The Lexpert Guides to the Leading US/Canada Cross-Border Corporate and Litigation Lawyers in Canada profiles leading business lawyers and features articles for attorneys and in-house counsel in the US about business law issues in Canada.
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LITIGATION LAWYERS TO WATCH Kevin G. O'Callaghan Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP Tel: (604) 631-4839 Fax: (604) 632-4839 Vancouver kocallaghan@fasken.com Partner and co-leader of Fasken Martineau's Corporate Social Responsibility Law practice group. His expertise in Aboriginal consultation is augmented by his knowledge of mining, environmental, project permitting and regulatory law in Western Canada and the North, acting on behalf of clients from around the world. Kevin O'Callaghan's litigation practice involves complex commercial litigation with an emphasis on environmental issues. O'Callaghan has advised clients on a myriad of environmental matters including environmental assessment, cost recovery actions, ground water contamination and regulatory offences. O'Callaghan provides ongoing advice to resource companies on obligations to First Nations and agreements with First Nations. O'Callaghan has twice appeared before the Supreme Court of Canada and routinely appears before courts, tribunals and arbitration panels on behalf of forestry, mining, and oil & gas companies. Member of the Corporate Social Responsibility Committee of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada. Named one of Lexpert® 's "Rising Stars: Leading Lawyers Under 40" in 2012. Patrick Ouellet Woods LLP Tel: (514) 982-2551 Fax: (514) 284-2046 Montréal pouellet@woods.qc.ca Partner of the firm since 2006, Patrick Ouellet practices in the fields of commercial, corporate, and civil litigation, as well as arbitration. He is in charge of many high-profile cases and has a particular litigation and arbitration expertise in the fields of securities, telecommunications, class actions, construction, and shareholder disputes. In 2012, he was designated amongst the "Rising Stars: Leading Lawyers Under 40" by Lexpert® . He is also ranked by Benchmark Canada as a Litigation Star in Canada in Securities Litigation and as a Future Star for the province of Québec in Commercial Litigation. He teaches the Law of Evidence at the Québec Bar School and Law for Architects and Engineers at McGill University. He has authored various articles dealing with Class Actions and Securities litigation and is often called as a speaker in these areas of his practice. Andrew Skodyn Lenczner Slaght Royce Smith Griffin LLP Tel: (416) 865-2882 Fax: (416) 865-3702 Toronto askodyn@ litigate.com Partner. Andrew Skodyn's practice is focused on intellectual property, with particular emphasis on patent litigation. His experience in infringement actions, impeachment actions and applications extends to a wide range of industries, from pharmaceuticals and life sciences to manufacturing, agriculture, and oil and gas. He also draws upon a broad background in commercial litigation, including cases in the areas of product liability, professional liability, banking and bills of exchange, and commercial leasing. Skodyn has represented clients before all levels of the Ontario and federal courts, including the Supreme Court of Canada, and in numerous mediations and private arbitrations. Jennifer Teskey Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP Tel: (416) 216-2303 Fax: (416) 216-3930 Toronto jennifer.teskey@nortonrosefulbright.com 142 | LEXPERT • December 2013 | www.lexpert.ca Jennifer Teskey is a partner in the Toronto office of Norton Rose Fulbright. Jennifer practices corporate and commercial litigation, with an emphasis on class actions, product liability, securities and regulatory matters. She has appeared before all levels of Ontario courts. Clients represented by Jennifer include pharmaceutical, financial services, manufacturing, transportation, technology and energy companies. She has acted for such clients as The Dow Chemical Company, Bell Canada, GlaxoSmithKline, The Public Accountants Council for the Province of Ontario, Canadian National Railway, Nortel Networks, Toronto Hydro, BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc. and Hills Pet Nutrition Inc.