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2017 - Present
Nathalie Nouvet
Stikeman Elliott LLP
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Premiere Mortgage Centre
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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.
Nathalie Nouvet is a partner in Stikeman Elliott LLP’s Litigation & Dispute Resolution Group. Her practice focuses on restructuring, insolvency, and commercial litigation. Nathalie regularly advises and represents debtors, secured lenders, court-appointed officers, and purchasers in proceedings under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangements Act and the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act. She is involved in Québec-based, national, and cross-border proceedings and has appeared before all levels of courts, including the Supreme Court of Canada.
Her practice also covers all facets of litigation, ranging from providing strategic advice to clients on litigious or potentially litigious issues to representing clients at trial and in appeal. She has broad experience in all areas of commercial law, including contract law, securities, financial and corporate litigation, and shareholder disputes. She is a member of the Montréal office’s Students & Stagiaires Committee, and acts as a mentor for lawyers, students and stagiaires.