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Lexpert-ranked leading litigation lawyers 68 www.lexpert.ca McEwan, J. Kenneth, KC McEwan Partners > (604) 283-7988 kmcewan@mcewanpartners.com Ken is a senior commercial counsel with extensive experience in the areas of complex civil, corporate commercial, securities, product liability, and administrative litigation at both trial and appellate levels, including the Supreme Court of Canada. He also has a significant arbitration practice and is a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. Ken is ranked in Band 1 for Litigation: Corporate Commercial by Chambers, is one of Lexpert's Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada, holds a Martindale-Hubbell rating of AV, is Benchmark's Canadian Trial Lawyer of the Year for 2022, and six-time Benchmark British Columbia Litigator of the Year. He is a past President of the International Society of Barristers (and its only Canadian President), a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and a director of its Canadian Foundation, and a fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers. He has been appointed by the Law Society to the Committee on Relations with the Judiciary. He is author of the fourth edition of Sopinka on the Trial of an Action and co-author of Commercial Arbitration in Canada: A Guide to Domestic and International Arbitrations. Ken was appointed KC in 2004. McGivney, Kevin A. Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) > (416) 367-6118 kmcgivney@blg.com Toronto regional leader of BLG's Insurance and Tort Liability Group. Elected member of BLG Partnership Board. Kevin practises civil litigation with a focus on municipal and police liability. Has appeared as lead counsel before the Superior Court of Justice, the Divisional Court, the Court of Appeal for Ontario, and the Supreme Court of Canada. Represents municipalities, police services, and their insurers with respect to all types of liability claims including defamation and class actions. Also represents municipalities and police services at coroner's inquests and before the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal. Advises insurers and defends insureds regarding property and casualty claims, the draing of insurance policies, and coverage issues. Frequent writer and speaker on issues related to municipal and government liability, police liability, occupiers' liability, and advocacy issues. Received LLB from Western University, Faculty of Law. Bachelor of Arts (History), King's University College of Western University. Called to the Ontario Bar in 1991. McGuire, Gord Adair Goldblatt Bieber LLP > (416) 941-5860 gmcguire@agbllp.com Gord acts for individuals and businesses in all manner of civil and commercial litigation. His areas of practice include insurance coverage disputes, professional negligence claims, defamation, employment law, real estate litigation and shareholder disputes. Gord has appeared as lead or co-counsel in more than 50 reported decisions in the Superior Court of Justice, Divisional Court, and Court of Appeal, and has conducted several multi-week trials in Superior Court. Gord graduated from Dalhousie Law School in 2009 as the Gold Medallist of his class and was the recipient of numerous academic awards and distinctions. Aer completing his articles Gord was selected as one of two Ontario lawyers to receive the Fox Scholarship, through which he spent a year working alongside barristers in London, England. Gord is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Western Ontario where he teaches Insurance Law and is a contributing author for Lexis Practice Advisor Canada on the subject of Insurance Broker's Professional Liability. His views are frequently published in the popular press, including the Globe & Mail, National Post and Toronto Star. In 2021, Gord was selected as a Lexpert Rising Star. McLennan, Graham, KC McLennan Ross LLP > (780) 482-9221 graham.mclennan@mross.com Graham McLennan, KC is well-recognized for excellence in commercial litigation, class actions, professional liability claims, and construction litigation. Graham is a trusted advisor to auditors of distressed public companies. He assists with Securities Commission issues, class and solvency proceedings, matters related to the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA), and related litigation involving secured creditors and other parties. Graham handles all aspects of professional liability, such as discipline and civil litigation for auditors and accountants, and he represents accounting firms and owners as well as contractors in large construction disputes. His decades of experience resolving civil claims across Canada include cases in Edmonton, Calgary, British Columbia, and Ontario. Graham has appeared before all levels of court in Alberta, the BC Supreme Court, the Ontario Court of Justice, and courts in the Northwest Territories, as well as the Federal Court, the Federal Court of Appeal, and the Supreme Court of Canada. He has appeared as counsel before the National Energy Board, the Land Compensation Board, and various other tribunals. He is skilled in alternative dispute processes and has resolved many disputes in mediations and arbitrations. Meighen, Hugh A. Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) > (416) 367-6614 HMeighen@blg.com Partner in the Disputes Group of BLG's Toronto office, specializing in international disputes, including international commercial, investment, and construction arbitration, as well as international litigation in a range of industry sectors. With over ten years of dedicated arbitration counsel work, Hugh has advised a range of Canadian and international companies in disputes governed by the arbitration rules of the ICC, LCIA, UNCITRAL, ICDR, BCICAC, and DIAC. Co-authored Guide to the PCA Arbitration Rules (Oxford University Press: 2014). Adjunct Professor of international commercial arbitration and of international dispute resolution: sports arbitration at Osgoode Hall Law School. Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. Hugh is recognized in Who's Who Legal as a Global Leader in Arbitration in 2022 and is named one of ten Most Highly Regarded Future Leaders (Partners) in the Americas in 2021. Recognized as a Lexpert Rising Star in 2022. Education: AB cum laude (Princeton University); BCL/LLB (McGill University). Admitted to Ontario Bar in 2010 and New York Bar in 2011.