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66 | LEXPERT December 2014 | www.lexpert.ca Senior counsel with a broad litigation practice, including corporate/commercial, class actions, defamation, securities, administrative/regulatory, intellectual property, profes- sional negligence and general counsel work. Appeared before every level of Ontario court, Federal Court of Canada, Supreme Court of Canada, administrative tribunals and Inquiry Commissions. Commission Counsel to Arbour Inquiry into Certain Events at the Prison for Women. Widely recognized as leading counsel including Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada, Chambers & Partners' Chambers Global: World's Leading Lawyers for Business; Woodward White's e Best Lawyers in Canada 2014 — Toronto Class Action Litigation Lawyer of the Year. Recipient, 2009 Law Society of Upper Canada Medal. Fellow, Ameri- can College of Trial Lawyers. Director, Canadian Civil Liberties Association, Canadian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies. Former member, Ontario Judicial Council. Former director, e Advocates' Society Legal Education and Action Fund Foundation. Senior Chair, University of Toronto Tribunal. Lecturer at numerous law schools and professional bodies. Ontario Bar 1979. Bill Horton practices as an arbitrator and mediator in Canadian and international busi- ness disputes. He has been appointed tribunal chair, sole arbitrator and party nominee in numerous substantial disputes, including ad hoc and institutional arbitrations involving nuclear facilities, telecom, aircra engines, satellite and wireless industry disputes, govern- ment privatization contracts, so ware licensing and other intellectual property. He is a Canadian member of the NAFTA 2022 Committee and past Chair of the International Litigation Committee of the International Bar Association. His arbitration affi liations in- clude: ICC, ICDR, ADR Institute of Canada (ADR), CIETAC and the Chartered Insti- tute of Arbitrators. Horton's professional recognitions include: the Lionel J. McGowan Award of Excellence in Dispute Resolution conferred by the ADR Institute of Canada (2010); and the International Who's Who of Business Lawyers (2007) for "Ten Most High- ly Regarded Individuals (Global) in the fi eld of commercial litigation." Partner. In her extensive litigation practice, Monique Jilesen acts as lead counsel in high- ly complex proceedings from inception through to trial. Her areas of specialty include class actions, contract and shareholder disputes, civil fraud, pension issues, bankruptcy and in- solvency matters, securities and derivatives cases, and professional liability. She also has deep experience in the emerging area of e-discovery. Jilesen is Co-chair of the Gale Cup Moot Committee, which oversees one of Canada's most prestigious law school competi- tions. She also teaches in the Intensive Trial Advocacy program at Osgoode Hall Law School and in continuing legal education programs sponsored by e Advocates' Society. Broad and eclectic cross-border international commercial litigation practice with em- phasis on matters involving some element of dishonesty or corporate misconduct, includ- ing white-collar crime, securities fraud, corruption and competition law violations. He has acted as counsel to boards of directors, audit committees and special committees investi- gating allegations of serious corporate misconduct. Recognized as a creative and strategic problem solver. He has also acted as counsel and arbitrator in numerous domestic and in- ternational arbitrations. He has appeared before all levels of court in Canada and numer- ous administrative tribunals. Frequent lecturer on a broad range of issues and former part- time teacher at the University of Toronto, Faculty of Law. Patricia D.S. Jackson Torys LLP Tel: (416) 865-7323 Fax: (416) 865-7380 Toronto William G. Horton, CArb, FCIArb William G. Horton Professional Corporation Tel: (416) 504-4666 Fax: (416) 504-7257 Toronto Monique Jilesen Lenczner Slaght Royce Smith Griffi n LLP Tel: (416) 865-2926 Fax: (416) 865-2851 Toronto John A. Keefe Goodmans LLP Tel: (416) 597-4268 Fax: (416) 979-1234 Toronto tjackson@torys.com wgh@wghlaw.com mjilesen@litigate.com jkeefe@goodmans.ca CORPORATE COMMERCIAL

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