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Lexpert-ranked leading litigation lawyers Deane, Robert J.C. Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) > (604) 640-4250 rdeane@blg.com Rob is a partner in BLG's Vancouver office and the National Leader of the firm's Arbitration Group. Rob is recognized nationally and internationally as a leading counsel in commercial litigation, international and domestic commercial arbitration, privacy, and intellectual property litigation, among other areas. As litigation counsel, Rob has litigated complex cases throughout Canada and at all levels of court, in diverse areas such as contractual disputes, arbitration-related litigation including appeals, mining disputes, life sciences and other intellectual property disputes, consumer class actions, sponsorship and advertising disputes, shareholder disputes, securities regulation, information and privacy law, and administrative law. Rob has also appeared in significant arbitration proceedings in North America, Asia, and Europe, under almost all major institutional sets of rules, in a wide array of industry sectors. Aer graduating from the University of Victoria as the Law Society of British Columbia Gold Medallist in 1998, Rob served as a law clerk to the Honourable Madam Justice Beverley McLachlin of the Supreme Court of Canada. Recognized in e Best Lawyers in Canada as the 2022 Lawyer of the Year in Vancouver for Bet-the-Company Litigation. Dekker, Kenneth A. Affleck Greene McMurtry LLP > (416) 360-6902 kdekker@agmlawyers.com Kenneth (Ken) Dekker is a successful trial and appellate lawyer with more than 24 years of experience. Ken has litigated noteworthy cases in a range of fields that include securities and broker-dealer litigation, securities class action defence, the defence of claims against public company auditors, corporate and shareholder disputes (including oppression and winding up cases), civil fraud litigation, disputes over contracts, defamation, injunctions, and cross-border litigation. Ken has appeared before all levels of courts in Ontario, and has also appeared in the Supreme Court of Canada. Ken has frequently represented clients in regulatory investigations and enforcement proceedings involving the Investment Industry Organization of Canada (IIROC), the Mutual Fund Dealers Association of Canada (MFDA) and the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC). Year called to the Bar: 1998 (ON). Delisle, Marie-Louise Woods LLP > (514) 982-4588 mldelisle@woods.qc.ca Partner at Woods LLP, Marie-Louise Delisle has close to 20 years of experience dealing with high-end commercial litigation matters in addition to handling matters relating to injunctions. She is involved in several major cases, more specifically in matters relating to securities, PPP, class actions, and professional liability, including that of accountants and stockbrokers. She has pleaded before the first instance and appeal tribunals of the province of Québec. Marie-Louise is also known for her various contributions to several publications in arbitration and numerous topics related to commercial litigation. She teaches a Commercial Litigation Workshop and Trial Advocacy Course at the Université of Montréal and sits on a variety of professional association committees. Marie-Louise is listed as one of Canada's leading infrastructure lawyers in the Lexpert Special Edition – Inastructure 2020. Dennis, Craig P., KC McEwan Partners > (604) 283-7840 cdennis@mcewanpartners.com Craig is a partner in McEwan Partners in Vancouver. A former law clerk at the Supreme Court of Canada, Craig brings 30 years of experience in complex commercial litigation in such areas as product liability, professional liability, class actions and shareholder disputes. Craig has acted for a wide range of businesses and has appeared before all levels of court in British Columbia, as well as the Federal Court and the Supreme Court of Canada. He also has appeared before courts or tribunals in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario, New Brunswick, and Newfoundland and Labrador. In addition to Lexpert, Craig is recognized by Chambers Global as a leading lawyer in the area of dispute resolution in Canada and by Benchmark as one of the Top 50 Trial Lawyers in Canada. An author and speaker for Continuing Legal Education, Craig has published a number of papers on a variety of topics including the admissibility of scientific evidence and privilege. He is a fellow of the International Society of Barristers, the Litigation Counsel of America and the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. DesBrisay, Hugh M. DMG Advocates LLP > (416) 238-7495 hdesbrisay@dmgadvocates.com Hugh DesBrisay is a founding partner of DMG Advocates, a leading dispute resolution boutique firm. He is an experienced advocate who is relied on by clients seeking practical dispute resolution advice and forceful representation. He currently acts as counsel in numerous commercial, products liability, and franchise law disputes before courts at all levels and in private commercial arbitrations. He is lead counsel in the defence of ongoing products liability and consumer class actions across Canada. Hugh has been a speaker and workshop leader in Osgoode Hall's Expert Witness Certification Program and a speaker on class action practice and on a wide variety of advocacy-related topics. For many years, he was an instructor in the Osgoode Hall Intensive Trial Advocacy Program. He served on the Board of Directors of e Advocates' Society, where he was Chair of e Advocates' Society's Education Committee. He has been a speaker at conferences of e Advocates' Society, e Association of Canadian Defence Lawyers, and the Ontario Bar Association. www.lexpert.ca 41