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Scotia Plaza
40 King Street West, Suite 2400
P.O. Box #215
Toronto, ON M5H 3Y2
2025 Fogler, Rubinoff LLP
Kate brings two decades of negotiating experience to help her clients advance their rights through customized, creative solutions. She is a professional, client-centred lawyer with passion and grit.
Kate is a member of the Indigenous Practice Department, whose practice focuses on governance, consultation and land issues. She is the department’s lead on Additions to Reserve. Recently, Kate represented a number of First Nations at the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission tribunal. She also assists with transmission line negotiations, capacity funding agreements and industry proponent negotiations. She has a keen interest in the duty to consult and UNDRIP.
Prior to law, Kate had an award-winning real estate practice in the GTA, while her first career was in education. During law school, Kate focused on Indigenous legal issues, including dispute resolutions. She sat on the Indigenous education committee, working closely with faculty and students to advance Indigenous knowledge and rights. She did a placement at a boutique Indigenous firm, partook in the Kwaskimhon moot and placed second at the Canadian National Negotiation Competition. Kate was also the recipient of the Spring Forward graduating award for demonstrating grit, perseverance and growth.
Kate is an active lacrosse mom, coffee lover and outdoorswoman. She is truly honoured to represent her clients and is humbled to be given space in this area.
Ashley is an Associate in Fogler Rubinoff’s Wills and Estates practice group. Her practice is centered on estate planning and administration, trust administration and incapacity planning.
She provides advice and support to her clients that is tailored to their needs and circumstances. This includes planning in the context of blended families, existing or future corporate interests, beneficiaries or trustees who reside outside of Canada, and ensuring suitable provision for a disabled heir.
Prior to joining Fogler’s, Ashley was an associate at a boutique estates litigation firm where she gained valuable experience on estates and trust issues, such as will challenges, dependent’s support claims, and contested account passings. As a result, Ashley has a keen insight into the legal issues that can impact her clients’ estate, trusts and incapacity planning. She also attributes her commitment to practical, client-focused solutions as a result of her prior role as Crown Counsel at the Ministry of the Attorney General – Office of the Public Guardian and Trustee. She advised on a broad range of legal issues spanning civil, family, healthcare and real estate, which affect guardians and attorneys in the course of their duties. Ashley believes that her experience in both private practice and the Ministry of the Attorney General allows her to best craft and implement an estate plan that meets her clients’ individual situation, goals and expectations.
Natalia Sidlar is an Associate in the commercial litigation practice group at Fogler, Rubinoff LLP. Natalia is developing a broad commercial litigation practice, with an emphasis on contract, shareholder and partnerships, product liability and real property disputes.
Prior to entering private practice, Natalia was Crown Counsel in the Advisory Services Group at the Ministry of the Attorney General, Crown Law Office – Civil. In this role she provided advice to various ministries on a wide range of issues including, crown liability, statutory interpretation, administrative and public law and general civil litigation.
Natalia completed her articles with the litigation department of the Crown Law Office – Civil. During her articles, she worked on complex litigation files before all levels of court, including the Supreme Court of Canada.
Natalia holds both a Canadian and American Juris Doctor after graduating from the University of Windsor Faculty of Law and Detroit Mercy School of Law in 2019. During law school, Natalia was a student representative on the Equity and Diversity Committee for two consecutive years and volunteered as a mentor with the Windsor Law Peer Mentorship Program.
Max is an Associate in the firm’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution Group. He is developing a general commercial litigation practice.
Max recently completed his JD at the University of Toronto. Before law school, Max studied political science at Queen’s University.
Max has a diverse employment background with experience in sales, banking, researching, and sailing. He also has demonstrated an interest in public service, working with the Syrian refugee community at Queen’s and researching for the David Asper Centre Prisoners’ Rights working group at law school. Max loves playing and watching sports in his free time, namely golf, basketball, hockey, and baseball. He also loves to travel, going on a 4-month backpacking trip after completing his undergraduate degree and spending 4 months in London, England, while on exchange during law school. He also loves trying new restaurants in Toronto, but you can usually catch him going to Kensington Market for some pho and churros.
Shannon is an Associate in the firm’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution Group. She is developing a general commercial litigation practice.
Shannon is a recent graduate of Western University’s faculty of law. She also holds a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) from Queen’s University.
At Western Law, Shannon was the proud recipient of the W.R. Poole Award and a Dean’s List student. As an oralist in the 2021 Gale Cup, Shannon was named a Dickson Medalist and was granted the Beverly McLachlin Prize. This passion for advocacy and personal excellence extended to her role as Co-Chair of the Advocacy Committee, organizing Western Law’s most prestigious internal moots.
