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Vineberg, Justin D.; Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP Vogel, Grant; Dentons Canada LLP Waitzer, Edward J.; Waitzer Law Warrier, Vivek T.A.; Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP Waters, Don M.E.; McMillan LLP Watson, Gwendolyn G.; Torys LLP Wattiez Larose, Véronique; McCarthy Tétrault LLP Weinstein, Deborah L.; LaBarge Weinstein LLP Whitcombe, Michael P.; McMillan LLP Whyte, Andrea; Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP Wiebe, Dennis R.; Dentons Canada LLP Wilder, Lawrence D.; Miller Thomson LLP Will, Steve R.; Gowling WLG Williams, Nicholas C.; Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP Wilson, David T.; Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP Wiseman, David L.; Goodmans LLP Wolfenberg, Christopher M.; Dentons Canada LLP Wong, Enda; McMillan LLP Wong, Tracy L.; Cox & Palmer Wong-Chor, Trevor P.; DLA Piper (Canada) LLP Wooder, Bob J.; Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP Woollcombe, David E.; McCarthy Tétrault LLP Wortsman, Jerald M.; Torys LLP Wright, Douglas; Cox & Palmer Wrzesien, Rafal; Gowling WLG Yee, Aimee; Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP Yeo, Thomas H.; Torys LLP Youdan, Catherine; Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP Zackheim, Michael; Torys LLP Zawalsky, Grant A.; Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP Zed, Peter T.; Cox & Palmer Zed, Peter T., KC; Cox & Palmer Zimmer, Kareen A.; Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP Zverina, Tom; Torys LLP
Strawson, Anthony V., KC; Felesky Flynn LLP Struthers, Sonia J.; McCarthy Tétrault LLP Sunstrum, Chris; Goodmans LLP Sur, Frank Y.; Gowling WLG Sutcliffe, James E.; McMillan LLP Sutherland, Jason T.; DuMoulin Black LLP Synnott, Guillaume; Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP Tabbakh, Karl; McCarthy Tétrault LLP Taylor, Crystal L.; Felesky Flynn LLP Taylor, G. Bruce; Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP Tenaille, France M.; Gowling WLG Thériault, Sébastien; Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP Thivierge, Manon; Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP Ting, Emily; Goodmans LLP Tobin, John J.; Torys LLP Tomaine, Susan; Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP Torrey, John W.; Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP Tóth, Krisztián; Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP Travers, James C., KC; Stewart McKelvey Tremblay, Carl; Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP Tremblay, Marc A.; Gowling WLG Trossman, Jeffrey C.; Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP Turner, John S.M.; Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP Tysowski, Lianne J.; Torys LLP Ulmer, John M.; Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP Umar-Khitab, Faran; Gowling WLG Upshall, Robin; Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP Vaidyanathan, Radhika; Gowling WLG Vaillancourt, Marie-Emmanuelle; Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP Vaux, Robert; Goodmans LLP Veilleux, Niko; Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP Vermeersch, Pam; Gowling WLG Vesey, Derek R.G.; Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP Vigod, Michelle; Goodmans LLP Villani, Peter; Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
See, Jonathan; McCarthy Tétrault LLP Segal, Lorne W.; Gowling WLG Seifred, Brett; Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP Seville, David A.; Torys LLP Shafer, Jeffrey; Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP Shaw, Kristina M.; Miller Thomson LLP Shea, Patrick M.; McCarthy Tétrault LLP Sheehy, Neil M.; Goodmans LLP Sherman, Mitchell J.; Goodmans LLP Shishler, Melanie A.; Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP Simard, Henrick; Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP Simeon, Peter E.; Gowling WLG Simms, Michael; McInnes Cooper Singh, Dev; Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP Singh, Manjit; Aird & Berlis LLP Skelton, Christopher R.; Bennett Jones LLP Skingle, Kenneth S., KC; Felesky Flynn LLP Small, Shea T.; McCarthy Tétrault LLP Smit, Carrie B.E.; Goodmans LLP Smith, C. Paul W.; Stewart McKelvey Snyder, Duncan; Gowling WLG Solinger, Jared; Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP Sollis, Gary R.; Dentons Canada LLP Solway, Gary S.A.; Bennett Jones LLP Soulière, Charles-Antoine; McCarthy Tétrault LLP Spadaro, Anthony; Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP Spearn, Max; Miller Thomson LLP Steeves, Christopher J.; Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP Steinberg, Richard J.; Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP Stenger, Geoff; Bennett Jones LLP Stepak, Paul; Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP Stevens, Sean S.; Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP Stevenson, Daniel L.; Cox & Palmer Stewart, Brett; McMillan LLP Stordy, Lawrence J., KC; Stewart McKelvey
