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92 www.lexpert.ca Wall, Kristin Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP > (416) 261-3964 kristin.wall@nortonrosefulbright.com Kristin Wall provides strategic legal counsel in all areas of intellectual property law. She has extensive litigation experience under the Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) (PMNOC) Regulations, regulations governing the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB), Certificate of Supplementary Protection (CSP) Regulations, and Food and Drug Regulations. Wall has acted in many of the first litigation proceedings under Canada's CETA-reformed patent legislation, including as counsel in the first PM(NOC) and CSP court challenges. She regularly represents pharmaceutical patentees on PMPRB matters, including as counsel on industry-wide litigation challenges concerning reforms to PMPRB drug pricing regulations and guidelines. Wall's advisory work focuses on regulation that is most susceptible to litigation, including issues involving drug pricing and reimbursement, access to information, patent listings, and data protection. Wall is a registered trademark agent and her trademark and copyright practice focuses on disputes, licensing, and enforcement. Wilkes, Julia Adair Goldblatt Bieber LLP > (416) 351-2790 jwilkes@agbllp.com Julia acts for and provides advice to a range of corporate and individual clients in all manner of civil, commercial, and administrative proceedings, including professionals, statutory officers, shareholders, and directors and officers. She has a robust regulatory and administrative law practice assisting municipal integrity commissioners, athletes, university students, and regulated professionals accused of misconduct. Julia has acted as lead counsel on trials in the Superior Court of Justice, on judicial reviews in the Divisional Court, and in hearings before various tribunals. Julia also regularly acts as an investigator, mediator, and arbitrator in sports-related disputes. Julia is regularly recognized by her peers and in leading legal publications. Lexpert recognizes her as a Leading Practitioner in both corporate commercial litigation and regulatory and public law litigation. Chambers ranks Julia as an "up and coming" lawyer in the area of Administrative & Public Law Litigation. Benchmark has named her a "Litigation Star" and in both 2022 and 2023 shortlisted her for the Emerging Talent Litigator of the Year. Visockis, Pierre Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) > (514) 954-2611 pvisockis@blg.com A litigation lawyer with 22 years of experience, Pierre Visockis defends clients against claims relating to insurance and torts, including professional and product liability and errors and omissions. He also advises on construction law. Visockis has represented clients of all sizes, across many different industry sectors, including manufacturing, construction, health, engineering, and other professional services. He brings deep insights into insurance law to each matter, providing clients with innovative, pragmatic solutions that advance our clients' best interests. Wadsworth, Christine McCarthy Tétrault LLP > (416) 601-7686 cwadsworth@mccarthy.ca Christine Wadsworth is a partner in McCarthy Tétrault LLP's Litigation Group in Toronto. She maintains a broad litigation practice with an emphasis on commercial litigation, professional liability, and internal investigations. Christine has served as lead counsel at both the trial and appellate level. She has tried cases before judges, juries and arbitrators. She acts as counsel for professional accounting firms, financial institutions, and large corporations. She represents physicians involved in civil, regulatory, and criminal cases. She acts as a Prosecutor before the Ontario College of Teachers' Discipline and Fitness to Practise Committees. Christine is consistently recognized as a leading lawyer, including being named a Lexpert Rising Star – Canada's Leading Lawyers Under 40 and a Precedent Setter by Precedent Magazine. Christine serves as co-director of McCarthy Tétrault's pro bono criminal defence program, which provides pro bono representation on criminal trials and appeals. Christine is a volunteer member of the Board of the Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic. Vogeli, Grant, KC Lawson Lundell LLP > (403) 218-7536 gvogeli@lawsonlundell.com Grant is a commercial litigator with extensive experience in the Alberta Court of King's Bench and the Alberta Court of Appeal. He has also appeared in the BC and Saskatchewan superior courts, the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal, the Federal Court of Canada, the Federal Court of Appeal, and the Supreme Court of Canada. Grant has brought and defended applications for injunctive relief in numerous scenarios, including shareholder disputes, breach of restrictive covenants and non-competition agreements, franchisor/franchisee, intellectual property, and other disputes. He has successfully applied for and defended applications for Mareva injunctions, Anton Piller orders, and Attachment orders. He has also acted as independent supervising solicitor for Anton Piller orders. Grant has extensive experience in arbitration and alternative dispute resolution. He frequently represents clients in arbitrations and mediations and periodically acts as mediator and arbitrator. Grant is recognized for his litigation expertise by The Best Lawyers in Canada, Chambers Canada. Benchmark Litigation named him the Alberta Litigator of the Year in 2020-2021, a Top 50 Trial Lawyer in Canada from 2020–2024, and inducted him into their Litigation Hall of Fame in 2023. Lexpert-ranked leading litigation lawyers