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84 www.lexpert.ca Rebane, Blair A. Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) > (604) 640-4130 brebane@blg.com Blair Rebane is a partner in the BLG Vancouver office and the national leader of the Franchise and Distribution Group. He has experience advising franchisors in all types of franchise matters. Rebane's practice also focuses on the area of contract law, with an emphasis on landlord/tenant matters, construction disputes, and creditors' remedies. His clients include Canada's largest franchisors, manufacturers, landlords, and those involved at all levels of the construction industry. Blair has appeared before the Supreme Court of British Columbia, Court of Appeal, and Federal Court of Canada on franchise, construction, and landlord/tenant matters. In addition, Rebane has taught, published, and presented extensively on franchise law. He is recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada for Franchise Law (since 2008) and Corporate and Commercial Litigation (since 2013), the editions of Chambers Canada (Franchising – Nationwide) since 2017. Rebane was also named Vancouver Franchise Law Lawyer of the Year by The Best Lawyers in Canada (2021, 2019, 2017, and 2013). Renihan, James Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP > (416) 216-1944 james.renihan@nortonrosefulbright.com James Renihan is a partner on our litigation and disputes team based in Toronto. He is a highly effective, creative, and skilled commercial litigator, with significant courtroom experience. Renihan's practice encompasses a broad range of commercial and civil litigation matters. He has experience representing corporate and individual clients in matters involving contracts, director and officer liability, fraud, shareholder rights, commercial real estate and franchise relationships, as well as employment-related litigation for both employers and employees. He also handles professional negligence matters for both plaintiffs and defendants. Equally adept at matters involving abstract legal principles and those that are factually rich, his practice involves trials, appeals, arbitrations and urgent motions for relief from all levels of court in Ontario, as well as appearances in the Federal Courts and the British Columbia Supreme Court. Renihan is currently the Toronto local chair of our litigation and disputes group. Ptak, Jonathan Koskie Minsky LLP > (416) 595-2149 jptak@kmlaw.ca Partner. Jonathan Ptak's practice focuses on class proceedings and commercial litigation. He is counsel in class actions in a wide variety of areas, including Crown liability, product liability, securities misrepresentation, employment law, public health, pension litigation and other matters. Ptak has been involved in many landmark cases and some of the largest class action settlements in Canada. For example, he is co-lead counsel in Heyder v. Canada involving alleged sexual misconduct in the Canadian Armed Forces and Department of National Defence. It settled for $900 million, which is one of the largest class action settlements in Canadian history. He was lead counsel in Rosen v. BMO, the first overtime case to be certified on behalf of investment advisors which has since settled. He is lead counsel in Keeping v. HMQ regarding institutional abuse in youth Training Schools. He has been appointed to sit on the Ontario Class Action Bench-Bar Liaison Committee and speaks and publishes regularly on issues related to class actions and commercial litigation. He received his LLB in 2001 from the University of Toronto and his BA Hons in 1996 from McGill University. Read-Ellis, Nathaniel Adair Goldblatt Bieber LLP > (416) 351-2789 nreadellis@agbllp.com Nate is a solution-oriented advocate with a broad commercial litigation practice across a wide range of industries, including renewable energy, commercial real estate, financial services and telecommunications. His experience includes major contractual disputes, shareholder disputes, director and officer liability, insolvencies and receiverships and class actions. Nate has delivered results for clients in private arbitrations and at all levels of court in Ontario. Nate is recognized by his peers in leading legal publications. Benchmark Litigation has identified Nate as a "Future Litigation Star" and top "40 & Under" litigator, and noting that his peers describe him as one of the "'next-generation' level of stars". Nate is also recognized by Best Lawyers for corporate and commercial litigation. Prior to joining Adair Goldblatt Bieber, Nate worked for several years in the litigation group at Davies Ward Philips & Vineberg LLP. He earned his law degree from the University of Toronto Faculty of Law, where he continues to teach as an adjunct lecturer. Radoja, Una McCarthy Tétrault LLP > (604) 643-7187 uradoja@mccarthy.ca Una is a partner in McCarthy Tétrault's Litigation Group, and a leading lawyer in environmental law and commercial litigation. With over 15 years of experience representing diverse clients, from small businesses to large, multi-national corporations, Una delivers strategic advice that enables them to resolve challenges and attain their business goals. In her commercial litigation and dispute resolution practice, Una acts for both plaintiffs and defendants on high-profile and multi-faceted matters, involving contractual and shareholder disputes, claims against directors and officers, and real estate related disputes. In her environmental law practice, Una advises clients on aspects of major project development, including federal impact assessments, permitting and approvals pursuant to applicable provincial legislation, appeals and judicial reviews of regulatory decisions, environmental incident reporting, risk management, and regulatory investigations and compliance. She is a leading expert on contaminated site redevelopment, risk management, regulation and litigation. Lexpert-ranked leading litigation lawyers