Headquarters:
Suite 4130, 77 King Street West, Toronto, ON, M5K 1H1
Year founded:
1979
Number of employees:
12 partners and 29 employees
Phone:
416 593 7200
Email:
reception@stockwoods.ca
Website:
stockwoods.ca
LinkedIn:
ca.linkedin.com/company/stockwoods-llp
"We are constantly living by our core values: integrity, impact and teamwork"
Julie Giraldi,
CAAT Pension Plan
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Luisa Ritacca
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Brian Gover
Partner
Gerald Chan
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Leadership
Luisa Ritacca’s practice encompasses a wide variety of areas, including administrative law; professional regulation; and general civil and commercial litigation. She is preferred counsel for LawPro, having acted on its behalf on a number of court motions. Prior to joining the Firm in 2001, Ritacca clerked for the Divisional Court, General Division, Ontario Court of Justice in Toronto. She has been a partner since 2006 and a member of the Firm’s management committee since 2008. She is an adjunct professor for the Trial Practice Course at Osgoode Hall Law School and a team leader for the Intensive Trial Advocacy Program.
Ritacca has been involved in three judicial inquiries, including serving as co-counsel to the Office of the Chief Coroner in the Inquiry into Pediatric Forensic Pathology (the “Goudge Inquiry”), counsel for the North York General Hospital nurses during the SARS review, counsel for Peter McCallion in the Mississauga Judicial Inquiry, and counsel to the Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario in the Elliot Lake Inquiry.
In 2013, she was appointed by former Chief Justice Warren Winkler to act as court monitor in the administration of two pan-Canadian settlements involving the tainted blood scandal, as well as the settlement involving water contamination in Walkerton, Ontario.
In February 2016, she received an Order-in-Council appointment as a part-time member of the Licence Appeal Tribunal, Fire Safety Commission and the Animal Care Review Board. In that role, she has conducted a number of hearings and case conferences.
Ritacca also acts as independent legal counsel for a number of regulated health colleges and administrative tribunals throughout the province, where she provides substantive and procedural advice during hearings, as well as ongoing training for adjudicators.
https://stockwoods.ca/lawyers/luisa-ritacca
Managing Partner
Luisa Ritacca
Brian Gover’s broad practice spans commercial litigation, general civil litigation, competition law, criminal, administrative and regulatory law and aboriginal law. He is currently recognized by Best Lawyers® in six categories: Administrative and Public Law, Appellate Practice, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Corporate and Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defence and Health Care Law. He has consistently been given an AV® (preeminent) rating by the Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings system.
Prior to joining Stockwoods in 1994, Gover served as counsel in the Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General’s Crown Law Office – Criminal, representing the Crown in appeals before the Ontario Court of Appeal and Supreme Court of Canada and conducting special prosecutions. From 1991 to 1993, he served as the Executive Legal Officer to Ontario’s Superior Court of Justice.
From 2018 to 2019, he was president of The Advocates’ Society, a national organization dedicated to promoting effective advocacy and access to justice. He is a Fellow of both the American College of Trial Lawyers and the International Academy of Trial Lawyers. He is also an Honorary Overseas Member of The Commercial Bar Association of the UK.
Gover has frequently acted as counsel at both federal and provincial commissions of inquiry. He speaks and writes on a broad variety of topics and regularly contributes to continuing legal education programs. He has served as an Adjunct Professor at Western University’s Faculty of Law and at Osgoode Hall Law School, where he taught administrative law.
He attended law school at Western University (BA, 1978; LLB, 1981) and was admitted to the Ontario Bar in 1983.
https://stockwoods.ca/lawyers/brian-gover
Partner
Brian Gover
Gerald Chan practices criminal, constitutional, administrative, and select civil/commercial litigation. He has been recognized as a leading practitioner by Best Lawyers in Canada, Benchmark Litigation, Chambers Canada, and Lexpert. In 2019, Canadian Lawyer named him one of the Top 25 Most Influential lawyers in Canada.
Chan defends clients facing all manner of charges, especially those involving digital evidence and technology-related issues. He frequently advises clients at the investigation stage, where he has dealt with the OSC Joint Serious Offences Team, RCMP Integrated Markets Enforcement Team, OPP, Canada Border Services Agency, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, and the Ministry of Labour.
He also represents clients on appeals and judicial reviews. He has argued before every level of court, including over 20 cases in the Supreme Court of Canada, the Court of Appeal for Ontario, and Divisional Court.