Roberts, Griffith D.; Cox & Palmer Robinson, Julie; McInnes Cooper Rockman Katz, Nadine S.; Torys LLP Rogers, R. Ben; Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP Rogers, R.D. Jeffrey; McMillan LLP Rose, Caitlin; Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP Rosen, Hillel W.; Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP Rosenberg, Todd M.; MLT Aikins LLP Rosenberg, William B.; Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP Ross, Brad; Goodmans LLP Roth, Elie; Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP Rowe, Edward C.; Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP Roy, Sébastien; Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP Ruby, Stephen S.; Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP Rudick, Rhonda; Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP Ruf, Franziska; Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP Runge, Aaron D.; MLT Aikins LLP Rusaw, Cameron M.; Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP Ryan, Maureen E., KC; Stewart McKelvey Sabetti, John M.; Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP Sagan, Maria; McMillan LLP Saltzman, Jason A.; Gowling WLG Saltzman, Jason M.; Dentons Canada LLP Sangster, Scott W.; Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP Saskin, Adam; Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP Savage, Aaron M.; Cox & Palmer Saville, Steve A.; Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP Schneider, Chad; Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP Schweitzer, Virginia K.; Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP Scoler, Joel M.; Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP Scott, Daniel; Gowling WLG Scott, Darlene W., KC; Dentons Canada LLP Scott, Trevor R.; Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
Patterson, Deborah L.; McInnes Cooper Pearlman, Daniel; Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP Pedlow, Michael D.; Torys LLP Pennycook, Carol D.; Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP Pereira, Jill R.; McMillan LLP Perry, F. Brent, KC; Felesky Flynn LLP Peterson, Greg E.; Gowling WLG Petras, W. David; Gowling WLG Phelan, Mary Jeanne F.; Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP Philpott, Allison J.; Cox & Palmer Piasta, John E.; McCarthy Tétrault LLP Pickersgill, Michael T.; Torys LLP Pincus, Stephen N.; Goodmans LLP Poirier, Mathieu; Stewart McKelvey Pound, Christine C.; Stewart McKelvey Powys-Lybbe, Karrin A.; Torys LLP Pressman, Emmanuel; Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP Prieto, Jennifer; Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP Pryde, Ben; McInnes Cooper Pybus, Katherine L.; Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP Quesnel, Alicia K.; Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP Rabinovitch, Ryan; Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP Racicot, Martin; Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP Raffin, Leo; McMillan LLP Rafi, Leila; McMillan LLP Raizenne, Robert; Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP Ramchandani, Rima; Torys LLP Rasile, Mark; Bennett Jones LLP Reagh, Charles S.; Stewart McKelvey Rhea, Celia K.; Goodmans LLP Rich, Charles; Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP Richardson, Robert J.; McCarthy Tétrault LLP Ritchie, Kathleen M.; Gowling WLG
