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72 www.lexpert.ca Rigaud, Sylvain Woods LLP > (514) 736-4871 srigaud@woods.qc.ca Sylvain Rigaud heads the firm's insolvency and restructuring practice and is a member of the firm's Management Committee. In his 30-year legal career, he has handled corporate and commercial disputes, especially banking and insolvency issues, and has established himself as a leading practitioner. Sylvain has acquired a wide range of experience both before the civil courts of first instance and appeal, including before the Supreme Court of Canada. e experience he has acquired representing insolvent debtors, creditors, court officers, purchasers of distressed assets, interim lenders, directors and officers, boards of directors and shareholders, puts him in a position to offer practical and innovative advice tailored to the specific issues of each case. Sylvain is widely recognized for his ability to handle complex cases with skill and tact before the courts, as well as in the context of developing and negotiating arrangements. A regular speaker, he is also a member of the Insolvency Institute of Canada, the Liaison Committee of the Superior Court of Montreal (Commercial Division), the Turnaround and Management Association, the American Institute of Bankruptcy and has served as Chair of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Section of the Canadian Bar Association, Quebec Division. Ritacca, Luisa Stockwoods LLP > (416) 593-2492 luisar@stockwoods.ca Luisa's practice encompasses a wide variety of areas, including administrative law and civil and commercial litigation. Luisa has been a partner since 2006 and a member of the Firm's management committee since 2008. In 2018, Luisa became Managing Partner. In February 2016, Luisa received an Order-in-Council appointment as a part-time member of the Licence Appeal Tribunal. Luisa is counsel for the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sports and has appeared on a number of anti-doping cases over the last several years. In addition, Luisa acts for students facing academic and non-academic related charges at secondary and post-secondary institutions throughout Ontario. Further, Luisa acts as independent legal counsel for a number of regulated health colleges and administrative tribunals throughout the province. In that role, Luisa provides substantive and procedural advice during hearings as well as ongoing training for adjudicators. In 2013, Luisa was appointed by former Chief Justice Warren Winkler to act as court monitor in the administration of two pan-Canadian settlements involving the tainted blood scandal, as well as the settlement involving water contamination in Walkerton, Ontario. Ross, Kevin L. Lerners LLP > (519) 640-6315 kross@lerners.ca Kevin is a senior partner, with a wide-ranging civil litigation practice that encompasses health law, class actions, professional regulation, commercial litigation, plaintiff personal injury, and insurance litigation. He represents individuals as well as institutional clients of all sizes. He is a highly skilled trial lawyer who truly empathizes with his clients and advocates on their behalf with tremendous skill and compassion. Kevin has distinguished himself as a leader across all areas of his litigation practice, where he is known for developing innovative settlement techniques and employing effective trial advocacy if and when a fair and reasonable settlement cannot be achieved. He has appeared at all levels of court in Ontario. He also has extensive experience appearing before various administrative and adjudicative tribunals. Kevin has been certified by the Law Society of Ontario as a Specialist in Civil Litigation, and a Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers. In 2023, he was elected by his peers to serve a four-year term as a Law Society Bencher. Kevin is frequently invited to present, lead, and create legal and advocacy training programs for law schools and legal education organizations. Rothstein, Linda R., LSM Paliare Roland Rosenberg Rothstein LLP > (416) 646-4327 linda.rothstein@paliareroland.com Linda Rothstein is recognized as one of Canada's most accomplished litigators and advocates, with a practice spanning class actions and commercial litigation, professional regulation and administrative law, appeals, and more. In 2021, she was awarded the Advocates' Society Medal — the highest expression of esteem which the Society can convey to one of its members. She oen works with other law firms to resolve internal disputes, and has acted as counsel on countless high- profile cases and public inquiries, including the Inquiry into Pediatric Forensic Pathology. Linda is frequently engaged as a mediator and arbitrator in a range of disputes. Linda has earned several other accolades throughout her career, and has been awarded the Toronto Lawyers Association Award of Distinction, and the Ontario Bar Association Award of Excellence in Civil Litigation. She has served in board and leadership roles at such professional organizations as the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, e Law Society of Upper Canada, and e Advocates' Society. Sainsbury, Caitlin Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) > (416) 367-6438 csainsbury@blg.com Cait is an experienced litigator with a broad litigation and dispute resolution practice. She frequently represents clients in complex commercial disputes and in competition/antitrust and securities class actions. With extensive securities litigation experience, Cait regularly acts for dealers and individuals in civil and regulatory proceedings, as well as investigations conducted by the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada, the Mutual Fund Dealers Association of Canada, and the Ontario Securities Commission. Her expertise also extends to representing companies in contested mergers & acquisition transactions and in providing advice in connection with corporate governance issues. Cait is a member of BLG's Partnership Board, the firm's national governing body. Lexpert-ranked leading litigation lawyers