Apart from his practice, Chan is a prolific writer and teacher. He is co-author of the 8th and 9th editions of Sentencing (LexisNexis); co-author of Digital Evidence: A Practitioner’s Handbook (Emond Publishing); co-editor of Digital Privacy: Criminal, Civil and Regulatory Litigation (LexisNexis); and co-editor of Litigating Artificial Intelligence (Emond Publishing). He teaches on the faculty of the Federation of Law Societies of Canada’s National Criminal Law Program and the adjunct faculty of the University of Toronto, Faculty of Law (Criminal Procedure and the Criminal Appellate Externship). He graduated as co-Gold Medalist from Osgoode Hall Law School.
https://stockwoods.ca/lawyers/gerald-chan
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Gerald Chan
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STOCKWOODS LLP
William Smart, KC
Partner
Brian Gover
Partner
Luisa Ritacca
Managing Partner
Leadership
Headquarters:
Suite 4130, 77 King Street West, Toronto, ON, M5K 1H1
Year founded:
1979
Number of employees:
12 partners and 29 employees
Phone:
416 593 7200
Email:
reception@stockwoods.ca
Website:
stockwoods.ca
LinkedIn:
ca.linkedin.com/company/stockwoods-llp
Luisa Ritacca’s practice encompasses a wide variety of areas, including administrative law; professional regulation; and general civil and commercial litigation. She is preferred counsel for LawPro, having acted on its behalf on a number of court motions. Prior to joining the Firm in 2001, Ritacca clerked for the Divisional Court, General Division, Ontario Court of Justice in Toronto. She has been a partner since 2006 and a member of the Firm’s management committee since 2008. She is an adjunct professor for the Trial Practice Course at Osgoode Hall Law School and a team leader for the Intensive Trial Advocacy Program.
Ritacca has been involved in three judicial inquiries, including serving as co-counsel to the Office of the Chief Coroner in the Inquiry into Pediatric Forensic Pathology (the “Goudge Inquiry”), counsel for the North York General Hospital nurses during the SARS review, counsel for Peter McCallion in the Mississauga Judicial Inquiry, and counsel to the Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario in the Elliot Lake Inquiry.
In 2013, she was appointed by former Chief Justice Warren Winkler to act as court monitor in the administration of two pan-Canadian settlements involving the tainted blood scandal, as well as the settlement involving water contamination in Walkerton, Ontario.
In February 2016, she received an Order-in-Council appointment as a part-time member of the Licence Appeal Tribunal, Fire Safety Commission and the Animal Care Review Board. In that role, she has conducted a number of hearings and case conferences.
Ritacca also acts as independent legal counsel for a number of regulated health colleges and administrative tribunals throughout the province, where she provides substantive and procedural advice during hearings, as well as ongoing training for adjudicators.
https://stockwoods.ca/lawyers/luisa-ritacca
Managing Partner
Luisa Ritacca
Brian Gover’s broad practice spans commercial litigation, general civil litigation, competition law, criminal, administrative and regulatory law and aboriginal law. He is currently recognized by Best Lawyers® in six categories: Administrative and Public Law, Appellate Practice, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Corporate and Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defence and Health Care Law. He has consistently been given an AV® (preeminent) rating by the Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings system.
Prior to joining Stockwoods in 1994, Gover served as counsel in the Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General’s Crown Law Office – Criminal, representing the Crown in appeals before the Ontario Court of Appeal and Supreme Court of Canada and conducting special prosecutions. From 1991 to 1993, he served as the Executive Legal Officer to Ontario’s Superior Court of Justice.
From 2018 to 2019, he was president of The Advocates’ Society, a national organization dedicated to promoting effective advocacy and access to justice. He is a Fellow of both the American College of Trial Lawyers and the International Academy of Trial Lawyers. He is also an Honorary Overseas Member of The Commercial Bar Association of the UK.
Gover has frequently acted as counsel at both federal and provincial commissions of inquiry. He speaks and writes on a broad variety of topics and regularly contributes to continuing legal education programs. He has served as an Adjunct Professor at Western University’s Faculty of Law and at Osgoode Hall Law School, where he taught administrative law.
