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Melinda Vine is a Partner within the Restructuring, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Group at Harrison Pensa. Her main areas of focus are insolvency and bankruptcy with an emphasis on collections, receiverships and restructurings as well as construction law. In addition to providing advice to businesses and individuals with respect to both pre-bankruptcy and post-bankruptcy asset recovery and/or protection, Melinda assists financial institutions with enhancing and enforcing security interests and pr...

David Arntfield practices business and real estate law with a focus on secured lending, acquisitions and sales of private companies, corporate reorganizations and other transactional work in the corporate sector. David has extensive expertise in guiding clients through a full range of complex commercial contracts. He regularly drafts and negotiates shareholder agreements, partnership agreements, service agreements, purchase and sale agreements, as well as loan and security documents on behalf...

Mary Lou Brady is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Labour and Employment Law. Mary Lou practices law in London, Ontario Best Lawyers has recognized Mary Lou Brady since 2024. 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 Mary Lou Brady is held by other lawyers.

Brian Whitwham is an experienced litigator who excels in handling complex commercial disputes and has represented clients across all levels of Ontario’s courts. His broad experience spans from contractual claims and shareholder disputes to multi-jurisdictional class proceedings and professional discipline cases. Brian boasts experience managing a broad litigation practice with a focus on civil, corporate commercial, criminal, and regulatory matters.Brian holds several professional membe...

Dallas has been certified as a Specialist in Civil Litigation by the Law Society of Ontario. The Certified Specialist Program is intended to recognize lawyers “who have met established standards of experience and knowledge requirements in a designated area of law and have maintained exemplary standards of professional practice.” In order to be certified, a lawyer must have demonstrated a mastery of substantive law, practices and procedures while concentrating in a specialized area...

Cassandra DeMelo is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Criminal Defence. Cassandra practices law in London, Ontario Best Lawyers has recognized Cassandra DeMelo since 2026. 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 Cassandra DeMelo is held by other lawyers.

With twenty nine years of experience including being Regional Chair of the Consent and Capacity Board, Julie has both an understanding of her clients' needs as well as the decision-making process of Boards and Tribunals and Courts. Julie regularly appears before the Consent and Capacity Board, Ontario Review Board, and Ontario Courts on many legal issues relating to mental health and healthcare consent. As the law evolves with respect to mental health, consent and capacity and many other issu...

Peter Hrastovec is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Labour and Employment Law. Peter practices law in Windsor, Ontario Best Lawyers has recognized Peter Hrastovec since 2024. 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 Peter Hrastovec is held by other lawyers.

Ryan Done is a lawyer specializing in business law, with an emphasis on private M&A. Ryan's business law and corporate finance practice focuses on asset and share purchase transactions, financings, incorporations, shareholder and partnership agreements, corporate governance, and corporate reorganizations. He has significant experience acting for both public and private companies, including private equity firms and their portfolio companies, on many domestic and cross-border transactions i...

Matthew is a partner in the Class Actions group at McKenzie Lake Lawyers in London, Ontario, Canada. His practice focuses on Plaintiff side class actions and mass torts, particularly product liability and consumer protections claims. Matthew offers his clients a depth of experience and track record of success in many types of class actions. Since 2003, he has worked on some of the leading Canadian class actions.