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Scotia Plaza
40 King Street West, Suite 2400
P.O. Box #215
Toronto, ON M5H 3Y2
2025 Fogler, Rubinoff LLP
Nina is a Partner with Fogler, Rubinoff LLP where she practices corporate commercial litigation.
Her practice is concentrated on complex litigation matters and contract disputes for large corporate clients. In addition to proceedings in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice and the Ontario Court of Appeal, Nina maintains a significant arbitration practice which includes many shareholder and partner disputes in closely held corporations, partnerships and joint ventures.
She has appeared before all levels of Court in Ontario and has acted as counsel in matters involving shareholders’ rights and remedies, including authoring the paper “Using the Oppression Remedy to Resolve Family Business Disputes” published in the Annual Review of Civil Litigation, and has worked extensively on litigation matters involving issues related to the Ontario Business Corporations Act and the Canada Business Corporations Act. Nina has also acted as counsel in real estate litigation and accountants’ negligence claims.
In addition to acting for her clients on litigation matters, Nina is also a close and trusted advisor to her clients and is often called upon to assist and advise in connection with her clients’ businesses, operations and strategic planning. In many cases, she has become a vital and instrumental resource to her clients, a stabilizing force during challenging periods, and a reliable source for connecting her clients with industry players to create synergies.
Nina is an active volunteer in her community and is the past Chair of Villa Charities, a not-for-profit organization which she has been involved with since 1989, and sits on their Foundation Board. She is also the past Vice-Chair of the St. Michael’s College School Board of Directors. In addition to her volunteer work, Nina is also involved in a variety of pro bono legal work, including acting as a supervisor of the University of Toronto Moots. Nina is actively involved in the firm’s mentoring program, a past member of Foglers Executive Committee and a mother of two boys.
Lori has a broad business law practice with an emphasis on corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions.
She advises clients regularly on complex commercial contracts and general corporate matters. Lori has acted for entrepreneurs and start-ups as well as multinational companies in domestic and cross-border transactions. She advises both private and public entities, and acts for investors/lenders as well as investees/borrowers. Lori has advised clients on investment structures, private equity and venture capital transactions, shareholder and partnership agreements, share and asset purchases, business combinations, reorganizations and security arrangements. She has acted on various private and public financings, involving both debt and equity.
Lori represents Canadian and international clients in a broad range of industries including technology, entertainment, manufacturing, transportation, natural resources and consumer products. She is Co-chair of the FR Women’s Network and a member of the firm’s Business Development Committee.
Lori speaks regularly to professional and industry groups about topics that relate to business law, such as business structures, how to position your company for growth, access to capital and questions to ask before becoming a company director.
Fantasia is a Partner in our Commercial Real Estate practice group.
Her practice focuses on all aspects of commercial real estate, including acquisition, disposition, and financing of various classes of real property, with particular expertise in large portfolio transactions for industrial, office, retail and residential portfolios.
Fantasia has earned a reputation amongst her peers as a creative problem solver, always working to achieve the best possible outcome for clients.
Rob Macdonald is a Partner in the firm’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution Group. Rob maintains a general civil and commercial litigation practice with a focus on debtor and creditor disputes, mortgage litigation, bankruptcy and insolvency litigation, real estate disputes and insurance litigation.
Rob has acted for individuals and corporations, including banks, financial lenders, developers, and energy companies in a variety of matters including shareholder and partnership disputes, oppression remedy proceedings, insurance coverage disputes, negligence claims, injunctive proceedings, contractual disputes and a variety of debtor-creditor disputes. Rob has appeared at every level of the Court in Ontario, including the Court of Appeal for Ontario, and various administrative tribunals.
Rob completed his undergraduate studies at McGill University before attending the University of New Brunswick for law school.
Prior to joining Fogler, Rubinoff in 2014, Rob articled and practiced with a commercial litigation firm in Toronto. Rob was admitted to the bar in Ontario in 2011.
David Levangie is a Partner in Fogler, Rubinoff’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution Group. He maintains a general litigation practice with a focus on complex commercial litigation and arbitrations.
David also has broad and diverse experience in administrative law, particularly in education related matters and is a past Chair of the Ontario Bar Association Education Law Section.
David has extensive experience in cases considering breach of contract, shareholder disputes, oppression and breaches of fiduciary duties. David has acted as lead counsel before all levels of Court in Ontario, the Federal Court, the Federal Court of Appeal, arbitration panels, and administrative and regulatory Tribunals.
In 2023, David was recognized as a winner of the Lexpert Rising Stars: Leading Lawyers Under 40. This annual event celebrates leading lawyers under 40 who have demonstrated an outstanding track record of success in their field, are recognized leaders in the community, and are contributors to their firm’s success.
In 2016, David was the recipient of the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Social Sciences Outstanding Alumni Award for his exceptional contributions to the community.
In 2005, David obtained a B.Soc.Sc. in Criminology and Political Science, graduating Summa Cum Laude, and was awarded the Silver Medal for the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Ottawa. He obtained an LL.B. from Osgoode Hall Law School in 2008 and was called to the Ontario bar in 2009.
