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www.lexpert.ca 41 De Zordo, Alexander L. Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) > (514) 954-3191 adezordo@blg.com Alex De Zordo handles complex litigation, injunctions, investigations, arbitrations and class actions for a wide variety of clients. He regularly acts for financial institutions, securities dealers and brokers, corporate victims of fraud, high-tech companies, as well as domestic and international corporations of every size in the context of complex (high-octane) litigation, class actions, securities litigation, injunctions, investigations, enforcement, trials, and arbitrations. Alex has expertise in all aspects of fraud and corruption in the banking, securities, corporate, and public sectors, including detection, investigation, prevention, and recovery. He has particular experience defending banking, securities, and consumer class actions. He is a fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers and was admitted to Quebec bar in 1993. Deane, Robert J.C. Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) > (604) 640-4250 rdeane@blg.com Rob is recognized nationally and internationally as a leading counsel in commercial litigation, international and domestic commercial arbitration, privacy, and intellectual property litigation, among other areas. As litigation counsel, Rob has litigated complex cases throughout Canada and at all levels of court, in diverse areas such as contractual disputes, arbitration- related litigation including appeals, mining disputes, life sciences and other intellectual property disputes, consumer class actions, sponsorship and advertising disputes, shareholder disputes, securities regulation, information and privacy law, and administrative law. Rob has also appeared in significant arbitration proceedings in North America, Asia, and Europe, under almost all major institutional sets of rules, in a wide array of industry sectors. Aer graduating from the University of Victoria as the Law Society of British Columbia Gold Medalist in 1998, Rob served as a law clerk to the Honorable Madam Justice Beverley McLachlin of the Supreme Court of Canada. Rob has been recognized by e Best Lawyers in Canada, Chambers and Benchmark Canada, including as Arbitration Lawyer of the Year. Dennis, Craig P., KC Dennis James Aitken LLP > (604) 671-0461 cdennis@djacounsel.com Craig is a partner in Dennis James Aitken in Vancouver. A former law clerk at the Supreme Court of Canada for the Right Hon. Beverley McLachlin (then puisne justice), Craig brings over 30 years of experience in significant litigation matters at the trial and appellate levels. Craig's practice has a business focus with an emphasis on effective resolution of complex commercial disputes. Craig regularly appears before the Superior Courts in British Columbia, and he also has appeared before courts in Ontario, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, New Brunswick and Newfoundland and Labrador, as well as in Federal Court and the Supreme Court of Canada. Industry publications including Lexpert and Chambers consistently recognize Craig as leading counsel in the area of Corporate and Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution, with additional recognition in the areas of Class Actions and Product Liability. e Best Lawyers in Canada has recognized Craig as Lawyer of the Year in Administrative and Public Law, Vancouver (2015 and 2018), Product Liability Law (2022) and Class Action Litigation (2023). Craig is a Fellow of the International Society of Barristers, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and Litigation Counsel of America. Craig is a frequent speaker and contributor to legal education. Di Paolo, David Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) > (416) 367-6108 ddipaolo@blg.com David is the National Group Head of BLG's Disputes Group and a leading commercial litigator who specializes in securities litigation, class actions and shareholder disputes. David regularly acts for market participants in defending securities class actions as well as securities regulatory investigations and proceedings. His class action practice is broad and includes securities, commercial, and employment class actions defence work. David has appeared before all levels of court including the Ontario Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada. David has also appeared before securities regulatory tribunals such as the Ontario Securities Commission, Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada, Mutual Fund Dealers Association of Canada, and other securities industry regulatory bodies across Canada. David also acts in all manner of commercial litigation including shareholder disputes, oppression remedy proceedings, and general corporate and commercial litigation. He has been recognized since 2019 in Chambers Canada, as well as in Benchmark Canada and e Best Lawyers in Canada. He was called to the Ontario Bar in 1998. Dixon, Brad W. Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) > (604) 640-4111 bdixon@blg.com Brad is recognized nationally as a leading counsel in class action defence and complex commercial litigation matters. He co-chairs the firm's Class Actions Group, providing strategic direction and coordination. He has successfully defended class actions against leading Canadian corporations and financial institutions, as well as multinational corporations, achieving precedent-setting results. His primary practice is before British Columbia courts, but he has also defended class proceedings in Saskatchewan, Alberta, and the Northwest Territories. Brad has obtained dismissal of class actions before certification, obtained dismissal of certification applications, and taken class actions to common issues trials. His practice includes considerable appellate experience. He has dealt with consumer and statutory claims, product liability, and competition law claims. His experience includes litigation of commercial and constitutional or other public law issues. Brad is a frequent speaker at conferences on class action defence or litigation, generally. He has been recognized many times by peers as leading counsel in e Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, e Best Lawyers in Canada, Chambers Canada, and Benchmark Canada. Lexpert-ranked leading litigation lawyers