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CORPORATE COMMERCIAL James C. Tory Torys LLP Tel: (416) 865-7391 Fax: (416) 865-7380 Toronto jctory@torys.com Benjamin Zarnett Goodmans LLP Tel: (416) 597-4204 Fax: (416) 979-1234 Toronto bzarnett@goodmans.ca J. Bruce Carr-Harris, LSM Borden Ladner Gervais LLP Tel: (613) 787-3505 Fax: (613) 230-8842 Ottawa bcarr-harris@blg.com Practices business litigation with a particular focus on corporate and securities litigation. Has substantial experience in all levels of court in Ontario, the Ontario Securities Commission, and in commercial arbitrations and mediations. Recognized in Chambers Global and in Who's Who Legal as a leading business litigator. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. Member of the Editorial Board of Federated Press's Corporate Litigation. Former instructor and team leader at Osgoode Hall Law School Intensive Trial Advocacy Workshop. Ontario Bar, 1983. BA (Law), 1979, Oxford University. LLB, 1981, University of Toronto. Partner. Practices as trial and appellate counsel, emphasizing commercial cases involving public companies, financial institutions and government. Has practiced before the SCC, FCC, all levels of courts in Ontario and many administrative tribunals. Lead counsel in some of the most important, high-profile cases that have recently been decided in Canada, including the litigation involving the restructuring of the Asset-Backed Commercial Paper market, the contest over the acquisition of BCE, the Danier Leather class action, and the Indalex priority dispute. Awarded 2006 Law Society Medal (highest honor) by LSUC, the 2007 Award of Distinction by TLA for outstanding contributions to the legal profession and the 2009 OBA Award for Excellence in Civil Litigation. Named "Toronto Litigator of the Year" for Bet-the-Company (2013/2010), Corporate/Commercial (2012) and Class Action (2011) by The Best Lawyers in Canada. Named "Ontario Litigator of the Year" at the first Benchmark Canada Awards (2013). Past President of the TAS(O). ACTL Fellow. Extensive list of publications and public speeches. General Counsel practicing in litigation with emphasis on commercial litigation, defamation, judicial review, administrative law, professional liability and discipline, construction litigation, employment matters, defamation and insurance law. Practice also includes domestic and international arbitration and public inquiries. Has represented the Canadian Olympic Committee in sport arbitrations in Canada and abroad. Past member of the Ontario Judicial Council. Past President of The Advocates' Society of Ontario. Has taught as Adjunct Professor at the University of Ottawa, Common Law Faculty. Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. President of the American College of Trial Lawyers Canadian Foundation. Trustee of the American College of Trial Lawyers US Foundation. Vice Chair, American College of Trial Lawyers Special Problems in the Administration of Justice Committee. Serves on Editorial Boards of the Professional Liability and Discipline Litigation Quarterly and the Canadian Journal of Insurance Law. David W. Scott, OC, QC Borden Ladner Gervais LLP Tel: (613) 787-3525 Fax: (613) 230-8842 Ottawa dscott@blg.com Counsel and member of BLG's Commercial Litigation Group. In 1988, occupied the Milvain Chair in Advocacy at the University of Calgary Law School and in 2010 was the first Silas Hylak Chair in Advocacy at the University of Saskatchewan College of Law. A past president of the County of Carleton Law Association and sat as a bencher of the LSUC for eight years. In 1984, was elected a fellow of the ACTL and was its first Canadian president in 2003–04. Recipient of The Advocates' Society Medal, honorary degrees from the LSUC and the University of Ottawa, and the OBA Award for Excellence in Civil Litigation. Recipient of the Lifetime Achievement in Pro Bono Award at the 2010 Lexpert® Zenith Awards. Named as an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2011. Appointed QC in 1976. Called to the Ontario Bar in 1962. LEXPERT • December 2013 | www.lexpert.ca | 87