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November 2023 Litigation

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www.lexpert.ca 59 Fruitman, Paul Lax O'Sullivan Lisus Gottlieb LLP > (416) 596-2870 pfruitman@lolg.ca Paul's litigation practice focuses on contract disputes, infrastructure and construction disputes, health law, employment law, shareholder disputes and product liability matters. He has extensive expertise acting for healthcare institutions and professionals in civil and regulatory proceedings, and acts as counsel to corporate directors and officers, in shareholder disputes and oppression claims. Paul has appeared at all levels of court in Ontario, the Federal Court and Federal Court of Appeal, and in administrative and arbitral tribunals. He regularly appears before the Toronto Commercial List. Paul has acted as counsel in many major proceedings, including the $1-billion class action against SNC Lavalin and alleged nomination fraud involving the Ontario PC Party. Recent clients include the University Health Network and Meta, among others. Paul frequently presents on litigation topics and trial advocacy, and is a frequent instructor at Osgoode's Annual Intensive Trial Advocacy program. He is a member of the OBA's Alternative Business Structures Task Force and the CBA's working group for Solicitor-Client Privilege Claims. His writing has appeared in the Annual Review of Civil Litigation and e Advocates' Quarterly and he is a regular contributor to e Advocates' Journal. Garland, Steven Smart & Biggar > (613) 232-2558 sbgarland@smartbiggar.ca Steven Garland has over 30 years of trial and appellate experience in IP litigation. He has appeared as counsel before the Supreme Court of Canada, the Federal Court and Federal Court of Appeal, appellate and trial courts for the provinces of Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta, and Nova Scotia, and the Patent Appeal Board and the Trademarks Opposition Board. He also acts on behalf of innovative pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical companies in respect of patent-related matters, including patent infringement actions and proceedings under the PM(NOC) Regulations. In numerous surveys, clients and colleagues have noted him as "an exceptional litigator" and "among the best." His victory for the Dow Chemical Company netted the largest reported award in a Canadian patent infringement case on infringing revenues of approximately 1 billion dollars. He was recently named Ottawa Lawyer of the Year for IP by Best Lawyers and IP Litigation Lawyer of the Year and Top 50 Trial Lawyer in Canada by Benchmark Litigation. Fellow and Past-President of IPIC. Member and Past-President of the Canadian Executive Council for AIPPI. Adjunct Professor at University of Ottawa Law School (Patent Law). BEng (Chemical-Biochemical); LLB. Registered Patent & Trademark Agent. PEng. Ontario Bar, 1992. Gascon, Clément Woods LLP > (438) 387-5499 cgascon@woods.qc.ca e Honourable Clément Gascon joined Woods as Senior Counsel in the Spring of 2020. Aer a career of more than 17 years in the Canadian judiciary, he returned to the private practice of law, which he had le in 2002. He uses his in-depth expertise and experience to guide and assist parties and their counsel in resolving disputes through arbitration at the national and international levels and acts as a strategic advisor in the insolvency, restructuring and litigation matters of the firm. Admitted to the Quebec Bar in 1982, he worked for 20 years in the fields of civil and commercial litigation and labour law in a national firm and has earned a reputation as an efficient, well-prepared and very involved counsel. While working as a lawyer, he taught business law, labour law and construction law at the Département des sciences comptables of the Université du Québec à Montréal, at the McGill University Faculty of Law and at the Barreau du Québec. In addition, he co-authored several books, publications and articles on the individual contract of employment that dealt in particular with termination of employment, restrictive covenants, fiduciary duty and unfair competition. Glaholt, Duncan W. Glaholt ADR Inc. > (416) 368-8280 duncanglaholt@glaholtadr.com Duncan W. Glaholt, CArb, is the founder and principal of Glaholt ADR Inc., a provider of independent mediation and arbitration services to the construction industry in Canada. Duncan is counsel to the leading and nationally recognized construction law firm that he founded, Glaholt Bowles LLP. He has practised construction law since his call to the Bar of Ontario in 1979, representing clients in a wide range of disputes in the energy, infrastructure and resource industries. Duncan was active in the introduction of statutory adjudication in Ontario. Since 2019, Duncan has devoted his full time to the mediation, arbitration, and resolution of construction disputes, including mid-project mediations and resets. He has chaired a number of arbitration, dispute review, dispute adjudication, and combined dispute boards and has served as a court-appointed claims officer in a number of cases. Duncan is the author, co-author, and editor of several standard reference books on construction law and alternative dispute resolution. He is also an Adjunct Professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Toronto and recipient of the Ontario Bar Association Award of Excellence in Construction Law as well as a Toronto Construction Association lifetime achievement award. Goldblatt, Jordan Adair Goldblatt Bieber LLP > (416) 920-9777 jgoldblatt@agbllp.com Jordan Goldblatt is a founding partner of Adair Goldblatt Bieber LLP, and is the firm's managing partner. Jordan has been named as a Rising Star by Lexpert magazine as well as a Litigator to Watch. He is a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America, and has also been recognized by Best Lawyers and Benchmark Litigation. Jordan has acted for licensed professionals, professional associations, insurance companies, and corporations (private and public) in all manner of proceedings, including trials, arbitrations, class proceedings, public inquests, and administrative hearings. Jordan's practice encompasses matters of contract, tort, corporate law/governance, insolvency, employment, and defamation law. Jordan is preferred counsel for LawPRO, defending solicitor's negligence claims. He is on the Canadian Civil Liberties Association roster of counsel who act on defamation litigation cases. Jordan regularly acts in sports-related disputes, acting for national sports organizations and high-performance athletes. Jordan has presented to his peers at conferences put on by the Law Society of Ontario and the Ontario Bar Association. Prior to co-founding Adair Goldblatt Bieber LLP, Jordan practised at Lenczner Slaght LLP and Goldblatt Partners LLP. Lexpert-ranked leading litigation lawyers

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