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Maggie Wente (BA, LLB, MSW) is a partner at Olthuis Kleer Townshend LLP. She is a member of Serpent River First Nation and was born and raised in Toronto. Recently Maggie focuses much of her practice on advocating for equality for Indigenous children and individuals in child welfare systems and the exercise of inherent jurisdiction over child well-being. She does this in litigation and in negotiation about child welfare funding, program delivery and First Nations law-making. Maggie also advis...

Matthew Rendely is a Partner and co-lead of the Estate Litigation practice group at Loopstra Nixon LLP. He practices exclusively in the areas of wills, estates, trusts, powers of attorney, guardianship, and capacity related litigation. Matthew is a strong and passionate advocate for his clients. He has successfully represented clients at all levels of court, including the Supreme Court of Canada. Matthew’s expertise in estate litigation is widely recognized by his clients and colleagues...

When lawyers and financial advisors have complicated estate and guardianship problems, they call Margaret. Specialized work in complex, high-conflict family estate and guardianship situations, international estate administration matters, and difficult estate planning scenarios are Margaret’s chosen practice area. As an advocate, client counsel and as a mediator, Margaret is a problem solver, using all of the available tools to achieve solutions that work. When necessary, she is ready, a...

Lionel Tupman is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Professional Malpractice Law and Trusts and Estates. Lionel, who practices law in Toronto, Ontario, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Lionel is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Heidi Reinhart’s practice covers all aspects of securities and corporate law, with an emphasis on public and private mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and providing corporate governance and securities regulatory advice. Ms. Reinhart is a member of our special situations team, which focuses on shareholder activist and defence mandates and complex M&A and reorganization transactions. Ms. Reinhart has represented both purchasers and vendors (public and private corporations) i...

Kristin Wall provides strategic legal counsel in all areas of intellectual property law, including patent, trademarks, industrial design and copyright matters. She has extensive experience advising the innovative pharmaceutical and medical device industry in a breadth of complex litigation and administrative proceedings under the Patent Act, Food and Drugs Act, Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) Regulations, Patented Medicines Regulations, Certificate of Supplementary Protection (CSP) ...

Alexander Lalka has a corporate, commercial and securities law practice focusing on mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance. Alexander often provides strategic advice to private companies in various industries, located in Canada and abroad, when they are proceeding with a going-public transaction to list on any Canadian stock exchange including initial public offerings, reverse take-overs and direct listings. He routinely advises public companies on corporate governance, continuous and...

Jeff Cowan is recognized as one of Canada's leading public law litigators. He acts as counsel before administrative tribunals and the trial and appellate courts in many aspects of public law, including professional self-regulation and discipline, judicial review of government decision-making, freedom of information and privacy matters, municipal and provincial planning and environmental approvals, municipal assessment and taxation, health, education, alcohol and gaming, legislative drafting a...

Dana Porter is a partner in the Real Estate Group. He also practices in the Projects & Infrastructure, Financial Products & Services and Restructuring & Insolvency Groups, and is a former member of the Management Committee in the Toronto office. Dana’s practice includes most aspects of commercial real estate, with an emphasis on acquisition and financing of income properties, structured and project finance, public-private partnerships and other public sector transactions. He...

Aubrey Kauffman’s practice is focused on advocacy matters related to domestic and cross-border bankruptcy, insolvency and restructuring proceedings. Aubrey is the 2019 recipient of the Ontario Bar Association Murray Klein Award for Excellence in Insolvency Law. In addition, in 2019, he was named a Fellow of the prestigious Insolvency Institute of Canada after completing his 2nd term as a director. A highly seasoned litigator and advisor, Aubrey has acted in many high-profile insolvency ...