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88 www.lexpert.ca Sinha, Awanish McCarthy Tétrault LLP > (416) 601-8030 asinha@mccarthy.ca Partner in the Litigation Group and co-lead of the Public Sector Group. Leading political law practice in Canada, acting for political leaders and major corporations in high-profile conflict of interest, ethics, lobbying and election law matters. An experienced trial and arbitration advocate, specializing in large-scale infrastructure, energy, and innovation projects that have a significant public policy component. Serves as a strategic legal advisor on complex projects, involving revolutionary business models and major shifts in public policy. For example, during the COVID-19 pandemic, he led the regulatory approvals process for the NHL and NBA return of professional sports competition in Canada. Clients rely on him to navigate uncharted legal waters with creativity and multilateral thinking. Smith, Crawford G. Lax O'Sullivan Lisus Gottlieb LLP > (416) 598-8648 csmith@lolg.ca Crawford's litigation practice focuses on complex corporate and commercial litigation, regulation, securities, professional liability, energy proceedings, insurance, competition litigation, public and administrative law, with substantial expertise in class actions. He has significant experience engaging complex disputes that demand subject-matter experience involving specialized and highly regulated industries in the energy, infrastructure, telecommunications, and financial services sectors. Crawford has extensive experience in trials, arbitrations and administrative hearings before all levels of court in Ontario, in the Supreme Court of Canada, in the Federal Court of Appeal, and before a variety of administrative tribunals including the Ontario Energy Board, the Ontario Securities Commission, the Competition Tribunal, the Human Rights Tribunal, and the Environmental Review Tribunal. Crawford is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. He is regularly invited to speak at seminars held by The Advocates' Society, The Law Society of Ontario, and other organizations. Shaw, Byron McCarthy Tétrault LLP > (416) 601-8200 bdshaw@mccarthy.ca Byron's practice includes defence of class actions and mass tort claims with a focus on product liability matters, particularly for manufacturers of pharmaceutical medications and devices. Byron's practice also includes corporate and commercial litigation, infrastructure disputes and public law litigation for both public and private sector clients. Byron has appeared before all levels of court in Ontario, as well as the Supreme Court of Canada and trial and appellate courts in other provinces. In 2017–2018, Byron was a visiting lawyer with Paul, Weiss in New York where he worked on litigation before federal and state courts and investigations by the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice. Shortreed, Megan Paliare Roland Rosenberg Rothstein LLP > (416) 646-4308 megan.shortreed@paliareroland.com Megan Shortreed routinely represents clients in corporate, commercial, employment, civil, and administrative litigation. She argues cases involving shareholder and partnership disputes, duties of directors and employees, trusts and estates, product liability, and other complex commercial cases. She acts often on behalf of senior executives respecting their compensation, employment contracts or termination from employment, and for both employers and employees in respect of sensitive workplace investigations. She appears before the Toronto Commercial and Estates Lists, Ontario Court of Appeal, and the Supreme Court of Canada. She has extensive hearings experience before professional disciplinary tribunals. She is recognized by Chambers Canada, where she is noted as a "very strong litigator". She is also recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada and Benchmark Canada, where she was named Health Law/Medical Litigator of the Year in 2021 and 2024. Megan was the inaugural recipient of the Honsberger Award, presented by the Toronto Lawyers Association in 2014, and received the Lexpert Zenith Award Celebrating Women in Law in 2017. Megan is a Bencher of the LSO and a former Director of The Advocates' Society. Ship, Adam Ship-Law-ADR > (365) 240-1320 adam@ship-law-adr.ca Mediator/arbitrator, commercial litigator and franchise lawyer with over 15 years' experience gained at national law firm McCarthy Tétrault, where he was a litigation partner and led the firm's franchise practice. Since November 2023, practicing franchise law and commercial litigation at Ship-Law-ADR and as a mediator/arbitrator at ADR Chambers. Maintains a national litigation and franchise practice with clients across Canada and appears frequently before arbitration panels and the Ontario, BC, and Alberta courts. Routinely mediates and arbitrates franchise and commercial matters. Former Adjunct Professor of franchise law at the University of Toronto. Legal publications on private law have been cited by appellate courts across Canada, including the Supreme Court of Canada and the BC and Ontario courts of appeal. Lexpert-ranked leading litigation lawyers