He attended law school at Western University (BA, 1978; LLB, 1981) and was admitted to the Ontario Bar in 1983.
https://stockwoods.ca/lawyers/brian-gover
Partner
Brian Gover
William Smart, KC is a senior litigator in the areas of criminal, administrative and regulatory law. He has appeared for both the defence and Crown in all levels of court in BC and Yukon, and before the Supreme Court of Canada. He is peer rated by Martindale-Hubbell as Pre-eminent Counsel (AV). He regularly contributes to CLE programs, was a faculty member of the Federation of Law Societies National Criminal Law Program for 34 years and co-chair of the McEachern Advanced Trial Advocacy Course at Allard School of Law. He was a member of Canada’s 1972 Olympic track and field team.
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William Smart, KC
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“Now, we have much more frequent recognition awards because we want to celebrate people staying at CAAT and recognize the contributions that they bring to the organization”
Julie Giraldi,
CAAT Pension Plan
“We are constantly living by our core values: integrity, impact and teamwork”
Julie Giraldi,
CAAT Pension Plan
Read on
Award Winner
STOCKWOODS LLP
Lisa Jackson
Forensic Accountant, Litigation Support
Brian Gover
Partner
Luisa Ritacca
Managing Partner
Leadership
Headquarters:
Suite 4130, 77 King Street West, Toronto, ON, M5K 1H1
Year founded:
1979
Number of employees:
12 partners and 29 employees
Phone:
416 593 7200
Email:
reception@stockwoods.ca
Website:
stockwoods.ca
LinkedIn:
ca.linkedin.com/company/stockwoods-llp
SPECIAL REPORT
Home
Bio
Luisa Ritacca’s practice encompasses a wide variety of areas, including administrative law; professional regulation; and general civil and commercial litigation. She is preferred counsel for LawPro, having acted on its behalf on a number of court motions. Prior to joining the Firm in 2001, Ritacca clerked for the Divisional Court, General Division, Ontario Court of Justice in Toronto. She has been a partner since 2006 and a member of the Firm’s management committee since 2008. She is an adjunct professor for the Trial Practice Course at Osgoode Hall Law School and a team leader for the Intensive Trial Advocacy Program.
Ritacca has been involved in three judicial inquiries, including serving as co-counsel to the Office of the Chief Coroner in the Inquiry into Pediatric Forensic Pathology (the “Goudge Inquiry”), counsel for the North York General Hospital nurses during the SARS review, counsel for Peter McCallion in the Mississauga Judicial Inquiry, and counsel to the Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario in the Elliot Lake Inquiry.
In 2013, she was appointed by former Chief Justice Warren Winkler to act as court monitor in the administration of two pan-Canadian settlements involving the tainted blood scandal, as well as the settlement involving water contamination in Walkerton, Ontario.
In February 2016, she received an Order-in-Council appointment as a part-time member of the Licence Appeal Tribunal, Fire Safety Commission and the Animal Care Review Board. In that role, she has conducted a number of hearings and case conferences.
Ritacca also acts as independent legal counsel for a number of regulated health colleges and administrative tribunals throughout the province, where she provides substantive and procedural advice during hearings, as well as ongoing training for adjudicators.
https://stockwoods.ca/lawyers/luisa-ritacca
Managing Partner
Luisa Ritacca
Brian Gover’s broad practice spans commercial litigation, general civil litigation, competition law, criminal, administrative and regulatory law and aboriginal law. He is currently recognized by Best Lawyers® in six categories: Administrative and Public Law, Appellate Practice, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Corporate and Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defence and Health Care Law. He has consistently been given an AV® (preeminent) rating by the Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings system.
Prior to joining Stockwoods in 1994, Gover served as counsel in the Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General’s Crown Law Office – Criminal, representing the Crown in appeals before the Ontario Court of Appeal and Supreme Court of Canada and conducting special prosecutions. From 1991 to 1993, he served as the Executive Legal Officer to Ontario’s Superior Court of Justice.
From 2018 to 2019, he was president of The Advocates’ Society, a national organization dedicated to promoting effective advocacy and access to justice. He is a Fellow of both the American College of Trial Lawyers and the International Academy of Trial Lawyers. He is also an Honorary Overseas Member of The Commercial Bar Association of the UK.
Gover has frequently acted as counsel at both federal and provincial commissions of inquiry. He speaks and writes on a broad variety of topics and regularly contributes to continuing legal education programs. He has served as an Adjunct Professor at Western University’s Faculty of Law and at Osgoode Hall Law School, where he taught administrative law.
