Canadian Lawyer

w w w . C A N A D I A N L a w y e r m a g . c o m A U G U S T 2 0 1 8 37 Tom Isaac Partner, Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP Vancouver Tom Issac is the leading authority in Indigenous law across Canada, practising in every province and ter- ritory. His recent mandates include advising the Canadian government on how to approach Métis rights nationally, conducting exploratory discussions on the Gottfriedson class action lawsuit against the govern- ment of Canada relating to day scholars who attended Indian residential schools as the Minister's Special Representative, serving and negotiating as the Minister's Special Representative to the minister of Indig- enous and Northern Affairs and the premier of the Northwest Territories regarding the South Slave Region of the NWT and discussing with the Canadian government how to pursue a reconciliation framework and settlement relating to Métis s. 35 rights throughout Saskatchewan as appointed lead counsel and negotiator by the Métis nation. He has been appointed before all levels of court as counsel and has published 14 books on Indigenous matters. Geoff Hall Partner, McCarthy Tétrault LLP Toronto Widely known for his book Canadian Contractual Interpretation Law, Geoff Hall has been cited many times by the Supreme Court of Canada. He was the successful lead counsel on trial for Ontario Limited v. The Toronto-Dominion Bank, which had a significant impact on the bank- ing industry for the scope of a bank's duties to third parties, only previously tested on pleading motions. In 2016, the Supreme Court of Canada dismissed the appeal in Canada (Attorney General) v. Fairmont Hotels Inc. in which Hall acted for Fairmont Hotels. He successfully repre- sented Rubicon Minerals Corporation, a respondent in Wabauskang First Nation v. Minister of Northern Development and Mines. Hall is also an adjunct professor at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law, where he teaches contracts and contractual interpretation. David Wotherspoon Partner, Dentons Vancouver Recently appointed partner and lead of the litigation and dispute resolution group at Dentons in Vancouver, David Wotherspoon has more than 25 years of experience in corporate and commercial disputes. He focuses on crisis management, anti-counterfeiting, social media, intellectual property, tech- nology and defamation. Wotherspoon has represented large clients such as Telus, Hermès, Nintendo and Canadian Pacific Railway, as well as individuals. He also engages in many pro bono cases to defend those who have limited access to the justice system. Wotherspoon volunteers at the Pivot Legal Society, a group that uses litigation, public education and advocacy campaigns to effect policy change in police accountability, health and drug policy, homelessness and sex workers' rights. As part of his work with Pivot in 2017, Wotherspoon was part of a team that saved residents of Anita Place, a homeless camp in Maple Ridge, B.C., from eviction. WHAT VOTERS HAD TO SAY: "An impressive litigator and widely cited expert in contract law." WHAT VOTERS HAD TO SAY: "He started later than most and climbed high with the corporate side and now has made a real difference with Pivot and the other side of the economic street. He has earned this level of worthy recognition." WHAT VOTERS HAD TO SAY: "Issac has been a leading authority on Indigenous law for many years. His wide-ranging advocacy across Canada has had a key role in the development of many important legal principles." THE TOP 25 MOST INFLUENTIAL CORPORATE COMMERCIAL

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