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Lederman, Eli S., Lenczner Slaght Royce Smith Griffin LLP Toronto - (416) 865-3555 - elederman@litigate.com
Partner. Eli Lederman's practice covers a broad range of complex commercial litigation matters, including
securities law, class actions, commercial contracts, oppression and other shareholder litigation. He regularly
acts for directors and officers of private and public corporations and advises boards and their committees
on governance and litigation matters. Lederman has extensive trial experience in commercial litigation and
in medical malpractice actions, and also acts as counsel in commercial arbitrations. He has appeared as lead
counsel at all levels of court, including the Supreme Court of Canada, the Court of Appeal for Ontario and
the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. Lederman represents clients in a wide range of sectors, including
those in financial services, information technology, real estate, franchising and manufacturing. Lederman
is a frequent speaker in continuing legal education programs, particularly on issues relating to contractual
disputes, securities law and trial advocacy.
Lenczner, Alan J., QC, Lenczner Slaght Royce Smith Griffin LLP Toronto - (416) 865-3090
- alenczner@litigate.com
Founding partner. Widely acknowledged as one of Canada's leading litigators, Alan
Lenczner has applied his advocacy skills to yield precedent-setting decisions in nearly every area of civil
litigation. Drawing on four decades of experience in complex litigation matters, he appears regularly before
courts at all levels across the country, as well as administrative tribunals. He has also appeared as counsel
before the High Court and the Court of Appeal in the UK and is a Fellow of the American College of Trial
Lawyers. A frequent lecturer on a broad range of legal subjects, Lenczner has helped to guide a generation
of lawyers.
Lisus, Jonathan C., Lax O'Sullivan Lisus Gottlieb LLP Toronto - (416) 598-7873 - jlisus@counsel-toronto.com
Jonathan Lisus was called to the Ontario Bar in 1992. His practice focuses on complex commercial disputes.
He has a broad trial and appellate practice across the country and regularly appears in the Supreme Court of
Canada. He is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and the International Academy of Trial
Lawyers. He is an appointed member at large of the Chief Justice of Ontario's Advisory Committee on
Professionalism. He regularly appears as Special Counsel to the Canadian Civil Liberties Association in all
levels of court, including the Supreme Court of Canada. He is recognized by e Lexpert®/American Lawyer
Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada, Chambers Global, e Best Lawyers in Canada, Benchmark
and e Legal 500.
Mark, Alan H., Goodmans LLP Toronto - (416) 597-4264 - amark@goodmans.ca
Partner in the Litigation Group at Goodmans. Practice includes corporate-commercial litigation,
class actions and electricity law and regulation. Corporate-commercial litigation practice focuses on
corporate governance, corporate finance, securities, financial services, and restructuring and insolvency.
Class-action practice includes securities, product liability and environmental claims. Also carries on a
substantial electricity and regulatory practice, regularly representing clients in the electricity sector before
the Ontario Energy Board and the courts. Has appeared at all levels of the Ontario and Federal Courts,
including the Supreme Court of Canada, before the courts of several other provinces and before various
administrative tribunals. Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and a former Director and Past
President of e Advocates' Society. Frequent speaker and CLE instructor. Recommended counsel
in numerous leading directories and in 2013 was recognized as Canada's Energy/Resource "Litigator
of the Year" by Benchmark Canada.