He attended law school at Western University (BA, 1978; LLB, 1981) and was admitted to the Ontario Bar in 1983.
https://stockwoods.ca/lawyers/brian-gover
Partner
Brian Gover
William Smart, KC is a senior litigator in the areas of criminal, administrative and regulatory law. He has appeared for both the defence and Crown in all levels of court in BC and Yukon, and before the Supreme Court of Canada. He is peer rated by Martindale-Hubbell as Pre-eminent Counsel (AV). He regularly contributes to CLE programs, was a faculty member of the Federation of Law Societies National Criminal Law Program for 34 years and co-chair of the McEachern Advanced Trial Advocacy Course at Allard School of Law. He was a member of Canada’s 1972 Olympic track and field team.
Partner
William Smart, KC
William Smart, KC
Partner
William Smart, KC is a senior litigator in the areas of criminal, administrative and regulatory law. He has appeared for both the defence and Crown in all levels of court in BC and Yukon, and before the Supreme Court of Canada. He is peer rated by Martindale-Hubbell as Pre-eminent Counsel (AV). He regularly contributes to CLE programs, was a faculty member of the Federation of Law Societies National Criminal Law Program for 34 years and co-chair of the McEachern Advanced Trial Advocacy Course at Allard School of Law. He was a member of Canada’s 1972 Olympic track and field team.
Partner
William Smart, KC
Gerald Chan
Partner
Gerald Chan practices criminal, constitutional, administrative, and select civil/commercial litigation. He has been recognized as a leading practitioner by Best Lawyers in Canada, Benchmark Litigation, Chambers Canada, and Lexpert. In 2019, Canadian Lawyer named him one of the Top 25 Most Influential lawyers in Canada.
Chan defends clients facing all manner of charges, especially those involving digital evidence and technology-related issues. He frequently advises clients at the investigation stage, where he has dealt with the OSC Joint Serious Offences Team, RCMP Integrated Markets Enforcement Team, OPP, Canada Border Services Agency, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, and the Ministry of Labour.
He also represents clients on appeals and judicial reviews. He has argued before every level of court, including over 20 cases in the Supreme Court of Canada, the Court of Appeal for Ontario, and Divisional Court.
Apart from his practice, Chan is a prolific writer and teacher. He is co-author of the 8th and 9th editions of Sentencing (LexisNexis); co-author of Digital Evidence: A Practitioner’s Handbook (Emond Publishing); co-editor of Digital Privacy: Criminal, Civil and Regulatory Litigation (LexisNexis); and co-editor of Litigating Artificial Intelligence (Emond Publishing). He teaches on the faculty of the Federation of Law Societies of Canada’s National Criminal Law Program and the adjunct faculty of the University of Toronto, Faculty of Law (Criminal Procedure and the Criminal Appellate Externship). He graduated as co-Gold Medalist from Osgoode Hall Law School.
https://stockwoods.ca/lawyers/gerald-chan
Partner
Gerald Chan
Gerald Chan
Partner
Gerald Chan practices criminal, constitutional, administrative, and select civil/commercial litigation. He has been recognized as a leading practitioner by Best Lawyers in Canada, Benchmark Litigation, Chambers Canada, and Lexpert. In 2019, Canadian Lawyer named him one of the Top 25 Most Influential lawyers in Canada.
Chan defends clients facing all manner of charges, especially those involving digital evidence and technology-related issues. He frequently advises clients at the investigation stage, where he has dealt with the OSC Joint Serious Offences Team, RCMP Integrated Markets Enforcement Team, OPP, Canada Border Services Agency, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, and the Ministry of Labour.
He also represents clients on appeals and judicial reviews. He has argued before every level of court, including over 20 cases in the Supreme Court of Canada, the Court of Appeal for Ontario, and Divisional Court.
Apart from his practice, Chan is a prolific writer and teacher. He is co-author of the 8th and 9th editions of Sentencing (LexisNexis); co-author of Digital Evidence: A Practitioner’s Handbook (Emond Publishing); co-editor of Digital Privacy: Criminal, Civil and Regulatory Litigation (LexisNexis); and co-editor of Litigating Artificial Intelligence (Emond Publishing). He teaches on the faculty of the Federation of Law Societies of Canada’s National Criminal Law Program and the adjunct faculty of the University of Toronto, Faculty of Law (Criminal Procedure and the Criminal Appellate Externship). He graduated as co-Gold Medalist from Osgoode Hall Law School.
https://stockwoods.ca/lawyers/gerald-chan
Partner
Gerald Chan
Lisa Jackson
Forensic Accountant, Litigation Support
Lisa Jackson, a practicing Chartered Professional Accountant, has worked on over 1,000 forensic accounting reports on matters related, but not limited, to quantification of statutory accident benefits, economic loss and present value quantification. She has presented to the industry as an expert and has been qualified as an expert witness at the Licence Appeal Tribunal. With a passion for learning, she is continuously working to extend her knowledge base and share information within the industry.
