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42 M A R C H 2 0 1 9 w w w . c a n a d i a n l a w y e r m a g . c o m Total lawyers: 68 Office: Toronto Core practice areas: corporate-commercial law; securities; commercial litigation; real estate; tax; health; IP, employment and labour; class actions Key clients: Conundrum Capital; LawPro; Pharmascience Inc.; Castlepoint Investments Inc.; Toronto Real Estate Board; E.I. du Pont Canada Co.; Open Text Corp; Metro Toronto Regional Conservation Authority; TD Canada Trust; Scotiabank; First National Financial LP Notable mandates: successfully represented former Toronto mayor Rob Ford in a libel and defamation action; representing former Liberal MP Borys Wrzesnewskyj in litigation proceeding contesting elec- tion in Etobicoke Centre; acting on the establishment of a large residen- tial real estate private equity fund; acted on a complex reorganization of an existing real estate private equity fund into private REIT in a matter involving investors such as Canada's largest pension plans and mutual funds; acted for the purchaser in excess of 230 quick-service restaurants in Ontario, B.C. and Quebec. Star alumni: former Metropolitan Toronto chairman "Big Daddy" Frederick Gardiner; former Superior Court justices Fitzpatrick and Wil- liam J. Anderson; former Ontario Court of Appeal justice Lloyd Holden; Ronald J. Farano, who worked on policies preceding a significant over- haul to Canada's federal taxation Affiliations: MSI Global Alliance & Consulegis Firm history: Founded in the 1920s, the firm has become a mid-size, full-service law firm with a diverse client base that includes several of Canada's largest banks, numerous medium- to large-size municipalities, agencies, boards and commissions, government entities, high-tech and software companies, real estate developers, lenders and investors. Gardin- er Roberts is involved in numerous charitable and community initiatives, including the Heart and Stroke Foundation, Peacebuilders International, Prostate Cancer Canada, LAWS program at the University of Toronto, Humber College Advisory Consortium for a legal course, Ride to Con- quer Cancer, Hope for Children Foundation – Adopt-a-Family Program, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, The National Ballet School of Canada, the Toronto International Film Festival, the Canadian Interna- tional Documentary Film Festival, Hot Docs and various research ethics boards affiliated with SickKids and the Bloorview Research Institute. "Punches well above its weight." LOOPSTRA NIXON LLP LOOPSTRANIXON.COM 9 Total lawyers: 46 Office: Toronto Core practice areas: business law including: corporate, secu- rities, insolvency, restructuring and intellectual property; municipal and land use planning; commercial real estate and leasing; financial services; commercial litigation; construction litigation; insurance defence litiga- tion; labour and employment; tax and wills and estates Key clients: City of Toronto; CRH Canada Group Inc.; Swift River Energy Limited; Consolidated Fastfrate Group; Toronto Dominion Bank; Bank of Montreal; Scotiabank; Tepper Holdings Inc.; Outfront Media; Trader Corporation; Henry's Camera Stores; Trillium Auto Dealers Association; Dilawri Auto Group; MNP; PwC; Deloitte; BDO; Fuller Landau; Titanium Transportation Group Inc. Notable mandates: acted for Roynat Capital in the sale of Comtrad Strategic Sourcing to Ardenton Capital Corp.; acted for Besra Gold Inc. in the debt and equity restructuring of its gold- mining operations in Asia.; Bruell Contracting Ltd. v. J&P Leveque Bros. Haulage Ltd. (obtained judgment for breach of construction contract against the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario); acted for Group Cabico Inc. in its acquisition of The Elmwood Group Limited; acted for the City of Mississauga in respect of the Lakev- iew Generating Station Redevelopment; Palumbo v. Quercia (deter- mination of post-employment fiduciary obligations) Star alumni: Jason Cicchetti, general counsel, Index Exchange; Riccardo Bozzo, vice president, general counsel, Bozzo Group; Natalia Ackers, assistant general counsel, Aramark; Brent Duguid, legal counsel and director of partnerships, University of Toronto Scarborough; John McLeish, founding partner, McLeish Orlando LLP Affiliations: Law Exchange International (1,600 lawyers in 30 countries) Firm history: The firm was formed in 1973 by Charles Loops- tra and John Nixon. Loopstra built a strong reputation representing municipalities. Sandy Nixon led the solicitor side, which grew into top- rated midmarket practice teams in corporate and commercial law, com- mercial real estate, banking and finance. In the past decade, the firm has tripled in size without mergers or large-scale group hires. In the last five years, the firm has added a bankruptcy, insolvency and restructuring practice and an intellectual property practice. It has a cross-border team of six dual-admitted U.S. lawyers who provide specialized business law advice on Canada-U.S. matters. The firm also has developed a grow- ing Canada-China practice with several Mandarin-speaking lawyers and professional staff. The firm has recently opened satellite offices in Vaughan, Ont. and in Toronto's financial district. "Amazing client service and value." GARDINER ROBERTS LLP GRLLP.COM 8 +1 416.365.1110 WEIRFOULDS.COM We look forward to providing guidance and direction to our clients for another 150 years. WeirFoulds is thrilled to be ranked once again in Canadian Lawyer 's Top 10 Ontario Regional Firms. ntitled-2 1 2019-02-14 11:20 AM

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