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LITIGATION LAWYERS TO WATCH David Lederman Goodmans LLP Tel: (416) 597-5146 Fax: (416) 979-1234 Toronto dlederman@goodmans.ca Megan B. McPhee Kim Orr Barristers P.C. Tel: (416) 349-6574 Fax: (416) 598-0601 Toronto mbm@kimorr.ca Christian L. Monnin Hill Sokalski Walsh Trippier LLP Tel: (204) 943-6740 Fax: (204) 943-3934 Vancouver cmonnin@hillco.mb.ca Litigation partner. Focuses on business law disputes including intellectual property, shareholder disputes, securities litigation, director and officer liability, professional negligence, defamation, white-collar crime, and commercial host liability. A significant portion of practice involves pharmaceutical patents in proceedings launched in the Federal Court of Canada. Also has experience in international arbitrations and recently acted as counsel in proceedings brought before the ICC International Court of Arbitration. Received a Peace and Conflict Resolution Certificate from American University in Washington, DC, and a Certificate in International Arbitration from the University of Ottawa. Has appeared before both of the trial and appellate levels of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice and the Federal Court of Canada and before provincial tribunals such as the Alcohol Gaming Commission. Recognized in 2012 as one of Lexpert® 's "Rising Stars: Leading Lawyers Under 40" and is currently a Trustee of the Toronto Lawyers Association. Megan B. McPhee is a principal with Kim Orr Barristers practicing in the prosecution and defense of class actions and complexcommercial litigation. She represents plaintiffs and defendants in securities,competition, insurance, pension, medical product liability and pharmaceutical class actions. She also acts on cases ranging from employment matters, breach ofcontract, and negligence to shareholder disputes and oppression remedy actions. Megan is the national coordinator for the Canadian plaintiff counsel group inthe Guidant Pacemaker class action and acts as liaison counsel with the lead American plaintiff counsel in numerous other actions. Megan is a Co-Editor ofthe Kim Orr Class Action Monitor, published by Thomson Reuters, which provides bi-weekly updates on material developments in class action practice across Canada. She hasserved as counsel before all levels of court in Ontario and at the Supreme Court of Canada. Megan was most recently named one of Lexpert® 's "Rising Stars: Leading Lawyers under 40" in 2012. Christian Monnin has a wide range of litigation and advocacy experience in commercial litigation, administrative law, public law and international and domestic arbitrations. He has significant experience defending multi-jurisdictional class actions. He provides advice to employers on all labor-management relations and non-unionized matters and has handled all aspects of labor relations regarding corporate mergers, sales and acquisitions. He has pleaded and participated in matters before the Federal Court (Trial Division), the Manitoba Court of Queen's Bench and the Manitoba Court of Appeal, the New Brunswick Court of Queen's Bench, the Ontario Superior Court, the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador (Trial and Appeal), the Saskatchewan Court of Queen's Bench, labor boards, tribunals, House of Commons committees, Ad Hoc commercial arbitrations and tribunals appointed under UNCITRAL arbitration rules. He is sessional lecturer at Robson Hall and sits as a Chairperson for the Worker's Compensation Appeal Commission of Manitoba and is a member of the Bars of Manitoba and Ontario. Phuong Ngo Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP Tel: (613) 786-0236 Fax: (613) 788-3520 Ottawa phuong.ngo@gowlings.com Phuong Ngo practices in the areas of civil and administrative litigation, government procurement, bid protests, health law, and judicial review. She has extensive experience advising private-sector clients on the laws and policies relating to public procurements, as well as the design and conduct of competitive solicitations by private-sector companies. She is experienced at representing major clients in bid protests and related litigation. Phuong was part of the team that successfully represented Envoy Relocation Services in an important procurement litigation against the federal government. She has also been recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada 2013 list in the area of Public Procurement, as well as the International Who's Who of Public Procurement Lawyers 2012. LEXPERT • December 2013 | www.lexpert.ca | 141