McCarthy Hansen welcomes The Honourable Alison Harvison Young as Counsel
McCarthy Hansen & Company LLP is pleased to announce that The Honourable Alison Harvison Young has joined the firm as Counsel.
July 20, 2026
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Lenczner Slaght Welcomes New Associate Vanessa Park-Thompson
September 10, 2013
Vanessa Park-Thompson has broad litigation experience in professional liability, health law and commercial disputes, with a particular focus in intellectual property including the Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) Regulations and other trademark and copyright matters. As a student at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law, Vanessa won recognition in several moot competitions. Previously, she worked in neuroscience laboratories in Canada and France, and had research published in a peer-reviewed scientific journal.
Widely recognized as Canada's leading litigation practice, Lenczner Slaght has successfully represented clients' interests in some of the country's most complex and high-profile cases. Our lawyers are distinguished by their depth of courtroom experience, appearing at all levels of the courts, before tribunals, and in mediation and arbitration proceedings. We're also known for our wealth of talent: Lenczner Slaght partners, ranked among the best of their peers nationally, recruit and mentor gifted litigators who uphold the highest professional standards. From commercial disputes and class actions to professional regulation and cross-border matters, we bring expert strategy to all areas of litigation.
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