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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 M A Y 2 0 1 6 41 Nathanson Schachter & Thompson LLP Vancouver nst.bc.ca Irwin Nathanson, Stephen Schachter, and Ardella Thompson founded the firm in 1987 to focus on trying diffi- cult corporate commercial cases and arguing complicated appeals. The 11-lawyer firm's practice is limited to civil litigation, with a focus on business disputes and arbitration. Its recent notable mandates include acting for Google in having a defamation claim against it struck out on the basis that Google was not a publisher of the allegedly defamatory content contained in its "snippets." In McCormick v. Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, the firm suc- ceeded in representing a leading national law firm before the B.C. appeal court and the Supreme Court of Canada in relation to a former partner's human rights age discrimination complaint. In Ileman v. Rogers Communications Inc., the firm successfully represented Rogers in opposing certification of a class action against various cellphone companies alleging the companies had made misrepresentations concerning system access fees that committed deceptive acts or practices within the meaning of the Business Practice and Consumer Protection Act. Paliare Roland Rosenberg Rothstein LLP Toronto paliareroland.com Founded in 2001, Paliare Roland Rosenberg Rothstein LLP has grown to a litigation powerhouse of 34 lawyers from the original 18. It handles a broad range of cases from complex commercial litigation and class actions to professional dis- cipline and labour relations. It also often represents other law firms and acts as appellate counsel. Recent cases of note include a Barrick Gold mining dispute, Club Resorts Ltd. v. Van Breda, the Cannon v. ParkLane class action, Aldo Group Inc. v. Moneris, and Daniels v. Canada. The firm serves clients like the Power Workers' Union, United Steelworkers, Uni- versity of Toronto, Morgan Stanley, and Honeywell Ltd. Paliare Roland was counsel to the Independent Reviewer of the Hospital for Sick Children's Motherisk drug and alcohol hair-testing program. It also acted for the Financial Services Commission of Ontario on the insolvency of Nortel Inc. and represented the plaintiffs on the Sino-Forest class action. The firm is also noted for its commitment to pro bono advocacy and its lawyers often appear for interveners at the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court of Canada. BabinBessnerSpry_IH_May_16.indd 1 2016-04-05 2:35 PM

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