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Michael Eizenga is Chair of Bennett Jones' Class Actions Practice. A Fellow of the ACTL,
Eizenga is one of Canada's leading class-action litigators and is recognized in Chambers
Global, The Best Lawyers in Canada and The Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory, as well
as The Lexpert®/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada. Among
other published works, Eizenga is co-author of Class Actions Law and Practice. Eizenga is
Adjunct Professor at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law, teaching Class Actions.
He has presented to organizations such as the International Bar Association, The Cana-
dian Bar Association, The Law Society of Upper Canada, The Canadian Institute and
The Advocates' Society. He is the former President of The Advocates' Society and cur-
rently sits on the Board of the Toronto Rehab Foundation and War Child Canada.
Partner. Recognized nationally as a leading trial and appellate counsel, Tom Curry has
a long record of high-profile success in commercial litigation, class actions, arbitrations,
business disputes, administrative law, judicial review, intellectual property, competition
and professional liability cases. A Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and
the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, he is a regular speaker on a wide variety of
subjects relating to trial and appellate practice and substantive law.
Litigation partner. Broad commercial litigation practice, including class-action defense,
securities and competition litigation. Appeared before all levels of court in various Cana-
dian provinces, the Federal Court and Supreme Court of Canada and various tribunals,
including Competition Tribunal, Ontario Securities Commission and Patented Medi-
cines Prices Review Board. Defense counsel in various class actions (including Air Cargo,
Optical Disk Drives, Auto Parts and Lithium Ion Batteries); counsel in various competi-
tion proceedings (including the criminal prosecution relating to the chocolate confec-
tionary industry, and Commissioner's application against Toronto Real Estate Board).
Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers, and International Academy of Trial Lawyers.
Past President, The Advocates' Society. Member, Editorial Board, Ontario Reports. Ad-
junct Faculty, University of Toronto Law School in Advanced Advocacy. LLB, Osgoode
Hall Law School. Law clerk to Justice Cory of the Supreme Court of Canada. Admitted
to Ontario Bar (1992).
Founding partner. Peter Griffin 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
relates to class proceedings and insolvency and restructuring. He regularly advises the
boards of national and multinational companies. He also represents clients in arbitration
and alternative 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 li-
ability and insolvency and restructuring.
Michael A.
Eizenga
Bennett Jones
LLP
Tel: (416) 777-4879
Fax: (416) 863-1716
Toronto
Tom Curry
Lenczner Slaght
Royce Smith
Griffin LLP
Tel: (416) 865-3096
Fax: (416) 865-9010
Toronto
Sandra A.
Forbes
Davies Ward
Phillips &
Vineberg LLP
Tel: (416) 863-5574
Fax: (416) 863-0871
Toronto
Peter
Griffin
Lenczner Slaght
Royce Smith
Griffin LLP
Tel: (416) 865-2921
Fax: (416) 865-3558
Toronto
eizengam@bennettjones.com
tcurry@litigate.com
sforbes@dwpv.com
pgriffin@litigate.com
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