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John Georgakopoulos B.Sc. (Hons.), M.Sc., LL.B., is a Partner at Willms & Shier Environmental Lawyers LLP and is a Certified Specialist in Environmental Law by the Law Society of Ontario. John resolves complex environmental legal issues for clients, uniquely drawing on his technical knowledge as a former senior environmental scientist with Ontario’s environmental regulator. John has particular expertise advising property developers, REITs, industrial manufacturers, and municipalitie...

Linda J. Wolanski was called to the Ontario Bar in 1985. Linda has over 30 years of experience in all aspects of personal injury litigation. She has handled many complex cases involving disability claims, medical malpractice, solicitor’s negligence, dog bites, slips and falls, product liability, and car accidents. Linda has successfully represented her clients in trials, private arbitrations, arbitrations at the Financial Services Commission of Ontario, hearings before the Canada Pensio...

Alex Nikolic’s practice is focused on corporate and securities law. He regularly advises issuers, investment dealers, private equity and other investors in capital markets and mergers and acquisitions transactions. Frequently assisting clients on debt and equity financings, both domestic and cross border, Alex also works on private placements, public offerings, private equity transactions, take-over bids, plans of arrangement, and joint ventures. He also provides advice on reorganizatio...

Biography John Pirie leads the Firm's Litigation and Government Enforcement Group in Canada. He acts for clients in complex business disputes and white collar matters. John is widely recognized as a leading trial, arbitration and appellate lawyer. He is certified by the Law Society of Ontario as a Specialist in Civil Litigation, and ranked by Chambers as a leading individual in both the Corporate Litigation and White Collar categories. Clients interviewed by Chambers have said: "John Pirie ha...

J.R. Laffin is a partner and the Co-Head of the Capital Markets and Public Mergers & Acquisitions Group. His practice focuses on securities and corporate law, with a particular emphasis on public mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, shareholder activism, private equity and corporate finance transactions. He has acted for issuers, private equity funds, boards of directors, special committees, and other transaction participants in numerous M&A transactions, including both fri...

Jeffrey Long manages a dynamic practice specializing in commercial and construction litigation with an unrelenting and proactive delivery of effective legal counsel to ensure client goals and objectives are met with the utmost success.Jeffrey is head of Koskie Minsky’s Construction Law Group and is also a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. Jeffrey represents many of Ontario’s largest builders, numerous general contractors, subcontractors, trade unions and employee ben...

David Weinberger is a partner in the Mergers & Acquisitions, Capital Markets and Securities Groups, and a member of the Associates Committee in the Toronto office. His practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, capital markets transactions, as well as private equity transactions. David has significant experience advising both bidders and targets in hostile and negotiated merger and acquisition transactions. He has advised underwriters and issuers on numerous financing transactions, inc...

Cara is a committed advocate to clients who need help with wills, estates, trust, and capacity issues. Cara is dedicated to working with her clients to come up with pragmatic and creative solutions to their legal problems. Before joining Casey & Moss, Cara spent five years working as a commercial litigator at a national, full-service law firm where she honed her advocacy and mediation skills. She is an experienced courtroom lawyer and is equally effective as counsel in arbitrations and me...

Paul S. Carenza is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Tax Law. Paul S., who practices law in Toronto, Ontario, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Paul S. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Ryder practises complex litigation and dispute resolution encompassing corporate-commercial disputes, securities, tax, competition, defamation and class action litigation. He has extensive courtroom experience, having appeared at every level of court in Ontario, as well as the Court of Queen's Bench in New Brunswick, the Supreme Court of Canada, the Federal Court of Canada, the Federal Court of Appeal and the Tax Court of Canada as well as many administrative tribunals including the Competiti...