Brian Nichols
Brian Nichols is chair of our Tax group. Prior to joining GSNH, Brian was a founding partner of a boutique commercial firm after practicing at two leading national law firms. He represents clients on issues relating to income tax disputes; tax and estate planning; family business succession; shareholder agreements and disputes; amalgamations and other corporate […]
Stephen Jackson
Stephen Jackson is an experienced litigator and mediator in the Litigation & Alternative Dispute Resolution Practice. Prior to joining GSNH as Counsel in 2018, Stephen practiced law for 36 years as a Partner at the law firm of Zaldin and Fine LLP. Litigation represents the heart of Stephen’s practice at all levels of Ontario Courts […]
Karen Ceifets
Karen Ceifets joined our firm as Counsel in late 2018 after practicing as a partner at the law firm Zaldin & Fine LLP in downtown Toronto. Karen actively represents her clients whether it relates to the purchasing and selling of residential and commercial real estate and leasing or to wills and estate planning. Experience and […]
Mario Forte
Mario Forte joined our Restructuring & Insolvency Group in 2015. He is one of Canada’s leading restructuring and insolvency lawyers and has over 30 years of experience in this industry. He has been involved in many of the country’s largest restructurings including CanWest Publishing, Nortel Networks, the asset backed commercial paper matter and more recently, […]
Michael B. Rotsztain
Michael Rotsztain is a member of our Restructuring & Insolvency Group. With over 40 years of experience in all areas of insolvency law, Michael brings a wealth of experience to our group. His practice focuses on the restructuring of corporations, including formal proceedings under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act, out-of-court workouts and refinancing’s. Michael also […]
John McKeown
John McKeown focuses on providing advocacy and advice concerning intellectual property and related matters, including protecting trademarks, copyrights, patents, confidential information and misleading advertising and claims under the Competition Act. A growing component of his work relates to intellectual property claims on the Internet, including domain name disputes. He is certified by the Law Society of […]
Sylvia A. Jacob
Sylvia Jacob has been of counsel to GSNH for cross-border legal matters involving Germany and Canada since she moved to Germany and became qualified as a lawyer in the jurisdiction in 1996. She now has decades of experience advising corporate clients with business start-ups in both countries, ranging from structuring complex commercial agreements to basic […]
Leonard Finegold
Leonard Finegold is a member of our Construction Group. He has been practicing exclusively in construction law for more than 35 years. Owners, mortgagees, developers, contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, architects and engineers regularly seek him out for advice. His areas of expertise include construction liens, contract development and negotiation, breach of trust claims, delay claims, occupational […]
