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Marlo Kravetsky
TD BANK GROUP > TORONTO
Marlo Kravetsky led the internal inves-
tigation of the most significant securi-
ties regulatory issue facing a bank-owned
investment dealer in recent history. e
case concerned structural issues within
TD's systems that led to qualifying clients
not being placed in lower-cost-proprietary
mutual-fund products and embedded
advisor fees not being excluded from the
fixed-account management fee in fee-based
investment accounts. She was responsible
for self-reporting to the Ontario Securi-
ties Commission and industry groups. She
developed a remediation program ensur-
ing fair treatment to affected clients, man-
aged remediation across four business lines
and developed a legal strategy to manage
regulatory risk. She also led settlement of
a several-hundred-million-dollar claim
against TD in the collapse of the Icelandic
banking system following the 2008 finan-
cial crisis. Marlo is a member of the diver-
sity and inclusion committee of the Bank
Group's legal department.
Sophie Lamonde
STIKEMAN ELLIOTT LLP > MONTRÉAL
Sophie Lamonde has led legal teams on
large, highly complex M&A transactions,
with emphasis on private-equity and cross-
border deals. She was a key member of the
team representing TELUS in its $600-mil-
lion sale of a 35-per-cent stake in TELUS
International to Baring Private Equity
Asia. She acted on Taylor Morrison's di-
vestiture of Monarch to Mattamy Homes
for $330 million; the $366-million sale of
KRG Capital-backed Focus Corp. to WSP
Global; and the sale of Astral Media to
BCE for $3.8 billion. She also played cen-
tral roles in restructurings, including the
voluntary wind-down of Penson Financial
Services Canada, in which $10 billion in
assets held for clients was transferred; and
the global restructuring of the Abitibi-
Bowater Group. Sophie sits on boards of
the éâtre de Quat'Sous and Fondation
PalliAmi, which support Notre-Dame
Hospital's palliative-care unit.
Martha MacDonald
TORYS LLP > TORONTO
Martha MacDonald has practised tax con-
troversy and litigation exclusively since her
2005 call to the Bar. She trained under in-
dustry leaders at a previous firm before be-
coming a partner in 2014. In 2015, she was
recruited to lead and grow tax litigation at
Torys. at year she won a significant mo-
tion for two ConocoPhillips subsidiaries
on the scope of discovery in cross-border
transfer-pricing cases and argued a GST
test case for Great-West Life, affecting a
dozen appeals. She has attracted litigation
mandates from BMO and Canada Life
Group Insurance. As a junior, Martha act-
ed on landmark cases, including the lead-
ing case on the interpretation of Canada's
modern transfer-pricing regime for Gen-
eral Electric. While at law school, Martha
volunteered at the United Nations High
Commissioner for Refugees in Geneva and
for a refugee legal aid clinic in Cairo.
Mariana MacIntosh
ONTARIO TEACHERS' PENSION
PLAN > TORONTO
Mariana MacIntosh is a Senior Legal
Counsel at Ontario Teachers' Pension
Plan, nominated by former employer Mc-
Carthy Tétrault LLP and endorsed by
Stikeman Elliott LLP and Blake, Cassels
& Graydon LLP. She consistently exhib-
its talent, communication skills, maturity
and legal and practical understanding be-
yond her years. In the face of the pension
industry's increasing regulatory challenges,
she has consistently achieved creative legal
solutions. Examples include a collaborative
and creative solution in a transaction that
resulted in long-term savings to the fund
of hundreds of millions of dollars and pro-
viding critical support in the implementa-
tion of changes to OTPP's funding policy
for long-term sustainability, requiring a
deep understanding of actuarial principles.
Mariana has volunteered with the Mother-
cra Society, Roots of Empathy, Toronto
Distress Centres, Pro Bono Law Ontario
and the Unaccompanied Minors Project.
Susan E. Marsh
MORNEAU SHEPELL LTD. > TORONTO
Susan Marsh is General Counsel, Cor-
porate Secretary and Chief Risk Officer
at Morneau Shepell. She is responsible
for managing a legal team of four lawyers
and one assistant; leading and oversee-
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