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JULY/AUGUST 2016
Esther Oh joined Bull Housser as an
associate in the firm's tax practice group.
Prior to joining the firm she clerked for the
Tax Court of Canada.
Christie Wilson is now an associate
with Bull Housser's real estate practice
group. She has experience representing
both landlords and tenants.
Bull Housser welcomed Sarah McCalla
as an associate. She focuses on environmen-
tal law and litigation. Prior to joining the
firm, she was a clerk at the Supreme Court
of British Columbia.
ALBERTA CALGARY
In Calgary, Jeff Scobie (see page 18) and
Crispin Arthur moved to Lawson Lun-
dell LLP, where they practise energy law
with a focus on oil & gas. ey are both
partners at the firm. Scobie has specific
expertise in LNG transactions. Arthur
focuses on corporate finance, M&A and
corporate reorganizations.
BLG appointed three senior leadership
positions in the firm's Calgary office: Me-
linda Park (see page 18) is now chair of na-
tional council, succeeding Robert Shoul-
dice; David Whelan, QC, is now national
group head, specialized business law, suc-
ceeding Marc Jolicoeur; and Alan Ross
is now Calgary regional managing partner,
taking over from David Whelan.
Rachel West joined Dunphy Best
Blocksom LLP as an employment, labour,
and human rights law practitioner. West
was previously with Burnet, Duckworth
and Palmer LLP.
MANITOBA WINNIPEG
In Winnipeg, ompson Dorfman Sweat-
man LLP (TDS Law) Managing Partner
Don Douglas was elected to the board
of directors of Lex Mundi. TDS Law is a
founding member of Lex Mundi, a world-
wide network of independent law firms.
TDS Law welcomed four lawyers to its
partnership. In the firm's Winnipeg office,
Scott Hoeppner (labour & employment,
litigation), Melissa Malden (corporate and
wills & estate) and Terra Welsh (labour &
employment, administrative) were admit-
ted. In the Portage la Prairie and Gladstone
offices, Lucy Kinnear (agricultural real es-
tate, wills & estate) was admitted.
ONTARIO TORONTO
Robert Eberschlag moved his practice to
DeMarco Allan LLP where he focuses on
corporate, commercial and securities law,
with specific expertise in the mining sec-
tor. He advises on stock exchange listings
through IPOs and reverse takeovers, and
has established several natural resources
investment funds. Eberschlag was most re-
cently a partner at Norton Rose Fulbright
Canada LLP.
Experienced securities, regulatory and
corporate lawyer, Andre Poles, joined
Gowling WLG as a partner. Poles was most
recently general counsel and chief compli-
ance officer at Marquest Asset Management
Inc. A long-serving army reservist, he re-
tired in 2012 as a regimental major with the
48th Highlanders of Canada.
Janice Dubiansky, formerly of Good-
mans LLP, joined Robinsons Law as a se-
nior associate. She advises on estate plan-
ning matters.
Justice Russell Juriansz of the Ontario
Court of Appeal and Ron Choudhury of
Miller omson LLP were recognized by
the South Asian Bar Association of North
America with its highest awards.
* Keep us informed of your latest career news,
from moves and appointments to role changes
and new endeavours. We look forward to hearing
from you at lexpert.ca/peoplemoves.
MOVES
Intellectual property lawyer Sara
Zborovski has made the move to
Norton Rose Fulbright from DLA Pip-
er. She assists companies that are
regulated by Health Canada – food &
beverage, dietary supplements, cos-
metics, pharmaceuticals, medical
devices – with regulatory matters.
She also helps clients navigate the
post-market compliance landscape,
including reporting, licensing, adver-
tising & marketing and compliance
with privacy laws, both federal
and provincial. She is a member
of the New York State Bar as well
as the Ontario Bar.
SARA ZBOROVSKI
Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
Toronto
Intellectual Property
PAUL SCHABAS
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
Toronto
Litigation
Paul Schabas was elected to lead
the Law Society of Upper Canada
as its 66
th
treasurer, replacing Janet
Minor in the role. Schabas has been
a bencher since 2007 and chaired
several committees including the
Human Rights Monitoring Group.
Schabas is a senior litigator at
Blakes where he acts on complex
cases in commercial, tax and regu-
latory law, as well as constitutional
and media law. He was recently
mentioned in "Advancing Women
in the Legal Profession" (Lexpert,
May 2016 issue) as a mentor
and advocate for equality rights.
