P.6 THE DOMINANT
ALTERNATIVE
BY PAUL MCLAUGHLIN
P.12 BEHIND THE CRIMES
BY SANDRA RUBIN
P.18 SWIFTER REGULATION
BY SHELDON GORDON
P.24 MANAGING COSTS
BY BEV CLINE
P.30 PRICE-FIXING
CLASS BROADENED
BY JULIUS MELNITZER
P.34 LIBEL CROSSES BORDERS
BY JULIUS MELNITZER
P.38 BIG SUITS
COMPILED BY GENA SMITH
CONTENTS
Lexpert
Special Edition
CANADA'S LEADING
LITIGATION LAWYERS
Jean Cumming
Editor-in-Chief
A DAUNTING PROPOSITION
Litigation is rarely a welcome prospect. Costs can
be high and outcomes are not always predictable.
And so, having the best possible counsel at the
outset of such a daunting proposition is essential.
is is where Lexpert can help. We conduct
peer surveys in which litigators effectively rank
each other. e Lexpert-ranked lawyers noted
in this Special Edition have won, and lost, cases
against one another. e far greater number have
settled. Knowing when to pursue to the end, and
when to try yet again to come to settlement, re-
quires wisdom, judgment and a range of skills.
We invite you to review the articles and short
biographies in this Special Edition. To learn more
about them and our own legal publications, please
visit us at our website, lexpert.ca.
Alvarez, QC, Henri C. Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
(604) 631-3129 halvarez@fasken.com
Mr. Alvarez acts as arbitrator in international commercial and investment
arbitrations. His extensive experience includes energy, mining,
franchising, licensing, distributorship, construction, oil & gas and
corporate/commercial issues.
Aitken, David W. Aitken Klee LLP
(613) 903-5099 daitken@aitkenklee.com
Founding partner of Aitken Klee LLP. Practises exclusively IP litigation. Bench-
mark Canada 2016 IP Litigator of the Year; LMG Life Sciences Hall of Fame,
2013 Patent Litigator of the Year and "Life Sciences Star"; Best Lawyers
Canada 2014 and 2017 Ottawa IP Lawyer of the Year; Managing Intellectual
Property 2015 IP Star and 2013 Milestone Case; LLB 1982 McGill; BEng 1975
RMC; Reg Pat & TM Agent.
Addy, George N. Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP
(416) 863-5588 gaddy@dwpv.com
Mr. Addy, former head of the Canadian Competition Bureau, practises
regulatory and competition law, providing strategic advice on matters involv-
ing domestic and foreign regulators regarding cartels, M&A, trade practices
and foreign investment law. Appears on behalf of clients in provincial and
federal courts and the Supreme Court as well as judicial inquiries and
regulatory hearings.
Adair, John Adair Barristers LLP
(416) 941-5858 jadair@adairbarristers.com
Mr. Adair's practice is focused on commercial litigation including partnership
disputes. Mr. Adair also represents clients in directors' and officers' liability
claims, complex insurance coverage claims, enforcement of foreign
judgments, and professional liability matters. He is Lexpert ranked in
the fields of Commercial Litigation, Directors' and Officers' Liability,
and Professional Liability.
Adair, QC, Geoffrey D.E. Adair Barristers LLP
(416) 941-5863 gadair@adairbarristers.com
One of Canada's best known trial & appellate counsel. Author of critically
acclaimed text On Trial. Fellow, Amercian College of Trial Lawyers. Mr. Adair
specializes in commercial litigation, class actions, products liability,
professional liability & complex insurance claims.
Abitan, Sandra Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
(514) 904-5648 sabitan@osler.com
Ms. Abitan's insolvency and restructuring practice focuses on consensual
and court-supervised restructurings and reorganizations. Her clients include
corporations, equity sponsors, strategic purchasers, financial institutions
and liquidators.
LEXPERT-RANKED LAWYERS
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