Mark van Zandvoort

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Andrea is an Employee Learning and Development professional with two years of experience who is passionate about using her skills to implement innovative and pioneering HR initiatives to drive a culture of professional development. Her strengths lay in people and relationship management, critical thinking and delivering behaviour change projects with an innovative twist. She has been responsible for introducing compliance learning tailored to our significantly diverse employee base of over 12,000 and using her skills to create engagement for and roll out of 'Altogether Autism & Neurodiversity awareness programme at The Warehouse Group. She has shifted the way our team engages with learning, cultivating a continuous learning and development culture specific to their journey.

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J.R. Laffin is widely recognized as a leading dealmaker and talented public M&A lawyer. He advises on many of Canada’s most sophisticated and complex M&A transactions, offering strategic solutions and innovative approaches. J.R. was honoured in 2021 as a Top 10 M&A lawyer in Canada by a global news outlet for his leadership in high-profile transactions. He is known for his legal expertise, professionalism and collaborative approach helping clients complete industry-altering transactions. In addition to his distinguished legal presence, J.R. provides leadership as public M&A practice group head and is an active mentor to junior lawyers providing advice and support.

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Nate has successfully acted as lead counsel in trials, arbitrations, and appeals at all levels of court in Ontario and in other provinces. He is repeatedly recognized by industry awards for excellence in corporate and commercial litigation and is described by his peers as “an exceptional advocate.” As Chair of AGB’s Technology Committee, Nate leads initiatives to integrate AI and data-driven tools into litigation strategy and client service. He teaches advocacy at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law and contributes to pro bono cases. Known for his business-minded, practical approach, Nate combines tenacious advocacy with sound judgment. His clients – ranging from emerging companies to major public enterprises – trust him to deliver strategic, efficient results in their most significant commercial and corporate disputes. He has been acknowledged as one of Canada’s next-generation leaders in dispute resolution and trial advocacy.

Nate Read-Ellis is a Toronto-based commercial litigation lawyer and trial advocate known for his strategic insight, professionalism, and courtroom excellence. A partner at Adair Goldblatt Bieber LLP, Nate represents entrepreneurs and businesses in complex commercial disputes, shareholder and partnership litigation, class actions, and corporate governance matters across diverse industries, including renewable energy, real estate, financial services, and telecommunications.

Mark van Zandvoort is partner and Co-Practice Group Leader of the Litigation Group at Aird & Berlis LLP. Mark has extensive experience in a broad range of corporate, commercial, and financial services litigation, often involving contract, fraud, and other torts, negligence, and allegations of oppression. He is a dedicated advisor and fierce advocate who ensures that conflicts are dealt with effectively and economically for his clients. Mark’s clients span a diverse range of sectors and include public, private, and not-for-profit corporations, partnerships, financial institutions, court-appointed receivers, as representative counsel to groups of investors, charitable organizations, directors and officers, shareholders, sole proprietors, as well as individuals and businesses of all sizes. Mark provides comprehensive support to guide his clients to satisfactory outcomes when disputes arise and strategically prepares them for litigation when early resolution is not possible. Over the years, Mark has also developed a niche for obtaining urgent injunctive relief from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice on behalf of his clients, often in cases involving fraud, and in other circumstances where his clients require immediate relief from the court. Mark is also a regular participant in private and court-mandated mediations and has experience successfully litigating disputes through private arbitration.