The Canadian Institute's 12th Annual National Forum on

Class Actions Litigation

Managing Litigation Risk, Crafting Settlements and Conducting Common Issues Trials in an Era of Escalating Certification Rates

Wednesday, September 21 to Thursday, September 22, 2011
The Sutton Place Hotel, Toronto, Ontario

Distinguished Canadian & U.S. Faculty

Co-Chairs:

Norm Emblem
Partner, Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP

Paul J. Martin
Partner, Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP

Private Practice Counsel:

Kirk Baert
Partner
Koskie Minksy LLP

Paul J. Bates
Lawyer
Bates Barristers Professional Corporation

Randy Bennett
Partner
Reuter Scargall Bennett LLP

Daniel M. Boone
Regional Managing Partner, NL
Stewart McKelvey

Laura Cooper
Partner
Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP

Jennifer Dolman
Partner
Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Alan D’Silva
Partner
Stikeman Elliott LLP

William G. Horton
Barrister, Arbitrator, Mediator
William G. Horton Professional
Corporation

John J.L. Hunter, Q.C.
Senior Counsel
Hunter Litigation Chambers

Don Jack
Partner
Heenan Blaikie LLP

Carsten Jensen, Q.C.
Partner
Jensen Shawa Solomon Duguid Hawkes LLP

George J. Karayannides
Partner
Heenan Blaikie LLP

Katherine L. Kay
Partner
Stikeman Elliott LLP

David W. Kent
Partner
McMillan LLP

A. Dimitri Lascaris
Partner
Siskinds LLP

Mark G. Lichty
Partner
Blaney McMurtry LLP

Julie-Martine Loranger
Partner
Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP

Gordon McKee
Partner
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Jason Mohrbutter
Partner
MacPherson Leslie & Tyerman LLP

Michael Peerless
Partner
Siskinds LLP

Peter J. Pliszka
Partner
Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP

Sylvie Rodrigue
Partner
Ogilvy Renault s.r.l.

Michael Schafler
Partner
Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP

Jonathan Daniel Shell
Assistant General Counsel
Carrier Corporation (U.S.)

Crawford G. Smith
Partner
Torys LLP

R. Paul Steep
Partner
McCarthy Tétrault LLP

David Sterns
Partner
Sotos LLP

Mary M. Thomson
Partner
Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP

Charles M. Wright
Partner
Siskinds LLP

Glenn M. Zakaib
Partner
Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP

Federal and Provincial Government:

Dennis W. Brown, Q.C.
General Counsel, Crown Law Offi ce – Civil
Ministry of the Attorney General (Ontario)

Catherine A. Coughlan
General Counsel, Aboriginal Law Service
Department of Justice Canada

Paul B. Vickery
Director General, Management of Class
Actions and Mass Litigation
Department of Justice Canada (Tentative)

Malliha Wilson
Assistant Deputy Attorney General, Legal
Services Division
Ministry of the Attorney General (ON)

Dale Yurka
General Counsel, Regulatory Law
Department of Justice Canada

In-House Counsel:

U.S. Judges and Private Practice:

Hon. William J. Cahill (Ret.)
Mediator and Arbitrator
JAMS ADR (California)

Hon. Ruben Castillo
U.S. District Judge
United States District Court Northern
District of Illinois

Hon. Layn R. Phillips
Irell & Manella LLP (California)

Joel S. Feldman
Partner
Sidley Austin LLP (Chicago)

Steve E. Fineman
Managing Partner
Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP
(New York)

Third Party Litigation Services:

Eric Khan
National Director, Class Action Litigation
Deloitte & Touche LLP

Michael Mooney
Vice President
Crawford Class Action Services

Anna Vetere
Managing Director
Collectiva Class Action Services, Inc.

