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John Adair's broad and extensive experience includes litigating a wide range of matters in
the areas of commercial litigation, partnership disputes, professional negligence and ad-
ministrative disputes. Adair has appeared before the Supreme Court of Canada on mul-
tiple occasions and the Court of Appeal for Ontario on more than 20 appeals. He has
conducted several trials and administrative hearings as lead counsel. Adair has received
peer recognition early in his career. He is regularly invited to speak at conferences and to
conduct advocacy demonstrations. Adair is also the author of numerous articles related to
litigation issues such as evidence and expert witnesses, including an article that received the
David Stockwood Memorial Prize, awarded biannually by e Advocates' Society Journal.
Litigation partner. Diverse civil and complex commercial litigation practice, including
corporate commercial disputes, securities litigation, class actions, arbitration, advertising
disputes, directors' and officers' liability, insolvency matters, defamation and franchise
matters. Represents clients in a variety of sports-related disputes. Has appeared at various
levels of Canadian courts as well as in domestic and international arbitrations and before
many administrative tribunals such as the Ontario Securities Commission, the Environ-
mental Review Tribunal and the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Recognized in e Ca-
nadian Legal Lexpert® Directory as a repeatedly recommended practitioner in Corporate
Commercial Litigation and Securities Litigation; Chambers Global as an up-and-coming
lawyer in Dispute Resolution: Ontario; and Benchmark Canada as a Litigation Star in
Class Actions, Commercial Litigation and Securities. Named one of Lexpert®'s "Rising
Stars: Leading Lawyers Under 40" in 2014. University of Western Ontario, LLB, 2002;
BA, 1999. Called to Ontario Bar (2003).
Head of Fasken Martineau's Privacy & Information Protection Group, Alex Cameron has
a leading practice in the areas of privacy, freedom of information, Canada's Anti-Spam
Law and litigation. He is consistently sought out by clients from all industry sectors,
including numerous Fortune 100 and 500 companies, in all aspects of privacy law and
information security. He routinely helps organizations prevent, prepare for, and respond
to data breaches — he has helped clients to respond to cybersecurity and other breaches
involving millions of affected individuals. In recognition of his expertise, Cameron has
received a doctoral degree in the field of privacy law from the University of Ottawa and
a number of prestigious commissions from the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of
Canada. An accomplished litigator, Cameron has also acted as lead counsel in commercial
disputes, a number of landmark cases and regulatory investigations in his areas of practice,
high-profile freedom of information matters, and before all levels of court, including the
Supreme Court of Canada.
John Adair
Adair Barristers
LLP
Tel: (416) 941-5858
Fax: (647) 689-2059
Toronto
James (Jim)
Bunting
Davies Ward
Phillips &
Vineberg LLP
Tel: (416) 367-7433
Fax: (416) 863-0871
Toronto
Alex
Cameron
Fasken
Martineau
DuMoulin LLP
Tel: (416) 865-4505
Fax: (416) 364-7813
Toronto
jadair@adairbarristers.com
jbunting@dwpv.com
acameron@fasken.com
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