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www.lexpert.ca 65 Lisus, Jonathan C. Lax O'Sullivan Lisus Gottlieb LLP > (416) 598-7873 jlisus@lolg.ca Jonathan's practice focuses on commercial and public law trial and appellate litigation. He has deep experience with infrastructure and P3-related litigation, class actions for plaintiffs and defendants, product liability, oppression remedies, Aboriginal land claims and securities litigation. He appears as counsel in courts and arbitral tribunals across the country and the Supreme Court of Canada. He is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and the International Academy of Trial Lawyers. He is a member of the Chief Justice of Ontario's Advisory Committee on Professionalism and a member of the Supreme Court Advocacy Institute. He is a Director of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association and regularly acts as Special Counsel on constitutional challenges to government actions. Jonathan has been lead counsel in many landmark decisions in the area of class actions, professional liability, public and constitutional law, and commercial litigation. He has tried over 90 cases to judgment and argued over 55 appeals in provincial appellate courts and the Supreme Court of Canada. Lokan, Andrew K. Paliare Roland Rosenberg Rothstein LLP > (416) 646-4324 andrew.lokan@paliareroland.com Andrew Lokan is a distinguished advocate in the areas of constitutional law, administrative law, aboriginal law, labour and employment law, and complex commercial litigation. He has appeared before the Supreme Court of Canada in more than 25 cases that have defined the rights of Canadians and the limits of government powers and frequently appears before other appellate and trial courts. Andrew has published widely on public law and is a frequent speaker on the subject. He is Chair of the Board of Directors of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, which he has frequently represented on a pro bono basis, and he teaches constitutional litigation at Osgoode Hall Law School. Andrew is regularly recommended by Lexpert, Benchmark Litigation, and Best Lawyers in Canada as a leader in public law. Love, Robert L. Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) > (416) 367-6132 rlove@blg.com Senior partner within BLG's Disputes Practice, Bob Love leads the national Product Liability, Autonomous Vehicles, and Automotive Industry Groups in addition to effectively defending clients against claims and resolving disputes. His expertise includes product liability, aviation, subrogation, insurance defence, and municipal and professional liability. Bob has represented a wide array of clients—from insurers to small and global entities—and has appeared as lead counsel at all levels of the trial and appellate courts of Ontario. He is known for his abilities to simplify complex, technical matters and render them more easily understood, critically and accurately assess damages, and finding pragmatic, innovative approaches to resolution. In addition to advocacy, Bob has also been instrumental in advising clients on risk mitigation. Called to the Bar in 1994, Bob is active within the legal industry and within the community. He is the former Vice Chair of the Product Liability Committee for the International Association of Defense Attorneys and previously held the role of Chair for the Product Liability Committee, Canadian Defence Lawyers' Association. Bob regularly speaks at conferences and has authored many articles and publications, most recently on CAVs, including MaaS. Mack, Perry R., KC Peacock Linder Halt & Mack LLP > (403) 296-2275 pmack@plhlaw.ca Perry Mack has enjoyed a distinguished legal career in Calgary for 40 years. His practice has focused on civil litigation with emphasis on insurance, professional liability, personal injury, construction and administrative law. A well-known lawyer, mediator and arbitrator, Mr. Mack has appeared as counsel at all levels of court, as well as numerous administrative tribunals, regulatory boards, and professional disciplinary bodies. roughout his career, Mr. Mack has demonstrated an uncompromising commitment to the legal profession and to the public good. He was a board member (Bencher) of the Law Society of Alberta for seven years, serving as president in 2008. Mr. Mack has received numerous peer acknowledgments and distinctions and is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. MacKewn, Melissa J. Crawley MacKewn Brush LLP > (416) 217-0840 mmackewn@cmblaw.ca Melissa has been widely recognized within the profession as one of Canada's leading litigators. In addition to being ranked one of the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada by Lexpert, Benchmark Litigation has named her one of the Top Women in Litigation since 2017. Best Lawyers has twice named her Lawyer of the Year for Securities Law in Toronto and, based on peer review, ranks her as part of a small and prestigious group of "bet the company" litigation counsel. She is ranked in Band 1 by Chambers Canada for Securities Litigation. Melissa has one of the deepest and most robust securities litigation practices in the country. She advises investors, registrants, issuers, officers, directors, underwriters, and corporations on a variety of securities matters. She has extensive experience with securities class actions, corporate and shareholder disputes, oppression remedy matters, proxy battles, takeover bid litigation, corporate governance matters and investment loss claims. Melissa is also regularly retained by public and private companies and their audit and special committees to conduct confidential internal investigations in respect of whistleblower complaints, disclosure, controls and reporting issues, trading and compliance issues, and matters engaging conflicts of interest. Lexpert-ranked leading litigation lawyers