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Earnshaw, Ross F., Gowling WLG Kitchener-Waterloo - (519) 575-7525 - ross.earnshaw@gowlingwlg.com
Ross Earnshaw is a partner in Gowling WLG's Waterloo Region and Hamilton offices and is widely recog-
nized as one of Ontario's leading litigators. Acting for a diverse clientele, Earnshaw brings extensive litigation
expertise in a range of areas, including real estate, construction, insurance, employment, banking, estates,
mortgage enforcement, priorities, collections and legal malpractice defense. He has been featured in both e
Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory and e Best Lawyers in Canada as one of Canada's top corporate commer-
cial litigators and was named Best Lawyers' 2015 "Lawyer of the Year" for corporate and commercial litigation
in Hamilton. Earnshaw has served as a Bencher of the Law Society of Upper Canada since 2012, chairing the
Real Estate Liaison Group and the newly constituted Task Force on Compliance-Oriented Entity Regulation.
He serves on the board of LibraryCo, which oversees the Ontario county courthouse library system, and the
board of the Law Foundation of Ontario, a non-profit organization that improves access to justice for people
across the province.
Zarnett, Benjamin, Goodmans LLP Toronto - (416) 597-4204 - bzarnett@goodmans.ca
Partner. Practices as trial and appellate counsel, emphasizing commercial cases involving public companies,
financial institutions and governments. Has practiced before the SCC, FCC, all levels of court in Ontario
and many administrative tribunals. Lead counsel in some of the most important, high-profile cases that have
recently been decided in Canada, including the litigation involving the restructuring of the Asset-Backed
Commercial Paper market, the contest over the acquisition of BCE, the Danier Leather class action, the
Indalex priority dispute and the Nortel asset allocation dispute. Awarded 2006 Law Society Medal (highest
honor) by LSUC, the 2007 Award of Distinction by TLA for outstanding contributions to the legal profes-
sion and the 2009 OBA Award for Excellence in Civil Litigation. Named "Toronto Litigator of the Year" for
Bet-the-Company (2013/2010), Corporate/Commercial (2012), Class Action (2011/2015) and Director/
Officer Liability (2016) by Best Lawyers in Canada. Recognized as one of three "Star Individuals" for dispute
resolution by Chambers Global. ACTL Fellow.
Kryworuk, Peter W., Lerners LLP London - (519) 640-6317 - pkryworuk@lerners.ca
Practices civil litigation including personal injury and insurance law, medical negligence and professional
liability, class-action litigation, commercial litigation and appellate advocacy. Certified Specialist in Civil
Litigation by the Law Society of Upper Canada. Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. Leader of
Lerners' Health Law Group. Author and presenter of numerous papers and articles on various legal topics.
Called to the Ontario Bar in 1984.
Burke, Todd J., Gowling WLG Ottawa - (613) 786-0226 - todd.burke@gowlingwlg.com
Todd Burke is a senior partner in Gowling WLG's Ottawa office and has been recognized for his work in
corporate and commercial litigation. His dispute resolution practice focuses on complex commercial litiga-
tion, professional liability and risk management. With over 20 years of experience, Burke has handled complex
disputes for individuals, private and public companies, as well as government and other public agencies. His
representation promotes frequent communication, early case assessment, project management, e-discovery
best practices, effective budgeting and vigorous representation. Burke has been lead counsel in litigation and
domestic and international arbitration matters in the banking, construction, manufacturing, real estate, tech-
nology and transportation sectors. His experience also includes multi-jurisdictional injunction proceedings
and acting in letters rogatory matters.
