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Block, Sheila R., Torys LLP Toronto - (416) 865-7319 - sblock@torys.com
Chair of Torys' Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice. Senior trial/appellate counsel with a broad civil
litigation practice, including corporate/commercial and securities litigation, IP, defamation and administrative
law cases. Has appeared as counsel on a wide range of leading cases before all levels of court in Canada and in
international arbitrations and other tribunals. Has spoken and written extensively on advocacy and civil litiga-
tion. Has taught advocacy in Canada, the United States, England, Scotland, New Zealand and El Salvador.
Recognized by Lexpert® and Benchmark as one of Canada's leading 25 women litigators. Chair, Touching
Tiny Lives Foundation; President/Trustee, Harold G. Fox Education Fund; Trustee, Foundation for Interna-
tional Arbitration Advocacy, Geneva; President's Council, University of Ottawa; Advisory Board, Program
on Ethics, Business and the Law, University of Toronto Law School. Recipient of numerous awards, including
the University of Ottawa's Honorary LLD and Meritas Tabaret Award. Ontario Bar, 1974. LLB (Gold Medal-
ist), 1972, University of Ottawa.
Conklin, David D., Goodmans LLP Toronto - (416) 597-5164 - dconklin@goodmans.ca
Partner, commercial and securities litigation practice. Focuses on corporate governance, investigations, direc-
tors and officers liability, securities class actions, regulatory proceedings and complex commercial disputes.
Represents shareholders and boards of directors of private and public companies. Before joining Goodmans
in 2007, he was a partner and senior litigator at a leading Toronto litigation boutique. Received his LLM from
Columbia University, was called to the New York Bar in 2006 and began practicing with a leading US securi-
ties and class-action firm. Teaches courses on corporate governance and M&A at the University of Toronto
Faculty of Law (Adjunct Faculty) and also in the MBA program at the Schulich School of Business (Execu-
tive in Residence). Recognized as a leading litigator by Best Lawyers in Canada (class action and corporate
commercial), e Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory (class action, corporate commercial and securities) and
Lexpert®/ROB Special Edition on Canada's Leading Litigation Lawyers. Also recognized by Benchmark Litiga-
tion Canada as a Litigation Star (commercial and securities).
Curry, Tom, Lenczner Slaght Royce Smith Griffin LLP Toronto - (416) 865-3096 - tcurry@litigate.com
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.