Forensic Accountant, Litigation Support
Lisa Jackson
Lisa Jackson
Forensic Accountant, Litigation Support
Lisa Jackson, a practicing Chartered Professional Accountant, has worked on over 1,000 forensic accounting reports on matters related, but not limited, to quantification of statutory accident benefits, economic loss and present value quantification. She has presented to the industry as an expert and has been qualified as an expert witness at the Licence Appeal Tribunal. With a passion for learning, she is continuously working to extend her knowledge base and share information within the industry.
Forensic Accountant, Litigation Support
Lisa Jackson
William Smart, KC
Partner
Lisa Jackson, a practicing Chartered Professional Accountant, has worked on over 1,000 forensic accounting reports on matters related, but not limited, to quantification of statutory accident benefits, economic loss and present value quantification. She has presented to the industry as an expert and has been qualified as an expert witness at the Licence Appeal Tribunal. With a passion for learning, she is continuously working to extend her knowledge base and share information within the industry.
Forensic Accountant, Litigation Support
Lisa Jackson
Stockwoods LLP is one of Canada’s most experienced and highly regarded boutique litigation firms. Its lawyers are routinely ranked among the country’s best commercial, regulatory and criminal litigators.
Because of Stockwoods’ broad strength and expertise across the litigation spectrum, the firm effectively advises and represents clients who face complex litigation exposure in different areas of the law. Stockwoods’ high quality of judgment and advocacy, and its reputation for efficiency, have repeatedly been recognized in the legal profession. A major part of the firm’s practice comes from referrals from other leading lawyers in Canada and abroad.
Stockwoods is regularly engaged in cross-border and multi-jurisdictional matters, dealing regularly with counsel in New York, Boston and Washington, DC. Clients include private and public companies, and their directors and officers (including special committee advisory work); public agencies, regulatory boards and tribunals across a variety of industries (including energy regulation, professional regulation, policing, health governance and securities regulation); governmental bodies ranging from provincial governments or government departments to municipalities and First Nations. Stockwoods’ lawyers have also acted as commission counsel and on behalf of parties at public inquiries.
“Now, we have much more frequent recognition awards because we want to celebrate people staying at CAAT and recognize the contributions that they bring to the organization”
Julie Giraldi,
CAAT Pension Plan
Darrell Sherman
Forensic Accountant, Litigation Support
Amanda Hockley
Director
Karen Bannister, CM
Vice President, Marketing
Sarah M Stewart
Associate Vice President,
Leasing and Call Centre Operations
Since 1995, Darrell Sherman has gained significant experience in cases involving the quantification of losses or accident benefits for insurance and tort claims. He is experienced in advising counsel for both plaintiffs and defendants who appreciate his well-planned and deliberate manner of work. Sherman has experience testifying as an expert witness in the Ontario Superior Court since 2011 in matters that include claims for economic loss arising from personal injury. He has also participated in FSCO mediations dealing with accident benefit matters.
Forensic Accountant, Litigation Support
Darrell Sherman
Amanda Hockley was appointed a director of the firm in 2020. She leads the asset planning team providing practical legal advice to clients and their wider families in often difficult circumstances. She advises private clients and their various entities on the structuring of their assets and works with other advisors to develop solutions that bring the clients’ desired results. Hockley believes in giving back to the community and has significant knowledge of charitable trusts, including in her role as a trustee of ConneXu, a disability support service, and Angel Casts, which supports whānau through child loss by creating keepsakes for bereaved parents.
Director
Amanda Hockley
Karen Bannister has over 20 years of marketing expertise and has a Chartered Marketer designation from the Canadian Marketing Association. She is a strategic marketing leader with a career record of success in developing and executing effective marketing strategies, growing revenue, and overseeing multi-talented teams. She also holds five certifications for marketing and brand management.
Karen has successfully completed the Mini-MBA, Essentials of Management program at Schulich School of Business, and most recently completed the Communications and Leadership Program at The Ivey Academy.
