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www.lexpert.ca 79 Mongeau, Éric Stikeman Elliott LLP > (514) 397-3043 emongeau@stikeman.com Éric Mongeau is a partner and former head of the Montreal office's Litigation & Dispute Resolution group. Recognized as the Quebec Litigator of the Year in 2020 by Benchmark Litigation, Éric regularly appears in front of civil courts under provincial and federal jurisdictions, including the Supreme Court of Canada. He also has vast experience in front of administrative and arbitration tribunals. Éric is highly esteemed for his general commercial litigation practice which focuses more particularly in the energy, transportation, telecommunications, and construction sectors and in the fields of administrative law and defamation law. Over the years, he has also developed particular experience in local and international commercial arbitration, both as counsel and party-appointed arbitrator. In 2018, Éric was inducted as a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, the leading trial lawyers' organization in the US and Canada, for his unquestionable position as a preeminent litigator in Quebec. Morrison, Patricia L., KC Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) > (403) 232-9472 pmorrison@blg.com Patricia (Trish) Morrison, KC, is a partner and the national business leader of BLG's Construction Group. Morrison provides strategic advice on the management of risk on construction projects, from project start to completion. She has extensive experience in the mediation, arbitration and litigation of construction disputes on large scale commercial, industrial, and infrastructure projects, such as disputes involving tenders, RFPs, construction contracts, liens, design and engineering issues, construction deficiencies, cost overruns and delay. Morrison also advises on front-end project matters such as project delivery models, tendering and other procurement methods, contract negotiation and drafting, and provides advisory services throughout projects. Morrison is a fellow and vice president of the Canadian College of Construction Lawyers. She is a frequent speaker and writer on construction industry topics and is called to the Alberta Bar and Manitoba Bar. Morrison is recognized as a Leading Lawyer in Construction in Chambers Canada; in The Best Lawyers in Canada (Construction Law); in Lexology Index; in The Legal 500 Canada; and as a litigation star (Construction and Environmental) and one of the Top 100 Women in Litigation by Benchmark Canada. Muir, Christine Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP > (416) 216-1913 christine.muir@nortonrosefulbright.com Christine (Chris) Muir's practice encompasses complex commercial litigation and high-profile administrative matters. She is skilled in complex litigation, including contract disputes, and public and appellate law. She also has experience advising on and managing defamation matters. She represents clients ranging from large corporations and institutions to small business owners and professionals in sectors including health, finance, construction, and education. She has appeared as counsel before all levels of courts in Ontario and the Federal Court of Canada, and appears before administrative tribunals, including as presenting counsel before the Ontario Judicial Council. She is committed to mentoring young lawyers and law students both within the firm and in the larger Toronto legal community. From 2009–10, she served as a law clerk to former Chief Justice of Ontario Warren Winkler, and to Justices James MacPherson and David Watt of the Court of Appeal for Ontario. Murdoch, Daniel S. Stikeman Elliott LLP > (416) 869-5529 dmurdoch@stikeman.com Dan Murdoch is a partner in the Litigation & Dispute Resolution group and a member of the associates committee in the Toronto office. He is also chaiman of the firm's claims & risk management committee. His practice focuses on class actions and complex commercial litigation. His class action practice includes securities, product liability, and professional negligence. Dan has been counsel on multiple securities class actions, frequently obtaining early dismissal. His commercial litigation practice involves a wide range of matters, including securities, shareholder disputes, real estate, professional negligence, and product liability disputes. He has appeared at all levels of courts in Ontario and regulatory tribunals, and acts regularly in commercial arbitration matters. Musgrove, James B. McMillan LLP > (416) 307-4078 james.musgrove@mcmillan.ca James Musgrove is co-leader of McMillan's Competition, Antitrust & Foreign Investment Practice Group, and active in its advertising/consumer protection practice. He serves in the Leadership of the ABA Section of Antitrust Law as Co-Chair of The Pricing Conduct Committee and past member of Council. James a two time GCR award winner: for Behavioural Matter of the Year, 2014 for his successful defence of Mastercard; and for Cartel Matter of the Year, 2022 for his successful defence of Micron. He was named 2015 advertising and marketing lawyer of the year, Toronto, by Best Lawyers. He is recognized as a leading competition and advertising lawyer by various rating organizations, including Chamber Global, GCR, Lexpert, Best Lawyers and Who's Who Legal, amongst others. Leading cases include representation of Mastercard, NutraSweet, Volkswagen, Suncor, Polaroid, West Fraser, Micron and Meta, amongst others. James practises in the areas of competition, antitrust, foreign investment and marketing law. He advises on cartel, merger, distribution, investment review, foreign corrupt practices and misleading advertising amongst other issues. James makes regular representations and submissions to the Competition Bureau. He has experience in a wide variety of industries. Lexpert-ranked leading litigation lawyers