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Founding partner. Peter Griffi n is recognized by his peers as one of the top litigators in
Canada. He has extensive experience in complex cross-border litigation, especially as it re-
lates to class proceedings and insolvency and restructuring. He regularly advises the boards
of national and multinational companies. He also represents clients in arbitration and al-
ternative dispute resolution proceedings and acts as an arbitrator in commercial disputes.
As a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, he is constantly sought out as an
expert speaker on advocacy, shareholder disputes, class actions, professional liability and
insolvency and restructuring.
Matthew Gottlieb practices business litigation, including corporate and commercial dis-
putes, insolvency and restructuring mandates, libel law, securities litigation and adminis-
trative law. He has appeared before the Supreme Court of Canada, Ontario Court of Ap-
peal, Ontario Courts, Federal Court of Canada, New Brunswick Courts, Supreme Court
of British Columbia, e Law Society of Upper Canada, Ontario Securities Commission
and Toronto Stock Exchange. Has acted as counsel in many major court proceedings, in-
cluding those on behalf of Nortel (UK), Duff & Phelps, Aon and Hollinger Inc. Recog-
nized as a leading litigation lawyer in Chambers Global: e World's Leading Lawyers for
Business, e Best Lawyers in Canada, Benchmark Canada and e Canadian Legal Lex-
pert® Directory.
Brad Hanna is a partner in the fi rm's Litigation Group and is Co-chair of the fi rm's Dis-
pute Resolution, International Arbitration and Franchising & Distribution Groups. He
has represented clients before all levels of courts in Canada, including the Supreme Court
of Canada, as well as before domestic and international arbitration tribunals. His practice
primarily consists of complex corporate commercial litigation. He has extensive experience
in handling franchise and distributorship disputes, intellectual property disputes, Internet
disputes, commercial fraud, environmental litigation and a wide range of contractual and
business relationship disputes. He also has extensive experience in alternative dispute reso-
lution techniques. He routinely acts as counsel in private and court-annexed mediations,
international and domestic commercial arbitrations and NADAP proceedings. He is a
fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (and member of the NAB Executive Com-
mittee) and has served as an Adjunct Professor teaching ADR courses at the law schools of
both Osgoode Hall and Queen's.
Ranked as one of Canada's leading corporate and commercial litigators. He has exten-
sive trial, appellate, and arbitration experience. Robert Harrison has litigated cases in
many areas of substantive law, including in relation to securities, fi nancial institutions,
shareholders' remedies, insurance coverage, directors' & offi cers' liability, environmental
litigation, intellectual property, professional negligence, injunctions, class actions, profes-
sional confl icts of interest and insolvencies and restructurings. Harrison's high-profi le
cases include Waxman v. Waxman, Gold Reserve Inc. v. Rusoro Mining Limited, Sabre Inc.
v. International Air Transport Association and Angelica Choc et al. v. HudBay Minerals Inc.
Harrison is very highly ranked by Martindale Hubbell, Chambers Global, e Canadian
Legal Lexpert® Directory, Benchmark Canada, Legal 500 and e Best Lawyers in Canada.
Harrison is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and the Litigation Counsel
of America.
Peter Griffi n
Lenczner Slaght
Royce Smith
Griffi n LLP
Tel: (416) 865-2921
Fax: (416) 865-3558
Toronto
Matthew P.
Gottlieb
Lax O'Sullivan
Scott Lisus LLP
Tel: (416) 644-5353
Fax: (416) 598-3730
Toronto
W. Brad
Hanna
McMillan LLP
Tel: (416) 865-7276
Fax: (416) 865-7048
Toronto
Robert S.
Harrison
Fasken
Martineau
DuMoulin LLP
Tel: (416) 865-4384
Fax: (416) 364-7813
Toronto
pgriffi n@litigate.com
mgottlieb@counsel-toronto.com
brad.hanna@mcmillan.ca
rharrison@fasken.com
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