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Hugh Dyer is a labour relations and employment lawyer with extensive experience in representing both private and public sector employers, responding to their need for practical, results-oriented legal advice. Hugh advises on issues that concern union and non-union employees, encompassing labour relations, negotiation and administration of collective agreements, human rights, employment standards, health and safety, and other employment matters. Hugh frequently acts as employer counsel in grie...

Alex's practice focuses on Canadian tax issues that affect multinationals with operations in Canada, including international tax planning (inbound structuring, transfer pricing, foreign affiliate taxation, cross-border employee mobility, withholding tax, tax treaty issues), M&A, reorganizations and financings. Alex is both a lawyer and a Chartered Professional Accountant. Alex advises clients in the digital economy, infrastructure, resource, healthcare, consumer product and retail spaces....

Kathleen Skerrett is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Mining Law and Securities Law. Kathleen practices law in Toronto, Ontario Best Lawyers has recognized Kathleen Skerrett since 2022. 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 Kathleen Skerrett is held by other lawyers.

Craig Rix is Hicks Morley’s Managing Partner and is a labour and employment lawyer in the firm’s Toronto office. Craig’s practice is dedicated to change management, collective bargaining negotiations and rights arbitration advocacy in both the public and private sectors. Craig is an advocate, negotiator, relationship-builder and problem-solver. Applying a broad skill base forged through experience at the bargaining table, the boardroom table and an early career leave as a se...

Erica Tait is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Family Law. Erica practices law in Toronto, Ontario Best Lawyers has recognized Erica Tait since 2025. 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 Erica Tait is held by other lawyers.

Ian Hull co-founded the firm with his father, Rodney Hull, in 1998. Ian also maintains a mediation practice through Hull Estate Mediation Inc. Ian is a lecturer at the Ontario Bar Admission Course and guest lecturer for the Canadian Bar Association and the Law Society of Upper Canada. Ian is also the author of numerous articles and has written four books on estate law issues. All books and articles can be found on our website .

Jeff Carhart is an insolvency and bankruptcy lawyer with extensive experience in lending, securitizations, loan syndications, the enforcement of security over real and personal property, corporate reorganizations, receiverships, and bankruptcies. Jeff’s clients include banks, trust and insurance companies, asset-based lenders, business corporations, commercial landlords, and receivers and trustees in bankruptcy. Jeff appears frequently in The Ontario Superior Court and Court of Appeal o...

An exceptional litigator with ‘all the elements of a good lawyer’, Crawford combines expertise with strategy to represent clients in corporate and commercial litigation, regulation, securities, professional liability, energy proceedings, insurance, competition litigation, public and administrative law, with substantial expertise in class actions. He has significant experience engaging complex disputes that demand subject-matter experience involving specialized and highly regulated...

Neil M. Smiley is a leading lawyer in complex real estate transactions, planning and development. Having a unique dual experience in commercial real estate lawyer as well as a planning and development lawyer, Neil advises clients regarding the acquisition, financing, leasing and disposition of real property, as well as in connection with the myriad of approvals and entitlements required of governmental authorities to maximize value and/or develop such real property. Neil provides corporate su...

Justyna Waxman is a partner in the Family Law Group at Torkin Manes LLP in Toronto, Ontario. Her practice encompasses all areas of family law, including property division, child and spousal support, domestic contracts, parenting disputes and other complex family law matters. She represents clients through negotiation, mediation, arbitration and litigation, with a focus on practical and thoughtful resolutions tailored to each client’s circumstances. Justyna regularly appears before the O...