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Leitl, Steven H., KC Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP > (403) 267-8140 steven.leitl@nortonrosefulbright.com Steve Leitl's practice covers a broad range of commercial litigation matters, with an emphasis on securities, M&A, directors' and officers' liability, class actions, and internal investigations. He has conducted proceedings in the courts of Alberta, Ontario, Manitoba, and Canada (Federal Court) and appeals in the Ontario Court of Appeal and Alberta Court of Appeal. He has conducted various regulatory proceedings before the Ontario, Alberta, and Manitoba Secu- rities Commissions, and the Alberta Utilities Commission. He is a regular speaker and writer on issues pertaining to securities litigation, insolvency, and class actions. Lisus, Jonathan C. Lax O'Sullivan Lisus Gottlieb LLP > (416) 598-7873 jlisus@lolg.ca Jonathan's practice focuses on commercial and public law trial and appellate litigation. He has deep experience with infrastructure and P3-related litigation, class actions for plaintiffs and defendants, product liability, oppression remedies, Aboriginal land claims, and securities litigation. Described by his peers as 'the gold standard in this space, a phenomenal litigator', for more than 30 years Jonathan has won landmark decisions across a broad variety of subject matter including competition law, constitutional law, liability of public authorities, professional liability, criminal law, financial services, franchise law, and contract disputes. He has tried over 90 cases to judgment and argued over 55 appeals in provincial appellate courts and the Supreme Court of Canada. Jonathan regularly appears as Special Counsel to the Canadian Civil Liberties Association in challenges to government action. He is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, a member of the Chief Justice of Ontario's Advisory Committee on Profes- sionalism, and a member of the Supreme Court Advocacy Institute. He maintains an active trial and appellate practice across Canada. Lokan, Andrew K. Paliare Roland Rosenberg Rothstein LLP > (416) 646-4324 andrew.lokan@paliareroland.com Andrew Lokan practises in the areas of constitutional law, appellate advocacy, complex commercial litigation, and administrative and labour law. He teaches constitutional litigation at Osgoode Hall Law School, and has taught at the University of Ottawa and Monash University in Australia. Andrew obtained his LLB from the University of Ottawa in 1988, LLM from Harvard University in 1989, clerked for former Justice Beverley McLachlin of the SCC in 1989– 90, and was called to the Bar in 1991. He is Chair of the Board of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association and reg- ularly acts as pro bono counsel for the Association. Andrew advocates before all levels of court in Ontario and has appeared in over 30 cases at the SCC and over 30 cases at the Ontario Court of Appeal. He has also appeared before courts in several other provinces on constitutional and administrative law cases. He is co-author of Lokan & Dassios, Constitutional Litigation in Canada, and has published widely on public law matters. Andrew is listed in Chambers Canada in Litigation - Administrative and Public Law, The Best Lawyers in Canada in the area of Administrative and Public Law and in Benchmark Canada as a Litigation Star in Aboriginal, Appellate, Adminstrative and Constitutional Law. Loranger, Julie-Martine McCarthy Tétrault LLP > (514) 397-4221 jmloranger@mccarthy.ca Litigation partner based in Montreal. Practice focuses on class actions, product liability, tort, consumer protection, securities and internal investigation. Highly experienced litigator with over 30 years of experience, and has appeared before courts of all jurisdictions, including the Supreme Court of Canada, the Quebec Court of Appeal, the Superior Court, and various regulators, arbitrators and mediators. Recognized as a skilled negotiator with proven affinity for strategy and innovation. Lorimer, Lindsay McMillan LLP > (416) 865-7197 lindsay.lorimer@mcmillan.ca Lindsay Lorimer is described as a "top tier advocate who is known to be very effective at mediation or in the courtroom." She received the Client Choice Award for Product Liability Defence from Lexology in 2022. She has extensive experience defending class actions and both individual and commercial product liability lawsuits involving a range of products including fire and security, consumer, food, pharmaceuticals and medical devices, recreational, construction and industrial machinery, motor vehicles, building materials, and juvenile products. She assists several global companies with national coordination and management of their litigation matters. Leading manufacturers and distributors retain her to provide proactive risk management advice and litigation avoidance strategies. She has handled regulatory reporting and recalls for a range of products. She has been a member of the International Association of Defense Counsel, past chairwoman of the children's products specialized litigation group of Defense Research Institute (DRI), immediate past chairwoman of the specialized litigation groups of DRI, past vice chairwoman of the DRI Product Liability Conference, and chairwoman of the DRI Product Liability Conference in 2021. www.lexpert.ca 73 Lexpert-ranked leading litigation lawyers