Shannon values community service. While living in London, she volunteered with Pro Bono Students of Canada, the Elgin Oxford Legal Clinic, the London Tenant’s Association, and the London Poverty Research Centre.
Outside of school and work, you can find Shannon taking solace and inspiration in the arts. She is a want-to-be theatre snob and loves to attend the ballet. On the weekends, you can find her tending to her small army of houseplants, hiking, biking, or training for the marathon she accidentally signed up for.
Shane is an Associate in the firm’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution Group. He is developing a general commercial litigation practice.
Shane summered and articled with the firm. He recently graduated from Queens University’s Faculty of Law, where he received the Goodmans LLP Scholarship in Legal Skills and the Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP Prize in Public Law.
During law school, Shane was heavily involved with the Prison Law Clinic, where he provided pro bono legal services to inmates in the Kingston area and honed his advocacy skills. Shane also worked as a research assistant to his Constitutional and Public Law professor. One of his notable projects as a research assistant was contributing to a paper entitled What is Purpose Interpretation?, which explored judicial methodologies and the Supreme Court’s reliance on purposive interpretation.
Prior to law school, Shane earned an Honors Bachelor of Science degree in Criminology and Psychology with distinction from the University of Toronto. He has participated in several moots, including the Canada Cup and Osgoode Cup, and has won multiple Model United Nations simulations. Shane also has a diverse employment history ranging from roles in the financial sector to public health volunteering. In his spare time, Shane enjoys swimming, listening to history podcasts, and reading mystery novels.
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A persistent professional and gentle intervener, Ruth Ambros is developing an extensive civil litigation practice serving First Nations and their members. Ruth has appeared before various levels of court in several provinces.
Ruth is building a practice centred on the rights of Indigenous communities in relation to raising their children. This work is evenly divided into child protection litigation on behalf of First Nations in various parts of the country, and the translation of Indigenous laws in the area of child and family wellbeing as communities reassert their inherent jurisdiction in this area. In addition, Ruth continues to build a general civil litigation practice on behalf of Indigenous clients.
Ruth is a first-generation settler on the traditional territories of the Anishinaabek and Haudenosaunee originally from Central Europe. After a first career as a management consultant and a second raising a gaggle of kids, Ruth completed her legal studies at Osgoode Hall Law School in 2019 and was called to the bar in 2020.
During her studies, Ruth participated in Osgoode’s Intensive Program in Aboriginal Lands, Resources, and Government, as well as the Feminist Advocacy Intensive at the Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic, for which she received the Annie Macdonald Langstaff Prize. Ruth co-edited the Transnational Legal Theory Journal, participated in several moots, and won the Cassels Brock & Blackwell Price for Professionalism. Prior to joining Fogler, Rubinoff LLP, Ruth worked at Hensel Barristers, which was recognized in 2021 as one of the top law firms in Canada practicing in the field of Aboriginal and Indigenous law by the Globe and Mail.
Ruth does her best thinking while preparing food – cooking, baking, canning – or knitting to a podcast or stimulating conversation.
Marco is an associate in the Securities Law Group. He is developing a broad securities practice with a particular interest in mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, and securities regulatory matters.
Marco summered and articled with the firm prior to his call to the bar in 2022. Marco received his J.D. from Osgoode Hall Law School. Before attending law school, Marco obtained his Bachelor of Arts and Master of Public Policy degrees from the University of Toronto and held various positions with Ontario’s Ministry of the Attorney General.
Paniz is developing a broad commercial real estate practice, including providing advice on the purchase, sale and financing of mixed-use, commercial, condominium and industrial properties.
Paniz graduated magna cum laude from the Dual J.D. program at the University of Windsor and the University of Detroit Mercy. During law school, Paniz received several academic awards including the Canadian & U.S. Dual J.D. Award and was the recipient of the 2021 Iranian Canadian Legal Professionals Scholarship. Paniz also worked as a Constitutional Law teaching assistant and worked at the Career Services Office.
In her spare time, Paniz enjoys exploring new coffee shops, gourmet cooking and spending time with her family.
Ryan is an Associate in the firm’s business law group and is developing a diverse corporate and commercial law practice. He has a particular interest in mergers & acquisitions, corporate governance and financings.
Before joining Foglers as an associate, Ryan summered and articled with the firm. Ryan graduated with a JD from Western Law where he worked as a caseworker with Pro Bono Students Canada, providing free legal services to community agencies in need.
Outside of the office Ryan enjoys learning to play the guitar, watching basketball, football and hockey, and flying as he has recently obtained his private pilot license.
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