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Cooper, Robert (Bob) W., KC McEwan Partners > (604) 283-7677 rcooper@mcewanpartners.com Bob Cooper is a trial lawyer practising with a focus on corporate, commercial, class action and securities litigation. Beginning his practice as criminal defense counsel, Bob has helped clients navigate their most difficult circumstances for more than 30 years. His work encompasses a broad range of legal issues and a diverse base of Canadian and international clients. In addition to representing clients at every level of court, he appears as counsel before regulatory tribunals and in domestic and international commercial arbitrations. He advises clients in proxy contents, shareholder disputes and has conducted confidential investigations for major corporations. Bob is recognized as leading counsel and is listed with Chambers Global, Best Lawyers, Lexpert, Marindale-Hubbell (AV) and Benchmark. Bob teaches Trial Advocacy for the University of British Columbia Faculty of Law, the Continuing Legal Education Society and e Advocates' Society. His recent pro bono activity includes working with the Pivot Legal Society on constitutional litigation relating to homelessness and harm reduction. Fellow of the International Society of Barristers and Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, and a member of e Advocates' Society. Crain, Kirsten T. Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) > (613) 787-3741 kcrain@blg.com Kirsten is an experienced trial lawyer. She has conducted trials and hearings across the country. Kirsten's broad litigation practice includes complex commercial litigation (including class actions and multi-jurisdictional proceedings), intellectual property litigation and professional negligence and administrative law matters. She appears as counsel in the Federal Court of Canada and before the Superior Courts of Ontario and Quebec. She has also represented clients in a vast range of administrative law proceedings before national and provincial tribunals and boards, as well as Coroner's courts. In addition to courtroom advocacy, Kirsten is a trusted advisor to boards and senior leaders. She is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyer and director of e Advocates' Society and the BLG Partnership Board. Crawford, Kate A. Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) > (416) 367-6729 kcrawford@blg.com Kate is the National Business Leader of BLG's Health Law Group. Her practice includes civil litigation with a focus on complex medical malpractice actions, administrative law with a special focus on physician credentialling issues, and class action defence. Kate also acts as general counsel to hospitals, long-term-care facilities, and retirement homes, providing strategic day-to-day advice on risk management and policy issues, and representing them in her capacity as an advocate before tribunals, public inquiries, inquests, and other types of proceedings. Kate is recognized in Chambers Canada, Benchmark Canada and e Best Lawyers in Canada. Crawley, Alistair Crawley MacKewn Brush LLP > (416) 217-0806 acrawley@cmblaw.ca Alistair is considered one of Canada's leading securities and corporate commercial litigation lawyers. In addition to being ranked one of the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada by Lexpert, Alistair is ranked in Band 1 by Chambers Canada for securities litigation, and as a leading securities and corporate commercial litigator by Benchmark Litigation. In 2024, Best Lawyers named him Lawyer of the Year for Securities Law in Toronto. His practice includes all aspects of litigation and advice involving the capital markets and securities industry, including investigations and enforcement hearings, contested corporate transactions and investment loss claims. Alistair has argued some of Canada's most significant securities law cases, including the leading case on timely disclosure in the context of merger and acquisition transactions. He has extensive experience as defence counsel in regulatory and quasi-criminal investigations concerning public disclosure, registration, insider trading, fraud, and other forms of alleged market malfeasance. His corporate litigation practice includes stakeholder disputes in both public and private corporations, contested corporate transactions and shareholder meetings, corporate governance, and directors' and officers' liability. Dawson, Scott A. FARRIS > (604) 661-9354 sdawson@farris.com Scott Dawson is a partner in the litigation group experienced in the resolution of a broad range of commercial disputes. He regularly appears before British Columbia courts as part of his business-focused civil litigation practice. His cases cover a wide variety of commercial litigation issues, including those related to supply contracts, insurance/reinsurance disputes, directors' duties, international and domestic agency agreements, shareholder agreements and real estate transactions. Scott also has considerable experience with crisis management and with media disputes ranging from court openness to intellectual property issues to defamation claims. He is recognized by Benchmark Litigation as a Litigation Star (commercial litigation) and by Lexpert as a leading litigation lawyer (defamation & media law), a leading cross-border lawyer (litigation – defamation & media law) and a Repeatedly Recommended lawyer (litigation – defamation & media law). Scott is also recognized by Martindale-Hubbell with a peer review rating of BV distinguished, and by e Best Lawyers in Canada directory, which named him Lawyer of the Year (defamation & media law) in the 2015, 2018 and 2023 editions. www.lexpert.ca 39 Lexpert-ranked leading litigation lawyers