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www.lexpert.ca 13 www.lexpert.ca 13 Lexpert-ranked leading health sciences lawyers Doria, Christina Baker & McKenzie LLP > (416) 865-2348 christina.doria@bakermckenzie.com Christina Doria assists corporations and states with complex commercial litigation and domestic and international arbitra- tion matters. She is ranked by Who's Who Legal ("WWL") Canada - Arbitration 2020 as a national leader and by WWL Arbitration 2020 and 2021 as a Future Leader who has "extraordinarily strong counsel skills and an excellent command of international arbitration practice." She is also recognized by e Legal 500 as a rising star for dispute resolution and by the 2019-2021 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory as a Leading Lawyer, Commercial Arbitration. Christina advises clients in contractual disputes and in investor-state disputes and has appeared before all levels of Ontario court, the British Columbia Court of Appeal, the Manitoba Court of Queen's Bench and before domestic and international arbitral tribunals. She has sat as arbitrator under the ICC Rules and the ICDR Rules. Christina contributes to both the global and local arbitration bar and frequently writes and speaks on cross-border litigation and arbitration matters. Committed to improving gender diversity in law, Christina also sits on the firm's Women in Arbitration steering committee. Dufour, Lucie Lucie Dufour > (514) 219-4274 Lucie@dufourlawyer.com Lucie Dufour is a practising lawyer, supporting organizations and companies focused on life sciences, research and develop- ment, technology and artificial intelligence. With 30 years of experience, Lucie advises and guides her Canadian and interna- tional clients through increasingly complex and regulated environments. She negotiates and dras industry-specific agreements and supports her clients in all aspects of their business, including specialized projects and day-to-day corporate, commercial and regulated activities. She is involved in projects starting from the research and development of molecules until the marketing and promotion of products subject to the Food and Drugs Act together with other regulations, rules and compliance requirements. Before opening her boutique law firm in 2014, Lucie acquired significant experience in academia and corporate environments as in-house legal counsel and as a partner at one of Canada's largest law firms. With her diversified experience and ability to understand her clients' environments and needs, Lucie provides pragmatic advice and rigorous, business efficient legal support. Lucie is recognized by her clients as a practical and efficient adviser, partner and collaborator. She was called to the Quebec bar in 1991. Fruitman, Paul Lax O'Sullivan Lisus Gottlieb LLP > (416) 596-2870 pfruitman@lolg.ca Paul's practice focuses on health law, contract disputes, infrastructure disputes, employment law, shareholder disputes and product liability. He has extensive expertise acting for health-care institutions and professionals in civil and regulatory proceed- ings, and he acts as counsel to corporate directors and officers, in shareholder disputes and oppression claims. Paul has appeared at all levels of court in Ontario, at the Federal Court and Federal Court of Appeal and in administrative and arbitral tribunals. He regularly appears before the Toronto Commercial List. Paul has acted as counsel in many major proceedings, including the $1-billion class action against SNC-Lavalin and alleged nomination fraud involving the Ontario PC Party. Current clients include the University Health Network and Trillium Health Partners, among others. Paul frequently presents on litigation topics and trial advocacy, and he is a frequent instructor at Osgoode's annual Intensive Trial Advocacy program. He is a member of the OBA's Alternative Business Structures Task Force and the CBA's working group for Solicitor-Client Privilege Claims at the Canadian border. His writing has appeared in the Annual Review of Civil Litigation and he is a regular contrib- utor to e Advocates' Journal. Gates, Arlan Baker & McKenzie LLP > (416) 865-6978 arlan.gates@@bakermckenzie.com Arlan Gates leads Baker McKenzie's Canadian Antitrust, Competition and Foreign Investment and its Advertising, Marketing and Regulatory practices. Arlan regularly advises pharmaceutical, health and life sciences clients on Canadian and international merger control, foreign investment and national security in corporate and commercial transactions under the Canadian Competition Act and the Investment Canada Act. He also advises on investigations and inquiries by the Canadian Competition Bureau and provides competition law advice on pricing policies, distribution arrangements, joint ventures and other competitor collaborations, cartels, abuse of dominance and the implementation of industry-tailored compliance programs. Arlan also advises extensively on advertising and marketing laws affecting the health products sector, including online, mobile, print, social media and broadcast advertising, marketing and promotions to consumers and health-care profes- sionals, data privacy and anti-spam laws, public/government procurement laws, commercial contracting and product regulatory compliance involving drugs, medical devices, natural health products, food, cosmetics and health-related products and services, including regulatory enforcement matters. Halpern, Richard C. Gluckstein Lawyers > (416) 408-4252 halpern@gluckstein.com Richard is a senior lawyer acting exclusively for injured people in medical negligence cases, focusing on infants injured at or around the time of birth. With more than 30 years of experience, Richard tackles some of the most complex and challenging medical malpractice cases across the country. He has a detailed understanding of the highly technical medical issues, particu- larly relating to birth injury cases. Richard has lectured and written extensively on matters concerned with obstetrics, the cause of newborn injury, medical malpractice cases more generally and legal and trial strategies. He recognizes the critical role that medical literature plays in proving how and when babies become injured. Over the past few decades, he has devoted hundreds of hours each year to monitoring, analyzing and commenting on medical literature related to birth trauma. Richard is a founding member of the Birth Injury Lawyers Alliance, a national group of birth injury lawyers dedicated to best practices in acting for injured children. In 2015, Richard was the recipient of the Award for Distinguished Service to the legal profession, conferred by his peers at the Ontario Bar Association. He has been recognized by and listed in e Best Lawyers™ in Canada and e Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory.

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