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62 www.lexpert.ca Gatensby, Anthony H. Blaney McMurtry LLP > (416) 593-3987 agatensby@blaney.com Anthony is well known in the field of insurance law, with a distinguished practice that spans the entire spectrum of insurance coverage. With a wealth of experience that transcends borders, Anthony is recognized as a trusted advisor to a global clientele at the primary, excess, and reinsurance tiers. Anthony consistently delivers strategic legal guidance and unwavering representation to insurers. Anthony is often called upon for redrafting existing insurance policies, and also the creation of new, innovative wordings and policy forms. He is also seasoned presence in applications and appellate courts, tackling novel and complex legal questions. He routinely appears before the Court of Appeal for Ontario on contractual issues, including as recently as February 2024, in Priestly Demolition Inc. v. Universal Designs Ltd., 2024 ONCA 75. Gill, Laura M. McCarthy Tétrault LLP > (403) 260-3502 lgill@mccarthy.ca Laura is a leading commercial litigator and arbitrator for Canada's major energy sector players and high-profile corporate clients requiring superb counsel and practical business solutions. Laura specializes in resolving disputes in Canada's energy sector, including joint ventures, purchase agreements, royalties, and First Nations priorities. She offers expert commercial national litigation advice, including by assisting with appeals and judicial reviews. Laura also advises on environmental disputes, such as contaminated sites claims, and handles securities litigation, director liabilities, and shareholder disputes. Laura has received numerous recognitions, including a ranking in Chambers Canada, inclusion in Benchmark Litigation's 40 & Under Hot List, recognition as a Legal 500 Canada Next Generation Lawyer, and being named a Lexpert Rising Star. Fuerst, Linda L. Crawley MacKewn Brush LLP > (416) 217-0853 lfuerst@cmblaw.ca Linda Fuerst is one of Canada's leading securities and commercial litigators, ranked in Band 1 for Securities Litigation by Chambers and as one of the Top 500 Lawyers in Canada by Lexpert. In 2023, Linda was named "Securities Litigator of the Year" by Benchmark and inducted into its Hall of Fame. She is also recognized by Benchmark as one of the Top 100 Women in Litigation. Linda's litigation practice covers a broad range of commercial and professional liability matters, with a focus on securities litigation, class proceedings and regulatory issues. She has litigated civil, criminal and regulatory matters and appeared before all levels of court in Ontario, the Supreme Court of British Columbia and Nova Scotia and the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal, and represented clients in connection with investigations and proceedings by the Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia and Nova Scotia securities commissions, CIRO, the SEC and CFTC. She has also directed internal investigations into matters including possible insider trading and backdating of stock options, manipulative trading and misconduct by senior executives of public and private corporations, including the payment and receipt of secret commissions and kickbacks. Gagné, Michel McCarthy Tétrault LLP > (514) 397-4204 mgagne@mccarthy.ca Partner based in Montreal, Michel's practice focuses on commercial and civil litigation, and more specifically on complex technical litigation. Michel specializes in defending class actions as well as in environmental litigation. More specifically, he defends manufacturers' liability class actions related to pharmaceutical and consumer products, as well as medical devices. Michel also defends clients facing major environmental class actions. He has extensive lead counsel experience in personal injury cases and in cases involving toxicology and scientific issues. He regularly pleads before the civil courts at certification stage and he has significant trial experience. His experience includes numerous proceedings for damages, injunctive relief and judicial review. Michel also acts as lead appellate attorney. He has experience in statutory penal law and has pleaded before numerous administrative tribunals and arbitration boards. Gascon, Clément Woods LLP > (438) 387-5499 cgascon@woods.qc.ca After a career of more than 17 years in the Canadian judiciary, Clément Gascon, C.C., Ad.E., returned to the private practice of law, which he had left in 2002. He uses his in-depth experience to guide and assist parties and their counsel in resolving disputes through arbitration at the national and international levels and acts as strategic advisor in the insolvency, restructuring, and litigation matters of the firm. He was a judge of the Supreme Court of Canada for five years, of the Quebec Court of Appeal for two years, and of the Quebec Superior Court for close to 10 years. He was a lawyer in private practice with a national law firm from his admission to the Quebec bar in 1982 to his appointment to the bench in 2002. Lexpert-ranked leading litigation lawyers