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November 2022 Litigation

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Lexpert-ranked leading litigation lawyers 64 www.lexpert.ca Kremer, Markus F. Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) > (416) 367-6658 mkremer@blg.com Markus is a partner and the Head of BLG's Class Actions Group in Toronto. His practice consists of class actions, commercial litigation, and public law. His class actions practice includes defending the country's largest financial and public institutions and corporations in actions involving breaches of contract, privacy breaches, regulatory compliance, consumer protection, competition and mass tort issues arising in the financial services, pension, healthcare and retail industries. Markus' commercial litigation experience includes contractual and corporate disputes and cross-border litigation. In the public law sphere, Markus has broad experience in pension matters. He is regularly retained by employers and administrators of single- and multi-employer pension plans with respect to plan administration issues and litigates pension disputes before tribunals and courts. In the education sector, he has particular expertise with respect to difficult religious rights issues. Markus has appeared as counsel before all levels of court in Ontario, the Saskatchewan Court of Queen's Bench, the Federal Court, and the Supreme Court of Canada, as well as the Financial Services Tribunal and other administrative tribunals. He is fluent in English, French, and German. Krüger, Josef G.A., KC Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) > (403) 232-9563 jkruger@blg.com Senior Counsel in BLG's Insolvency & Restructuring Group in Calgary. Has practised for more than 40 years in the areas of insolvency & restructuring, commercial litigation, and international arbitration. Has been involved in over 400 trials and arbitrations and has extensive experience arguing matters on appeal. Has acted in numerous insolvency and restructuring proceedings, including many cross-border restructurings. Experience also includes acting as lead counsel in trials and arbitrations in the fields of corporate and shareholder disputes, banking, engineering, oil & gas, contractual, patent, and seismic data disputes. Appointed King's Counsel in 2010. Elected as a member of the Insolvency Institute of Canada in 2010. Recognized as Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law Lawyer of the Year – Calgary in the 2019 edition of e Best Lawyers in Canada. Kwinter, Alfred Singer Kwinter > (416) 961-2882 akwinter@singerkwinter.com Alf earned his JD from the U of T in 1970. He and Morris Singer founded the firm in 1974. He has appeared at all court levels including the Supreme Court of Canada, where he appeared on behalf of the successful plaintiff in the landmark decision of Oldfield v. Transamerica Insurance. Alf has achieved some of Canada's largest jury awards for punitive damages against an insurer. He acted for the plaintiff in the milestone case of Kamin v. Kawartha Dairy, which reduced the onus on plaintiffs in establishing liability in slip and fall claims. He obtained the highest award in Canada for chronic pain in Degennaro v. Oakville Trafalgar Hospital. Alf is certified by the LSO as a Specialist in Civil Litigation, is a past director of e Advocates' Society and Medico-Legal Society, and is a member of OTLA, TAS, the CBA, the ABA, and AAJ. Alf is an Adjunct Professor at Osgoode Hall. e firm is consistently named by Canadian Lawyer Magazine as a top personal injury firm in Canada. He has twice been honoured by OTLA and is a recipient of the Excellence in Teaching Award by TAS. Alf received the 2015 OBA Award for Excellence in Insurance Law and was named the 2016 Best Lawyers personal injury litigation Lawyer of the Year in Toronto. Alf is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. Laubman, Shaun Lax O'Sullivan Lisus Gottlieb LLP > (416) 360-8481 slaubman@lolg.ca Shaun practises corporate commercial litigation, including shareholder and partnership disputes, fraud cases, franchise litigation, estate litigation, and real estate disputes. He is an experienced trial and appellate counsel and has successfully represented clients before all levels of court in Ontario, as well as before administrative and arbitral tribunals. Shaun also has extensive experience with fast-moving cases involving Mareva and injunctive relief. Shaun is the Past Chair of the OBA's Civil Litigation Section and a member of the Commercial List Users' Committee. He currently serves as a chairperson for the University of Toronto's Academic Discipline tribunal. Previously, Shaun clerked for the judges of the Ontario Court of Appeal, and practised at a major international law firm in New York for several years. Shaun has been recognized as a Next Generation Lawyer by e Legal 500 and in e Best Lawyers in Canada 2021 for Corporate and Commercial Litigation and Real Estate Law. He is a past recipient of a Lexpert Rising Stars: Leading Lawyers Under 40 award. Le Vay, Paul H. Stockwoods LLP > (416) 593-2493 paullv@stockwoods.ca Practice includes corporate commercial litigation, securities litigation, class actions, professional liability, claims against directors and officers, employment litigation, and professional regulation. Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers. International member of e Commercial Bar Association (UK). Bilingual, argues cases in English and French before all levels of Court, as well as tribunals, including the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC). Former Trustee of the Law Foundation of Ontario. Past president of l'Association des juristes d'expression française de l'Ontario. Past director of e Advocates' Society. Frequent speaker and author in his areas of practice. Ranked by Chambers Global and listed in e Best Lawyers in Canada and Benchmark Canada in his principal areas of practice.

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