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54 www.lexpert.ca Crain, Kirsten T. Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) > (613) 787-3741 kcrain@blg.com Kirsten Crain is an experienced trial lawyer. She has conducted trials and hearings across the country. Crain'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 Québec. 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, Crain is a trusted advisor to boards and senior leaders. She is a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyer, and director of The Advocates' Society and the BLG Partnership Board. Crawley, Alistair Crawley MacKewn Brush LLP > (416) 217-0806 acrawley@cmblaw.ca Alistair Crawley is one of Canada's leading securities and corporate commercial litigation lawyers. He is recognized by Lexpert as one of the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada and is ranked in Band 1 by Chambers Canada for securities litigation. In 2024, he was named Lawyer of the Year for Securities Law in Toronto by Best Lawyers. Alistair's 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. He 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 involves contested corporate transactions and shareholder meetings, corporate governance and directors' & officers' liability. Alistair's commercial litigation expertise includes class actions, contract disputes, professional negligence, tort and breach of fiduciary duty claims and complex insurance coverage disputes. Currie, Michael Lax O'Sullivan Lisus Gottlieb LLP > (416) 956-1147 mcurrie@lolg.ca Michael acts for both public and privately held companies, with an emphasis on contractual disputes, franchise agreements, oppression claims, injunctions, and class actions. He has deep knowledge of the property development and automotive sectors in particular, including disputes under the National Automobile Dealer Arbitration Program. Commended by a judge for conducting 'highly focused and effective examinations', Michael has appeared before all levels of court in Ontario and regularly acts for clients in mediations and arbitrations. He is recognized by leading legal directories including the Legal 500 Canada, the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, and the Best Lawyers in Canada. Michael is also the proud founder of Good Laughs, an annual fundraiser where lawyers perform stand-up comedy for a good cause, which has raised tens of thousands of dollars for local and national charities. Coulombe, Marc-André Stikeman Elliott LLP > (514) 397-3395 macoulombe@stikeman.com Marc-André Coulombe is a partner in the Litigation & Dispute Resolution group and a former member of the firm's partnership board. He joined the firm as a student in 1991, and became a member of the Quebec bar in 1993. His practice covers all facets of litigation, ranging from providing strategic advice to clients on litigious or potentially litigious issues to representing clients at trial and in appeal before the Quebec courts and the Federal Court of Canada. He has broad experience in all areas of commercial law, including contract law, corporate litigation, and shareholder disputes, as well as substantial experience in provisional or extraordinary proceedings such as injunctions and safeguard orders. Marc-André believes that a good trial lawyer's abilities are forged through frequent experiences before the courts on a wide range of commercial litigation matters. He began his career acting for debtors in real estate restructuring litigation and has since pleaded several dozens of cases on a vast array of subjects, including competition, mergers & acquisitions, securities, and patents. Coyle, Stephen P. Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP > (604) 641-4879 stephen.coyle@nortonrosefulbright.com Stephen Coyle's practice is specific to litigation and alternative dispute resolution for design consultants, owners, contractors, insurers, and many of the other stakeholders involved in construction projects. In particular, he is often appointed by insurers to defend design consultants captured by construction disputes, or other insureds under project-specific insurance policies. He understands the construction industry and appreciates the significant risks and costs all stakeholders carry to see a project through to a successful completion. To that end, he advises his clients to either avoid or resolve construction disputes in a timely and cost-effective manner. Whether appointed by a design professional, owner, contractor, or insurer, he strives to meet his clients' varying expectations, whether in the form of litigation budgets, reports, navigating contractual, legal, or procedural issues, or gaining traction towards certainty of outcome by leaning heavily on alternative dispute resolution procedures. Lexpert-ranked leading litigation lawyers