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Merrick Jamieson Sterns Washington & Mahody (Halifax) This Halifax firm opened its doors in 1998 and eventually attracted all five of its named partners from a local mid-size firm. Merrick Jamieson gets its share of interesting work, including plenty of consumer advocacy, representing the public of Nova Scotia in setting power rates at the prov- ince's Utility and Review Board. The eight-lawyer firm recently appeared at the Supreme Court of Canada as counsel to the Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission that will deal with the issue of judicial oversight of inferior tribunals. Paliare Roland Rosenberg Rothstein LLP (Toronto) Paliare Roland burst onto the scene in 2001 after Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP merged with Smith Lyons LLP and a group of litigators split off. Now with 33 lawyers, the firm is regularly tapped for high-profile briefs in business and securities litigation, public law, and class actions. It acted on major insolvencies such as those involving Nortel Networks, Stelco, and Air Canada, and recently represented Barrick Gold Corp. in a complex dispute over a mine in Chile. One lawyer who lined up against them in a class action said they were formidable opponents. "They fight tooth and nail on the stuff that matters, but there's no messing around over silly things," he says. Counsel • William Berardino, Q.C. • John J.L. Hunter, Q.C. • Kenneth McEwan, Q.C. • Randy J. Kaardal • K. Michael Stephens • Mark Oulton • Brent Johnston • Brent Olthuis Associate Counsel • Martin R. Taylor, Q.C. Hunter Litigation Chambers is recognized as one of Vancouver's premier litigation and dispute resolution fi rms in the current editions of both the Lexpert and Chambers Global legal directories. We are a practical, solutions-oriented fi rm known for our skilled advocacy in the courts and tribunals of British Columbia and Canada. Our experienced team handles a broad range of corporate and commercial litigation and arbitration, labour and employment, and administrative and public law, as well as providing expertise in litigation services for the forest industry and other resource-based clients. Associates • Stephanie McHugh • Kimberley Knapp • Shannon P. Ramsay • Gib van Ert • Claire Hunter • Jacqueline D. Hughes • Paul D. Heisler • Tam Boyar • Andrea Glen • Greg Allen • Caily DiPuma • Eileen Patel • David McEwan litigationchambers.com Hunter_CL_Apr_12.indd 1 1040 West Georgia Street, Suite 2100, Vancouver, BC V6E 4H1 Tel: (604) 891-2400 • Fax: (604) 647-4554 www.CANADIAN Lawyermag.com A PRIL 2012 37 12-03-13 3:39 PM Top LITIGATION 10 BOUTIQUES mjswm.com paliareroland.com