BONNIE A. TOUGH Bonnie Tough was a founder of this firm and was one of Canada’s pre-eminent litigators. She was a recognized leader by Best Lawyers in Canada, Lexpert, Chambers Global and others in the areas of commercial litigation, class actions, insurance litigation and professional negligence litigation. Bonnie litigated a wide variety of commercial lawsuits and acted as counsel before various administrative tribunals and courts up to and including the Supreme Court of Canada. Bonnie was certified by the Law Society of Upper Canada as a specialist in civil litigation and was a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. She was Bencher of the Law Society of Upper Canada from 2007-2011. Bonnie’s professional accomplishments were many. She was named by Lexpert Magazine as one of the top 25 women lawyers in Canada. She was one of the inaugural recipients of the Lexpert Zenith Award which recognized leading women business lawyers in Canada. Bonnie was recognized by her peers for her skill as a lawyer, her professionalism and collegiality when she received the Ontario Bar Association’s Award for Excellence in Civil Litigation. For many years, Bonnie was an adjunct professor of law at Osgoode Hall Law School, where she created a course in insurance law, which she taught while practicing. Bonnie also received an Honourary Doctor of Laws from the Law Society of Upper Canada. Our firm strives to carry on Bonnie’s legacy of excellence in advocacy, integrity, courage and humanity.