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Cossette, AdE, Marie Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
(418) 640-5068 marie.cossette@nortonrosefulbright.com
Ms. Cossette's practice focuses on public law, administrative law, and
disciplinary law. She is regularly called to work on cases involving government
relations in various forms. She has extensive experience relating to public
inquiries and recently served as counsel for the coroner's office during the
public inquiry into a fire at the Résidence du Havre in L'Isle-Verte, Québec.
Cooper, Robert (Bob) W. McEwan Partners
(604) 283-7677 rcooper@mcewanpartners.com
Mr. Cooper is a trial lawyer with a focus on corporate, commercial and
securities litigation. Beginning practice as criminal defence counsel, he has
helped a diverse range of Canadian and international clients navigate their
most difficult circumstances for over 30 years. He advocates for clients
at every level of court, before regulatory tribunals and in domestic
and international arbitrations.
Cooper, Laura F. Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
(416) 865-5471 lcooper@fasken.com
Ms. Cooper is Chair of the Ontario Litigation Group and Co-Chair of the firm's
Class Actions practice group. She has extensive experience in class action
litigation, with particular emphasis on securities, competition, consumer
and privacy class actions.
Conklin, David D. Goodmans LLP
(416) 597-5164 dconklin@goodmans.ca
Mr. Conklin specializes in delivering value-added solutions in capital market–
based and complex commercial litigation. He has extensive experience with
securities class actions, regulatory and special committee investigations,
insider trading, shareholder activism, M&A, oppression and stakeholder
claims in corporate restructurings. He teaches corporate governance
and M&A at Schulich and U of T.
Cohen, QC, Tracey M. Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
(604) 631-3149 tcohen@fasken.com
Ms. Cohen, QC, is a leading commercial litigation and dispute resolution
Partner in the Vancouver office. She has repeatedly been recognized as
one of Canada's top 25 female litigators. She is recognized for her ability to
strategize the best approach for complex corporate/commercial disputes.
She is currently a member of the Firm's Partnership Board.
Clarizio, Dino P. Goodmans LLP
(416) 597-4140 dclarizio@goodmans.ca
Mr. Clarizio's practice focuses on all types of intellectual property litigation
and patent prosecution, particularly in the chemical and pharmaceutical
areas. He has appeared in the trial and appeal levels of the Federal Court,
and in the Supreme Court of Canada. He is a Registered Patent Agent in both
Canada and the US and a Registered Trademark Agent in Canada.
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ner at Nathanson Schacter & ompson LLP in
Vancouver. "Practically speaking, that reduces the
prospects for appeal significantly."
is can be a deterrent for some. A 2016 story
in the trade publication Today's General Counsel
quotes an opinion survey finding that 66 per cent
of respondents "might not choose arbitration be-
cause of the difficulty of appealing." e article
does not explain how large the survey sample was
or whether respondents included only lawyers, but
it does highlight a common concern about arbitra-
tion, which is that it's an all-or-nothing process. If
one of the parties makes a mistake, there are few
opportunities to correct it.
Still, on balance, most experienced parties will
agree this is a good thing. e fact there are no ap-
peals "can carve years off the final resolution of a
dispute compared to the court system, years," ex-
plains Berg. "A lot of clients would rather lose than
"THE COURTS WILL STAND
BACK AND NOT INTERFERE WITH
DECISIONS BY AN ARBITRATOR
UNLESS THERE IS A CLEAR ERROR
OF LAW. PRACTICALLY SPEAKING,
THAT REDUCES THE PROSPECTS
FOR APPEAL SIGNIFICANTLY."
MURRAY CLEMENS; NATHANSON
SCHACHTER & THOMPSON LLP
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