced life sciences intellectual property litigators. He holds the role of Of Counsel in Smart & Biggar’s Toronto office, and has more than 25 years of experience in the highly specialized field of pharmaceutical patent, trademark and related litigation. He has been described by independent IP lawyers’ reviewers as a “seasoned gladiator”, praised as a “a skilled fighter and lifecycle strategist for...

John Saunders is a senior labour and employment lawyer in Hicks Morley’s Toronto office. He has over three decades of experience advising employers on a wide range of labour and employment issues. John’s practice includes collective agreement negotiations, rights and interest arbitrations, human rights applications and wrongful dismissal litigation. John has particular expertise in municipal law with regard to fire and paramedic issues. He provides ongoing negotiation advice to fi...

Simona Jellinek leads the Sexual Abuse and Assault team as counsel. Simona has more than 25 years of representing survivors of childhood abuse as well as adult assaults. She has litigated against religions institutions, Childrens’ Aid Societies, all levels of government, Big Brothers, Scouts, school boards, and many other institutions where people are placed in harms way. Simona’s has litigated hundreds of cases and has helped her clients achieve some of the highest settlements fo...

Kathleen Chevalier is a partner practising in the Employment & Labour Group and a member of the Associates Committee in the Toronto office. She advises clients on all aspects of the employment relationship in both unionized and non-unionized environments, and provides advice in respect of the employment impact of commercial transactions. Kathleen has been a leading employment law advisor at the forefront of managing the impact of COVID-19 on employers, and her expertise has been sought an...

Howard’s practice focuses on estate litigation, in-person and online mediation and arbitration of estates disputes, and all aspects of estate planning and administration. In addition to a busy estate litigation and mediation practice, Howard advises on wills and powers of attorney to middle and high net-worth individuals. Howard is passionate about the law. He has been Adjunct Professor of the Estates and Estate Litigation courses at Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto since 1992, and ha...

Jenny P. Mboutsiadis is a seasoned tax litigator with over two decades of trial experience as lead counsel. She has extensive successful experience arguing tax cases in the Tax Court of Canada, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, the Federal Court, and the Federal Court of Appeal. Jenny provides clients with exceptional knowledge on resolving tax disputes with Canadian tax authorities, from the start of a tax audit to trial. Her practice focuses on corporate tax matters, including transfer...

Joanna Vince, B.Sc. (Hons.), J.D., is a Partner and Certified Specialist in Environmental Law by the Law Society of Ontario at Willms & Shier Environmental Lawyers LLP. Joanna has significant expertise assisting clients with environmental approvals and permits for developments and industry. Joanna advises industry, conservation authorities, governments and crown corporations, Inuit groups, tribunals and land claims organizations on environmental law matters. Joanna helps clients navigate ...

Herschel Fogelman is the founder and principal of Fogelman Law in Toronto. He has been named a Best Family Lawyer in Canada every year since the Best Lawyer rankings began. Herschel is also an experienced and highly sought after mediator and arbitrator, able to deftly navigate and settle complex and sensitive family law matters. Herschel is ranked as Consistently Recommended in the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory. The directory, similar to Best Lawyers, is based on annual peer review surveys...