Vice President, Marketing
Karen Bannister, CM
Sarah M Stewart has more than 15 years of strategic leasing and customer care experience in residential property management. She is responsible for overseeing all aspects of Centurion’s national leasing platforms, residential lead generation, and overall customer experience excellence through operation of the company’s internal customer service department.
Associate Vice President, Leasing and Call Centre Operations
Sarah M Stewart
Darrell Sherman
Forensic Accountant, Litigation Support
Sarah M Stewart
Associate Vice President, Leasing and Call Centre Operations
Karen Bannister, CM
Vice President, Marketing
Amanda Hockley
Director
Since 1995, Darrell Sherman has gained significant experience in cases involving the quantification of losses or accident benefits for insurance and tort claims. He is experienced in advising counsel for both plaintiffs and defendants who appreciate his well-planned and deliberate manner of work. Sherman has experience testifying as an expert witness in the Ontario Superior Court since 2011 in matters that include claims for economic loss arising from personal injury. He has also participated in FSCO mediations dealing with accident benefit matters.
Forensic Accountant, Litigation Support
Darrell Sherman
Amanda Hockley was appointed a director of the firm in 2020. She leads the asset planning team providing practical legal advice to clients and their wider families in often difficult circumstances. She advises private clients and their various entities on the structuring of their assets and works with other advisors to develop solutions that bring the clients’ desired results. Hockley believes in giving back to the community and has significant knowledge of charitable trusts, including in her role as a trustee of ConneXu, a disability support service, and Angel Casts, which supports whānau through child loss by creating keepsakes for bereaved parents.
Director
Amanda Hockley
Karen Bannister has over 20 years of marketing expertise and has a Chartered Marketer designation from the Canadian Marketing Association. She is a strategic marketing leader with a career record of success in developing and executing effective marketing strategies, growing revenue, and overseeing multi-talented teams. She also holds five certifications for marketing and brand management.
Karen has successfully completed the Mini-MBA, Essentials of Management program at Schulich
School of Business, and most recently completed the Communications and Leadership Program at
The Ivey Academy.
Vice President, Marketing
Karen Bannister, CM
Sarah M Stewart has more than 15 years of strategic leasing and customer care experience in residential property management. She is responsible for overseeing all aspects of Centurion’s national leasing platforms, residential lead generation, and overall customer experience excellence through operation of the company’s internal customer service department.
Associate Vice President, Leasing and
Call Centre Operations
Sarah M Stewart
Darrell Sherman
Forensic Accountant, Litigation Support
Karen Bannister, CM
Vice President, Marketing
Amanda Hockley
Director
Sarah M Stewart
Associate
Vice President, Leasing and Call Centre Operations
Since 1995, Darrell Sherman has gained significant experience in cases involving the quantification of losses or accident benefits for insurance and tort claims. He is experienced in advising counsel for both plaintiffs and defendants who appreciate his well-planned and deliberate manner of work. Sherman has experience testifying as an expert witness in the Ontario Superior Court since 2011 in matters that include claims for economic loss arising from personal injury. He has also participated in FSCO mediations dealing with accident benefit matters.
Forensic Accountant, Litigation Support
Darrell Sherman
Amanda Hockley was appointed a director of the firm in 2020. She leads the asset planning team providing practical legal advice to clients and their wider families in often difficult circumstances. She advises private clients and their various entities on the structuring of their assets and works with other advisors to develop solutions that bring the clients’ desired results. Hockley believes in giving back to the community and has significant knowledge of charitable trusts, including in her role as a trustee of ConneXu, a disability support service, and Angel Casts, which supports whānau through child loss by creating keepsakes for bereaved parents.
Director
Amanda Hockley
Karen Bannister has over 20 years of marketing expertise and has a Chartered Marketer designation from the Canadian Marketing Association. She is a strategic marketing leader with a career record of success in developing and executing effective marketing strategies, growing revenue, and overseeing multi-talented teams. She also holds five certifications for marketing and brand management.
Karen has successfully completed the
Mini-MBA, Essentials of Management program at Schulich School of Business, and most recently completed the Communications and Leadership Program at The Ivey Academy.
Vice President, Marketing
Karen Bannister, CM
Sarah M Stewart has more than 15 years
of strategic leasing and customer care experience in residential property management. She is responsible for overseeing all aspects of Centurion’s national leasing platforms, residential lead generation, and overall customer experience excellence through operation
of the company’s internal customer
service department.
Associate Vice President,
Leasing and Call Centre Operations
Sarah M Stewart
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