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Finlay, Bryan, QC, WeirFoulds LLP Toronto - (416) 947-5011 - bfinlay@weirfoulds.com
"Mr Finlay, with his usual consummate skill …" (Ontario Court of Appeal). Senior trial and appellate
counsel, Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, Fellow of the International Academy of Trial
Lawyers and an honorary overseas member of the Commercial Bar Association (England and Wales).
Clerked for Justice Spence, Supreme Court of Canada. Recognized by Chambers Canada and e Canadian
Legal Lexpert® Directory in four categories. Listed in the Lexpert® Guide to the 100 Most Creative Lawyers
in Canada; the Lexpert® Guide to the Leading US/Canada Cross-border Litigation Lawyers in Canada and
the Lexpert®/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada. Also recognized in e Best
Lawyers in Canada in six categories, including the category of "Bet-the-Company" litigators. Awarded
the prestigious Ontario Bar Association Award for Excellence in Civil Litigation in 2012.
Finnigan, John L., Thornton Grout Finnigan LLP Toronto - (416) 304-0558 - jfinnigan@tgf.ca
John Finnigan is a founding partner of TGF and has a broad practice in complex commercial litigation with
significant experience in insolvency and restructuring litigation. Finnigan has been lauded as "a spectacular
lawyer in huge insolvency proceedings" and "a very credible, no-nonsense litigator who is extremely effective
in court" in Chambers Global. Finnigan is recognized as one of Canada's top lawyers in e Lexpert®/
American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada, as a leading lawyer for US/Canada Cross-
border Litigation in Lexpert® and is recommended in dispute resolution (Canada) by Chambers Global. e
Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory 2016 lists Finnigan as a leading lawyer in four practice areas: Litigation
‒ Corporate Commercial, Directors' & Officers' Liability and Insolvency, and in Financial Restructuring.
He is also recognized in e Best Lawyers in Canada and as a "litigation star" for Canada in Benchmark.
Currently, Finnigan is the court-appointed lead counsel representing the interests of 630,000 policyholders
in the C$2-billion demutualization of a property and casualty insurer.
Flaherty, Patrick, Chernos Flaherty Svonkin LLP Toronto - (416) 855-0403 - pflaherty@cfscounsel.com
Practice focuses on civil litigation, with an emphasis on corporate/commercial, securities litigation,
international arbitration, product liability, class-action defense, intellectual property, information
technology, privacy and media law. Has appeared before all levels of court in Ontario and in the Federal
Court of Canada, and has extensive trial experience, both in court and as counsel in domestic and
international arbitrations in Canada, the United States, Europe and Asia. Has also acted as an arbitrator,
including regularly as a panelist in domain name disputes under the auspices of the Canadian Internet
Registration Authority Dispute Resolution Rules. Ontario Bar, 1993; JD, 1991, Queen's University; BA,
1988, University of Toronto.
Gottlieb, Matthew P., Lax O'Sullivan Lisus Gottlieb LLP Toronto - (416) 644-5353 - mgottlieb@counsel-toronto.com
Matthew Gottlieb practices business litigation, including corporate and commercial disputes, insolvency
and restructuring mandates, libel law, securities litigation and administrative law. He has appeared before
the Supreme Court of Canada, Ontario Court of Appeal, Ontario courts, Federal Court of Canada,
New Brunswick courts, Supreme Court of British Columbia, e Law Society of Upper Canada,
Ontario Securities Commission and Toronto Stock Exchange. Has acted as counsel in many major court
proceedings, including those on behalf of Nortel (UK), Duff & Phelps, Aon and Hollinger Inc. Recognized
as a leading litigation lawyer in Chambers Global: e World's Leading Lawyers for Business, e Best
Lawyers in Canada, Benchmark Canada and e Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory.
