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.

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.

Jared is a partner in the firm’s Litigation Department and Health Law Group. A thoughtful and dynamic lawyer, clients turn to Jared for his sound judgment and practical advice in their most critical moments.

Jared routinely counsels regulated healthcare professionals on a wide range of regulatory matters, including investigations, complaints, discipline proceedings, capacity inquiries, and registration. He is a trusted advisor to healthcare practitioners, organizations, and entrepreneurs on all aspects of their statutory, regulatory, and professional rights and obligations including ongoing compliance. When necessary, Jared provides strong and effective representation and advocacy, and argues cases before courts and tribunals on a wide range of healthcare and administrative matters.

Outside of his law practice, Jared dedicates most of his time and energy to raising his three young children together with his wife. He is also an avid cyclist, reader of fiction and history, and collector of vintage jazz, soul, and Brazilian records.

Ross is a Partner in the firm’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution group.

Ross has a broad practice, including commercial litigation, construction law, tax litigation, estate litigation and health law matters. Ross has appeared before various courts and tribunals in Ontario.

Ross is recognized by his peers in The Best Lawyers™ in Canada, in the area of Construction Law.

Andrea’s practice focuses on employment law.

As a partner in the Employment and Labour Group, Andrea represents employers in wrongful dismissal actions and provides advice to employers in all facets of employment law including negotiating and drafting employment agreements, severance packages, confidentiality agreements, non-competition agreements, non-solicitation agreements, termination letters and human resource policies.

Andrea also provides advice to employers regarding employment standards, human rights and human resource issues. Andrea frequently attends the workplace itself to provide training seminars and to conduct workplace investigations. She has significant experience in injunctive proceedings as they relate to the enforcement of restrictive covenants contained in employment contracts.

Andrea publishes a newsletter entitled Employment Matters and is bilingual in English and French.

Artem is a member of the firm’s Business Law and Financial Services Groups.

His practice is focused on structuring and negotiating corporate and commercial transactions, including syndicated lending, mezzanine financing, asset-based lending, acquisition loan facilities and mergers and acquisitions.

Clients appreciate his ability to advise on forward-looking strategies for all phases of their business’ life cycle, including mergers and acquisitions, equity and project financing, growth strategies, reorganizations or buyouts, and exit strategies.  His clients include banks, private equity firms, equity sponsors, and borrowers ranging from small family run businesses, Indigenous communities to public companies across a variety of industries.

Rudy is a partner in our Toronto office practicing in the areas of business and technology law.

Rudy’s business law practice focuses on mergers & acquisitions and all aspects of corporate commercial work, including assisting clients with governance matters and general business strategy.

Rudy’s technology law practice focuses on corporate and commercial services and transactions for the development, exploitation, commercialization, financing, acquisition, transfer and licensing of technologies and related businesses in the information technology and e-commerce, manufacturing, cleantech, cannabis, energy and life sciences and biotechnology industries. He also assists clients with early-stage financing activities, strategies regarding intellectual property, franchising agreements and documentation, and licensing, collaboration, joint venture, outsourcing and managed services arrangements. Rudy brings a practical and business–oriented approach to the complex challenges clients face in rapidly changing industries.

Rudy is a licensed professional engineer in Ontario. Prior to his career in law, Rudy had been employed with several multinational corporations in the pharmaceutical, chemical and related industries in various capacities including supervising manufacturing, technical services, product and market development, commercial management and marketing and business development management. This experience has provided Rudy with a deep appreciation of the importance of understanding clients’ businesses and industries and allows him to counsel management, operational and legal teams on day-to-day matters from both a technical and legal perspective when it comes to providing clients with legal services.

Rick has over 15 years of experience in corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions and securities regulatory matters.

His experience includes structuring and negotiating securities and commercial transactions. In addition to his transactional practice, Rick provides general corporate commercial advice to a range of private company clients on day to day matters impacting their businesses, including acting for start-ups from the formation stage all the way through the development cycle of an emerging growth company.

Rick has acted for issuers, investment dealers and advisors in a broad range of industry sectors including: cannabis, mining, oil and gas, technology, renewable energy, agribusiness, investment banks, asset management, real estate, industrial products and manufacturing.

Rick was recognized as a Highly Regarded Corporate/Commercial Lawyer by Chambers & Partners in their Canada Guide where it was commented that he is a “very practical lawyer and a deal maker.”

Rick is also recognized as a leading lawyer in The Best Lawyers in Canada: Cannabis Law.

Rick has also been recognized as a Lawyer to Watch in the 2015, Lexpert Guide to the Leading U.S./Canada Cross-border Corporate Lawyers in Canada.

Rick was a Finalist in Lexpert’s 2014 “Rising Stars – Leading Lawyers under 40 competition”.  The Rising Stars competition showcases Canadian lawyers that have an outstanding track record of success with complex transactions, contributed to their communities and profession and demonstrated leadership within their law departments. Finalists also were selected for being team players, adaptability to change and demonstrated business acumen and adaptability to change.

Prior to joining Fogler, Rubinoff LLP, Rick worked as a senior consultant for an international consulting firm and practiced with another major law firm in Toronto.

Ken practises solely in the area of construction law with an emphasis on claims and dispute management.

Certified as a Specialist in Construction Law by the Law Society of Ontario since 2002, Ken has provided legal counsel to owners, architects, engineers, contractors, subcontractors, material suppliers and surety bonding companies for over 25 years.

Working together with other members of the firm, Ken provides clients with services that include: assistance with bidding, tendering and the RFP/RFQ process, contract review and negotiation, construction liens, claims for negligence, extended duration, delay and claims management including early detection and timely resolution of disputes through mediation, arbitration and litigation.

Ken regularly chairs and participates in the Law Society of Ontario’s Continuing Legal Education programs and speaks to industry groups including the Canadian Institute, EPIC, Infones and numerous Ontario Bar Association (OBA) programs on construction. He is past chair of the OBA’s Construction Law section and is a sessional lecturer for the University of Toronto’s Engineering Master’s Program on construction law and contract administration.

Matt is a Partner in the Business Law Group. Matt’s practice focuses on assisting businesses on broad range of corporate, commercial and business matters, including domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, private equity investments, financing transactions, partnership and shareholder arrangements, corporate reorganizations and complex commercial agreements.

In addition to his transactional practice, Matt provides strategic advice to his clients on a wide range of matters impacting their business, often with a significant cross-border component. His clients include both Canadian and US private equity funds, family offices, investment banks, owner-operator businesses, emerging companies and multi-national businesses across a wide variety of industries, including manufacturing, marketing and advertising, food & beverage, communications, insurance, emerging technologies and real estate.

Matt is a recipient of the 2018 Lexpert Rising Stars: Leading Lawyers Under 40  Award. This honour is given to lawyers under the age 40 who have an outstanding track record of success in their field, are recognized leaders in the community, and are contributors to their firm’s success. They are nominated by their peers as being at the top of their game in leadership, professional achievements, business acumen, adaptability, teamwork and interpersonal skills.