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Mason, Steven G.
McCarthy Tétrault LLP
(416) 601-7703
smason@mccarthy.ca
Mr. Mason is an
experienced trial and
appellate lawyer who
specializes in intellectual
property litigation. He
has appeared as counsel
on a wide range of
complex cases, including
in the Supreme Court
of Canada.
McDowell, William C.
Lenczner Slaght Royce
Smith Griffi n LLP
(416) 865-2949
wmcdowell@litigate.com
Mr. McDowell's wide-
ranging practice has
included many landmark
cases, focusing on
professional discipline,
libel and criminal law.
From 2005–2008, he
was Canada's Associate
Deputy Minister
of Justice.
McKee, Gordon
Blake, Cassels &
Graydon LLP
(416) 863-3884
gordon.mckee@
blakes.com
Mr. McKee focuses on
domestic and multi-
jurisdictional class
actions and product
liability defence. He
has tried class actions,
and regularly defends
leading manufacturers of
pharmaceuticals, medical
devices, consumer
products and heavy
equipment.
Mathew, Douglas H.
Thorsteinssons LLP
(416) 864-0829
dhmathew@thor.ca
Mr. Mathew focuses on
civil tax litigation at trial
and on appeal, as well
as the administrative tax
process. His experience
extends to GAAR, trusts,
income recognition,
partnerships, tax
avoidance, transfer
pricing and directors'
liability.
McElcheran, Kevin P.
Commercial Dispute
Resolution
(416) 855-0444
kevin@
mcelcheranadr.com
Mr. McElcheran's
insolvency practice
focuses on advancing the
interests of stakeholders
with positions of
critical importance
in large restructuring
and insolvency cases.
He is the author of the
leading text Commercial
Insolvency in Canada.
Meghji, Al
Osler, Hoskin &
Harcourt LLP
(416) 862-5677
ameghji@osler.com
Mr. Meghji, also a C.A., is a
tax litigator who appears
frequently in the courts
for leading Canadian
and multinational
corporations. Has argued
several landmark tax
cases including the fi rst
GAAR case and the fi rst
transfer-pricing case
in the SCC.
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end all of enforcement. What matters is deterrence; and
the fact you get a resolution a year or two earlier than you
otherwise would is not useful to investors if the eff ect is to
dilute deterrence.
"When people don't have to make admissions of guilt it's
harder to make them pay money to people they've injured.
And even more importantly, if you don't have to make an
admission, even if you've made serious wrongdoing, you can
continue to function in the capital markets and occupy posi-
tions of responsibility."
John Campion, a litigator at Fasken Martineau DuMou-
lin LLP, says if the securities commission is able to settle
more proceedings with large dollars attached to them, then
that is a deterrent in and of itself.
"THE RELATIONSHIP WITH A REGULATOR IS LIKE
A MARRIAGE. YOU MAY FIGHT WITH THEM, BUT
YOU WAKE UP THE NEXT DAY AND THEY'RE STILL
THERE. SO WHILE YOU MAY WANT TO GET INTO THE
RING WITH THE REGULATOR, YOU DON'T WANT A
FULL BOXING MATCH BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING
TO REGULATE YOU AND KEEP REGULATING YOU."
– Julie-Martine Loranger, McCarthy Tétrault LLP