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O'Sullivan, Terrence J., LSM, Lax O'Sullivan Lisus Gottlieb LLP Toronto - (416) 598-3556
- tosullivan@counsel-toronto.com
Terrence J. O'Sullivan, LSM, was called to the Bar of Ontario in 1973. His
practice includes civil and commercial litigation with an emphasis on business disputes, financial institution
litigation, class actions, defense of regulatory charges and professional discipline matters. He regularly
appears in all levels of court in Ontario and other provinces, including the Supreme Court of Canada.
O'Sullivan is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, a Fellow of the International Academy of
Trial Lawyers and a Past President of e Advocates' Society of Ontario. He was a co-author of the Civil
Justice Review (volumes one and two) and is former Chair of the Joint Committee on Court Reform of the
province of Ontario. O'Sullivan writes and speaks extensively and is an occasional lecturer and demonstrator
for the Osgoode Hall Intensive Advocacy Program. O'Sullivan also acts as a mediator and an arbitrator.
He was awarded the Law Society Medal for his contributions to the profession in 2010.
Osborne, Peter, Lenczner Slaght Royce Smith Griffin LLP Toronto - (416) 865-3094 - posborne@litigate.com
Partner. One of Canada's leading litigators and a frequent lecturer, Peter Osborne has a broad civil litigation
and administrative law practice encompassing cross-border commercial disputes, complex cross-border
restructuring and insolvency cases, class actions and securities matters, as well as professional malpractice
litigation and disciplinary proceedings. He was counsel to the Government of Canada in the litigation
and related insolvency proceedings around tobacco smuggling, which yielded the largest civil settlement
in Canadian history. Osborne also advises boards of directors of public and private companies and special
committees on governance, cross-border litigation and insolvency proceedings. He has helped oversee
the restructuring of some of Canada's largest companies.
Paliare, Chris G., OO, LSM, Paliare Roland Rosenberg Rothstein LLP Toronto - (416) 646-4318
- chris.paliare@paliareroland.com
One of Canada's premier litigators, both at trial and appellate levels; shareholder
disputes, securities litigation, admin law, Charter of Rights and Freedoms and constitutional litigation, class
actions, employment law, pension litigation and white-collar criminal law. Fellow, IATL (Eastern Canadian
Chair); Fellow, ISB; Fellow, ACTL and former Ontario Provincial Chair; Fellow, Litigation Counsel of
America, honorary member ‒ COMBAR; certified by LSUC as a Specialist in Civil Litigation; Member,
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. Consistently listed in e Lexpert® Guide to the Leading 100 Canada/
US Cross-border Litigation Lawyers; e 2006 Lexpert® Guide to the 100 Most Creative Lawyers in Canada;
Lexpert® Bet-the-Company Litigators; e Lexpert®/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers
in Canada; Chambers Global: World's Leading Lawyers for Business; Euromoney's Expert Guide to Global
Labour and Employment Lawyers. LLB, Osgoode Hall (1970); LLM, University of Texas at Austin (1971).
Called to Ontario Bar (1973), with honors. Awarded the Order of Ontario and Law Society Medal. OBA
Award in Excellence in Civil Litigation (2016).
Rothstein, Linda R., LSM, Paliare Roland Rosenberg Rothstein LLP Toronto - (416) 646-4327
- linda.rothstein@paliareroland.com
Linda Rothstein is a senior partner at Paliare Roland Rosenberg Rothstein
LLP. Practices in areas of civil and administrative litigation, expertise in class actions, commercial litigation,
professional liability and misconduct, public law, employment and human rights, judicial review and appeals.
Commission counsel to Goudge Inquiry ('07–'08); lead counsel to City of Toronto in the Computer Leasing
Inquiry ('02–'05); lead counsel to Motherisk Hair Analysis Review ('15–'16). Toronto Regional Bencher of
e Law Society of Upper Canada ('07–'15). Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. Fellow and Board
Member, International Academy of Trial Lawyers. Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America. Past President
('05–'06), e Advocates' Society (Ont.). Co-author of Lawyers' Professional Liability, 3rd ed. (LexisNexis
'13) and "Professional Liability" (ch. 9) D. Lundy, G. MacKenzie and M. Newbury, Barristers & Solicitors
in Practice (Butterworths, '98). Awards include Law Society Medal, "Award of Distinction" from Toronto
Lawyers' Association, Lexpert® Zenith Award ('13) and University of Toronto Distinguished Alumnus
Award ('14).
