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40 S E P T E M B E R 2 0 1 5 w w w . C A N A D I A N L a w y e r m a g . c o m 9 GARDINER ROBERTS LLP GRLLP.COM Total lawyers: 65 Office: Toronto Core practice areas: Corporate-commercial law; securities; com- mercial litigation; real estate; tax; health; IP Key clients: Conundrum Capital; LawPro; Pharmascience Inc.; Toronto Real Estate Board; E.I. du Pont Canada Co.; Open Text Corp. Notable mandates: Successfully represented former Toronto mayor Rob Ford in a libel and defamation action; represent- ing former Liberal MP Borys Wrzesnewskyj in litigation proceeding contesting election in Etobicoke Centre; acting on the establishment of a large residential real estate pri- vate equity fund; 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 Metro chairman "Big Daddy" Frederick Gardiner; former Superior Court justices J.J.J. Fitzpatrick and William J. Anderson; former Ontario Court of Appeal justice Lloyd Holden; Ronald J. Farano, who worked on policies preceding a significant overhaul to Canada's federal taxation. Affiliations: MSI Global Alliance Firm history: Founded in 1920s, the firm has become a mid-size business law firm with a diverse client base that includes two of Canada's largest banks, several medium- to large-size municipalities, agencies, boards and commissions, govern- ment entities, high tech and software companies, real estate developers, lenders, and investors. "They offer big firm services with small firm personality," one survey respondent wrote. Paul Stoyan, chairman of Gar- diner Roberts, says the firm has seen its business grow over the past several years because it's picking up some of the "lower-hanging fruit" from the larger firms, but he empha- sizes it's also capitalizing on a preference by some large cor- porations that are seeking regionally-based representation with mid-size firms. Proud to be named one of Ontario's Top 10 Regional Firms by Canadian Lawyer magazine Fogler, Rubinof f LLP | Lawyers | 7 7 King Street West, Suite 3000, TD Centre, Toronto ON M5K 1G8 | 416.86 4.9700 | foglers.com The perfect fit for your business legal needs Member of International L aw yer s Network We provide: • Practical advice • Creative thinking • Value driven results • Bottom line solutions Untitled-3 1 2015-08-18 4:07 PM