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Lexpert-ranked leading litigation lawyers 60 www.lexpert.ca Glaholt, Duncan W. Glaholt Bowles LLP > (416) 368-8280 dwg@glaholt.com Duncan W. Glaholt, CArb, is the founder and a partner of the leading and nationally recognized construction law firm Glaholt Bowles LLP. He has been consistently named one of the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada in the field of Construction Law by Lexpert and is certified by the Law Society of Ontario as a Specialist in Construction Law. He is a Fellow of the American and Canadian colleges of construction lawyers, the International Academy of Construction Lawyers, and a Distinguished Fellow of the International Academy of Mediators. Mr. Glaholt is author and co-author of several reference books on construction law and alternative dispute resolution, including Halsbury's Laws of Canada – Construction and Alternative Dispute Resolution, e Law of ADR in Canada: An Introductory Guide, Construction Builders' and Mechanics Liens in Canada, Conduct of Lien, Trust and Adjudication Proceedings and e Annotated Ontario Construction Act. He is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Toronto's Faculty of Law. Mr. Glaholt is a Chartered Arbitrator and has mediated and arbitrated a wide range of complex, multiparty construction industry and infrastructure work including processing plants, refineries, capture plants, mining, energy and infrastructure projects, and transportation projects. Goldblatt, Jordan B. Adair Goldblatt Bieber LLP > (416) 920-9777 jgoldblatt@agbllp.com Jordan Goldblatt is a founding partner of Adair Goldblatt Bieber LLP, and is the firm's managing partner. Jordan has been named as a Rising Star by Lexpert magazine as well as a Litigator to Watch. He is a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America, and has also been recognized by Best Lawyers, and Benchmark Litigation. Jordan has acted for licensed professionals, professional associations, insurance companies, and corporations (private and public) in all manner of proceedings, including trials, arbitrations, class proceedings, public inquests, and administrative hearings. Jordan's practice encompasses matters of contract, tort, corporate law/governance, insolvency, employment, and defamation law. Jordan is preferred counsel for LawPRO, defending solicitor's negligence claims. He is on the Canadian Civil Liberties Association roster of counsel who act on defamation litigation cases. Jordan regularly acts in sports-related disputes, acting for national sports organizations, and high performance athletes. Jordan has presented to his peers at conferences put on by the Law Society of Ontario and the Ontario Bar Association. Prior to co-founding Adair Goldblatt Bieber LLP, Jordan practised at Lenczner Slaght LLP and Goldblatt Partners LLP. Gonsalves, Andrea Stockwoods LLP > (416) 593-3497 andreag@stockwoods.ca Andrea has extensive experience in litigation and dispute resolution, with particular emphasis in appeals and judicial review applications, administrative and regulatory law, corporate and commercial disputes, defamation and media law, intellectual property disputes, and professional discipline matters. She provides practical and strategic advice on complex issues that oen arise at the intersection of many of those areas. Andrea argues cases regularly before the Ontario and Federal courts and represents clients in a wide variety of administrative proceedings and private dispute resolution processes. She has been retained by industry regulators to conduct complex and sensitive enforcement proceedings. Andrea has been repeatedly recognized for her litigation work in e Best Lawyers in Canada and Benchmark Litigation, and has been selected as a Lexpert Rising Star and with a Precedent Setter Award. Since 2012, Andrea has been Adjunct Faculty at Osgoode Hall Law School. She is also an instructor for Osgoode Professional Development's LLM program. Prior to joining Stockwoods LLP, Andrea clerked for the judges of the Ontario Court of Appeal and for the Honourable Louis LeBel of the Supreme Court of Canada. Gottlieb, Matthew P. Lax O'Sullivan Lisus Gottlieb LLP > (416) 644-5353 mgottlieb@lolg.ca Matthew practises business litigation including corporate and commercial disputes, insolvency and restructuring and fraud and securities litigation. Matt's extensive track record of success in complex, high-stakes disputes explains why he is recognized as one of Canada's top litigation lawyers. He has significant expertise in trials and applications, in tribunal and arbitration hearings, and regularly appears at all levels of court in Ontario and other provinces, the Federal Court of Canada and the Supreme Court of Canada. Matt has acted as counsel in many major proceedings, including those regarding Aon, the Stronach Family, Sears Canada, Mattamy Homes, Xplornet, and a number of material parties in complex insolvency proceedings. Matt is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and e International Academy of Trial Lawyers. He is a frequent instructor at many litigation related seminars held by the Law Society of Ontario, e Advocates' Society and other organizations. Gover, Brian J. Stockwoods LLP > (416) 593-2489 briang@stockwoods.ca e diverse nature of Brian's diverse litigation practice is reflected in his ranking in Lexpert in the areas of Litigation – Directors' and Officers' Liability, Indigenous Law, Litigation – Regulatory & Public Law, and Professional Liability. He is recognized in e Best Lawyers in Canada in six categories, including Appellate Practice, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Corporate and Commercial Litigation, and Criminal Defence, and is rated AV preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell. Brian has extensive experience in both federal and provincial commissions of inquiry and related processes. His clients include individuals, corporations, regulators, and government agencies. A former Executive Legal Officer to Ontario's Superior Court of Justice, Brian is regularly retained to act for judges facing disciplinary proceedings. Since 2013, he has assisted the judges tasked with administering the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement, Canada's largest and most complex class action settlement. His extensive teaching experience includes serving as an adjunct professor (Western and Osgoode Hall Law School). Brian is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, a Fellow and Director of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers and was President of e Advocates' Society, 2018–2019.