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70 www.lexpert.ca Kreaden, Aaron Stikeman Elliott LLP > (416) 869-5565 akreaden@stikeman.com Aaron Kreaden is a partner practising in the Litigation & Dispute Resolution group. He has a broad civil litigation practice, which includes corporate-commercial litigation, complex negligence (professional and otherwise), directors' and officers' liability, class actions, and product liability. He has appeared at the Supreme Court of Canada, as well as various levels of court in Ontario, BC, Alberta, and Nova Scotia. Aaron has acted on some of Canada's most significant auditors' negligence mandates. He was counsel for Livent (through its special receiver) at trial, the Ontario Court of Appeal, and the Supreme Court of Canada. He also acted for one of the largest investors in Bernard Madoff 's fund in connection with its Canadian case against its auditors. Aaron also regularly acts in the defence of claims against auditors and other professional advisors. He acted for WBLI in its successful summary judgment motion to defeat an auditors' negligence claim, which also went to the Supreme Court of Canada on the issue of expert independence. Aaron also regularly acts in complex shareholder disputes and claims against directors and officers. He is frequently retained by insurers to represent their insured directors and officers and other entities, including in class actions. LAWYER TO WATCH Kwinter, Alfred Singer Kwinter > (416) 961-2882 akwinter@singerkwinter.com Alf earned his JD from U of T in 1970. He and Morris Singer founded the firm in 1974. He has appeared at all court levels including the Supreme Court of Canada, where he appeared on behalf of the successful plaintiff in the landmark decision of Oldfield v. Transamerica Insurance. Alf has achieved some of Canada's largest jury awards for punitive damages against an insurer. He acted for the plaintiff in the milestone case of Kamin v. Kawartha Dairy, which reduced the onus on plaintiffs in establishing liability in slip and fall claims. He obtained the highest award in Canada for chronic pain in Degennaro v. Oakville Trafalgar Hospital. Alf is certified by the LSO as a specialist in civil litigation, is a past director of The Advocates' Society and Medico-Legal Society, and is a member of OTLA, TAS, the CBA, the ABA, and AAJ. Alf is an adjunct professor at Osgoode Hall. The firm has been consistently named by Canadian Lawyer Magazine as a top personal injury firm in Canada. He has twice been honoured by OTLA and is a recipient of the Excellence in Teaching Award by TAS. Alf received the 2015 OBA Award for Excellence in Insurance Law and was named the 2016 Best Lawyers personal injury litigation lawyer of the year in Toronto. He is a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. Kent, David W. McMillan LLP > (416) 865-7143 david.kent@mcmillan.ca David Kent is a senior partner in the firm's Litigation, Competition/Antitrust and Intellectual Property Groups. David's practice emphasizes complex litigation involving competition, IP, commercial, regulatory and securities and governance disputes in a wide variety of industries. He has extensive experience in international, cross-border and domestic cartels, conspiracies and class actions. David has been defence counsel in some of the largest Canadian criminal cartel prosecutions, and in a wide variety of civil cartel cases including Vitamins, Linerboard, Copper Futures, Computer Components (including DRAM, SRAM, Flash and LCD and CRT Monitors), E-Books, Credit Cards, gmail, SSA Bonds and Auto Parts. His class action experience arises from over 70 Canadian cases and includes precedent-setting decisions on a wide range of issues including conspiracy, securities law, cartel jurisdiction, damages, cross-border discovery and class action certification and settlement. David has also advised on and litigated copyright issues for online streaming services, social media sites and domestic and international broadcasters and cable networks for over 35 years, including issues arising from the use of music on the Internet. Kolers, Eliot N. Stikeman Elliott LLP > (416) 869-5637 ekolers@stikeman.com Eliot Kolers is the head of the Litigation & Dispute Resolution group in the Toronto office, and a member of the firm's partnership board and executive committee. Eliot is recognized by his peers as a leading litigator with vast experience in the areas of corporate commercial litigation, class actions, securities litigation, and competition litigation matters. He has represented clients in numerous complex and high-profile commercial cases involving oppression remedies, proxy contests, takeover bids, shareholder disputes, plans of arrangement, and corporate governance matters, as well as expedited litigation matters in relation to contested corporate transactions. Eliot has defended numerous class actions involving competition law, securities, and privacy issues. He also represents clients in commercial arbitrations and frequently works closely with counsel from various US and international jurisdictions. Eliot regularly appears before the Commercial List of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice and all levels of Ontario's courts, and has appeared in other provincial appellate courts, the Federal Court of Appeal, and the Supreme Court of Canada. Koshal, Anu McCarthy Tétrault LLP > (416) 601-7991 akoshal@mccarthy.ca Anu represents leading corporations and financial institutions in complex, high-stakes tax disputes across the country. He has significant trial and appellate experience, having appeared before the Tax Court of Canada, Federal Court of Appeal, and Supreme Court of Canada. Anu is frequently retained to help clients navigate complex tax audits, and routinely handles complex audits for leading multi-national companies with operations in Canada. He has expertise in a wide range of matters, including the general anti-avoidance rule, transfer pricing, financial services matters, the rules governing resource property, and indirect tax. Lexpert-ranked leading litigation lawyers