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Binnie, Ian, CC, QC, Lenczner Slaght Royce Smith Griffin LLP Toronto - (416) 865-3737 - ibinnie@litigate.com
Counsel. One of Canada's most respected advocates, the Honorable Ian Binnie served for nearly 14 years as
a Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada. Binnie authored more than 170 opinions, including on landmark
cases involving issues of patent interpretation and validity, protection of trade-marks, media law, commercial
disputes, punitive damages, expert evidence and many aspects of constitutional, criminal and administrative
law. Over the course of three decades as a litigator, he argued cases in most of the common-law provinces and
appeared regularly before the Supreme Court on a range of constitutional, civil and criminal matters.
Barton, Sandra L., Gowling WLG Toronto - (416) 814-5674 - sandra.barton@gowlingwlg.com
Known for her strategic counsel and trial skills, Sandra Barton is a leading civil and commercial litigation
lawyer based in the Toronto office of Gowling WLG. She is recognized as one of the top corporate com-
mercial litigators in Canada by e Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory, and among the country's leading
class-action lawyers in the 2017 edition of e Best Lawyers in Canada. Working seamlessly with clients and
counsel across Canada and the US, Barton brings extensive expertise in complex commercial litigation mat-
ters, class-action defense and professional liability defense. A sought-aer trial advocacy instructor, Barton is
an adjunct professor at Osgoode Hall Law School and a visiting instructor at the University of Notre Dame.
She also serves on the board of directors of e Advocates' Society and on the board of directors of the
Touching Tiny Lives Foundation, which supports children and families in Lesotho who are struggling
with the ravages of HIV/AIDS.
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 administra-
tive 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 litigation. 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 International 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 Medalist), 1972, University of Ottawa.
Bombier, Nina, Lenczner Slaght Royce Smith Griffin LLP Toronto - (416) 865-9500 - nbombier@litigate.com
Partner. Nina Bombier has a wide-ranging practice encompassing commercial litigation, professional negli-
gence and regulatory matters, environmental litigation, insurance litigation and public law. She has extensive
trial experience in complex commercial and regulatory cases in addition to many medical malpractice actions.
Bombier has appeared as counsel before all levels of court in Ontario, including both the Federal Court and
the Supreme Court of Canada. Bombier also appears regularly before administrative tribunals and boards,
both as a prosecutor and as defence counsel on behalf of professional members.
