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Lerners LLP Total Lawyers: 111 Lawyers by Office: London, Ont., 67; Toronto, 44 Core Practice Areas: plaintiff 's personal injury; medical negligence defence; insurance defence; class proceedings; commercial litigation and arbitration Key Clients: Canadian Medical Protective Association, EllisDon Corp., Frank Cowan Co. Ltd., State Farm Insurance, Royal Bank of Canada, Telus Notable Mandates: acted for the employer in the Supreme Court of Canada's seminal Honda Canada Inc. v. Keays ruling; took Kerr v. Danier Leather Inc., the first class action for prospectus misrepresentation in Canada, through trial and two levels of appeal; part of a team of plaintiff class counsel representing Canadians who received defective heart valves; independent counsel for the Canadian Judicial Counsel in the inquiry into the conduct of former Ontario Superior Court justice Paul Cosgrove; represented Esam Construction Ltd. in the $215-million sale of 2,326 residential units in 13 apart- ment buildings to Minto Group Inc. 4 Star Alumni: Canadian Civil Liberties Association gen- eral counsel Nathalie Des Rosiers; Emmy Award-winning television producer and writer David Shore; Ontario Superior Court justices including Mayer Lerner, Thomas Granger, Michael Epstein, and Mary Sanderson Affiliations: none The Firm: Mayer Lerner established his law firm in 1929, and was joined by his brother Sam in 1939. Their ground- work has helped build what many consider Ontario's top litigation law firm (its Toronto office ranked among Canadian Lawyer's top 10 litigation boutiques in 2010), with much credit for that going to Earl Cherniak. That office has grown from a three-lawyer presence in 1986 to its current stable of 44. "London is ideally situated to be a regional firm in southwestern Ontario, all of the other county seats being more or less equidistant from where we are," says the firm's London managing partner Ian Dantzer. "In terms of client travel, or our own personal travel, it's not unrea- sonable." Ontario's Top 10 Regional Firms Aird & Berlis LLP, one of Whether conducting business in Canada or across the globe, Aird & Berlis LLP understands the realities of your work. Our clients benefit from the firm's solid relationships with major institutions, government authorities and renowned national and international law firm affiliates. We combine the depth and strength of Canada's largest firms with the creativity and effectiveness of smaller firms. Count on us for legal counsel from a business perspective.® Eldon Bennett Managing Partner ebennett@airdberlis.com 416.865.7704 Partnership. Results. Success.® Brookfield Place, 181 Bay Street Suite 1800, Box 754 Toronto, ON M5J 2T9 www.airdberlis.com Untitled-4 1 www.CANADIAN Lawyermag.com M AY 2011 39 4/8/11 10:39:37 AM (lerners.ca)