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Vallières, Éric, McMillan LLP Montréal - (514) 987-5068 - eric.vallieres@mcmillan.ca
Éric Vallières is a Montréal-based litigator specializing in high-end sophisticated litigation. Éric's practice
focuses primarily on large commercial cases as well as on class actions. His recent cases include antitrust
cases, product liability matters, bankruptcy cases, as well as general commercial litigation. His competition
law expertise includes cartel cases, dominance matters, as well as cases involving disputed mergers. Over the
years, Éric has been particularly active in the aviation industry, telecommunications, banking and securi-
ties law. He has also been active in the automotive industry and in the biopharmaceutical industry. Éric is a
senior commercial litigator with over 20 years of litigation experience gathered before all levels of commercial
courts in Canada, including several times before the Supreme Court of Canada. Éric has also been involved
in multiple international arbitrations and conciliations, mostly in Europe and in the Americas. ese have
included ICC arbitrations, CNUDCI arbitrations as well ad hoc arbitrations.
Lexpert Ranking: RR
Capern, Gordon D., Paliare Roland Rosenberg Rothstein LLP
Toronto - (416) 646-4311 - gordon.capern@paliareroland.com
Gordon Capern is a senior partner and a leader of the corporate and commercial litigation practice. He advis-
es clients and acts as counsel in the resolution of disputes in many areas of corporate and commercial activity,
including issues arising from complex commercial transactions, including M&A in a variety of industries, lia-
bility of professional advisors, shareholder and partnership disputes, director, officer and employee litigation,
with expertise in their fiduciary obligations, and franchises and dealerships. He is recognized as a leading
corporate commercial litigation lawyer in e Lexpert®/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers
in Canada. He is also ranked in Chambers Global for Dispute Resolution where he is described as "a very
prominent and effective litigator" and as a "local litigation star" in Ontario by Benchmark Canada. He is also
ranked in the 2017 Best Lawyers in Canada for Corporate and Commercial Litigation. Gordon is a Fellow
of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers and the International Society of Barristers.
Lexpert Ranking: MFR
Paliare, Chris G., OO, LSM, Paliare Roland Rosenberg Rothstein LLP
Toronto - (416) 646-4318 - chris.paliare@paliareroland.com
One of Canada's premier litigators, at trial & appellate levels; shareholder disputes, securities litigation, ad-
min law, Charter of Rights and Freedoms & constitutional litigation, class actions, employment law, pension
litigation & white-collar criminal law. Fellow, IATL (Eastern Canadian Chair); Fellow, ISB; Fellow, ACTL
& 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. Consis-
tently listed in Lexpert® US/Canada Cross-Border Guide — Litigation; 2006 Lexpert® Guide to the 100 Most
Creative Lawyers in Canada; Lexpert Bet-the-Company Litigators; 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 & Law
Society Medal. OBA Award in Excellence in Civil Litigation (2016).
Lexpert Ranking: MFR
Rothstein, Linda R., LSM, Paliare Roland Rosenberg Rothstein LLP
Toronto - (416) 646-4327 - linda.rothstein@paliareroland.com
Linda Rothstein is a sr. partner at Paliare Roland Rosenberg Rothstein LLP. Practices in areas of civil & adminis-
trative litigation, expertise in class actions, commercial litigation, professional liability & misconduct, public law,
employment & human rights, judicial review & 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 Col-
lege of Trial Lawyers. Fellow & Board Member, International Academy of Trial Lawyers. Fellow, Litigation Coun-
sel of America. Past President (05–06), e Advocates' Society (ON). Co-author of Lawyers' Professional Liability,
3rd ed. (LexisNexis '13) & "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) & U of Toronto Distinguished Alumnus Award ('14).
Lexpert Ranking: MFR
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