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www.lexpert.ca 69 Iatrou, Nikiforos McCarthy Tétrault LLP > (416) 601-7642 niatrou@mccarthy.ca Focused on contentious antitrust matters, Niki is routinely retained by Canadian and multinational clients facing high- stakes, competition issues, including mergers, cartels, abuses of dominance, false and misleading advertising claims, and class actions. Recent matters involve investigations into social media, food delivery, alleged abuse of dominance in commercial aviation; alleged misleading online price representations in intercity transportation and temporary accommodations; e-Book publishing; airline joint ventures; and class actions regarding salmon, hard drive suspension systems, sub-sovereign bonds, and generic drugs. Kalogiros, Kosta McCarthy Tétrault LLP > (416) 601-7861 kkalogiros@mccarthy.ca Kosta is a partner in McCarthy Tétrault LLP's Litigation Group in Toronto. He has significant experience working with companies (both public and private) in complex contractual, shareholder, and partnership disputes. In addition to work- ing on complex corporate commercial matters, Kosta is a leader in the firm's Automotive Industry Group. He advises and represents domestic and foreign automotive industry participants on various matters, including, among other things, deploying new technologies in Canada, navigating motor vehicle safety compliance, and motor vehicle dealer regulation. Kosta otherwise maintains a broad practice focusing on corporate/commercial litigation, real property development disputes, professional liability, transportation and logistics, and estates matters (including corporate succession disputes). While resolution-oriented, Kosta is always prepared to advocate for his clients in contested hearings before all levels of court and any administrative tribunal. Some of his more notable engagements include representing Cineworld in signif- icant M&A litigation concerning the termination of a $2.8B+ transaction and representing Tesla in its successful appeal of enforcement measures taken by OMVIC in respect of Tesla's advertising of fuel savings. Kang, Yoon Smart & Biggar > (416) 595-2756 ykang@smartbiggar.ca With a reputation as a smart and pragmatic problem-solver, Yoon is a trusted legal advisor and leader in the life sciences industry. A principal in the firm's life sciences litigation practice, Yoon counsels global pharmaceutical innovators and research institutions on all aspects of patent rights, including those pertaining to small molecules and biologics inventions. Yoon's commitment to her clients' success is clear in her work. She has significant experience as lead counsel, representing pharmaceutical clients before the Federal Court and Federal Court of Appeal in complex patent litigation, including under the Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) Regulations. Yoon and her team successfully appealed to the Supreme Court of Canada on the controversial question of "promised utility." The Supreme Court of Canada, in an important and highly anticipated decision, AstraZeneca Canada Inc v. Apotex Inc, 2017 SCC 36, rejected the "promise doctrine" and clarified the requirement for patent "utility" in Canada. The unanimous decision represents an important victory for innovators seeking protection in Canada. Karrass, Robert Karrass Law > (416) 477-6022 robert@karrasslaw.com Mr. Karrass' practice focuses on litigation and alternative dispute resolution. He has appeared on numerous criminal defence, civil, administrative and regulatory matters at both the trial and appellate levels. From 2015 to 2020 Mr. Karrass served as a presiding lawyer member of Ontario's Consent & Capacity Board – Ministry of Health. He was a member of the teaching team at Osgoode Hall law School's Lawyer as Negotiator and has taught Criminal Law, Advocacy and dispute resolution in the paralegal program at George Brown College. Mr. Karrass received his JD from Osgoode Hall Law School, where he was the recipient of the Kenneth Gibson Morden Memorial Prize for standing highest in the subject of Evidence. A former Criminal Law columnist at The Lawyer's Daily, Robert is frequently sought by national and local media to provide expert legal commentary. Called to the Ontario bar, 2014. LAWYER TO WATCH Kay, Katherine L. Stikeman Elliott LLP > (416) 869-5507 kkay@stikeman.com Katherine Kay is a partner in the litigation & dispute resolution and competition & foreign investment groups. She has served on the firm's partnership board and executive committee, and is on her third tour of duty on the management committee in the Toronto office. Katherine's litigation practice is concentrated on complex Commercial Litigation, often involving the interplay between regulatory, civil, and criminal law regimes, and across multiple jurisdictions (within Canada and internationally). She is consistently ranked at the highest levels of the most recognized legal ranking publications. Chambers Global quotes client feedback that "she is always on top of her game - outstanding expertise, energetic, insightful and very practical"; and as "virtually insurmountable in the area of competition litigation. She is extremely bright, very responsive and has a good litigation sense." Katherine was described in the Global Competition Review's Country Survey: Canada as one of Canada's "headline competition litigators" and as "among the most talented and well-regarded in the country." 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