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COMPETITION LAW / CORPORATE COMMERCIAL
BRITISH COLUMBIA: VANCOUVER
ALBERTA: CALGARY
EDMONTON
Wright, J. Kevin, DLA Piper (Canada) LLP
Riley, Y. Beth, Bennett Jones LLP
Zalmanowitz, Barry, QC, Dentons Canada LLP
ONTARIO: TORONTO
CORPORATE COMMERCIAL
Babin, Edward J., Babin Bessner Spry LLP Toronto - (416) 637-3294 - ebabin@babinbessnerspry.com
Ed Babin has been practicing complex litigation in Canada for over 25 years. Prior to creating his own
successful boutique firm in 2009, Babin was for many years a senior partner in the highly ranked litigation
departments of two prominent Canadian law firms. Over the course of his career, Babin has gained
significant experience in many areas, both in individual and class-action proceedings. Babin works in a
very broad range of complex legal areas, and has acted for numerous national and international clients
in competition, contract, securities, corporate governance, oppression, investment advisor, executive
employment, insolvency, consumer, franchise, conspiracy and fraud-related matters. Babin has also handled
numerous cross-border sports-related matters, including on behalf of several National Hockey League Clubs
and the Canadian Football League, and on behalf of the International Association of Athletics Federations
(IAAF) in the Ben Johnson case. Babin earned his law degree from Osgoode Hall Law School,
and his Master of Law degree from the London School of Economics.
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
commercial litigators in Canada by e Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory and among the country's leading
class-action lawyers in e Best Lawyers in Canada. Working seamlessly with clients and counsel across
Canada and the US, Barton brings extensive expertise in complex commercial litigation matters, 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.
