Matthew Wanford has also joined the firm as a partner in the Corporate group. Based in Ottawa, Wanford is a seasoned lawyer with over 20 years of corporate commercial law experience, with a strong focus on technology, including e-commerce, fintech and payments.
Gowling WLG
The firm has announced the appointment of Julie Lanteigne as the new leader of the firm’s Real Estate Practice Group in Canada. She succeeds Joel Camley. For more than 15 years, Lanteigne has advised clients on various areas of commercial real estate, including leasing, sales, acquisitions and property management.
McCarthy Tetrault LLP
The firm has welcomed Marina Sampson to the Toronto office as a partner in the firm’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution Group. Sampson has a broad corporate commercial practice encompassing real estate litigation, contamination disputes and product liability. She previously served as a member of the Canadian board of a major international law firm, the lead of its Toronto litigation and dispute resolution group, and co-chair of its Diversity and Inclusion Committee. Other leadership roles include being an executive member of the Arbitration and Mediation Practice Group at The Advocates’ Society, a member of the Board of Directors, and an executive for the Canadian Working Group on HIV and Rehabilitation.
MLT Aikins
Riley Bender has joined the MLT Aikin’s Calgary office. Bender’s practice focuses on securities, corporate finance, corporate governance, and mergers and acquisitions. His experience includes working with issuers and underwriters on various matters and transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, continuous disclosure obligations, debt and equity securities offerings, corporate reorganizations, and general corporate and commercial matters.
Torys LLP
Torys have announced that Rumina Velshi will join the firm as a strategic advisor. With over four decades of experience in the nuclear energy industry, Velshi’s recent roles include the president of the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission, chairperson of the Commission on Safety Standards of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and chair of the 50th and 51st meetings of the International Nuclear Regulators’ Association.