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CLASS ACTIONS
OTTAWA
Baert, Kirk M., Koskie Minsky LLP
Bell, Robert B., Lerners LLP
Bjorkquist, Sonia L., Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
Block, Sheila R., Torys LLP
Brown, John P., McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Byers, David R., Stikeman Elliott LLP
Conklin, David D., Goodmans LLP
Curry, Tom, Lenczner Slaght Royce Smith Griffin LLP
D'Silva, Alan L.W., Stikeman Elliott LLP
Eizenga, LSM, Michael A., Bennett Jones LLP
Forbes, Sandra A., Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP
Galway, Jeff W., Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
Gelowitz, Mark A., Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
Glendinning, Deborah A., Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
Griffin, Peter, Lenczner Slaght Royce Smith Griffin LLP
Hoaken, Eric R., Lax O'Sullivan Lisus Gottlieb LLP
Jackson, Patricia D.S., Torys LLP
Jamal, Mahmud, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
Kay, Katherine L., Stikeman Elliott LLP
Kent, David W., McMillan LLP
Kimmel, Jessica A., Goodmans LLP
Kolers, Eliot N., Stikeman Elliott LLP
Laing, Andrea, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
Lenczner, Alan J., QC, Lenczner Slaght Royce Smith Griffin LLP
Leon, Jeffrey S., LSM, Bennett Jones LLP
Lowenstein, Larry P., Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
McKee, Gordon, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
Morrison, F. Paul, McCarthy Tétrault LLP
O'Connor, David F., Roy O'Connor LLP
Pape, Paul J., Pape Barristers Professional Corporation
Peebles, Dana M., McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Plumpton, Linda M., Torys LLP
Poltak, Celeste, Koskie Minsky LLP
Rochon, Joel P., Rochon Genova LLP
Rodrigue, Sylvie, Torys LLP
Rothstein, Linda R., LSM, Paliare Roland Rosenberg Rothstein LLP
Slaght, Ronald G., QC, Lenczner Slaght Royce Smith Griffin LLP
Steep, R. Paul, McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Tenai, Steve J., Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
Thomson, Kent E., Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP
Thomson, Mary M., Gowling WLG
Waddell, Margaret L., Waddell Phillips Professional Corporation
Zakaib, Glenn M., Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Zarnett, Benjamin, Goodmans LLP
Pratte, Guy J., Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
LONDON
Foreman, Jonathan, Harrison Pensa LLP London - (519) 661-6775 - jforeman@harrisonpensa.com
Partner and leader of Harrison Pensa's Class Action Group with an emphasis on securities, competition law,
consumer law, product law and pensions, among others. An experienced litigator with exposure to virtually
all aspects of class-actions practice, including an emphasis on class-action trials. Has also achieved substantial
settlement results totaling more than C$265 million across a wide range of matters. Adjunct Professor
teaching class actions at the University of Western Ontario Law School. Frequent writer and presenter at
legal conferences and commentator in the national print and television media. Graduate of the University
of Western Ontario law school and called to the Ontario Bar in 2002. Completed the "Emerging Leaders in
Law Firms Program" at the Harvard Law School in 2013. Named one of Lexpert®'s "Rising Stars, Leading
Lawyers Under 40" award in 2013.
Williams, David B., Harrison Pensa LLP London - (519) 661-6782 - dwilliams@harrisonpensa.com
Considered by many to be one of Ontario's most respected civil litigators, Dave Williams specializes in
complex commercial litigation, class actions, plaintiff personal injury and medical malpractice. As a veteran
litigator, Williams's 30+ year career has brought him before the Trial Division, the Court of Appeal and
the Supreme Court of Canada. He has been involved in many high-profile cases, including being a member
of the plaintiffs' class-action group for the Walkerton contaminated water claim, as well as a landmark
Aboriginal rights dispute. Most recently, Williams was co-counsel in one of the most significant class-action
judgments in Canada. In 2009, Williams was inducted into the American College of Trial Lawyers. He is
also repeatedly selected as Canada's top lawyer in corporate and commercial litigation, insurance law and
personal injury litigation, including being named by Best Lawyers as "Lawyer of the Year" in corporate and
commercial litigation London/Windsor in 2014 and 2017. Williams was also the Managing Partner
at Harrison Pensa from 1999 until he stepped down in 2014.
