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Lexpert-ranked leading litigation lawyers Fournier, Olivier Deloitte Legal Canada LLP > (514) 393-8362 olfournier@deloittelegal.ca Olivier leads Deloitte Legal's Tax Controversy and Litigation practice. He practises tax law with a focus on tax litigation and tax controversy, from the audit and objection stages to tax appeals before the courts. He regularly assists clients in resolving tax disputes, both in and out of Court, and engages in managing complex tax audits, rectifying non-compliance issues and ensuring that the tax authorities operate within lawful parameters regarding requests for information and documents. He also has had significant exposure to various tax issues arising in domestic and international mergers & acquisitions. He has acted in matters before the Tax Court of Canada, the Court of Québec, the Superior Court of Québec, the Court of Appeal of Québec, the Federal Court and the Federal Court of Appeal. He is a Lexpert-ranked lawyer in Litigation – Corporate Tax. He is an active speaker, writer and presenter at various conferences and seminars and is a governor of the Canadian Tax Foundation (CTF). Olivier was called to the Bar of Québec in 2006, aer receiving an MBA from the University of Ottawa (2005), and an LLL (2005) magna cum laude and a BSc (Biology; 2002) from the University of Ottawa. He was also admitted to the Law Society of Ontario in 2021. Fruitman, Paul Lax O'Sullivan Lisus Gottlieb LLP > (416) 596-2870 pfruitman@lolg.ca Paul's litigation practice focuses on contract disputes, infrastructure and construction disputes, health law, employment law, shareholder disputes and product liability matters. He has extensive expertise acting for healthcare institutions and professionals in civil and regulatory proceedings, and acts as counsel to corporate directors and officers, in shareholder disputes and oppression claims. Paul has appeared at all levels of court in Ontario, 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. Recent clients include the University Health Network and Facebook, among others. Paul frequently presents on litigation topics and trial advocacy, and 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. His writing has appeared in the Annual Review of Civil Litigation and e Advocates' Quarterly and he is a regular contributor to e Advocates' Journal. Garland, Steven Smart & Biggar > (613) 232-2558 sbgarland@smartbiggar.ca Steven Garland has over 25 years of trial and appellate experience in intellectual property litigation. He has appeared as counsel before the Supreme Court of Canada, the Federal Court and Federal Court of Appeal, appellate and trial courts for the provinces of Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta, and Nova Scotia, and the Patent Appeal Board and the Trademarks Opposition Board. He also acts on behalf of innovator pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical companies in respect of patent-related matters, including patent infringement actions and proceedings under the PM(NOC) Regulations. In numerous surveys, clients and colleagues have noted him as "an exceptional litigator" and "among the best". His victory for the Dow Chemical Company netted the largest reported award in a Canadian patent infringement case on infringing revenues of approximately 1B dollars. In 2018 he was named Lawyer of the Year in e Best Lawyers in Canada IP Law and Canada's 2013 Trademark Litigator of the Year by Benchmark Canada. Fellow and past president of IPIC. Member and past president of the Canadian Executive Council for AIPPI. Adjunct Professor at University of Ottawa Law School (Patent Law). BEng (Chemical-Biochemical); LLB. Registered Patent and Trademark Agent. PEng. Ontario Bar, 1992. Gascon, Clément Woods LLP > (438) 387-5499 cgascon@woods.qc.ca e Honourable Clément Gascon joined Woods as Senior Counsel in the Spring of 2020. Aer a career of more than 17 years in the Canadian judiciary, he returned to the private practice of law, which he had le in 2002. He uses his in-depth expertise and experience to guide and assist parties and their counsel in resolving disputes through arbitration at the national and international levels and acts as strategic advisor in the insolvency, restructuring and litigation matters of the firm. e Honourable Clément Gascon was a judge of the Supreme Court of Canada for five years, of the Québec Court of Appeal for two years, and of the Quebec Superior Court for close to ten years. He was a lawyer in private practice with a national law firm from his admission to the Québec Bar in 1982 to his appointment to the bench in 2002. Gilliland, Ryder DMG Advocates LLP > (416) 238-7537 rgilliland@dmgadvocates.com Mr. Gilliland is an accomplished litigator who is ranked in Lexpert in several categories (Litigation – Corporate Commercial, Litigation – Defamation & Media, and Commercial Arbitration). He has appeared at every level of court in Ontario, at both levels of the Federal Court of Canada, at the Tax Court of Canada, and before the Supreme Court of Canada. He also regularly represents clients in private commercial arbitrations and before administrative tribunals. www.lexpert.ca 59