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56 www.lexpert.ca Deane, Robert J.C. Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) > (604) 640-4250 rdeane@blg.com Rob Deane is the national leader of BLG's Arbitration Group. He is an elected member of the firm's Partnership Board and chair of the International Committee. Deane has litigated complex cases throughout Canada at all levels of Court, including to the Supreme Court of Canada, in areas including contractual disputes, arbitration-related litigation including appeals, set-aside applications, and enforcement applications, mining disputes, construction and infrastructure disputes, life sciences and other IP disputes, consumer class actions, sponsorship and advertising disputes, shareholder disputes, securities regulation, information/privacy law, and administrative law. Deane has appeared in significant arbitration proceedings in North America, Asia, and Europe in industry sectors including construction and infrastructure, manufacturing, technology, distribution, pharmaceuticals, energy, mining, and investor-State disputes. Deane has chaired or been sole arbitrator in international/domestic proceedings involving parties engaged in disputes arising in, among others, real estate development, distribution, IP licensing, and resource sectors. Deane has been recognized by Best Lawyers, Chambers Canada/Global, and Benchmark Litigation, including as Arbitration Lawyer of the Year. Dekker, Kenneth A. Affleck Greene McMurtry LLP > (416) 360-6902 kdekker@agmlawyers.com Kenneth (Ken) Dekker is a successful trial and appellate lawyer with more than 25 years of experience. Ken has litigated noteworthy cases in a range of fields that include securities and broker-dealer litigation, securities class action defence, the defence of claims against public company auditors, corporate and shareholder disputes (including oppression and winding up cases), civil fraud litigation, disputes over contracts, defamation, injunctions, and cross-border litigation. Ken has appeared before all levels of courts in Ontario, and has also appeared in the Supreme Court of Canada. Ken has frequently represented clients in regulatory investigations and enforcement proceedings involving the Investment Industry Organization of Canada (IIROC), the Mutual Fund Dealers Association of Canada (MFDA) and the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC). Year called to the bar: 1998 (ON). Dennis, Craig P., KC Dennis Dawson James Aitken LLP > (604) 659-9480 cdennis@djacounsel.com Craig is a partner in Dennis Dawson James Aitken LLP in Vancouver. 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. Benchmark Litigation Canada has also recognized Craig as BC's Litigator of the Year, 2024. Craig is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, the International Society of Barristers, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and Litigation Counsel of America. Craig is a frequent speaker and contributor to legal education and is a former law clerk at the Supreme Court of Canada for the Right Hon. Beverley McLachlin (then puisne justice). Dawson, Scott A. Dennis Dawson James Aitken LLP > (604) 659-9487 sdawson@djacounsel.com Scott Dawson is a senior litigator with extensive experience resolving business disputes. His cases cover a wide variety of commercial issues including those related to supply contracts, insurance/reinsurance disputes, international and domestic agency agreements, directors' duties, shareholder obligations and real estate matters. He provides crisis management advice to organizations in high-risk situations and advice to lawyers experiencing difficulties with their regulator. For decades, he has advised regional, national and international news media organizations on disputes ranging from court openness to intellectual property issues and defamation claims. A regular provider of pro bono legal services to facilitate access to justice, Scott has also served as an adjunct professor in the School of Journalism, Writing and Media at the University of British Columbia and is a contributor to continuing legal education programs. He is recognized by Lexpert as a leading litigation lawyer, cross-border lawyer and repeatedly recommended litigation lawyer (defamation and media law). De Zordo, Alexander L., AdE Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) > (514) 954-3191 adezordo@blg.com Alex De Zordo, Ad. E. handles complex litigation, injunctions, investigations, arbitrations, and class actions for a wide variety of clients. He acts for financial institutions, dealers and brokers (registrants), corporate victims of fraud and corruption, national and multinational corporations in all sectors. De Zordo 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 experience with matters relating to: bank, financial, and securities fraud, bills of exchange and letters of credit, suitability of investments and regulatory compliance, fraudulent financial statements, embezzlement and corruption, fraudulent transactions, money and asset tracing, money laundering, proceeds of crime, corporate contract disputes, IP fraud, and counterfeiting. He has been involved in many initiatives promoting access to justice. He is a fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers and was admitted to Quebec Bar in 1993. Lexpert-ranked leading litigation lawyers