Moore, J. Alexander; Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP Morin, Nicolas; Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP Morris, Kevin M.; Torys LLP Morrison, Lucas (Luke) J.C.; Bennett Jones LLP Murphy, Robert S.; Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP Nadler, David J.; Goodmans LLP Nassiry, Keyvan; Nassiry Law Nasswetter, Stefan; Gowling WLG Naud, Anne-Marie; Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP Neveu, Marie-Josée; Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP Newby, Bradley A.; Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP Nijhawan, Anu; Bennett Jones LLP Nikolakakis, Angelo; EY Law LLP Nishimura, Warren; Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP Nitikman, Joel A.; Dentons Canada LLP Noce, Angelo; Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP North, Alexandra; Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. Northup, Jon; Goodmans LLP Novello, Marc; Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP Nurmohamed, Zahra; Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP O'Doherty, Richard; McCarthy Tétrault LLP Olasker, Patricia L.; Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP Onesi, Angela; Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP Osadchuk, Dale J.; Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP Osler, William S.; Bennett Jones LLP Ouellette, Nicholas A.; Cox & Palmer Palin, Joseph, KC; McCarthy Tétrault LLP Palm, W. Ian; Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP Park, Philipp; Miller Thomson LLP Parker, Andrew C.; McCarthy Tétrault LLP Parker, April L.D.; Cox & Palmer Partridge, Michael; Goodmans LLP Paskaran, Janan; Torys LLP
Martorelli, Peter; Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP Maslechko, William S.; Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP Mason, Robert K.; Mason Law Massicotte, Etienne; Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP Mastersmith, Lorraine K.; Gowling WLG Matheson, Michael D.; Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP Matlow, David J.; Goodmans LLP Maurice, Craig A.; Torys LLP May, Neill I.; Goodmans LLP Mayr, Clemens; McCarthy Tétrault LLP McCarthy, Allison J.; Stewart McKelvey McCullough, Jonathan; Bennett Jones LLP McDougall, Craig M., KC; Felesky Flynn LLP McElman, Josh J.B., KC; Cox & Palmer McGlaughlin, Grant E.; Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP McGrath, Shevaun; McCarthy Tétrault LLP McIntosh, J. Michael, KC; Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP McKoen, Steven R., KC; Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP McReynolds, D. Shawn; D S McReynolds Professional Corporation Meghji, Al; Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP Meighen, Christian; McCarthy Tétrault LLP Menda, Patrick; Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP Mercier, Vincent A.; Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP Mercury, John M.; Bennett Jones LLP Merk, Jeffrey K.; Aird & Berlis LLP Middleton, Ryan; Dentons Canada LLP Miedema, Robert L.; Harbinger Law Inc. Mihailovich, Pooja; Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP Milani, Michael W., KC; McDougall Gauley LLP Milelli, Sven O.; McCarthy Tétrault LLP Mitchell, R. Ian; Gowling WLG Moch, Darcy D., KC; Bennett Jones LLP Montagne, Hadrien; McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Leclerc, Philippe; McCarthy Tétrault LLP Lee, Desmond; Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP Lefton, Jay A.; Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP Legault, Martin; Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP Leibel, Robbie; Torys LLP Levin, Jon; Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP Levine, Alexis; Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP Levine, Howard M.; Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP Levy, Eric M.; Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP Lindsay, Patrick L.; PwC Law LLP Lloyd, Jeffrey R.; Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP Longhurst, Jennifer F.; McCarthy Tétrault LLP Low, Michael J.; Lawson Lundell LLP Lutz, J. Steven; McMillan LLP Lynde, D.J.; McCarthy Tétrault LLP Macaulay, David J.; Bennett Jones LLP MacDonald, Gavin D.F.; Cox & Palmer MacKeigan, Robert G., KC; Stewart McKelvey Maclagan, William S. (Bill), KC; Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP Maguire, Kim; Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP Maguire, Patrick T.; Bennett Jones LLP Mahood, Robin; McCarthy Tétrault LLP Mak, Ian; McCarthy Tétrault LLP Mann, Valerie C.; Lawson Lundell LLP Mansoori, Nina; Torys LLP Mant, Iain; Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP Mantello, Lisa; Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP Manzer, Alison R.; Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP Mariage, Frank; Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP Markatos, Stathy G.; MLT Aikins LLP Marley, Patrick W.; Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP Marshall, Douglas R.; Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP Martindale, Martha; Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
