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Lexpert-ranked leading litigation lawyers 74 www.lexpert.ca Sachdeva, Bobby H. Miller Thomson LLP > (416) 595-8592 bsachdeva@millerthomson.com Bobby Sachdeva is an experienced commercial litigator with significant trial and arbitration experience. His primary focus is on complex commercial disputes and insolvency & restructuring. Bobby brings a practical business and strategic approach to litigation that is results-oriented. He has acted as lead counsel on a number of trials, arbitrations and appeals. In the commercial litigation space, Bobby has expertise in shareholders disputes injunctions, creditor remedies, complex contractual disputes, directors' and officers' liability, fraud recovery, professional negligence and defamation. On the insolvency & restructuring front, Bobby is experienced in acting for Trustees, Receivers, Monitors, secured creditors, equipment lessors and landlords in proceedings under the BIA and CCAA. He also represents debtors in restructuring proposals under the BIA. Bobby's clients range from financial institutions and public companies to entrepreneurs and mid- to large-sized private companies. Bobby has held previous leadership positions, including managing partner, executive committee member and practice group leader at a regional Ontario law firm. He is also a regular speaker at CBA and CAIRP events. Sainsbury, Caitlin Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) > (416) 367-6438 csainsbury@blg.com Cait has extensive experience acting for corporations and individuals in competition/antitrust and securities class actions, complex commercial disputes, and securities litigation and regulatory proceedings and related internal investigations. Cait also regularly advises clients on managing risks and cross-border issues in multi-jurisdictional cases. She previously acted as litigation counsel in the enforcement branch at the Ontario Securities Commission. Cait is widely regarded for her depth and breadth of experience and commitment to her clients. Her ability to perform in high pressure and highly public matters on behalf of her clients has resulted in Cait being consistently recognized as a leading litigator, including rankings in Chambers Canada, Benchmark Litigation Top 100 Women in Litigation, Best Lawyers, and others. A member of BLG's Partnership Board, the firm's national governing body, Cait was named Competition Litigator of the Year by Benchmark Litigation in 2022. She was called to the Ontario Bar in 2007 and received her JD from the University of Toronto in 2006. Saint-Onge, Jean, AdE Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) > (514) 954-2551 jsaintonge@blg.com A highly accomplished class actions lawyer with extensive experience as defence counsel representing private and public sector clients, including multinational companies, particularly in multijurisdictional and cross-border class actions. Expertise extends across a number of fields of law, including competition, product liability and environmental law. Has acted and successfully argued several precedent-setting cases and is known for his ability to find practical and sustainable solutions in cases that are frequently complex involving multiple defendants. Québec Bar (1981) Advocatus Emeritus (Ad. E.); Prix de la justice du Québec Award (2007). Chair of the Barreau du Québec Group of experts on class actions (since 2006). Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers (ACTL), Litigation Counsel of America (LCA) and of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers (IATL). Saunders, Chantal Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) > (613) 369-4783 csaunders@blg.com Chantal specializes in intellectual property litigation, with an emphasis on complex patent litigation including pharmaceutical litigation under the Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) Regulations. Her practice also involves copyright and trademark litigation. She is a lawyer and registered patent agent in the Ottawa office of Borden Ladner Gervais LLP. She has appeared before the Federal Courts on patent, trademark, and copyright matters. Chantal also advises clients with respect to data protection, Certificates of Supplementary Protection, and issues arising in respect of the Patent Register and the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board. In addition, Chantal advises on patentability, validity and freedom-to- operate issues. Sayce, James Koskie Minsky LLP > (416) 542-6298 jsayce@kmlaw.ca Partner. James's practice focuses on Plaintiffs' class proceedings. James focuses on matters against government defendants under section 24(1) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. James is lead counsel in Brazeau v. Canada, where he obtained a $20,000,000 aggregate damages award for a class of mentally ill prisoners pursuant to section 24(1) of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. James is also lead counsel in the Francis v. Ontario matter where the Court of Appeal for Ontario read down provincial immunity legislation in awarding the class $30,000,000 in aggregate damages for systemic negligence. He is lead counsel in Nasogaluak v. Canada, the first police racism class action to be certified in Canada. He is lead counsel in Carcillo v. CHL et al which concerns allegations of systemic abuse and toxic culture in Canadian major junior hockey. James also litigates products liability claims such as Quenneville v. Volkswagen, in which a multi-billion dollar settlement was reached and Kalra v. Mercedes, which was settled for well over $250 million. He practiced class action litigation for Defendants at an international law firm before joining Koskie Minsky in 2014.