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Jane Dietrich is a partner with a practice focusing on commercial restructuring, insol-
vency and related litigation. She is a Fellow and lifetime member of INSOL International,
a global federation of national associations for lawyers and accountants who special-
ize in turnaround and insolvency. Dietrich is also an Adjunct Professor of Law at the
University of Toronto where she teaches bankruptcy law. She has extensive experience
representing numerous stakeholders in formal and informal corporate reorganizations,
enforcement of security and unsecured creditor remedies. Dietrich is also recognized as
a leading lawyer by ! e Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory, Best Lawyers and Chambers
Global. She has written and presented on a wide range of insolvency-related topics,
including at seminars arranged by e Law Society of Upper Canada, the Ontario Bar
Association and the Canadian Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Profession-
als. Dietrich was called to the Ontario Bar in 2004.
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Carl Cunningham is a partner at Bennett Jones LLP and he specializes in providing
strategic employment advice to management (including the on-boarding and separa-
tion of C-Suite executives) and frequently provides advice regarding the transfer of
employees in complex corporate transactions. He assists employers in establishing the
employment relationship, such as dra ing and negotiating employment contracts,
non-competition agreements, change of control agreements and workplace policies,
and complying with applicable legislation, such as employment standards and human
rights. He also provides strategic advice to clients on issues that arise during the course
of the employment relationship and in the event that the employment relationship ends,
Cunningham provides employers with guidance on cost-eff ective ways to structure
termination packages and headcount reductions. Cunningham is recognized as one of
Lexpert®'s "Rising Stars: Leading Lawyers Under 40" in 2014.
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Partner with a practice focused on business-critical environmental, health and safety
matters in a wide range of sectors, including real estate ownership and management,
mining, energy, manufacturing, infrastructure, waste and water. Assists buyers, sellers,
underwriters, investors, issuers, lenders and borrowers, through all environmental
aspects of transactions, including by conducting environmental liability assessments
and fashioning appropriate risk mitigation strategies. Represents clients with respect to
environmental disputes that are the subject of civil litigation, administrative and regula-
tory proceedings, as well as mediation and arbitration. Advises proponents and others on
a broad spectrum of environmental, health and safety issues, including environmental
assessments and other approvals; contaminated sites; use and transport of environmen-
tally regulated substances; constructor liability; and climate change. Also advises clients
with respect to the duty to consult with Aboriginal peoples. Chair of the Ontario Bar
Association's Environmental Law Section.
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Étienne Gadbois is an established legal practitioner with regard to commodity taxes,
including Canada's goods and services tax (GST), harmonized sales tax (HST) and
Québec sales tax (QST). He advises domestic and foreign businesses on various transac-
tional matters, including mergers and acquisitions and the structuring of public-private
partnerships. He has also acted for several foreign corporations entering the Canadian
market by advising them on sales tax issues. Gadbois is also involved in several major
GST/HST litigation cases, including high-risk audits. He acts for several Ontario
wholesalers who have been assessed for uncollected sales taxes on their sales of tobacco
products to Indians living on reserves. A highly sought-a er speaker in sales tax matters
in Canada and abroad, notably in France and Hong Kong, Gadbois is a widely published
author on topics related to commodity taxes. Since 2013, Gadbois has authored two
Carswell publications: La Loi du Praticien annotée - TPS-TVQ, and a monthly bilingual
newsletter, New Trends in Commodity Taxes.
Jane
Dietrich
Cassels Brock &
Blackwell LLP
Tel: (416) 860-5223
Fax: (416) 640-3144
Carl
Cunningham
Bennett Jones LLP
Tel: (416) 777-4847
Fax: (416) 863-1716
Michael J.
Fortier
Torys LLP
Tel: (416) 865-8147
Fax: (416) 865-7380
Étienne
Gadbois
De Grandpré
Chait, s.e.n.c.r.l.
/ LLP
Tel: (514) 878-3249
Fax: (514) 878-5749
jdietrich@casselsbrock.com
cunninghamc@bennettjones.com
mfortier@torys.com
egadbois@dgclex.com
