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www.lexpert.ca 33 Lexpert-ranked leading litigation lawyers Bucholz, Ren Paliare Roland Rosenberg Rothstein LLP > (416) 646-6303 ren.bucholz@paliareroland.com A partner at Paliare Roland Rosenberg Rothstein LLP, Ren's trial and appellate practice spans complex disputes that oen involve intellectual property, defamation, new technologies, and competition law. He regularly acts in cross-border disputes involving public and private companies, and his broad advocacy experience includes dozens of trials, appeals, internation- al and domestic arbitrations, coroner's inquests, administrative tribunal hearings, and internal investigations. Ren both prosecutes and defends class actions. Ren spent several years representing a non-governmental organization at a specialized agency of the United Nations based in Geneva, and served as a Google Policy Fellow while completing graduate work on competition law, technology standards and intellectual property. In 2018, Ren was recognized for Precedent Setter Award by Precedent Magazine and in 2020, he was recognized by Lexpert Rising Stars: Leading Lawyers Under 40. Bunting, James (Jim) Tyr LLP > (647) 519-6607 jbunting@tyrllp.com Jim is a founding partner of Tyr LLP. Known for his bold approach as a trial lawyer, Jim represents clients on their most challenging issues across a diverse range of areas. He has been lead counsel in a number of landmark cases, including repre- senting Google in a Reference Application concerning whether there is a "right to be forgotten" in Canada, representing South African-born Olympic champion Caster Semenya (and before her, Dutee Chand) in arbitration proceedings to strike down discriminatory regulations, and representing wind farm developers successfully defending a constitutional challenge to Ontario's issuance of a renewable energy licence. Jim is consistently named one of Canada's leading litigators by legal directories. His recognitions include being selected as a Lexpert Rising Star: Leading Lawyers Under 40, being awarded the Lexpert Zenith Award: Diversity & Inclusion and named in numerous legal directories, including the Lexpert Special Edition – Litigation; Lexpert: Advertising & Marketing, Commercial Arbitration, Litigation – Corporate Commercial, Directors' & Officers' Liability, Securities and Class Actions; Chambers Canada, Dispute Resolution: Arbitration; Benchmark Canada as a Litigation Star in Class Actions, Commercial Litigation, and Securities. Campbell, Sean R. Tyr LLP > (416) 527-3934 scampbell@tyrllp.com Sean Campbell is a founding partner of Tyr LLP. Prior to founding Tyr in June 2019, he was a senior partner at Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP in the Litigation and Financial Restructuring & Insolvency practices. Sean's trial practice includes representing clients in a broad array of significant matters. Clients in diverse sectors choose Sean to advise on commercial litigation, securities and class action litigation, shareholder disputes, and competition matters. ey appreciate his practi- cal and creative approach to high-stakes, complex litigation. Sean represents clients of various sizes on matters before the Ontario Securities Commission, the Competition Tribunal, and all levels of court in Canada. Sean co-authored the 3rd edition of Lawyers' Professional Liability and is consistently named one of Canada's leading litigators by legal directories. His recognitions include being named in e Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory — Litigation – Corporate Commercial and Se- curities; in the Lexpert Special Edition – Litigation; in Benchmark Canada as a Litigation Star in Class Actions, Commercial Litigation, and Securities; and in e Best Lawyers in Canada — Corporate and Commercial Litigation. Campion, John A. Gardiner Roberts LLP > (416) 865-6697 jcampion@grllp.com John Campion: LSO Certified Specialist in Civil Litigation; Fellow-CIArb; Mediation (Harv). Counsel: 400 trials, class actions, appeals, arbitrations, tribunal hearings. Arbitrator: 35 commercial arbitrations. Sector experience: contracts, energy, securities, competition, insurance, human rights, transportation, constitutional, economic regulation, mining, banking, pensions, government, international business, M&A, shareholder remedies, D&O liability. Class actions: Bre-X Minerals, Walkerton, Sunrise Propane, VIA Rail, UPS, Bristol Myers, Air Canada, SouthGobi, Capital One. Counsel to two Prime Ministers. Energy practice: 60 complex tribunal hearings across Canada: gas, oil pipeline, hydro-electric, co-generation, leave to construct and nuclear plant construction, rate cases and deregulation of gas pipeline mandates. Public Inquiries: Gomery Inquiry, United Nations Oil-for-Food Investigation. Adjunct law professor (20 years): Osgoode and Uof T. Author and lec- turer. Past Director and Chair Audit-CBC. Emeritus Bencher; past President of the Federation of Law Societies; JD (Tor). Lexpert: Top 25 Litigators in Canada; Lexpert Special Edition – Litigation 2020; e Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2021. Best Lawyers: Administrative and Public Law, Corporate and Commercial Litigation. Campion, Nadia Lax O'Sullivan Lisus Gottlieb LLP > (416) 642-3134 ncampion@lolg.ca Nadia's practice focuses on complex commercial litigation including shareholder oppression applications, D&O liability, estates matters, class actions, and professional liability. Nadia also has an active land development and real estate litigation practice. She has extensive trial experience and appears regularly before the Superior Court of Justice, Ontario Court of Appeal, and various regulatory and administration tribunals. She has expertise in Toronto Commercial List proceedings and in arbitration and mediation processes. With both US and Canadian law degrees, and being fluent and practising in French, Nadia is capable of dealing with any case that comes across her desk. Nadia has been recognized by Best Lawyers, in e Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory and Chambers Canada for Commercial Litigation. She has been recognized by Benchmark Litigation as one of their Litigation Stars, as one Canada's Top 100 Women in Litigation, and on the 40 & Under Hot List. Nadia is an active author and speaker and regularly presents at the Law Society of Ontario, the OBA, e Advocates' Society, the Canadian Defence Lawyers Association, the CBA, the Business Women's Network of York Region, the International Association of Defense Counsel and l'Association des juristes d'expression francais.