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Scotia Plaza
40 King Street West, Suite 2400
P.O. Box #215
Toronto, ON M5H 3Y2
2025 Fogler, Rubinoff LLP
Colleen practises exclusively in Intellectual Property (IP) and Technology (IT) law and her clients include start-ups to multinational corporations in every industry sector.
As a registered trade-market agent, Colleen works collaboratively with her clients to help them structure complex IP transactions; maximize and protect their IP portfolios; and develop international strategies, including licensing and distribution arrangements, for revenue generation.
As the traditional concepts of intellectual property continue to evolve, clients turn to her for advice in respect of social media, domain names, CASL, advertising, contests and branding. Colleen also litigates IP disputes before the Courts.
Colleen is recognized as a leader in intellectual property law and has written extensively in this area. She is Co-chair of the firm’s Business Development Committee and is the Past-President of the Society of Sharing, a volunteer organization dedicated to serving seniors and adults with disabilities in the Toronto community.
Amna is a member of the firm’s Commercial Real Estate and Banking & Financial Services practice groups. She routinely advises on the acquisition and disposition of a wide range of commercial assets, including retail centres, industrial and office buildings, and multi-residential complexes.
With extensive experience representing both lenders and borrowers, Amna is well-versed in real estate financing transactions, including those relating to acquisition, term, mezzanine and construction loan facilities. Driven by a client-focused approach, Amna works closely with stakeholders to craft solutions that address the nuances of each transaction while fostering a collaborative relationship with opposing parties to ensure her clients’ ultimate goals are achieved.
She is a graduate of the University of Toronto Faculty of Law. Prior to law school, Amna also received her Honors Bachelor of Science from the University of Toronto. In her spare time, Amna enjoys travelling and sampling new cuisines. Before joining Foglers as an Associate, Amna summered and articled with the firm.
Eric’s practice is focused on corporate finance and securities law.
Specifically, Eric has acted on numerous public and private securities offerings as counsel for agents and underwriters as well as for issuers listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, the New York Stock Exchange, the TSX Venture Exchange, the American Stock Exchange, AIM and NASDAQ. Eric acts for a number of registrants including investment dealers and advisers in respect of all manner of registration matters, and he has a specific expertise in respect of discretionary managed account programs.
Eric has acted as counsel on a number of M&A transactions, both friendly and hostile, and also acts for a number of public and private issuers in respect of ongoing general corporate and securities law matters.
Karen practises in the firm’s Business Law Group. A significant portion of her practice is devoted to corporate and commercial lending.
She works in close partnership with her clients advising on all aspects of commercial/corporate finance, including syndicated lending, subordinate/mezzanine financing, asset-based lending and aircraft financing.
Karen is highly regarded for her business minded approach and has significant expertise in advising clients on mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, private equity investments, corporate structuring and restructuring, commercial agreements, corporate reorganizations, shareholder matters and aircraft acquisitions and sales.
Public and private companies and financial institutions call upon Karen for her ability to structure innovative financing solutions, both Canadian and cross-border. She regularly acts for lenders and borrowers and provides advice across industries, including, solar energy, food & beverage processing, aviation, e-commerce, natural health products, garment manufacturing and distribution and telecommunications. Karen is recognized as a leading banking and finance lawyer by both The Best Lawyers™ in Canada and the Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory.
Karen represents the firm at the Toronto Opinions Group. She has been active throughout her years at Foglers in all aspects of the firm, including its branding and marketing initiatives, its student program, and its continuing professional development program.
Richard practices in the Banking and Financial Services Group and the Commercial Real Estate Group.
His practice focuses mainly on financing, loan restructuring and enforcement. He also represents those who buy and sell real estate for either commercial or residential purposes. His clients include banks, trust companies, private lenders, insurance companies and both public and private developers.
Richard has been involved in financings in a wide variety of industries such as self-storage facilities, steel and scrap metal recycling, automotive parts manufacturing, plastics, health services, food processing and packaging, communications, housing construction and land servicing. His experience also extends to cross-border financings involving security in the United States and across Canada. Richard is practical and results-oriented and never loses sight of which issues are paramount and in his clients’ best interests.
Howard is a business lawyer who advises public and private companies, financial institutions, and corporate boards on complex transactions and day-to-day corporate strategy.
