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Adair, Geoffrey D.E., KC Adair Goldblatt Bieber LLP > (416) 941-5863 gadair@agbllp.com Geoff Adair is one of Canada's most experienced trial and appellate lawyers, having tried over 250 jury and non-jury cases to verdict and argued in excess of 100 appeals in the Ontario Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada. He is the author of critically acclaimed advocacy text On Trial (Butterworths, second edition, 2004) and a contributing editor to Ontario Courtroom Procedure, as well as a frequent lecturer to the profession. Geoff is an elected Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, and has been named as one of Canada's 500 leading lawyers in e Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada. Geoff 's practice areas include commercial litigation, commercial insurance litigation, directors' and officers' liability and major tort cases, including products liability and professional negligence matters. Adair, John Adair Goldblatt Bieber LLP > (416) 941-5858 jadair@agbllp.com John's practice is focused on commercial litigation with an emphasis on partnership, contractual, and estate disputes. John also regularly represents clients in directors' and officers' liability claims, enforcement of foreign judgments, and professional liability matters. John is a former Co-Chair of e Advocates' Society's Commercial Litigation Practice Group. John has written and spoken on numerous occasions on advocacy-related topics, and has won awards for his written articles. John has also taught trial advocacy at both the University of Toronto and Osgoode Hall Law School. John was selected for the 2014 Lexpert's Rising Stars: Leading Lawyers Under 40. Agarwal, Rahool Lax O'Sullivan Lisus Gottlieb LLP > (416) 645-1787 ragarwal@lolg.ca Rahool's practice focuses on complex commercial and civil litigation, acting for both plaintiffs and defendants. His experience includes class actions, contractual disputes, franchise litigation, shareholder disputes, proxy fights, director and officer liability and complex fraud cases. He is frequently called upon to handle time-sensitive matters and has extensive experience bringing and defending urgent court proceedings. Rahool has acted in a broad range of constitutional and public law matters, including cases involving the constitutionality of a safe injection site, the application of state immunity to claims of torture, and the discretion of physicians to unilaterally withdraw life support. He has appeared in trial and appellate courts in Ontario, BC, Saskatchewan and Quebec, and in six cases in the Supreme Court of Canada. He is an active member of the South Asian Bar Association and e Advocates' Society. He is a regular speaker at professional development programs on topics related to substantive law, legal ethics and practice, and equity, diversity and inclusion. He was previously a member of e Advocates' Society's 10+ Committee, the coach of the Lakehead University Wilson Moot team, and a member of the board of directors of the South Asian Legal Clinic (Ontario). Anderson, Robert S., KC FARRIS > (604) 661-9372 randerson@farris.com Robert Anderson KC practises as a general counsel with a practice representing clients both in court and alternative forums such as arbitration and mediation. He regularly appears on matters spanning a variety of areas of law, including securities, corporate, commercial, class actions, media, administrative, environmental, constitutional, public and white-collar criminal matters. Mr. Anderson has appeared at all levels of court in BC, as well as the Federal Court and Court of Appeal, the Tax Court of Canada and the Supreme Court of Canada. He has served as an adjunct professor and instructor at UBC's Allard School of Law; editor of Introducing Evidence at Trial: A British Columbia Handbook (Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia); and has presented on a variety of topics at numerous legal conferences. Mr. Anderson has received multiple recognitions throughout his career, and has been repeatedly listed in e Best Lawyers in Canada 2011–2023 (including twice as Lawyer of the Year for Defamation and Media Law), e Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2014–2023 (including as a Leading Cross-Border Litigation Lawyer), and as a Benchmark Canada Litigation Star 2012–2023. He is also ranked by both Chambers Canada and Martindale-Hubbell (Distinguished). Atkinson, Steven J. Harrison Pensa LLP > (519) 661-6763 satkinson@harrisonpensa.com Steven J. Atkinson is a Partner with the Harrison Pensa Litigation and Dispute Resolution group and Insurance Defence and Insurance Subrogation team. Steve has a diverse litigation practice with 30 years of experience working with individuals, insurance companies and corporations. Steve's insurance clients do business across Canada covering a wide range of exposures including home, auto, commercial general liability, course of construction/builders' risk, marine, officers and directors "E&O" and professional negligence. In addition to his work defending third-party liability claims, he is oen called upon to provide coverage opinions and provide clients with proactive advice. Steve also pursues recovery of subrogated claims in a wide variety of situations. Steve also serves individual clients who have sustained personal injuries or the loss of a loved one. He has recovered millions of dollars for clients to compensate them for their losses. As an inaugural member of the Canadian Academy of Distinguished Neutrals, Steve spends a considerable portion of his time now acting as a Mediator. Steve was named 2024 Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers for Insurance Law in London/ Windsor and has been recognized in e Best Lawyers in Canada for Insurance Law since 2018. www.lexpert.ca 21 Lexpert-ranked leading litigation lawyers