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68 www.lexpert.ca Hunter, Claire, KC Hunter Litigation Chambers > (604) 891-2403 chunter@litigationchambers.com Claire Hunter, KC is an experienced litigator with a broad civil litigation, public and administrative law and appellate practice. She regularly represents clients at all court levels in British Columbia and the Supreme Court of Canada, handling complex commercial matters, internal investigations, and high-profile trials and appeals. Recognized as a Lexpert Leading Lawyer Under 40 in 2017, Hunter has also been honored as one the Gold Winner for Woman of the Year at Lexpert's Canadian Law Awards. She joined Hunter Litigation Chambers in Vancouver in 2010 after five years of practice with Sullivan & Cromwell in New York, where she focused on defending financial institutions in criminal, regulatory and securities class actions. A graduate of McGill, Stanford, and the University of Toronto Faculty of Law, Hunter spent a year as law clerk to Justice Iacobucci of the Supreme Court of Canada before commencing her practice in New York. She has been a member of the New York State bar since 2004 and was called to the British Columbia bar in 2010. She has received multiple awards for her contributions to pro bono work and continues to be involved in promoting access to justice. Hunter was appointed King's Counsel in 2018. Hunter, Clarke, KC Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP > (403) 267-8292 clarke.hunter@nortonrosefulbright.com Clarke Hunter has practised litigation and dispute resolution since 1980, following a clerkship with Chief Justice Laskin at the Supreme Court of Canada. He has represented clients in domestic and international arbitrations and mediations, at all levels of the courts in Alberta, in the courts of two other provinces, and in the Federal Court, the Tax Court and the Supreme Court of Canada. The disputes on which he has acted have involved a broad range of subject matters, including aboriginal (government side), contractual and joint venture, fiduciary duties, oil and gas, corporate securities, director and officer liability, shareholder remedies, professional negligence, product liability, intellectual property and tax. Hourani, Gilbert Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) > (514) 954-3101 ghourani@blg.com Gilbert Hourani provides litigation defence services to Canadian and foreign insurers carrying on business in Canada and in the US. With an extensive background in insurance and construction law and civil litigation, his practice focuses on professional liability of general and specialized contractors and engineering firms. This extends to providing clients strategic legal advisory services with respect to risk management and insurance coverage. With over 30 years of experience, Hourani represents public and private entities of all sizes and brings specialized knowledge with respect to insurance defence and risk management for professional and financial indemnity and general line programs underwritten in Canada. Hourani is often called upon to speak at conferences and actively engages within the industry, particularly as a member of the Barreau du Québec. His ongoing involvement includes roles on various committees such as the one for continuing education, and as chair of the annual insurance law seminar. Winner at Client Choice Awards and recognized for exceptional service in Insurance category in Quebec. Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada (Insurance Law). Education: LLB (Université de Montréal). Admitted to the Quebec bar in 1994. Howard, Peter F.C. Stikeman Elliott LLP > (416) 869-5613 phoward@stikeman.com Peter Howard is senior counsel in the Litigation & Dispute Resolution group. His practice focuses on commercial litigation, including securities law, class actions, commercial contracts, oppression, and other types of shareholder and/ or joint venture litigation and insolvency matters. Peter also has extensive experience in arbitrations, mediation, and alternate dispute resolution. Peter has appeared before the Supreme Court of Canada and the trial and appellate levels of courts in Ontario, as well as numerous administrative tribunals including the Ontario Securities Commission. He has also appeared in the courts of BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Prince Edward Island, and New Brunswick. Peter was assistant commission counsel to Justice Willard Estey at the Royal Commission into the collapse of the Canadian Commercial Bank (CCB) and Northland Bank and commission counsel to the Inquiry into the Events at Queen's Park on March 18, 1996 (the OPSEU-OPP Confrontation). Hubbard, Christopher McCarthy Tétrault LLP > (416) 601-8273 chubbard@mccarthy.ca Chris is a partner in McCarthy Tétrault's Litigation Group in Toronto. His general litigation practice focuses on com- plex commercial disputes and professional negligence. Chris is sought out by clients from diverse industries to assist with a variety of litigation and regulatory issues, including product liability claims, class proceedings, product recalls, and commercial contract disputes. His clients include leading food and consumer products companies, national and international retailers, automakers, mining companies, construction companies, and consulting firms. He has appeared as lead counsel for successful clients before the Supreme Court of Canada, the Federal Court of Appeal, and multiple provincial Superior Courts and Courts of Appeal. Lexpert-ranked leading litigation lawyers