Lawyers in Canada
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Paul Belanger
Paul leads Blakes’ peerless financial services regulatory practice. Universally regarded as an elite regulatory lawyer, Paul leads all manner of regulatory assignments, and has acted on most of the major and groundbreaking financial services transactions in Canada for many years. Member of Blakes’ Executive Committee since 2019.
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
Paul Fruitman
Paul’s litigation practice focuses on contract disputes, infrastructure and construction disputes, health law, employment law, shareholder disputes, oppression claims, professional negligence, 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, including as trial counsel in jury and non-jury matters, at the Federal Court and the Federal Court of Appeal, and in a range of administrative and arbitral tribunals. 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 The Advocates’ Quarterly and he is a regular contributor to The Advocates’ Journal.
Lax O'Sullivan Lisus Gottlieb LLP
Paul Gibney
Partner
Thorsteinssons LLP
Paul Logan
Partner | Co-Leader, Real Estate Law
Torys
Paul M. Lalonde
Partner
Dentons
Paul Mantini
Partner
Bennett Jones LLP
Paul Michell
Paul is a trial and appellate lawyer. His focus is commercial litigation and arbitration, judicial review and public law. He has particular expertise in complex cases with a regulatory or cross-border dimension. Over 25 years of practice, he has built experience in a broad range of industries. Paul excels at resolving difficult issues through innovative litigation strategies. Clients rely on him for insight and a creative approach to simplify and resolve their most challenging disputes. Paul has extensive trial and appellate experience at all levels in the Ontario and Federal Courts, and has been counsel in 11 appeals in the Supreme Court of Canada. He has prosecuted cases before a wide range of administrative and arbitral tribunals. He acts as an arbitrator, as a presiding officer under the Competition Act, and a tribunal Chair, and has been an Adjunct Professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Toronto for two decades.
Lax O'Sullivan Lisus Gottlieb LLP
Paul Negenman
Paul is an oil and gas, transaction, and land lawyer with over 30 years of experience advising clients on the drafting and negotiating of agreements for the acquisition and divestiture (A&D) of oil and gas assets, and the drafting and negotiating of joint venture, partnership and joint operating agreements pertaining to the energy industry. Paul also assists clients in due diligence and title opinion preparation in A&D transactions; custom and complex freehold land and leasing matters; the legal consequences of asset retirement obligations; and regulatory compliance issues in well, facility and pipeline license transfer applications with regulatory bodies. He provides advice relating to day-to-day disputes and issues with joint venture participants, royalty owners and fee simple owners of oil and gas properties. In A&D, he helps clients understand and navigate the closing process and the preparation of closing documentation to ensure a successful transaction. Paul is well versed in all of the CALEP (CAPL), and most of the PJVA, industry forms and procedures. Paul's most recent interest is brine hosted mineral leasing, otherwise known as lithium leasing, in both the Crown and freehold context. Paul's practice is focused exclusively on oil and gas matters. This concentration allows him to provide his clients with focused, detailed and thoughtful assistance and advice.
Lawson Lundell LLP
Paul Raymond
Senior Partner
Norton Rose Fulbright
Paul Seaman
Partner National Practice Group Leader – Indigenous Law
Gowling WLG
Paul Singh
Paul is a Mergers and Acquisitions and Private Equity Partner, working both from the Firm's Toronto and Calgary offices. Paul acts as lead counsel on buy, sell and investment mandates for both public and private strategic clients and private equity investors and sponsors. He has a particular expertise in cross-border and international transactions. Paul advises strategic and private equity clients across a broad set of industries, including Agribusiness, Cannabis, Energy, Food & Beverage, Industrials, Infrastructure, Technology and Renewables. Paul also advises on a broad range of other corporate matters, including strategic alliances, joint ventures, partnerships, and reorganizations. Paul is co-head of both the Firm’s Food, Beverage & Agribusiness group and South Asian affinity group.
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
Paul Stein
Partner
Gowling WLG
Paul Stein
Paul Stein is a partner in the Securities Group at Cassels. Paul acts as lead counsel for a number of public clients that have been involved in mergers, acquisitions, takeover bids, going-private transactions, spin-off transactions, corporate reorganizations, corporate finance and corporate governance matters. Paul’s practice also involves assisting mining clients in the negotiation of joint ventures, farm-in agreements and financing of exploration and development projects, both domestically and internationally. Paul is listed as one of the world’s leading mining practitioners by Chambers Global, Chambers Canada, the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, the Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada, the Lexpert Guide to the Leading US/Canada Cross-Border Corporate Lawyers in Canada, and Best Lawyers in Canada. Learn more.
