Simon A. Romano

Ryan co-leads the firm’s construction labour law practice group. Ryan’s practice areas include labour relations and construction law. He has specific expertise in certification applications, defending against displacement/raid applications and certification-related unfair labour practice complaints, including applications for interim relief during organizing campaigns and applications for remedial certification. Ryan’s notable cases include acting on behalf of an organizing ...

Daniel is widely recognized as a leading litigator for commercial, civil, and regulatory disputes. He has a broad practice that includes contract, shareholder and partnership disputes, insolvency, administrative law, employment matters, professional negligence and fraud. He appears before all levels of court in Ontario and before a variety of regulatory tribunals. Daniel founded Naymark Law in 2015, after practicing for several years at a top Bay Street litigation boutique. Before that, Danie...

Kathryn Frelick is the Leader of Miller Thomson’s National Health Group. Kathryn has specialized expertise in health and privacy and is a leading lawyer in these areas. She is a trusted advisor to public and private sector health industry clients on a broad range of matters, with a particular focus on regulatory, strategic, and risk management advice. Kathryn’s regulatory practice includes expertise in areas such as health information and privacy, quality and patient safety, menta...

Ellen Bessner is an experienced, tough-minded commercial litigator, known for her determination and common sense advice. After 25 years of practice on Bay Street at prominent Canadian law firms, Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP and Gowling WLG, Ellen joined Babin Bessner Spry LLP in 2014, where she is a leader in commercial and securities litigation, employment litigation, insurance defence, directors’ and officers’ liability, professional negligence, class actions, and regulator...

Ronald Davis is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Privacy and Data Security Law. Ronald, who practices law in Toronto, Ontario, has been recognized since 2023. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Ronald is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Executive Summary Jim is a member of the Non-Profit and Charities and the Tax and Estate Planning Groups. He has extensive experience advising clients in areas of personal tax, corporate tax, estate planning, wills and trusts, estate administration, charities and not-for-profit organizations, including planning for charitable donations. He assists clients in resolving complex disputes with tax authorities at both federal and provincial levels. On behalf of the CBA, Jim has prepared numerous s...

Lara Fitzgerald-Husek is a personal injury lawyer and partner at Oatley Vigmond, an Ontario law firm recognized for its expertise in catastrophic injury litigation, including traumatic brain injuries , spinal cord injuries , serious orthopaedic injuries , and wrongful death claims. Lara represents clients across Toronto , the Greater Toronto Area, Hamilton , Ottawa, North Bay , Sudbury , and Sault Ste. Marie, focusing exclusively on individuals and families affected by life altering injuries ...

Andrew has been involved in a wide range of commercial disputes, with a focus on insolvency and restructuring, shareholder disputes and employment matters. His clients include private individuals, small businesses, and major corporations. Andrew regularly acts in various capacities for parties to insolvency and restructuring matters, including as counsel to the court-appointed Monitor or Receiver, as counsel for the directors and officers of insolvent corporations, and as counsel for other in...

Brad’s practice is focused on mergers and acquisitions, shareholder activism, corporate governance and capital markets. Brad is known for his practical, results-oriented approach, which is why clients rely on him for strategic advice. Brad represents domestic and foreign companies in connection with merger and acquisition transactions across a wide range of industries with a particular emphasis on mining. Brad has significant experience with contested situations, including hostile takeo...

Bruce Blain’s broad business practice has included advice on mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganizations, and debt and equity financings, as well as partnership, joint venture and shareholder arrangements. Bruce has been involved in the purchase and sale of businesses across a wide range of industries, including steel making, manufacturing, high tech, financial services and consulting and professional services. His experience also includes public markets financing, reorganizatio...