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46 LEXPERT MAGAZINE | NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2017 JORDAN GLICK WeirFoulds LLP Toronto Jordan Glick focuses his litigation practice on Public law with an emphasis on self- regulating professionals and industries, securities litigation, access to information, and select criminal matters. His notable cases include In Touch Retirement Living for Vegetarians/Vegans v. Registrar of the Retirement Homes Regulatory Authority, [2013] O.L.A.T.D. No. 280, in which he successfully acted as lead counsel to the Registrar in the first hearing under the Re- tirement Homes Act; and Ontario Securities Commission v. MineralFields Management Inc. [2014], in which he was lead counsel to a principal of MineralFields, among Can- ada's largest distributors of flow-through limited partnerships. He is a Young Pro- fessionals Board Member of Chai Lifeline Canada, which is dedicated to supporting families and individuals facing critical and terminal illnesses; and a Co-Creator of Ko- Ach Adventures Camp for autistic chil- dren and at-risk youth. JAVIER GONZALEZ Royal Bank of Canada Toronto Javier Gonzalez is Senior Counsel at Royal Bank of Canada. As a member of the Ca- nadian Regulatory Team, he is a strategic advisor on matters of corporate, securities and financial institutions regulatory law. He has successfully obtained requisite regulatory approvals, overcoming obstacles and resolving issues to achieve key busi- ness objectives for the organization while mitigating legal risk. In 2015, Gonzalez was part of the in-house deal team that completed the largest transaction in RBC's history (US$5.4 billion), the acquisition of City National Bank of Los Angeles. He has been a participant in a diversity mentorship program and has helped to organize diver- sity events, including an annual Diversity Festival and a Speed Mentoring event. He has also participated in the RBC Race for the Kids Toronto, which benefited the Family Navigation Project at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre. JEAN-PHILIPPE GROLEAU Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP Montréal Jean-Philippe Groleau defends clients against class actions and white-collar prosecutions as well as in launching judi- cial reviews. He has successfully defended clients on diverse issues, including alleged breaches of consumer-protection legisla- tion. Groleau is a Co-Founder and Mem- ber of the Board of Directors of Health and Education Now, an organization involved in community development in Benin and Cameroon. He is also a member of Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP's Montréal Student Committee and Diversity and In- clusion Committee. He acted pro bono as lead counsel for the Canadian Civil Lib- erties Association in two groundbreaking SCC cases concerning freedom of religion in an educational context (Loyola High School v. Québec (Attorney General), 2015 SCC 12, and S.L. v. Commission scolaire des Chênes, 2012 SCC 7). In Loyola, Chief Justice McLachlin and two colleagues ad- opted Groleau's submissions on whether organizations, as opposed to natural per- sons, are protected by freedom of religion. Loyola is the leading case in Canada on the communal aspects of freedom of religion. NANCY HAMZO Baker & McKenzie LLP Toronto Nancy Hamzo is a transactional lawyer at Baker & McKenzie LLP, focusing on cross- border M&A and corporate reorganiza- tions. She represents multinational clients in a variety of industries with a particular focus on the pharmaceutical and technol- ogy sectors. For example, Hamzo advised Baxter International when it separated its biopharmaceutical business from its medi- cal products business to create Baxalta In- corporated. She is highly involved in a vari- ety of community initiatives. She leads the Baker McKenzie Canadian team on estab- lishing Women for Women International Canada, an organization that offers sup- port, tools and access to life-changing skills to women. She also contributes her time to assisting Oxfam, an organization focused on alleviating poverty, with a variety of Canadian legal issues. She started Baker McKenzie Canada's women's networking initiative and continues to drive this initia- tive forward as Co-Chair with Stephanie Vaccari. She has focused on finding ways to enhance networking initiatives for lawyers within the firm and for clients externally. CLAIRE HUNTER Hunter Litigation Chambers Vancouver Claire Hunter has a broad civil litiga- tion, Public and Administrative law and Appellate practice. She appears regularly as counsel at both the trial and appellate level, including all levels of court in Brit- | RISING STARS |