Stephen N. Pincus

David proudly serves as the Managing Partner at Howie, Sacks & Henry . He initially held this role from 2014 to 2022 and reassumed it at the end of 2024. David distinguishes himself among personal injury lawyers through his extensive courtroom experience. For over 25 years, he has actively conducted trials and arbitrations, advocating vigorously for his clients' rights. Due to his courtroom proficiency, many personal injury law firms in Ontario seek his representation as trial counsel for...

James (Jim) Klotz is in the Business Law Group of Miller Thomson LLP in Toronto and practices in the firm’s International Business Transactions area. Jim served as Secretary-General of the International Bar Association for a two year term ending in 2018, and thereafter served as IBA Vice-President until 03/2020. From 2011-2014, he was a member of the Independent Governance Committee of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), serving as one of its five...

J. David Watson is counsel to and a founding member of Watson Jacobs Bosnick LLP. He has appeared on behalf of many trade unions, trust funds, associations and individuals before a wide array of tribunals and courts including Arbitrators and Boards of Arbitration, Federal and Provincial Labour Relations Boards, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario, the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board and Appeals Tribunal, as well as various other administrative boards. David has also represented clients ...

Jon Levin has an unmatched reputation for providing top-level advice. An advocate of exemplary client service, Jon has acted as lead counsel in high profile financings, takeovers and restructuring transactions. In the corporate governance area, Jon has advised special committees and has provided strategic guidance on board procedures and the implementation of governance polices in response to new legislation and developments. Jon has served as a director of a number of public and private comp...

Vanessa Grant practises business law in our Toronto office. Her practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and corporate governance for public and private corporations, including private equity and venture capital. She also provides ongoing general corporate and commercial legal advice to a number of clients.She has worked with several national and international clients in various industries, with a particular focus on technology companies, life sciences companies, and RE...

Matthew Lippa's practice covers all aspects of corporate finance, with an emphasis on multi-jurisdictional and cross-border structured financings. He acts for Canadian and international financial institutions and borrowers in lending transactions, including asset-based lending, syndicated financings, covered bonds and notes, insolvency and restructuring and project finance. Matthew regularly advises clients on general corporate matters, regulatory matters and commercial contracts. He also has...

Known for her razor-sharp judgement and deep sense of fairness, Ilana successfully resolves seemingly impossible and complex family law disputes in pragmatic, creative and cost-effective ways. Her ultimate goal is for families to resolve their conflicts with dignity and respect for one another. Ilana adapts her advocacy style and legal approach to best meet the specific needs and goals of her clients, through negotiation, mediation, arbitration or in the court room. Ilana's tenacious pursuit ...

Biography Stephanie Vaccari heads Baker McKenzie's Intellectual Property Tech Practice Group in Toronto. She leads the Toronto office Industrial Design and Transactional IP team and co-leads its IP Portfolio Management and Trademark Enforcement teams. Stephanie also serves as co-chair of Baker McKenzie's Toronto Consumer Goods and Retail Group, its Baker Women's Networking Group and is spearheading the Toronto office's Luxury and Fashion Group. Stephanie is described in the 2018 World Tradema...

Described by his peers as ‘the gold standard in this space, a phenomenal litigator’, for more than thirty years Jonathan has won landmark decisions across a broad variety of subject matter including competition law, constitutional law, liability of public authorities, professional liability, criminal law, financial services, franchise law and contract disputes. He has tried over 90 cases to judgment and argued over 60 appeals in provincial appellate courts and the Supreme Court of...

Ian practices exclusively as a civil litigator, primarily in the areas of insurance, personal injury, product liability and commercial litigation, appearing as counsel in over 300 trials, arbitrations, inquests and appeals. He has lectured and written for the legal profession, law students, the insurance industry, business and community groups on a variety of topics including trial advocacy, insurance, mediation and government relations. Ian was called to the Ontario Bar in 1982 after attendi...