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Capern, Gordon D. Paliare Roland Rosenberg Rothstein LLP > (416) 646-4311 gordon.capern@paliareroland.com Gordon Capern is a senior partner of Paliare Roland Rosenberg Rothstein LLP and a leader of its corporate and commercial litigation practice. He enjoys representing the interests of entrepreneurs and has spent much of his career acting in cases where there are significant interests at stake. Gordon advises clients and acts as counsel in the resolution of disputes in many areas of corporate and commercial activity, including issues arising from complex commercial transactions, mergers & acquisitions in a wide array of industries, liability of professional advisors (including auditors, accountants, and lawyers), shareholder and partnership disputes, and director, officer, and employee litigation, with considerable expertise in their fiduciary obligations. Gordon is a Director and Fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers and a Fellow of the International Society of Barristers. His legal expertise has been recognized by Chambers Canada, with sources noting "Gordon is technically very sound but also an excellent strategist. He has a good demeanour in court, makes sure people understand his points and is very effective". He is also consistently recognized by The Best Lawyers in Canada and Benchmark Litigation. Caron, Sébastien C., AdE, ICD.D LCM Attorneys Inc. > (514) 375-2680 scaron@lcm.ca Mr. Caron is the Chairman of the Board of LCM Attorneys Inc. and one of its founding partners. He focuses his practice on litigation, commercial and security law and arbitration. He is involved in several significant class actions and has extensive experience in arbitration and alternative dispute resolution and regularly acts on behalf of large issuers and financial institutions, including securities brokers and advisors, whom he counsels on the drafting and implementing of compliance policies and represents before civil and regulatory tribunals. Mr. Caron was awarded the Quebec bar's honorary title of Advocatus Emeritus. His expertise is recognized by Chambers, Benchmark Canada, Best Lawyers of Canada and Lexpert directories. He is involved in the community, often invited to speak, teach, and participates in several philanthropic activities. He is Chair of the Quebec Advisory Committee of The Advocates' Society and the First Vice-President of the Board of the Foundation of the Palliative Home-Care Society of Greater Montreal. He also served on the Board of the International Bureau of Children's Rights and of Lawyers Without Borders. He is a former Chair of the Canadian Bar Association, Quebec Branch Class Actions Section. Carson, Dana Crawley MacKewn Brush LLP > (416) 217-0855 dcarson@cmblaw.ca Dana Carson is an experienced litigator who represents individual and corporate clients in complex commercial and securities litigation matters. In addition to being recognized for her expertise in securities litigation by Lexpert as a "Lawyer to Watch", Dana has been recognized by Benchmark Litigation Canada as one of the top Canadian litigation lawyers aged 40 & Under and as a Litigation Star. She has been ranked as a leading securities litigator by Chambers Canada and by Best Lawyers as "One to Watch". Dana's practice includes regulatory investigations and proceedings, shareholder and oppression disputes, D&O liability matters, investment loss claims, M&A litigation, professional negligence claims, fraud actions and employment disputes. Dana litigates civil and regulatory matters before the courts, arbitrators, provincial securities regulators and the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization. Dana's practice also includes internal investigations into a variety of matters for corporations and their boards of directors and special committees, including securities law issues, trading and compliance issues, whistleblower complaints and workplace allegations. LAWYER TO WATCH Carvalho, Robert Thorsteinssons LLP > (604) 602-4295 rcarvalho@thor.ca Robert Carvalho focuses on representing taxpayers involved in complex audits involving the anti-avoidance provisions of the Income Tax Act, including the general anti-avoidance rule and transfer pricing provisions. Having worked for the Department of Justice Canada for over 25 years, he has gathered unparalleled experience at all court levels on such files. He has been involved in numerous files at the Tax Court of Canada and Federal Court of Appeal involving the general anti-avoidance rule, including the first such appeal to go to the Federal Court of Appeal. In addition, his experience has given him insight into the Canada Revenue Agency audit process and has resulted in him being involved in many of the precedential cases involving the use of the CRA's audit powers. www.lexpert.ca 39 Cantin, Maxime Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP > (418) 640-5961 maxime.cantin@nortonrosefulbright.com Maxime Cantin practises primarily construction law. He has 25 years of experience in litigating complex multi-party construction disputes, including delay claims, additional costs claims, construction insurance claims, tender issues, and engineers' errors and omissions. He also has extensive experience in contract review and drafting. He also handles on a regular and continuous basis complex commercial litigations. He thus regularly represents contractors, owners, commercial tenants, manufacturers, service providers, professionals, insurers, lenders, and financial institutions before the civil courts and in arbitration or mediation. He sits on the executive board of the construction section (Province of Quebec) of the Canadian Bar Association, and he is listed in The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, The Best Lawyers in Canada, and the Construction Lawyers Society of America. He also lectures to various construction industry stakeholders. He is the local chair of the litigation and disputes group in the Quebec office. Lexpert-ranked leading litigation lawyers