Keyes, Colleen P.; Stewart McKelvey Khosla, Radha; Dentons Canada LLP Kimel, Richard M.; Aird & Berlis LLP King, Bruce H.; Pitblado LLP Kirby, Timothy P.; Felesky Flynn LLP Kline (Traub), Danielle; Torys LLP Knowling, Simon C.; Torys LLP Koffman, Ted I.; McCarthy Tétrault LLP Kortbeek, Mark P.; Bennett Jones LLP Kostic, Kosta; Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP Koziskie, Cameron D.; Torys LLP Kraag, Scott; Torys LLP Kraeker, Bryce A.; Gowling WLG Krahn, Reinhold G.; Lawson Lundell LLP Kraus, Brent W.; Bennett Jones LLP Kravitz, Neil; Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP Krawchuk, Leanne C., KC; Dentons Canada LLP Kroft, Edwin G., KC; Bennett Jones LLP Kujavsky, Brian; Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP Kuretzky, Joshua; Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP Laflamme, Mathieu; McCarthy Tétrault LLP Laidlaw, Ryan J.; McDougall Gauley LLP Lamarre, Paul; Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP Lampe, Jonathan; Goodmans LLP Landry, Marie-Soleil; McCarthy Tétrault LLP Laniel, Michelle; Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP Lapedus, Justin A.; McCarthy Tétrault LLP Lapierre, Jean Michel; Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP Lasky, Aubrey; Gowling WLG Lastman, Dale H., CM, OOnt; Goodmans LLP Laval, Cyndi D.; Gowling WLG Lavine, Josh; Torys LLP LeBlanc, Mathieu; McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Hunter, Tom K.; Gowling WLG Hutchison, Alan J.; Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP Hyman, Scott R.; Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP Iatridis, Kristos J.; Bennett Jones LLP Ingborg, Georald; Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP Innes, Michael D.; Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP Ionescu-Mocanu, Simina; Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP Irwin, Jake; McCarthy Tétrault LLP Jacobs, Neil L.; Stewart McKelvey Jacques, Édith; Lavery, de Billy, L.L.P. Jamison, Brooke; Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP Jankovic, Daniel V.; Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP Jawanda, Pavan; McCarthy Tétrault LLP Jenkins, William K.; Dentons Canada LLP Johnson, Andrea C.; Dentons Canada LLP Johnson, David I.; Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP Johnson, Glen R.; Torys LLP Johnson, Gregory M.; Bennett Jones LLP Johnson, Philippe; Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP Jugnauth, Neville; Torys LLP Juneja, Raj; McCarthy Tétrault LLP Kagetsu, Brett A.; Gowling WLG Kandev, Michael N.; Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP Katz, Neil; Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP Keay, Derek S.; Gowling WLG Keefe, Blair W.; Torys LLP Keilty, Kathleen P.; Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP Kelman, Steven P.; Aird & Berlis LLP Kent, Cory H.; McMillan LLP Keohane, Peter C.; Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP Kerbel, Jeffrey; Bennett Jones LLP Key, Derek D., KC; Key Murray Law
Freeman, Sheldon; Goodmans LLP Fridman, Richard; Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP Friedman, Eric B.; McMillan LLP Fuller, K. John; Felesky Flynn LLP Fung, William; Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP Furlan, Stephen; McCarthy Tétrault LLP Gagnon, Nathalie; BCF Business Law Gans, Michael; Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP Garcia, Joseph A.; Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP Gaucher, Alain J., KC; MLT Aikins LLP Gauthier, Christian P.; Bennett Jones LLP Gélinas, Michel; Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP Gibson, Brock W., KC; Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP Gingrich, Sarah A.; Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP Glass, Jeff; Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP Glover, Sean; Cox & Palmer Goguen, Siobhan A.M., KC; Felesky Flynn LLP Goh, Tzen-Yi; McCarthy Tétrault LLP Goldman, Alyson F.; McCarthy Tétrault LLP Goldman, Jay; Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP Goldsilver, Erik; Gowling WLG Gomes, Sean V.; Gowling WLG Goodman, Allan J.; Goodmans LLP Gordon, Heidi; McCarthy Tétrault LLP Gorman, William (Bill); Goodmans LLP Gosselin, Brenda; Goodmans LLP Gosselin, Éric; McCarthy Tétrault LLP Grant, Jonathan R.; McCarthy Tétrault LLP Graves, Brian; Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP Greenspoon, Kevin; Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP Greenstone, Elliot A.; Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP Grenon, Gerald A.; Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
