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Special Edition on Litigation -December 2015

The Lexpert Special Editions profiles selected Lexpert-ranked lawyers whose focus is in Corporate, Infrastructure, Energy and Litigation law and relevant practices. It also includes feature articles on legal aspects of Canadian business issues.

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Securities Enforcement | 27 Leon, LSM, Jeffrey S. Bennett Jones LLP (416) 777-7472 leonj@bennettjones.com Mr. Leon provides stra- tegic advice and acts in business disputes be- fore courts and arbitral tribunals: commercial, corporate, securities, product liability, profes- sional negligence and class proceedings. Secretary, ACTL; Director, IATL. Lisus, Jonathan C. Lax O'Sullivan Scott Lisus LLP (416) 598-7873 jlisus@counsel-toronto.com Mr. Lisus focuses on commercial disputes as trial and appellate counsel in courts across the country including the Supreme Court. He is a Fellow of the ACTL, IATL and a member of the Chief Justice of Ontario's Advisory Committee on Professionalism. Lussier, AdE, Sylvain Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP (514) 904-5377 slussier@osler.com Mr. Lussier focuses on commercial, administra- tive, constitutional and class action litigation. He appears before courts, commissions and boards. He teaches administrative law and is a frequent author. Lichty, Mark G. Blaney McMurtry LLP (416) 593-3961 mlichty@blaney.com Mr. Lichty's practice is restricted to insurance & reinsurance matters, emphasizing coverage issues arising out of commercial property, commercial liability, directors and officers, homeowners and finan- cial services policies. He also drafts policies. Lowenstein, Larry P. Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP (416) 862-6454 llowenstein@osler.com Mr. Lowenstein focuses on complex litigation, including corporate governance issues, class actions, securities regulatory matters, dealership disputes and environmental liability. Frequent conference presenter and editor of Corporate Litigation. MacGregor, Ian Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP (613) 787-1120 imacgregor@osler.com Mr. MacGregor, a for- mer Assistant Deputy Attorney General of Tax Law Services for Justice Canada, focuses on tax litigation and dispute resolution. He appears before all levels of court and teaches at the University of Ottawa Law School. e act requires "certain entities with connection to Can- ada, that are engaged in commercial development of oil, gas or minerals in Canada or elsewhere, or that control such en- tities, to report payments made to any government, whether foreign or domestic, in excess of $100,000 in a given year," Dattu wrote, in conjunction with several colleagues, in a le- gal alert. "e legislation will require Canadian businesses involved in resource extraction to file detailed reports, which will be publicly available. is disclosure requirement may raise serious issues for entities that have agreements with for- eign governments covered by confidentiality obligations." Domestically, Canada has also seen some important regu- latory developments in recent years. "Regulators have been proactively going out to the mar- "[THE INTEGRITY REGIME INTRODUCED BY PUBLIC WORKS CANADA] IS A VERY CHALLENGING REGIME. IF A COMPANY IS FOUND GUILTY OF MISCONDUCT IN ANOTHER COUNTRY OR JURISDICTION, EVEN IF IT HAS NO CONNECTION TO CANADA, IT COULD POTENTIALLY DEBAR THEM, A RESULT THAT COULD BE DEVASTATING." – Linda Fuerst, Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP

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