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George Vuicic is a labour and employment lawyer in Hicks Morley’s Ottawa office and a member of the firm’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee. In his fully bilingual practice, he advises and represents employers on a broad range of labour and employment issues including litigation, regulatory prosecutions, arbitration and labour board proceedings. George advises school boards, colleges and universities on both labour relations and education law including special education...

Andrew Lanouette is a Partner in Cassidy Levy Kent’s Ottawa office and is widely-considered to be one of the smartest trade lawyers in the country. In a recent Chambers’ review, Mr. Lanouette was described as an “extremely intelligent and thoughtful” lawyer and terrific research specialist. He has played a key role in almost every major trade remedy case in Canada since being called to the bar in 2011. Many of these cases are bet-the-company cases where the stakes for ...

Rick Dearden, a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, is a senior litigation partner in the firm's Ottawa office, practising primarily in the areas of international trade, investor-state arbitration, media and defamation law, freedom of information and administrative law. Rick’s accomplishments have also been recognized in the Best Lawyers in Canada ( International Trade; Defamation and Media Law ) ; Lexpert Guide To The Leading U.S./Canada Cross-Border Litigation Lawyers; Be...

Pierre-Paul Henrie practises corporate and commercial law, with particular emphasis on matters relating to project financings, private placements, secured lending transactions, mergers and acquisitions, contract negotiations, technology contracting, licensing and technology-related transactions. Mr. Henrie also acts for several companies advising their boards of directors on issues such as directors and officers’ liability, board governance, and compliance with and interpretation of app...

Esther Shainblum is a partner at Carters Professional Corporation, practicing in the areas of charity & not for profit law, privacy law & health law. She has been ranked by Lexpert and Chambers & Partners . From 2005 to 2017, Esther was General Counsel & Chief Privacy Officer for Victorian Order of Nurses for Canada, a national, not-for-profit, charitable home & community care organization, where she provided support to the board of directors, management and staff in a var...

Dr. John Norman is a partner in the Ottawa office of the firm, practising in the Intellectual Property Group. He helps Canadian and foreign clients manage their patent and intellectual property portfolios and develop litigation strategies. Working primarily with leading national and international pharmaceutical, biotechnology and technology companies, John appears on behalf of clients before the Federal Court of Canada, the Federal Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada. John advises...

Chris Cochlin is a Partner in Cassidy Levy Kent’s Ottawa office and advises businesses and governments on a wide range of international trade matters, including antidumping and countervailing duty litigation, trade policy and trade negotiations, bilateral investment, and market access strategies to challenge or defend foreign and domestic government measures. He also advises Canadian and international companies in the defense, energy, materials, high technology, and communications secto...

Louis-Pierre Grégoire is a partner in Gowlings’ Ottawa office. He focuses his practice on construction law and civil litigation with an emphasis on construction matters, commercial disputes, condominium law, insurance, product liability, and professional responsibility. He has represented many parties in the construction industry (financial institutions, owners, contractors, material suppliers, entrepreneurs, engineers, manufacturers, building officials and home inspectors). Loui...

Erin is a Partner with Richardson Hall LLP more than 15 years of family law experience. Erin supports and guides her clients on all aspects of a family matter, including separation agreements, parenting agreements, child and spousal support issues, and drafting co-habitation or marriage contracts. Erin also has extensive courtroom experience and is a strong litigator who confidently represents her clients at all stages of the court process, including Case Conferences, Motions, Examinations, T...

Gerry Stobo is the National Leader of the Public Procurement Group. He practises in the area of government contracting and procurement law and international trade law. Prior to joining Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, he was General Counsel to the Canadian International Trade Tribunal. Gerry regularly provides strategic and operational advice on complex procurements for governments, crown corporations and private corporations on public procurement issues. He has participated in numerous bid challen...