Shannon Wheatman
Vice President
Kinsella Media, LLP

Jonathane Ricci
Trilogy Class Actions Services

C. Tim Rodenbush
President & CEO
International Genealogical Search Inc.

Master Class Co-Leaders:

Colin P. Stevenson
Partner
Stevensons LLP

Adrian C. Lang
Partner
Stikeman Elliott LLP

Distinguished Canadian & U.S. Faculty

Co-Chairs:

Norm Emblem
Partner, Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP

Paul J. Martin
Partner, Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP

Private Practice Counsel:

Kirk Baert
Partner
Koskie Minksy LLP

Paul J. Bates
Lawyer
Bates Barristers Professional Corporation

Randy Bennett
Partner
Reuter Scargall Bennett LLP

Daniel M. Boone
Regional Managing Partner, NL
Stewart McKelvey

Laura Cooper
Partner
Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP

Jennifer Dolman
Partner
Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Alan D’Silva
Partner
Stikeman Elliott LLP

William G. Horton
Barrister, Arbitrator, Mediator
William G. Horton Professional
Corporation

John J.L. Hunter, Q.C.
Senior Counsel
Hunter Litigation Chambers

Don Jack
Partner
Heenan Blaikie LLP

Carsten Jensen, Q.C.
Partner
Jensen Shawa Solomon Duguid Hawkes LLP

George J. Karayannides
Partner
Heenan Blaikie LLP

Katherine L. Kay
Partner
Stikeman Elliott LLP

David W. Kent
Partner
McMillan LLP

A. Dimitri Lascaris
Partner
Siskinds LLP

Mark G. Lichty
Partner
Blaney McMurtry LLP

Julie-Martine Loranger
Partner
Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP

Gordon McKee
Partner
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Jason Mohrbutter
Partner
MacPherson Leslie & Tyerman LLP

Michael Peerless
Partner
Siskinds LLP

Peter J. Pliszka
Partner
Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP

Sylvie Rodrigue
Partner
Ogilvy Renault s.r.l.

Michael Schafler
Partner
Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP

Crawford G. Smith
Partner
Torys LLP

R. Paul Steep
Partner
McCarthy Tétrault LLP

David Sterns
Partner
Sotos LLP

Mary M. Thomson
Partner
Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP

Charles M. Wright
Partner
Siskinds LLP

Glenn M. Zakaib
Partner
Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP

Federal and Provincial Government:

Dennis W. Brown, Q.C.
General Counsel, Crown Law Offi ce – Civil
Ministry of the Attorney General (Ontario)

Catherine A. Coughlan
General Counsel, Aboriginal Law Service
Department of Justice Canada

Paul B. Vickery
Director General, Management of Class
Actions and Mass Litigation
Department of Justice Canada (Tentative)

Malliha Wilson
Assistant Deputy Attorney General, Legal
Services Division
Ministry of the Attorney General (ON)

Dale Yurka
General Counsel, Regulatory Law
Department of Justice Canada

In-House Counsel:

Patrick J. Rao
Assistant General Counsel
Carrier Corporation (U.S.)

U.S. Judges and Private Practice:

Hon. William J. Cahill (Ret.)
Mediator and Arbitrator
JAMS ADR (California)

Hon. Ruben Castillo
U.S. District Judge
United States District Court Northern
District of Illinois

Hon. Layn R. Phillips
Irell & Manella LLP (California)

Joel S. Feldman
Partner
Sidley Austin LLP (Chicago)

Steve E. Fineman
Managing Partner
Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP
(New York)

Third Party Litigation Services:

Eric Khan
National Director, Class Action Litigation
Deloitte & Touche LLP

Michael Mooney
Vice President
Crawford Class Action Services

Anna Vetere
Managing Director
Collectiva Class Action Services, Inc.

Shannon Wheatman
Vice President
Kinsella Media, LLP

Jonathane Ricci
Trilogy Class Actions Services

C. Tim Rodenbush
President & CEO
International Genealogical Search Inc.

Master Class Co-Leaders:

Colin P. Stevenson
Partner
Stevensons LLP

Adrian C. Lang
Partner
Stikeman Elliott LLP