Howard has a wide-ranging corporate commercial practice that focuses on securitizations involving all asset classes, public and private M&A, shareholder disputes and real estate financings. In economic downturns, Howard had guided his clients through numerous large and high profile CCAA and restructurings, including billions of dollars of CMBS transactions.
Howard is known for getting the deal done in an efficient and effective manner. Clients turn to him for practical and novel solutions to their business issues and appreciate that he is always focused on their goals and in creating value for them.
Howard is recognized as a leading banking and finance lawyer by The Best Lawyers™ in Canada. He is a member of the firm’s Executive Committee, a mentor to younger lawyers and an active member of the International Lawyers Network, an organization that provides his clients with access to experienced counsel and markets in foreign jurisdictions.
Drawn to the human aspects of working with people, Diana takes pride in building strong relationships with her clients and works collaboratively with them to navigate a variety of workplace issues. She has experience working with both provincially and federally regulated employers in a variety of industries.
Diana frequently writes on employment-related issues facing employers. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, her writing responded to the ever-changing employment landscape, providing guidance to employers as they adjusted their workplaces and navigated new legislation.
Outside of the office, she regularly volunteers her time with Pro Bono Ontario providing employment law advice for those facing the loss of work or job security. Diana previously sat on the Board of Directors of the Thistleoaks Child Care Centre, from 2019 – 2023. An avid tea drinker, Diana is studying to become a certified Tea Sommelier.
Leneo practices in the firm’s Commercial Real Estate Group.
He is experienced in a full range of commercial real estate transactions having assisted real estate companies, developers and Real Estate Investment Trusts, in acquisitions, sales, financings and joint ventures involving shopping centres, office buildings, industrial properties, hotels, and vacant land.
Leneo has extensive experience in real estate financings and has been counsel to domestic and foreign banks, life insurance companies and other institutional lenders, as well numerous borrowers.
Leneo represents both landlords and tenants with respect to Office, Industrial, Retail and Ground/Building lease transactions.
After obtaining his law degree from Queen’s University, Kingston, in 1989, and articling with the Ministry of Attorney General, Charles practiced commercial litigation at a major Toronto law firm, before moving to Fogler, Rubinoff LLP in 1996, where he continues to advise clients concerning the legal dynamics of construction and commercial disputes.
Charles’ litigation practice covers a broad range of commercial and construction disputes, with an emphasis on construction liens, building contracts, professional liability, insurance defence, estate litigation, insolvency, shareholder disputes, remedies, injunctions, and general commercial advocacy, including Federal Court of Canada and Tax Court applications and appeals.
Charles obtained his Master’s Degree in Law (LL.M) (Civil Litigation and Dispute Resolution) from Osgoode Hall, York University in 1998, specializing in construction litigation issues. Charles attended Harvard Law School in 2000 for formal PIL Negotiation training to better assist the clients he deals with on a regular basis – including business owners, contractors, and suppliers to the construction industry. Charles has been an active member of the Toronto Construction Association, delivering a number of papers and seminars through the Education Committee for the membership of the TCA and the Ontario General Contractors Association.
With experience in estates and trust matters, Charles has acted for institutions, trustees and beneficiaries in estate litigation, and is a member of the CBAO Wills & Estates Section. Charles works closely with our Estate Practice Group in regards to issues of testamentary capacity, Will challenges, trustee negligence, and various estate administration matters.
Although a veteran of a number of hearings, arbitrations, trials, and proceedings, Charles’ general approach – to avoid the costs of litigation for clients wherever possible – is captured in the motto: Litigation if necessary, but not necessarily litigation.
Charles keeps a collection of hard hats in his office, as tokens of his service to many of Ontario’s major players in the construction law arena.
Outside the office, in addition to handling two young boys of his own, Charles is active in the community, having been a “Big Brother of the Year” for Metropolitan Toronto and recently served with the Toronto Kiwanis Boys & Girls Club as Chair of their Building Committee, and received the Community Service Award from the Kiwanis Club of Toronto.
Clients turn to Michael for practical and effective advice for all phases of a business life cycle, including start up, financing, governance, organic growth strategies, intergenerational succession, M&A and exit events.
Michael particularly enjoys serving as outside corporate counsel to both public and closely held companies, because it allows proactive collaboration with senior management to help set strategic direction and structure transactions to avoid potential problems.
Michael is an active member of the International Lawyers Network (ILN), an association of over 91 law firms worldwide and a former member of the ILN Board of Directors.
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