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86 www.lexpert.ca Sabur, Abbas H. Kornfeld LLP > (604) 331-8337 asabur@kornfeldllp.com Abbas Sabur is a partner of Kornfeld LLP with significant experience in a wide variety of corporate, commercial and civil disputes. Since his call to the Bar in 2004, Sabur has appeared before various courts and administrative tribunals in British Columbia, Ontario and Alberta. He has conducted and assisted in numerous trials and appeals and has worked on complex commercial arbitrations and mediations. Sabur has worked with a broad spectrum of clients, ranging from public institutions and private companies in various industries including mining, development, entertainment and financial services, to private business entrepreneurs. He has a particular interest in banking and securities litigation and has expertise in managing the myriad issues that arise at the intersection of civil, commercial, administrative and quasi-criminal law. Sabur has written and published about securities and corporate law matters and has presented at Continuing Legal Education conferences. Sabur is a fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America. Safayeni, Justin Stockwoods LLP > (416) 593-3494 justins@stockwoods.ca Justin Safayeni is an experienced litigator whose practice focuses on administrative and public law, media/defamation law, and commercial litigation and appeals. In his public law practice, he represents clients in judicial reviews, statutory appeals, and hearings before tribunals, and he also acts as independent legal counsel to a number of regulators. In his media/defamation practice, he regularly acts for parties in defamation cases and anti-SLAPP motions. He also acts for parties seeking access to court documents, bringing access information requests, or seeking pre-publication advice to minimize defamation and privacy law liability and risk. In his commercial litigation practice, Justin represents clients in contract and shareholder disputes, oppression remedy cases, employment law matters, commercial fraud cases, and a wide range of other commercial disputes. Justin has appeared before all levels of court, including before the Supreme Court of Canada as lead counsel. He served as law clerk to the Justices Laskin, Goudge, and MacFarland at the Court of Appeal for Ontario. He teaches administrative law, serves as the co-editor of the firm's administrative law newsletter, and writes frequently on legal topics in academic, industry, and mainstream publications. Rosenberg, Michael McCarthy Tétrault LLP > (416) 601-7831 mrosenberg@mccarthy.ca Michael is a litigation partner in McCarthy Tétrault LLP's Toronto office and Vice-Chair of the National Class Actions Group. His practice focuses on class actions and complex commercial and constitutional disputes. Representing both defendants and plaintiffs, Michael has litigated class actions at trial and at all levels of court, including the Supreme Court of Canada. He has taught class actions as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law for a decade and is co-author of two leading texts on the subject. Michael led the firm's team representing the Canadian Civil Liberties Association in its successful challenge to the constitutionality of prolonged solitary confinement in Canadian prisons. He also led class actions on behalf of First Nations asserting a right to safe drinking water on their reserves. The resulting settlement, worth at least $8 billion, is one of the largest in Canadian history. Hailed by the courts as a "hopeful turning point," it provides both compensation and infrastructure. Prior to joining the firm, Michael served as a law clerk to the Rt. Hon. Beverley McLachlin, Chief Justice of Canada. He is called to the bars of Ontario and New York and holds an AB (Harvard, High Hons), MPhil (Cambridge, Distinction), and JD (Toronto, Hons). Royal, Danielle Stikeman Elliott LLP > (416) 869-5254 droyal@stikeman.com Danielle Royal is a partner in the litigation & dispute resolution group and a member of the management committee in the Toronto office. Her practice focuses on class actions, complex commercial litigation, and Competition litigation. Danielle has appeared before all levels of court in Ontario, the Federal Court of Appeal, and the Supreme Court of Canada. She has represented clients on several cross-border class actions involving claims of price-fixing and conspiracy, other commercial disputes, as well as a range of product liability claims. Danielle has significant experience advising and assisting companies regarding internal investigations and responding to regulatory, criminal, or quasi-criminal investigations and the class action litigation that often accompanies allegations of serious misconduct. Danielle is a former member of the associates committee in the Toronto office. Rothstein, Linda R., LSM Paliare Roland Rosenberg Rothstein LLP > (416) 646-4327 linda.rothstein@paliareroland.com Linda Rothstein is a senior partner at Paliare Roland Rosenberg Rothstein LLP. She is best known for probing cross- examinations, strategic advice and behind-the-scenes counsel work on high-stakes cases. She practises in civil & administrative litigation with expertise in class actions, commercial litigation, professional liability & misconduct, public law, employment & human rights, and judicial review & appeals. Her high-profile work as Commission counsel to the Inquiry into Pediatric Forensic Pathology and lead counsel to the Motherisk Hair Analysis Review has cemented her reputation as one of Ontario's leading advocates. Linda was given OBA's Award of Excellence in Civil Litigation in 2018 and is ranked by Chambers Canada where she is noted as "the gold standard" and a "great litigator and trial lawyer". She has been recognized The Best Lawyers in Canada since 2006. She was awarded the Law Society Medal by the LSO, the Award of Distinction from the Toronto Lawyers Association, the Lexpert Zenith Award in 2013 and the University of Toronto Distinguished Alumnus Award in 2014. In 2021, Linda was the recipient of The Advocates' Society Medal and has been named one of the Top 100 Women in Litigation and one of the Top 50 Trial Lawyers in Canada by Benchmark Litigation. Lexpert-ranked leading litigation lawyers