David is proud of his 6 years of service in the Canadian Armed Forces. During his service he was the recipient of numerous awards, including Soldier of the Year for his Regiment, and Service Person of the Year for the entire Communications Group (comprised of Regiments and Units across Ontario).
Alex is a Partner in the Commercial Real Estate group.
He acts for landlords, tenants, REITs, First Nations, developers, franchisors, franchisees, lenders and property managers in respect of industrial, commercial, retail, renewable energy, residential, restaurant, cannabis and office leases.
Alex also acts for clients on a number of corporate/commercial matters, including advising on, drafting and negotiating various commercial contracts.
Alex has written articles on commercial leasing, led roundtables and made presentations at the International Council of Shopping Centres and the Law Society of Ontario.
Gary has extensive experience working as a lawyer and advisor in various industries. He practices in a number of areas of business law, including mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital, capital markets and securities, corporate finance, energy and technology.
He regularly advises Canadian and international companies, underwriters, investors and professional advisors on a range of transactions, including IPO’s, private placements, RTO’s, mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, corporate governance, compensation programs, private equity, venture capital, partnerships, joint ventures and reorganization transactions. He has managed many legal teams on significant, complex transactions.
Gary also represents a number of Indigenous Communities, and their institutions across Canada on business transactions, the formation of economic development groups and other matters focused principally on governance and wealth creation. Gary often works as co-counsel to leading national law firms specializing in Aboriginal law who focus on land claims negotiations, aboriginal and treaty rights advocacy, and consultations with government and industry. Gary provides advice on major commercial and industrial developments and impact benefit agreements throughout Canada, including in respect of infrastructure, energy transmission, renewable energy generation, logistics and transportation projects.
Gary is a repeatedly recommended lawyer in the Canadian Legal LEXPERT™ Directory in Indigenous Law, as well as a leading lawyer in The 2024 Best Lawyers™ in Canada publication in the area of Indigenous Law.
Gary has been a member of the Board of Directors of a number of publicly traded and private corporations in various industries. Currently, he is a director of a publicly-traded wireless technology company, a private utility company providing clean energy solutions, a private managed equipment services company providing turn-key and fully financed equipment solutions in the health care sector, and a private project management and service delivery platform company providing wealth generation systems for First Nations and their service providers. He has sat on various committees of these Boards, including the Audit and Risk Management Committee, Corporate Governance Committee (Chair) and Compensation and Human Resources Committee. As a result of his legal training and past involvement in various private businesses as an investor, owner and operator, he is actively sought out as a sounding board by his clients on both legal and business matters.
Irwin practices in both the Business Law and the Securities Law Groups at the firm, and has extensive experience in a broad range of transactions in the corporate/commercial and securities law areas.
His practice focuses on mergers, acquisitions and dispositions for both private as well as publicly traded issuers, shareholder and joint venture arrangements, and lending and other sophisticated commercial transactions.
Irwin acts on behalf of issuers as well as investment dealers in connection with equity and debt capital market activities, including offerings by way of private placement and prospectus.
His clients have included emerging as well as established private and public companies, and he has advised on a number of cross-border transactions.
Irwin provides corporate and securities law advice related to directors’ duties, related party and other significant transactions, to both issuers as well as market intermediaries.
Irwin’s deep and varied experience in working as a team member with clients in growing their businesses has given him a broad perspective greatly appreciated by his clients. Many of his client relationships are of a very long-standing nature, which is a testament to his professionalism, commitment and client satisfaction focus.
Alan’s practice focuses on Commercial Real Estate and Commercial Leasing. Alan works with clients to maximize their financial and business objectives.
Alan’s practice includes commercial real estate transactions consisting of acquisitions, dispositions and financing of revenue producing properties including joint ventures, construction, design/build projects and development projects. Alan also specializes in commercial leasing in the office, retail and industrial sectors for both landlords and tenants, representing and advising owners, developers, asset managers, hospitals, banks, Reits, retail chains and retailers in all aspects of leasing, negotiations, rights, remedies, operational and management matters.
Alan frequently speaks on real estate and commercial leasing matters for industry groups and professional organizations. He is also the co-organizer of a series of Annual Seminar Programs featuring guest CFO Hospital speakers who are Alan’s clients. These seminars are uniquely created for the Hospital sector to focus on creating and maximizing Retail Leasing Revenue for Hospitals. Prior to joining the firm, Alan was Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Olympia & York, an international real estate developer and owner, for 13 years.
Joseph’s practice focuses on commercial real estate transaction, commercial mortgages, and mortgage enforcement proceeding acting for both institutional and private investors.
Clients appreciate Joseph’s ability to navigating them through the challenging process of enforcing mortgages, both residential and commercial. Joseph also has significant experience in all facets of real estate work-outs and restructurings and acts as real estate counsel for receivers.
Joseph is recognized as a leading lawyer in The Best Lawyers™ in Canada for real estate law.
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