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understands the challenges unique to their
particular industry. He organizes events
throughout the year as the lawyer repre-
sentative on the Kelowna office's Social
Committee and spearheads the firm's an-
nual cross-office golf retreat. He organizes
the Farris 9 and Dine golf tournament each
summer, which partners the firm's lawyers
with members of the region's business com-
munity for a friendly tournament. Dow is
on the Board of Directors and is Vice Presi-
dent of Launch Community Development
Foundation and he is a founding member
and is on the organizational committee for
100 Men Who Give a Damn (Kelowna).
Cameron B. Elder
Harper Grey LLP
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Vancouver
As Chair of Harper Grey LLP's Construc-
tion & Engineering Law Group, Cameron
Elder's diverse Civil Litigation practice
spans Health Law, Construction, Com-
mercial Litigation and Real Estate disputes.
He has been lead counsel in numerous
high-value disputes, including a $7-million
claim arising out of a large steam metering
project, a multi-million-dollar case against
parties involved in the upgrade of a district
energy system, and a medical negligence
claim with allegations of delayed diagnosis
resulting in quadriplegia. Elder Chairs the
firm's Construction Group and is a mem-
ber of the Strategic Planning Committee.
He frequently presents to industry groups,
including ACEC-BC, BC Building En-
velope Council and BC RIMS. He volun-
teered with Access Pro Bono BC for more
than five years and served for three years on
the Executive of the Urban Land Institute.
He is the firm's contact for ACEC-BC.
Michael Fenrick
Paliare Roland Rosenberg Rothstein LLP
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Toronto
Michael Fenrick has a broad Civil Litiga-
tion practice at Paliare Roland Rosenberg
Rothstein LLP. He works in Constitution-
al Law, Corporate Commercial Litigation,
Class Actions, Professional Discipline, and
Labour and Employment Law and has a
particular interest in public-law issues. He
has developed an expertise in litigating
public-private partnership disputes, acting
for both leading construction and engin-
eering companies. Fenrick has appeared at
the Supreme Court of Canada on numer-
ous times and regularly acts for high-pro-
file clients in a crisis management role on
sensitive matters involving the media. He
is Chair of the firm's Continuing Profes-
sional Development Committee and was
appointed to its Associates Committee.
He has taught Constitutional Law at the
University of Toronto and Constitutional
Litigation at Osgoode Hall. He is a con-
tributing author of Constitutional Litiga-
tion in Canada and a Director of the Os-
goode Society for Canadian Legal History.
Clara Ferguson
Lawson Lundell LLP
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Vancouver
Clara Ferguson practises Energy and Regu-
latory Law with a focus on Public Utility
Regulation at Lawson Lundell LLP. Her
files are oen highly specialized, multi-
faceted and span multiple years. She regu-
larly appears as counsel before the Alberta
Utilities Commission, BC Utilities Com-
mission, National Energy Board and other
administrative tribunals. Ferguson under-
stands the regulatory environments in
both BC and Alberta and has spent signifi-
cant time practising in each jurisdiction as
well as in the Northwest Territories. Act-
ively involved in student recruitment and a
mentor to many associates at the firm, she
helped design and establish the Project De-
velopment Group's Core Skills Training
Program and coordinated with partners
and associates to ensure it was providing
the skills and insight associates needed in
both the legal and business realms. Fergus-
on also sits on several committees within
the firm.
Chad Finkelstein
Dale & Lessmann LLP
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Toronto
Chad Finkelstein is a Business lawyer and
Registered Trademark Agent at Dale &
Lessmann LLP specializing in Franchise
Law, Licensing and Distribution, Intel-
lectual Property Law, and Brand Market-
ing and Advertising Law across a broad
spectrum of service sectors. He is regularly
retained by law firms and consulted by
private-equity groups in connection with
purchases and sales of franchise chains.
Finkelstein has negotiated complex cyber-
security vendor agreements with some of
the world's largest companies on behalf of
one client and he negotiates talent agree-
ments for television performers. He has
negotiated sponsorship and endorsement
agreements on behalf of, or involving, pub-
lic figures, including professional athletes.
Finkelstein chairs the firm's Social and IT
Committees. He is a member of Leader-
ship Sinai, a fundraising arm of Mount
Sinai Hospital. He provides pro bono ad-
vice to a non-profit industry association
and is a regular National Post columnist on
branding legal issues.
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