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Keith, QC, John A. Cox & Palmer
(902) 491-4217 jkeith@coxandpalmer.com
Mr. Keith is a highly ranked litigation lawyer with experience in commercial,
construction, administration and securities law. He has acted as lead counsel
in many significant and well-known cases and represents large Canadian
financial institutions in securities class actions. He is a recipient of the
Lexpert Zenith Award celebrating excellence in legal practice.
Keefe, John A. Goodmans LLP
(416) 597-4268 jkeefe@goodmans.ca
Mr. Keefe focuses on international commercial disputes, white-collar crime,
corruption, securities fraud, competition law violations, and domestic and
international arbitration. He regularly advises boards on governance issues
and conducts internal investigations. He has appeared before all levels
of court in Canada and numerous administrative tribunals.
Kay, Katherine L. Stikeman Elliott LLP
(416) 869-5507 kkay@stikeman.com
Ms. Kay litigates complex commercial cases, often involving interplay with
regulatory, civil and criminal law regimes. Internationally recognized as the
leading Canadian competition litigator, her practice includes class actions,
product liability and international cases. A first call for "bet the farm"
litigation, she was named one of the Top 25 Women in Litigation
by Benchmark Canada.
Kauffman, Aubrey E. Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
(416) 868-3538 akauffman@fasken.com
Mr. Kauffman is the past Chair of the Toronto Insolvency and Restructuring
Group, a director of the Insolvency Institute of Canada and a past Chair
of the Ontario Bar Association – Insolvency Section. His practice focuses
on advocacy matters related to domestic and cross-border bankruptcy,
insolvency and restructuring proceedings. He has acted in many high-profile
insolvency proceedings.
Kapusianyk, QC, Brian G. Gowling WLG
(403) 298-1014 brian.kapusianyk@gowlingwlg.com
Mr. Kapusianyk practises in the areas of insurance and commercial litigation
with an emphasis in professional liability, construction law, D&O litigation,
commercial insurance coverage, as well as personal injury and products
liability litigation.
Kaardal, QC, Randy J. Hunter Litigation Chambers
(604) 647-4559 rkaardal@litigationchambers.com
Mr. Kaardal is a senior litigator handling a wide range of commercial
litigation for clients in financial, mining, forestry, and manufacturing. He also
maintains a labour and employment practice representing both employers
and employees on employment, labour and human rights issues. He provides
practical and strategic advice and has extensive experience using alternative
dispute resolution.
LEXPERT-RANKED LAWYERS
ernment of Manitoba regarding the funding of
abortion services in the province. Jane Doe 1 and
Jane Doe 2 v. Manitoba, 2008 MBQB 217, al-
lowed the representative plaintiffs to be anonym-
ous in their ongoing efforts to obtain a declara-
tion from the Manitoba government "that the
funding regime under the Health Services Insur-
ance Act for therapeutic abortion services violated
their rights under the Charter." ey also sought
recovery of special, general, aggravated and puni-
tive damages.
e plaintiffs had first filed a class action in
2001 aer they had paid for abortions at a private
clinic in Manitoba out of their own pockets be-
cause they were unwilling to wait between four
and eight weeks for a government-funded hospi-
tal abortion. eir purpose was to strike down
as unconstitutional a Manitoba law that denied
funding for abortions conducted at private clin-
ics. (ey were ultimately successful; in 2005,
