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www.lexpert.ca 81 Paré, François-David Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP > (514) 847-4948 francois-david.pare@nortonrosefulbright.com François-David Paré is the Canadian national chair of our litigation and disputes group. He practises in all areas of corporate, commercial and civil litigation. He also acts in securities matters and shareholder disputes, including oppression remedies and plans of arrangement. He also conducted internal investigations into potential securities law breaches and assisted clients in the context of investigations conducted by securities regulators. Paré has significant experience in successfully handling class action litigation, including securities, consumer legislation related claims, pharmaceutical, product liability and civil liability. He is co-chair of our national class actions team. He represents clients before Quebec courts and regulatory authorities, and defends their interests in arbitrations and mediations. Paré, Frédéric Stikeman Elliott LLP > (514) 397-3690 fpare@stikeman.com Frédéric Paré is a partner in the Litigation & Dispute Resolution group, where he routinely acts as lead counsel for many public and private companies in large and complex cases. Frédéric is a highly effective trial lawyer with a proven track record. His practice covers the full range of commercial law, including shareholder disputes, securities, transactional litigation, product liability, and special remedies such as injunctions. With 20 years of experience, Frédéric has also developed strong experience in the defense of class actions of various kinds, which represents a significant portion of his practice. He regularly acts in defence for financial institutions, reporting issuers, telecommunications companies, and OEMs on securities, consumer, competition, and product liability issues. Frédéric is pragmatic and advocates the implementation of innovative strategies, tailored to the client's business needs and objectives. Frédéric is regularly solicited at all phases of litigious matters, ranging from providing strategic advice to appearing before the courts. He regularly appears before civil courts (first instance and appellate) and administrative tribunals, as well as in complex commercial arbitration cases. Parliament, Lisa McMillan LLP > (416) 865-7801 lisa.parliament@mcmillan.ca Lisa Parliament is a highly respected litigation and dispute resolution partner with a practice that emphasizes class action defence and high-stakes product liability, consumer protection, and competition litigation. Lisa's reputation and expertise has been acknowledged in numerous Canadian and international directories, including Chambers and Partners, where she is recognized as a rising star and described as "extremely skilled and knowledgeable"; and Who's Who Legal, where she is recognized as a global leader and a national leader who "frequently provides outstanding counsel in high-profile class action proceedings." She is also recognized in Best Lawyers in Canada and Benchmark Litigation: Canada. Regularly retained to act for some of the world's leading companies, Lisa provides representation in litigation and advice on regulatory issues. She also acts as national or global coordinating and lead counsel to a number of companies, assisting with multijurisdictional management and the resolution of complex matters. Pasparakis, Orestes Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP > (416) 216-4815 orestes.pasparakis@nortonrosefulbright.com Orestes Pasparakis is co-chair of our Canadian special situations team, which encompasses Canada's leading shareholder activist practice, sophisticated securities litigation and complex reorganization transactions. Pasparakis has led and won some of Canada's most contentious and complex corporate disputes. Pasparakis focuses on high-stakes disputes that often proceed in "real time" or on an urgent basis. His approach is practical and results-oriented. Many of his cases are international, involving cross-border issues. Pasparakis has specific experience with complex commercial litigation, corporate restructurings, insolvency proceedings, injunctions and patent disputes. Details of his experience are found under "representative experience." Pasparakis has appeared as lead counsel before the Supreme Court of Canada and courts at all levels in Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta, Quebec, New Brunswick and the federal courts, the Ontario Securities Commission, the Competition Tribunal and the Tax Court of Canada, as well as numerous arbitral and other administrative tribunals. Peebles, Dana M. McCarthy Tétrault LLP > (416) 601-7839 dpeebles@mccarthy.ca Past Chair of the firm's National Class Actions Team and senior partner in the litigation group in Toronto. Civil litigation practice focused on class actions (particularly securities, data breach, pensions) and corporate-commercial litigation. Acted for leading Canadian and international companies in complex and challenging matters in the trial and appellate Courts in Ontario, Saskatchewan, British Columbia and Quebec, in the Federal Court, and in the Supreme Court of Canada. Was co-counsel for Defendants in the first two statutory secondary market securities class action leave motions in Canada. Lexpert-ranked leading litigation lawyers