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Campbell, Sarah M.; McInnes Cooper Cardarelli, Corrado; Torys LLP Caruso, Michael P.; Miller Thomson LLP Cass, Warren; Gowling WLG Cawker, Jacob; Gowling WLG Chaikof, David A.; Torys LLP Chamberland, Jean-Pierre; Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP Chambers, Gordon R.; Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP Chapple, Bruce A.; McMillan LLP Chaurette, Denis; Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP Cherney, Richard D.; Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP Cherniawsky, Donald N., KC; Felesky Flynn LLP Chevalier-Gagnon, Chrystelle; McCarthy Tétrault LLP Chevrette, Charles; Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP Chiasson, Maurice P., KC; Stewart McKelvey Chiu, Sarah S.; Felesky Flynn LLP Choi, Nancy; McCarthy Tétrault LLP Christensen, Koker; Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP Christian, John T.C.; Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP Christopher, Chris; Torys LLP Cipollone, Daniel; Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP Citron, Jeffrey A.; Goodmans LLP Clark, Heidi; Dentons Canada LLP Clarke, Dennis N.; Goodland Buckingham Clifford, John F.; McMillan LLP Cloutier, Nicolas; McCarthy Tétrault LLP Coburn, Michael R.; Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP Cochlan, Scott R.; Torys LLP Cockburn, Matthew; Torys LLP Colden, Julie A.; Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP Coll-Black, David; Goodmans LLP Collins, Aaron T.; Aird & Berlis LLP Comeau, Gilles; Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP
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bryan.horrigan@bakermckenzie.com (416) 865-3905 Bryan Horrigan is a partner in Baker McKenzie’s globally top ranked tax group, leading the Canadian indirect tax practice, involving primarily Goods and Services Tax (GST)/Harmonized Sales Tax (HST), Provincial Sales Tax (PST), and the currently proposed Canadian Digital Services Tax (DST). Bryan provides indirect tax advice to the world’s largest multinationals on compliance, mergers and acquisitions, and policy advocacy. He also represents taxpayers in their dealings with the federal and provincial tax authorities in the context of audits, appeals, voluntary disclosures and indirect tax disputes before the Courts, having appeared before the Tax Court of Canada, Federal Court of Canada and the Federal Court of Appeal on significant GST/HST disputes. Bryan assists businesses in all industry sectors, with a particular focus on technology, e-commerce, manufacturing, telecommunications, retail and online marketplaces.
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André Dufour
adufour@blg.com (514) 954-2526 BLG Montreal’s regional managing partner and a member of the firm's National Management Committee, André has extensive experience in business law. He advises local, national, and international companies and financial institutions with respect to strategic initiatives, commercial activities, and regulatory matters. He has been involved in a broad range of transactions, including acquisitions, mergers, corporate reorganizations, private equity and venture capital financings, technology transfers, and joint ventures in various countries. Represents companies in various sectors of the economy. André is co-chair of the Corporate and M&A Committee of the International Bar Association, a member of Canadian Bar Association and sits on various boards of directors, including the Foundation of the Montréal Museum of Fine Arts, Mission Inclusion (Chair of the Board), and Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont Foundation (Secretary of the Board). Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada. Called to the Quebec Bar in 1985.
