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w w w . C A N A D I A N L a w y e r m a g . c o m S E P T E M B E R 2 0 1 5 37 Total lawyers: 113 Lawyers by office: Toronto, 111; Ottawa, 2 Core practice areas: Business law including corporate, secu- rities, IP/IT; energy and environmental law; commercial real estate including condominium law and leasing; financial services; litigation, including labour & employ- ment and environmental law; tax; wills, and estates Key clients: Canadian Solar Solutions Inc.; Riocan REIT; FirstService Corp.; Suncor; Computershare; TD, HSBC, and other major banks Notable mandates: Plan of arrangement to separate First- Service Corp. and Colliers Realty; acquisition, develop- ment, financing, and sale of multiple utility scale solar projects for Canadian Solar; representation of Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. in landmark decision of Federal Court and Federal Court of Appeal on right to dismiss unionized employees without cause; representation of developers on significant condo and mixed use projects including Art Shoppe Condos and The One; initial pub- lic offerings for Imperus Labs and Nutritional High. Star alumni: Ed Sonshine, founder and CEO of RioCan REIT; Jay Hennick, founder and chairman of FirstSer- vice Corp.; Michael Kline, senior vice president of legal and business affairs at LoyaltyOne Co.; Eugene McBur- ney, co-founder, director, and chairman of Griffiths McBurney Canada Corp.; Ontario Superior Court Jus- tice Arthur Gans. Affiliations: International Lawyers Network Firm history: The firm of Fogler Rubinoff, with 25 lawyers, was created in 1982 through a merger of the firms of Siegal Fogler and Rubinoff & Rubinoff. In the 33 years since the merger, the firm has more than quadrupled in size and has diversified its areas of practice, creating a full-service business law firm. "In the last few years, Foglers has expanded in the core service areas of litigation and real estate with the lateral addition of seasoned senior partners," says man- aging partner Michael Appleton. "We have also expanded its service offerings with the addition of energy, gam- ing, and aboriginal practice groups." Michael Slan, who becomes managing partner next year, says the firm is "a sweet spot for entrepreneurs and corporate counsel alike. We have big firm expertise yet provide great value and flexibility to our clients." Total lawyers: 125 Office: Toronto Core practice areas: Commercial litigation; commercial real estate; corporate-commercial; labour and employment; insurance law Key clients: The Toronto-Dominion Bank; SmartREIT (for- merly SmartCentres); First National Financial LP; Desjardins Global Asset Management; G4S Secure Solutions (Canada) Ltd. Notable mandates: Acting for Dundee Kilmer Developments in the development and sale of the condominium components for the 2015 Pan Am Games Athletes' Village; principal negotiator and counsel to the Algonquins of Ontario in ongoing treaty negotiations in a land claim covering 36,000 square kilometres; represented supplier stakeholders in the Target Canada insolvency; acted for Mastermind LP, Cana- da's largest specialty toy and children's book retailer, in nego- tiating and finalizing 12 retail lease transactions in Ontario and other provinces; represented insurers involved in the Elliot Lake Mall collapse. Star alumni: Former Ontario chief justice Roy McMurtry; Ontario Court Justice Feroza Bhabha; Ontario Superior Court Justice Janet Wilson; former Tax Court of Canada justice J.A. Brulé; Superior Court Master Robert Muir; Larry Grossman, former Ontario government cabinet minister and Ontario Conservative party leader. Affiliations: TAGLaw; Ontario representative of the Risk Man- agement Counsel of Canada Firm history: Blaney McMurtry celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2014. The original firm, Blaney Pasternak, was founded by James Blaney and Irwin Pasternak in 1954. The late Bill McMurtry joined the firm in the early '60s, building a liti- gation department that is now the core strength of the firm. In 1986, Blaney McMurtry Aarons & Watson merged with Stapells & Sewell, creating the nucleus of the firm that exists today. In subsequent years, the firm underwent several smaller merg- ers, lateral hires, and ensuing name changes. In 2000, the firm name was established as Blaney McMurtry LLP. Clients are demanding, "and rightfully so," increased efficiencies in the way things are handled, according to managing partner Maria Scarfo. "The better you can adapt to those client demands, the more suc- cessful you are. A real advantage to our firm is having had these challenges earlier from the larger institutional clients," she says. "It's hard when clients ask you to do things dif- ferently, but when you do it, you've met the challenge and there's a source of pride in it." FOGLER RUBINOFF LLP FOGLERS.COM 7 BLANEY MCMURTRY LLP BLANEY.COM 6 TOP 10 ONTARIO REGIONAL FIRMS

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