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PRODUCT LIABILITY Michael A. Eizenga Bennett Jones LLP Tel: (416) 777-4879 Fax: (416) 863-1716 Toronto eizengam@bennettjones.com Scott Maidment McMillan LLP Tel: (416) 865-7911 Fax: (416) 865-7048 Toronto scott.maidment@mcmillan.ca Michael Eizenga is Chair of Bennett Jones' Class Actions Practice. A fellow of the ACTL, Eizenga is one of Canada's leading class-action litigators and is recognized in Chambers Global, The Best Lawyers in Canada and The Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory, as well as The Lexpert®/American Lawyer Guide to Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada. Among other published works, Eizenga is co-author of Class Actions Law and Practice. Eizenga is Adjunct Professor at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law, teaching Class Actions. He has presented to organizations such as the International Bar Association, the Canadian Bar Association, The Law Society of Upper Canada, the Canadian Institute and The Advocates' Society. He currently sits on the Board of the Toronto Rehabilitation Foundation. Scott Maidment has more than 20 years of advocacy experience before courts and arbitration tribunals throughout Canada. He is Co-Chair of McMillan LLP's National Class Action Practice and Co-Chair of its Product Liability Group. Maidment has achieved international recognition for his expertise in product liability litigation and class actions, particularly in the life sciences sector. Reviewers have described him as a "quite brilliant strategist" who "stands out" for his class-action work. He has appeared in The Lexpert®/ American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada, Best Lawyers' Guide to the Legal Profession in Canada, Guide to the World's Leading Product Liability Lawyers, The International Who's Who of Life Sciences Lawyers and The International Who's Who of Product Liability Lawyers. In 2010 and again in 2012, Maidment was named one of the world's top 25 product liability lawyers in Legal Media Group's The Best of the Best. Maidment has served as an Adjunct Professor of trial practice at Osgoode Hall Law School, and is a co-author of Product Liability: Canadian Law and Practice. Gordon McKee Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP Tel: (416) 863-3884 Fax: (416) 863-2653 Toronto gordon.mckee@blakes.com Partner in the Litigation Group and certified by The Law Society of Upper Canada as a Specialist in Civil Litigation. Many years' experience defending class-action lawsuits and serious product liability claims. One of a growing but small group of lawyers that has led the defense of class-action common issues trials in Canada. Defends clients in class actions involving prescription and over-the-counter medicines, medical devices, automotive equipment, fire protection systems, consumer products and environmental contamination. McKee represents multinational manufacturers and distributors of a wide variety of products in product liability suits in Ontario and other provinces. Currently lead counsel in Ontario and managing litigation nationally for some of the world's largest manufacturers of pharmaceutical medicines, medical devices, consumer goods, automotive parts and heavy equipment. Frequent speaker on class actions and product liability matters, and guest lecturer on trial advocacy. Member of PLAC, IADC and DRI. Ronald G. Slaght, QC Lenczner Slaght Royce Smith Griffin LLP Tel: (416) 865-2929 Fax: (416) 865-9010 Toronto rslaght@litigate.com 120 | LEXPERT • December 2013 | www.lexpert.ca Founding partner. Extraordinary negotiating abilities, superb advocacy and sophisticated business acumen ensure Ronald Slaght's continued leadership among Canadian litigators. In addition to a formidable reputation in commercial and securities litigation, he has built an eclectic practice based on his vast experience in administrative law, real property, intellectual property and class actions. The former head of the trial practice program at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law, Slaght has received the highest honors from leading lawyers' organizations for his contributions to the profession — and particularly for his efforts to encourage civility in litigation.