Cassels
Paul Stepak
Paul is the National Practice Group Leader for the Blakes Tax group. Paul practises corporate and partnership income taxation, including advising on domestic and cross-border tax planning, private and public M&As, private equity and Canadian pension funds' investments, reorganizations, capital markets transactions, financings, and taxation of mutual funds, partnerships and other investment vehicles. Cross-border inbound structuring, including for private equity funds and their portfolio companies, is a significant component of his practice. Paul also has experience assisting clients with the resolution of Canadian federal and provincial tax audits and appeals at all stages. Paul frequently writes and speaks on domestic and international tax issues.
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
Paula Clancy
Partner Lawyer, Trademark Agent Certified Specialist - IP (Trademarks)
Gowling WLG
Paulina Adamson
Paulina's practice focuses on environmental and Indigenous law, including corporate compliance and regulatory and litigation matters. She has experience with provincial and federal environmental and regulatory regimes, permitting, environmental assessments, administrative penalties and appeals and federal regulatory prosecutions. Paulina also has experience with various Indigenous law matters, including consultation, negotiation and regulatory matters. Paulina provides strategic advice to clients regarding risk management and compliance in the development of large projects. She assists with identifying and managing environmental risks and corporate compliance and due diligence matters. Paulina has significant experience in the mining, energy and natural resource sectors, as well as real estate and waste management. Paulina has appeared before the British Columbia Provincial Court and Supreme Court.
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
Paulina Kam
Partner
Gowling WLG
Pei Li
Pei Li is a partner in the Advertising and Regulatory Law Group at Blakes. She regularly assists clients in a variety of industries, including food and beverage, pharmaceutical, life sciences, cannabis, cosmetic, retail, and consumer goods sectors, and helps them navigate complex compliance regimes (including product and facility licensing, inspection requirements, packaging and labelling, product classification, and product recalls). In the area of marketing and advertising, Pei regularly advises clients on misleading advertising, claims substantiation, contests and promotions, and various matters relating to the execution of online and offline media campaigns. Pei also has a breadth of experience providing health-care compliance advice to clients looking to invest in health industries, and works with organizations to provide creative solutions to a wide range of regulatory issues, including interactions and business arrangements with healthcare professionals.
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
Perry Kiefer, CPA, CA, T2P
Partner Areas of Practice Tax Planning Tax Representation & Litigation Corporate Tax Planning Audits & CRA Proposals Personal Tax Planning Objections Estate Planning Farm Taxation Merger & Acquisitions
Felesky Flynn LLP
Peter A. Bryan
Leader, Energy Oil & Gas Group
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Peter Aprile
Partner, Tax Litigation
Counter Tax Litigators LLP
Peter Inglis
Partner
Dentons
Peter Keohane
Peter has broad experience in many areas of business law. His practice focuses on domestic and international commercial transactions, with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, project development and structured commodity off-take and supply transactions. Among others, Peter’s practice is actively involved in the energy (oil, gas, power, renewables and alternative fuels) and agribusiness sectors, and has advised some of Canada’s and the world’s leading energy and agribusiness firms on domestic and international matters and transactions.
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
Peter Rubin
With over 25 years of experience, Peter is a highly skilled and widely recognized commercial litigator and restructuring & insolvency specialist. His commercial litigation practice is centered on complex contractual disputes, tax appeals, tort claims, shareholder and securities litigation, and equitable remedies, including fiduciary duties and creditors' rights. His comprehensive legal expertise enables him to handle high-stakes cases with precision and insight. In the restructuring & insolvency field, Peter advises a diverse range of clients, including debtor companies, lender syndicates, secured and unsecured creditors, purchasers of distressed assets, as well as acting as independent counsel to court appointed officers. He is highly regarded for his skill in handling intricate insolvency cases and navigating complex financial restructurings. Peter regularly appears in insolvency courts nationwide. A seasoned and trusted advocate, Peter has represented clients before various appellate courts in Canada, including the Supreme Court of Canada. Known for his deep technical knowledge, practical insights, and client-centric approach, Peter's practice is built on providing tailored legal solutions that meet the unique challenges of his clients.
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP