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www.lexpert.ca 37 Byers, Michael L. Crawley MacKewn Brush LLP > (416) 217-0886 mbyers@cmblaw.ca Michael Byers is an experienced litigator whose practice focuses on corporate, securities and complex employment disputes. In addition to receiving the 2025 Lexpert Rising Star Award, and being ranked as a leading lawyer by Lexpert in four practice areas, Michael has been recognized by Chambers as a leading securities litigator and by Benchmark Litigation as one of the top litigators aged 40 & Under in Canada and as a Litigation Star. Michael's practice includes contract disputes, shareholder and oppression claims, class actions, insolvency litigation, professional liability, fraud claims, and insurance litigation. His securities litigation practice includes investigations and proceedings before the OSC and other securities regulators, investment loss claims, broker/dealer disputes and cryptocurrency litigation. Michael has particular expertise in employment litigation in the financial services sector and in disputes involving complex financial and damages quantification issues or allegations of cause. Michael has worked with a broad range of corporate and individual clients, with particular experience in disputes in the financial services, securities, mining and natural resources, software and technology, cannabis, cryptocurrency and accounting sectors. Cameron, Cara Woods LLP > (514) 379-2326 ccameron@woods.qc.ca A partner at Woods LLP, Cara Cameron is a highly skilled litigator and negotiator trusted by clients with their most challenging commercial disputes, specifically in matters concerning contractual and shareholders' rights, as well as white collar investigations and defence, commercial fraud, asset tracing, and recovery proceedings. She has substantial experience in managing large and complex multi-jurisdictional cases, where success depends on the effective coordination of multi-professional teams. She has a wide range of experience in complex litigation before all levels of court, including the Supreme Court of Canada. She also excels in out-of-court dispute resolution and provides strategic advice on risk mitigation strategies. Campbell, A. Neil McMillan LLP > (416) 865-7025 neil.campbell@mcmillan.ca Neil is a co-leader of the Competition, Antitrust & Foreign Investment and International Trade Groups at McMillan. Neil's competition law practice focuses on merger clearances under the Competition Act; representation in cartel/follow-on, abuse of dominance & other proceedings; and advising on distribution and joint venture issues. His experience includes merger clearances (the leading failing firm case, AIM/TMR); domestic or international cartel cases and/or class actions (including Pioneer Corp. v. Godfrey, 2019 SCC 42, which clarified the standards for certification of competition class actions); and unilateral conduct cases (including a rare successful refusal to deal application, UCDA v. IBC). He has experience with net benefit and national security reviews under the Investment Canada Act. Neil has appeared in the Ontario, BC, Quebec and Federal Courts and the Competition Tribunal and CITT. He is the Global Contributing Editor for the Global Competition Review's Cartel Regulation deskbook, former Co-chair of the IBA Antitrust Section and is Co-Chair of its Mergers Working Group, Vice-Chair of the CBA Competition and Foreign Investment Review Section and a member of the CD Howe Competition Policy Council, and is on the CUSMA Chapter 10 Dispute Resolution Panel roster. Campion, Nadia Lax O'Sullivan Lisus Gottlieb LLP > (416) 642-3134 ncampion@lolg.ca Nadia's practice focuses on complex commercial disputes, shareholder oppression applications, director and officer liability, estates and trusts litigation, class actions, and professional liability. Nadia has deep industry knowledge and extensive experience in trials, arbitrations and administrative hearings before the Superior Court of Justice and the Ontario Court of Appeal, as well as the Ontario Securities Commission, and the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada. She has particular expertise in Toronto Commercial List proceedings. She has specific expertise in the fields of corporate and shareholder disputes, corporate fraud, and real estate litigation. Fluent in English and French, Nadia also represents clients from Quebec. Nadia has been recognized by Lexpert, Best Lawyers, and in Chambers Canada for Commercial Litigation. She has been recognized by Benchmark Litigation as a Litigation Star, among Canada's Top 100 Women in Litigation, and on the 40 and Under List. Nadia is a frequent speaker, writer, and commentator for the Law Society of Ontario, the Ontario Bar Association, The Advocates' Society, and the Cambridge Forum on Class Actions. She is also one of four members of the Class Proceedings Committee, which is part of the Law Foundation. Byers, David R. Stikeman Elliott LLP > (416) 869-5697 dbyers@stikeman.com David Byers is senior counsel and former co-chairman of the national Litigation & Dispute Resolution group. David is highly experienced in complex commercial litigation, including product liability, securities, insolvency, and insurance, as well as in domestic and international arbitration. David has extensive advocacy experience appearing before both the trial and appellate levels of courts in Ontario. His representations reflect a practice of extraordinary depth and scope, including acting for companies and their management in a broad range of industries, including manufacturing, technology, pharmaceutical, financial services, and tobacco. He has also acted for both lenders and debtors in several court supervised restructurings. Lexpert-ranked leading litigation lawyers