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Eizenga, LSM, Michael A. Bennett Jones LLP
(416) 777-4879 eizengam@bennettjones.com
Co-Chair of the firm's class actions practice, and a Fellow of the American
College of Trial Lawyers and the International Academy of Trial Lawyers,
Mr. Eizenga is recognized as one of Canada's leading class action litigators.
He represents clients on all issues relating to class proceedings, including
product liability, securities, and competition cases.
Earnshaw, Ross F. Gowling WLG
(519) 575-7525 ross.earnshaw@gowlingwlg.com
Mr. Earnshaw has extensive litigation expertise across a range of areas,
including real estate, construction, insurance, employment, banking, estates,
mortgage enforcement, priorities, collections and legal malpractice defence.
He has appeared before all levels of court, including the Supreme Court
of Canada, numerous tribunals and commercial arbitrators.
Dunberry, Éric Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
(514) 847-4492 eric.dunberry@nortonrosefulbright.com
Mr. Dunberry has vast experience in risk management and litigation,
particularly in matters relating to energy, regulation, manufacturers' and
builders' liability and infrastructure projects. He represents clients before
the civil courts, administrative, regulatory and arbitration in civil litigation,
class actions and administrative disputes. He is an American College of Trial
Lawyers Fellow.
Drymer, Stephen L. Woods LLP
(514) 370-8745 sdrymer@woods.qc.ca
Head of Woods LLP's International Arbitration practice, Mr. Drymer is
recognized as one of the world's leading international lawyers and dispute
resolution professionals. He acts as counsel, and serves as arbitrator &
mediator, in domestic and international commercial and investment treaty
disputes, and is also very active in the resolution of sport-related disputes
in Canada and internationally.
Do, Huy A. Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
(416) 868-3505 hdo@fasken.com
Mr. Do is the Co-Leader of the firm's Antitrust/Competition & Marketing
group. His practice focuses on antitrust/competition, marketing and foreign
investment law. Seconded to the Competition Bureau in 2002, he offers
clients extensive experience with the merger notification and review process,
as well as a comprehensive understanding of the civil and criminal provisions
of the Competition Act.
Devereux, Jeremy J. Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
(416) 216-4073 jeremy.devereux@nortonrosefulbright.com
Mr. Devereux acts as an advocate and negotiator in a wide range of complex
commercial and regulatory matters. His areas of expertise include securities
and financial services disputes, regulatory investigations and prosecutions,
corporate and commercial litigation, class actions, employment law, mining
law and administrative law.
it cards under their name.
Al Meghji, a tax litigator at Osler, Hoskin &
Harcourt LLP in Toronto, who argued the case for
CIBC and will argue the appeal, declined to dis-
cuss the details, but said generally speaking, "the
definition of financial services that the judge in
this case considered is extremely important to the
financial-services sector in general. It appears that
the courts are still trying to determine a coherent
and workable definition."
He points out that Canada is not alone in wres-
tling with this question. "is issue of whether
something is a financial service or not has plagued
the VAT [value-added tax] jurisdictions around
the world. ey've had the same problems in the
UK and the European community, where they
have to figure out whether something is a financial
service. It's been a problem in every VAT or GST
jurisdiction. e industry's complicated and when
you're trying to box things in, sometimes the lines
aren't so clear."
e same may be said of Canada's Excise Tax
Act, which is enormously complex and detailed,
and even contradictory. In defining a financial ser-
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