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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 7 37 Total lawyers: 90 Office: Toronto Core practice areas: corporate, including tax, technology, banking and insolvency; litigation, including construction, health, estate and insurance defence; commercial real estate; employment and labour relations; family law Key clients: Canada Goose Inc.; Fulcrum Capital Partners; Harbour Mortgage Corp.; SmartREIT; Spin Master Corp.; Stewart Title Guaranty Company Notable mandates: advised Apotex Holdings Inc. in its sale of all of the shares of Accucaps Industries Limited to Catalent Pharma Solutions; acted for Canada Goose in negotiating the terms of the company's lease for its first standalone retail store in Yorkdale Shopping Centre and for certain of its shareholders in connection with its IPO; represented Spin Master in connection with its $510-million credit facility and various acquisitions; advised the management of LABORIE in the company's sale to Patricia Industries (a division of Investor AB) by Audax Private Equity; acted for NAFTA Foods and Create-a-Treat and their manage- ment in the sale of NAFTA CAT to Give and Go Prepared Foods Corp. Star alumni: David Butt, first Canadian prosecutor to specialize in inter- net child abuse cases, counsel to KINSA; Anne Giardini, chancellor of Simon Fraser University; Kimberley McVittie, vice president, Risk Shared Services, CIBC; Deborah Rogers, senior vice president, Legal Counsel, Brookfield Office Properties; Daina Selvig, assistant general counsel, Sunovion Pharmaceuticals; Michael Silver, mediator and arbitrator; Ian Tod, former chairman, Deloitte Legal; Kathleen Waters, president and CEO, LawPRO Affiliations: Ally Law (International Alliance of Law Firms) Firm history: Torkin Manes was founded in 1974 by Larry Torkin (cor- porate and tax lawyer) and Ron Manes (litigator), who declined offers from large Toronto law firms to form their own partnership. The firm grew to six lawyers in 1979 and gradually developed practices in real estate, employment and labour and family law. Over the years, litigation expanded to include insurance defence, health, construction, personal injury and medical malpractice, while the corporate department grew and became known for providing comprehensive services to mid- market owner-operated companies. From the start, the firm valued integrity, high-quality legal knowledge, personal client service and effective, efficient results. This culture and vision continues to be the guiding force for the present and future direction of the firm. The firm's broad client base and its reluctance to become overly dependent on a small number of large clients helped it withstand economic recessions, as many other medium-size firms struggled. Torkin Manes' clients now include some of Canada's largest financial institutions, insurance com- panies, major corporations, private businesses, entrepreneurs and land development companies. "Excellent service and attention to detail." "Exceptional service, intelligent lawyers." TORKIN MANES LLP TORKINMANES.COM PALLETT VALO LLP PALLETTVALO.COM Total lawyers: 37 lawyers Office: Mississauga Core practice areas: litigation including commercial, construction and estates; commercial real estate and leasing; business law; insolvency and corporate restructuring; wills, estates and trusts; employment and labour Key clients: HOOPP Realty Inc.; Peel District School Board; Stewart Title Guaranty Co.; Parmalat Canada; Canam Group Inc.; Bayshore HealthCare Ltd.; Yamaha Motor Finance Canada Ltd. Notable mandates: significant mandate in claims arising out of the con- struction projects for Pan Am Games venues; lead law firm providing legal advice and information to business and homeowners affected by the anticipated Hurontario LRT project in Mississauga; acted for a large pension fund in the divestiture of a multiple property industrial port- folio Star alumni: John Pallett, MP from 1954-62; Sidney Valo, founding direc- tor and the first CEO of the Greater Toronto Airports Authority; Thomas Santram, vice president (legal) at Cineplex Inc.; Robert Wasserman, director of legal services for Canada and Latin America, Starbucks Coffee Co.; Suzanne Michaud, senior advisory counsel at RBC law group; Maria Tassou, vice chairwoman of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board; Liana Turrin, general counsel and secretary of Altus Group Inc. Affiliations: Integrated Advisory Group International Firm history: It began with the establishment of Pallett & Pallett in 1948. The firm merged with Millman Valo in 1980 to become Pallett Valo LLP. After 1997, Pallett Valo changed its historical focus as a real estate firm to become a business law firm with specialized groups focusing on its core practice areas. Pallett Valo has grown into the largest law firm in Peel Region and has expanded its reach outside of the GTA to become a truly regional firm. "Hardworking, driven team." "Service excellence; accessibility." "Fierce advocacy." TOP 10 ONTARIO REGIONAL FIRMS TEL: 905.526.9800 | FAX: 905.526.0732 1 King Street West, 10th Floor Hamilton, ON L8P 1A4 www.rossmcbride.com Lawyers in your corner since 1894. Ross & McBride LLP is proud to be nominated as a Top Ontario Regional Law Firm by Canadian Lawyer Magazine. ntitled-2 1 2017-08-10 1:25 PM 2 3

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