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76 www.lexpert.ca Lexpert-ranked leading litigation lawyers Ventresca, Yola S. Lerners LLP > (519) 640-6378 yventresca@lerners.ca Yola is a partner in the Health Law, Workplace Investigations, Professional Regulation, Commercial Litigation, and Education Law groups. She is also the Managing Partner of the London office at Lerners. She has more than 17 years of litigation experience with an emphasis on education, labour, employment and human rights, professional liability/ negligence, and health law. She is oen sought out for her creative and strategic approach to resolving matters successfully and efficiently. Yola is an accomplished litigator, certified workplace investigator, and founder and lead of our Workplace Investigations practice, with a track record of successful strategic leadership and service to her clients, the legal profession, and to the wider community. She is well-versed in managing high-stakes, complex and emotionally charged disputes and situations. She understands the need for a delicate, yet also de touch and uses her keen judgment and empathy to cut through personal and subjective obstacles to complete investigations and reach objective conclusions. She uses her specialized expertise to advise clients on a wide variety of employment and workplace matters. Yola is consistently retained on high crisis and high visibility files, oen where media involvement is likely. Williams, David B. Harrison Pensa LLP > (519) 661-6782 dwilliams@harrisonpensa.com Considered by many to be one of Ontario's most respected civil litigators, David Williams practices in the areas of class action litigation, complex commercial litigation and personal injury. Dave also has a special record of achievement in medical malpractice cases where he has successfully represented plaintiffs. He has also been active in representing Ontario lawyers in litigation supported by LAWPRO. As a veteran litigator, Dave's 40-year legal career has brought him before the Trial Division, the Court of Appeal, and the Supreme Court of Canada. He has been involved in many high-profile cases, including being a member of the plaintiffs' class action group for the Walkerton contaminated water claim as well as a landmark Aboriginal rights dispute. Most recently, Dave was co-counsel in one of the most significant class action judgments in Canada. In 2009, Dave was inducted into the American College of Trial Lawyers. Moreover, Dave was named Lawyer of the Year in London/Windsor by Best Lawyers between 2011 and 2021 for Corporate and Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Personal Injury Litigation, and Personal Injury Malpractice Law. Dave was also the managing partner at Harrison Pensa from 1999 until he stepped down in 2014. Waddell, Margaret L. Waddell Phillips Professional Corporation > (416) 477-6979 marg@waddellphillips.ca Margaret L. Waddell has over 30 years of experience in successfully prosecuting and resolving class actions and complex civil disputes. She is called to the Bar in Ontario and Alberta. Margaret is recognized as a leading lawyer in Class Actions having acted as class counsel on many precedent-setting cases in this field. She is regularly sought out to lead on class actions, or to partner with other firms who need additional bench strength, and lawyers oen refer their clients' class actions to her to prosecute. Margaret's skill at focusing on key issues and her established credibility before the courts is greatly valued by her clients and referring lawyers. Margaret is a Bencher of the Law Society of Ontario, and a former Adjunct Professor of law at Queen's University, where she taught class action practice and procedure. She continues to guest lecture at other universities and for a wide variety of CPD. Margaret focuses her practice on achieving quality results for her clients, creatively, efficiently and, importantly, in a cost-effective manner. She has broad experience in solving all manner of commercial conflicts, including contract disputes, insurance and professional liability claims, shareholder disputes, and other commercial controversies. Williams, Matthew G. Thorsteinssons LLP > (416) 864-9104 mgwilliams@thor.ca Matthew's practice focuses on all aspects of taxpayer representation. He has appeared before the Tax Court of Canada, the Federal Court of Canada, the Federal Court of Appeal, the Ontario Superior Court, the Ontario Court of Appeal, and the Supreme Court of Canada on a wide range of issues. Matthew has been recognized by Lexpert as a Most Frequently Recommended Corporate Tax Litigator and was included in the 2021 Lexpert Special Edition: Canada's Leading Litigation Lawyers. Matthew has been recognized as a leading tax dispute resolution lawyer in the International Tax Review, named among e Best Lawyers in Canada by Best Lawyers International (including being named Lawyer of the Year 2022 for Tax Law in Toronto, Ontario), is peer rated by Martindale-Hubbell as a "preeminent lawyer," and is ranked by Chambers Canada and Chambers Global.