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DesBrisay, Hugh M., DMG Advocates LLP Toronto - (416) 238-7495 - hdesbrisay@dmgadvocates.com
Hugh DesBrisay is a founding partner at DMG Advocates LLP. He practices in the areas of litigation and
dispute resolution with an emphasis on commercial litigation, product liability (automotive, heavy equip-
ment and consumer products), franchise law and class action defense. He started practicing as a litigation
lawyer in 1986. He was a partner and counsel at Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP and a founding partner of
another leading litigation boutique firm before forming DMG Advocates in 2018. Hugh has been a speaker
and workshop leader in Osgoode Hall's Expert Witness Certification Program and a speaker on class action
practice and various advocacy related topics at conferences of e Advocates' Society, e Association of
Canadian Defence Lawyers and the Ontario Bar Association. For many years, Hugh was an instructor in the
Osgoode Hall Intensive Trial Advocacy Programme. He also completed a three-year term on the Board of
Directors of e Advocates' Society where he chaired the Education Committee. Aer more than 30 years
as a litigator, he continues to revel in what he does.
Lexpert Ranking: RR
Gilliland, Ryder, DMG Advocates LLP Toronto - (416) 238-7537 - rgilliland@dmgadvocates.com
Ryder Gilliland is an accomplished litigator with a wide-ranging counsel practice spanning many litigation
areas including complex corporate commercial litigation, commercial arbitration, tax, securities, defamation,
competition, and constitutional. He has appeared as counsel at all levels of court in Ontario, and before the
New Brunswick Court of Queen's Bench, the Federal Court, the Federal Court of Appeal, the Tax Court
of Canada and the Supreme Court of Canada. He also practices outside the court system in commercial
arbitrations and before specialized tribunals. He is President of the Canadian Media Lawyers' Association
and an Adjunct Professor at Ryerson University. He is a member of the International Centre for Dispute
Resolution's Canadian Panel of Arbitrators and a member of the Canadian Arbitration Committee
of the International Chamber of Commerce. Ryder is recognized as a leading lawyer by a number of ranking
organizations and frequently acts in cross-border commercial disputes for foreign companies seeking
to resolve disputes in Canada.
Lexpert Ranking: MFR
Manning, Kathryn J., DMG Advocates LLP Toronto - (416) 238-7461 - kmanning@dmgadvocates.com
Kathryn J. Manning is a partner with a broad commercial litigation practice. Her experience includes share-
holder, product liability, class action, employment, professional negligence and civil fraud disputes. Repre-
senting both Canadian and US clients, she has experience in cross-border matters, including enforcement of
US judgments in Ontario and multi-jurisdiction class actions. Kathryn also has expertise in eDiscovery law
and practice, having spent two years as Senior Legal Counsel at Canada's first eDiscovery boutique law firm
where she also provided advice on privacy issues. Prior to that, Kathryn practiced for 15 years in the litigation
departments of two of Canada's leading national law firms where she led teams of lawyers and law clerks in
a variety of commercial litigation matters. Kathryn brings a unique perspective to her commercial litigation
practice, providing her clients with effective, cost efficient strategic legal advice in all types of civil disputes
that leverages technology appropriate to each matter. She was called to the Ontario Bar in 1998.
Jolliffe, R. Scott, Gowling WLG Toronto - (416) 862-5400 - scott.jolliffe@gowlingwlg.com
First and foremost a litigator, Scott Jolliffe is recognized as one of Canada's pre-eminent trial and appellate
lawyers in the intellectual property field. His areas of specialization include patent, trademark, copyright and
trade secret litigation. He also practices in the area of licensing and commercial management of intellectual
property, technology transfer, and food & drug regulation. Scott serves as a mediator in intellectual property
and technology-related disputes and is accredited in this field by several international organizations.
Lexpert Ranking: MFR
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