Andrew Hodhod
ahodhod@blg.com (514) 954-3140 Andrew Hodhod is a partner in BLG’s Montreal office. Andrew’s practice focuses on all aspects of lending, leveraged finance, secured transactions and restructuring. He is licensed to practise in the provinces of Quebec and Ontario. He regularly represents financial institutions, private lenders and borrowers in connection with private and public financings, including syndicated and cross-border transactions, acquisition and leveraged financings, asset-based lending transactions, and more. Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada (Banking and Financial Law). Recognized as a "Rising Star" in the IFLR1000 – The Guide to the World's Leading Financial Law Firms (Financial Restructuring). Education: BCL/LLB, McGill University, 2012. Admitted to the Ontario Bar in 2014 and the Quebec Bar in 2016.
Kendall E. Andersen
kandersen@blg.com (604) 640-4078 Ken Andersen is a partner in BLG's Vancouver office. He practises in the areas of commercial lending, bankruptcy, insolvency and restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, and commercial transactions. Ken acts for financial institutions, borrowers, and private lenders in secured lending transactions, including syndicated loans, construction financing, land acquisition financing, cross-border financing, asset-based lending, aircraft acquisition and financing, and financing film/video productions. Ken advises clients on corporate and commercial matters and acts for vendors and purchasers in merger and acquisition, disposition, and acquisition transactions. Ken has experience in negotiating and structuring LNG projects and long-term terminal services agreements. Ken acts for debtors, creditors, trustees, and monitors in insolvency, realization, and restructuring proceedings under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act and the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act. Ken is recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada, the IFLR1000: The Guide to the World's Leading Financial Law Firms, Who’s Who Legal (Sports & Entertainment) and Lexpert Special Edition: Canada’s Leading Infrastructure Lawyers.
Jennifer A. Archer
jarcher@blg.com (604) 640-4114 Jennifer Archer is a partner in BLG's Vancouver office. She represents and advises clients on a wide range of corporate and commercial matters, with a particular focus in the areas of mergers & acquisitions, private equity, public procurement, and energy transactions. Jennifer also has significant experience advising clients in connection with complex commercial agreements, joint venture agreements, and governance-related matters. Jennifer was an Adjunct Professor at the University of British Columbia Faculty of Law from 2010 until 2014. She has been recognized in Lexpert Special Edition: Finance and M&A, The Best Lawyers in Canada and The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory.
Donald G. Bird
dbird@blg.com (604) 640-4175 Donald Bird acts for lenders and borrowers in commercial and corporate loans with an emphasis on secured transactions to both public and private borrowers. Don's practice also includes regulatory advice to financial institutions, structured finance transactions, and general corporate commercial transactions, as well as experience in syndicated and cross-border lending. Don is one of the co-editors of the British Columbia Personal Property Security Act Practice Manual for The Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia, and he is a member of the Solicitors Legal Opinions Committee of British Columbia. He also frequently provides insights related to the BC Personal Property Security Act, BC Securities Transfer Act, and Canadian Bank Act. Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada and Lexpert Special Edition — Energy. Don is a former regional managing partner of BLG's Vancouver office and a former national practice group leader of BLG's Financial Services Group.
Frank S. Callaghan
fcallaghan@blg.com (416) 367-6014 Senior Counsel in and former group head of BLG’s Corporate and Capital Markets practice. Practises corporate and commercial law with particular emphasis on mergers & acquisitions, corporate finance, commercial transactions, and public and private company advice. Counsel to private and public companies, both domestic and foreign, and their shareholders advising on all aspects of corporate, securities, and commercial laws, including corporate governance matters, directors’ obligations and shareholders’ rights. Acts for vendors, purchasers, and other stakeholders in connection with divestitures and acquisitions. Member of Canadian Bar Association. Past director of Upper Lakes Group Inc. and Caradon Limited, formerly Indal Limited (a diversified building products manufacturing company). Called to the Ontario Bar in 1982.
