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Alex is a lawyer in the Business Law Group and the Financial Services Group and advises clients on a broad range of corporate, commercial and financing matters, including mergers and acquisitions, secured lending, corporate finance and general corporate/commercial matters. Prior to joining Gardiner Roberts, Alex articled and practiced as an associate at a preeminent national law firm spending time in both the Toronto and New York offices. Representative Work Acted for the vendors in a sale of...
Alexander is a partner in the firm’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice Group. Alexander has experience in a broad range of complex commercial litigation matters, including with respect to professional liability for lawyers, real estate agents, title insurance, contractual disputes, and shareholder disputes. Alexander has successfully represented clients at various levels of court in Ontario. Representative Work CMT et al. v. Government of PEI et al., 2019 PESC 40 Estate of Robe...
Arlene has developed a broad range of expertise in the areas of corporate and commercial law, with a strong focus on merger and acquisition transactions, corporate governance and corporate finance. Arlene works extensively with technology based companies and assets including software, media and green technology. While Arlene maintains a mix of practice areas in commercial law, she has focused her practice on mergers and acquisitions and technology law. Arlene has also been a key advisor to va...
With extensive experience in not-for-profit and charitable organizations and corporate and commercial law Cliff provides his clients with the benefit of his broad range of legal knowledge. He counsels Boards of Directors on procedural matters, contracts, employment matters, business activities, grant applications, taxation and regulatory compliance and works with charitable donors and their advisors. He advises on governance and continuance issues under federal and provincial non-share capita...
Executive Summary Jim is a member of the Non-Profit and Charities and the Tax and Estate Planning Groups. He has extensive experience advising clients in areas of personal tax, corporate tax, estate planning, wills and trusts, estate administration, charities and not-for-profit organizations, including planning for charitable donations. He assists clients in resolving complex disputes with tax authorities at both federal and provincial levels. On behalf of the CBA, Jim has prepared numerous s...
Kim's practice includes a specialty in transportation law focusing primarily in marine and trucking including freight forwarding and logistics, cargo issues, casualty cases, transportation-related personal injury matters and loss transfer litigation. Kim is a Past President of the Canadian Transport Lawyers Association (2012). She is the President of the Women's International Shipping & Trade Association having been the National Vice President and Vice President Central. Kim is listed in ...
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Alix Casgrain practises civil and commercial litigation, with a focus on contractual and product liability. She also represents businesses during dispute resolution. A responsive and enthusiastic lawyer, Alix represents businesses and organizations before various civil courts. Alix joined the firm as a law student in 2021 and completed her articling period in 2022. During her law studies at the Université de Montréal, she worked as a research assistant for the dean of her facult...
Angelica Clément is a lawyer in the business law group at Langlois Lawyers. Her practice focuses on corporate, transactional and securities law. Angelica is involved in mergers and acquisitions of private and public companies, both locally and internationally. More specifically, she takes part in the implementation of equity financing with reporting issuers and stock exchange listing processes. She actively participates in due diligence processes and in drafting and reviewing complex t...
Aude Berger is involved in a range of labour and employment law matters, with a particular focus on litigation. She assists clients with claims brought before civil courts, administrative tribunals and grievance arbitrators. She also advises businesses on a variety of legal issues, including interpreting and applying collective and employment agreements, taking disciplinary action, and dealing with labour standards and human rights questions. Aude completed a research internship at the Qu&eac...
Ilona Bois-Drivet dedicates her practice exclusively to technology, privacy and data governance law, and legal matters relating to artificial intelligence. Ilona helps businesses and organizations of all sizes comply with Québec and Canadian and privacy laws. She assists clients in conducting privacy impact assessments (PIAs). In addition, Ilona provides guidance on how to manage databases and store, depersonalize and anonymize personal information. She advises clients on cybersecurity...
Joanie Baker focuses her practice on business and corporate law. She is involved in the various stages of commercial transactions, including corporate acquisitions, sales, reorganizations and financings. The wide range of mandates she has taken part in since beginning her practice, as well as the diversity of the fields they cover, has given her a good understanding of the challenges faced by companies in their respective sectors. Joanie always listens carefully to her clients’ needs, a...
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Executive Summary Gavin Tighe is a senior partner with Gardiner Roberts LLP and a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. Mr. Tighe is certified by the Law Society of Upper Canada as a Specialist in Civil Litigation and has appeared as lead counsel at all levels of Canadian Courts including the Supreme Court of Canada. He has significant experience successfully representing clients before securities industry tribunals in both Canada and the United States. Mr. Tighe also acts as counse...
Sean Griffin is a partner in the litigation group in Langlois lawyers’ Montréal office and a member of the firm’s Board of Directors. His practice focuses on complex litigation involving constitutional, administrative and commercial law issues, as well as corporate and securities matters. With recognized expertise in defending public and private corporations, financial institutions and various entities active in the financial markets, including their directors and officers,...
Disputes over wills and estate assets can be complicated, stressful, and upsetting. For over 30 years, Helen Ward has successfully advised family members, estate executors, and trust companies on how to approach and resolve estate disputes, both in and out of court. As a recognized leader in the field of estate litigation, Helen advises clients throughout Canada on disputes involving mental capacity, the interpretation of wills, conflicts between executors and beneficiaries, dependency issues...
No matter the size of the company or claim, Joe’s clients share a common need for practical and approachable advice to help them navigate and resolve complex litigation matters. With nearly 30 years experience, his clientele ranges from individuals to major institutions. Joe’s practice involves him representing insurers, financial institutions, and corporations. His range of matters include professional negligence, fiduciary duties, contract and commercial disputes, fraud, constru...
Jeremy’s practice covers a broad spectrum of tax law, including personal tax planning, corporate reorganizations, and mergers and acquisitions. Jeremy has a particular interest in designing and implementing tax effective employee stock option plans for private corporations. Jeremy graduated from the University of Alberta in 2004 with a combined LL.B/MBA degree, where he received a variety of academic awards. Prior to joining Felesky Flynn in 2007, he clerked at the Federal Court of Appe...
Ian Gamble is tax counsel in Canada. He represents public and private clients in the mining, forestry, telecommunications, oil & gas, energy, real estate, and marine sectors. His extensive corporate, business, and international tax experience of over 30 years includes cross-border structures and financing arrangements, foreign affiliates, mergers and acquisitions, flow-through shares, partnership and trust structures, tax opinions, executive compensation, cross-border withholding taxes, n...
Morag MacLeod, KC is a senior lawyer practicing exclusively in family law since the 2000. After decades of mixed practice, including litigation, she now focuses on family law mediation and arbitration as a mediator/arbitrator. Morag's particular strength is in complex cases, including high complex parenting disputes and high net worth cases. Morag has been recognized by her peers as a leading family lawyer in B.C. including Lexpert, Doyles Guide, and Best Lawyers. Morag’s leadership in ...