Pascale Dionne
pdionne@blg.com (514) 954-2516 Pascale heads BLG's Montreal corporate and commercial group, as well as the firm’s Quebec practice in public infrastructures. Her special expertise in commercial law includes extensive experience in corporate finance. Having worked with a wide array of clients on a variety of transactions, Pascale has a broad and thorough understanding of business issues. This helps her devise optimal strategies and achieve desired outcomes for the benefit of all parties involved. Pascale has unique expertise in mezzanine and subordinated financing, as well as with structuring and negotiating intercreditors arrangements. She is also experienced in the taking of security interest over various class types of assets and rights, including aircraft, aircraft engines, mining rights and contracts. She has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada since 2020, including as "Lawyer of the Year" for Montreal in Project Finance Law in 2023.
Warren B. Learmonth
wlearmonth@blg.com (604) 640-4166 Warren Learmonth is a partner in the BLG Vancouver office. He provides expertise to clients in securities and corporate law. Within his practice, he acts as counsel to companies, investment bankers, and board special committees in corporate finance, mergers & acquisitions, and restructuring transactions. His clients are involved in biotechnology, e-business, financial services, and forestry and mining, among others. Warren also advises public corporations and their boards of directors, with an emphasis on regulatory compliance, corporate governance, directors' duties and responsibilities, and transaction structuring. Additionally, Warren works with both private and public companies on the adoption of securities-based executive compensation plans. He is recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada and The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory.
Ravi Latour
rlatour@blg.com (403) 232-9676 A partner in BLG's Calgary office, Ravi’s practice focuses on assisting clients with a broad range of securities and corporate matters. He acts for issuers, underwriters and agents regarding public and private equity and debenture financing; represents companies in mergers & acquisitions, including plans of arrangements, amalgamations and share purchase transactions; and assists with reorganizing and restructuring corporations, partnerships and other entities. A member of the BLG's Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) Leadership Team, Ravi advises companies on governance and compliance with corporate and securities regulatory requirements, as well. Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada. Education: LLB (University of Manitoba). Called to the Alberta Bar in 2013.
Kent D. Kufeldt
kkufeldt@blg.com (604) 640-4195 Kent Kufeldt is a partner in BLG's Vancouver and Calgary offices and the national business leader of the firm's Securities & Capital Markets Group. Also a member of the BLG's Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) Leadership Team. He represents public issuers and underwriters in public and private debt and equity financings, initial public offerings, and cross-border financing transactions. Kent has experience with merger, acquisition, and reorganization transactions, acting for both acquiring companies and target companies in hostile takeovers and negotiated acquisitions. Kent has been involved in innovative transactions in both the corporate finance and mergers & acquisitions areas. Member of the Board of Governors of Business Council of British Columbia. Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada. Education: LLB (University of Toronto). Called to the British Columbia Bar in 2011 and the Alberta Bar in 1999.
Gus Karantzoulis
gkarantzoulis@blg.com (416) 367-6336 Partner in BLG’s Financial Services Group and regional leader of the Structured Finance and Securitization Group. Leading practitioner in financial services, focusing on lending, securitization, debt-capital markets, private-equity and project/infrastructure financing. Advises Canadian and foreign institutional and alternative lenders, as well as borrowers, on secured and unsecured lending and other financing transactions, including senior and subordinate debt and cross-border financing, cash flow financing, syndicated loans, and secured and unsecured notes/bonds. Advises issuers, note trustees, debenture trustees, and collateral agents on a variety of debt-capital market issuances. Represents participants in structured finance and securitization transactions on a wide variety of asset classes (with particular experience in commercial and residential mortgage loans, credit card receivables, and other trade receivables). Advises a broad array of clients, including governments, on power projects across Canada and the financing of Canadian public-private infrastructure projects. Recognized in Chambers Canada, The Best Lawyers in Canada, and IFLR1000. Education: MBA from Rotman School of Management and LLB from University of Toronto. Admitted to the Ontario Bar in 2002.
Shane B. Pearlman
spearlman@blg.com (416) 367-6693 Shane Pearlman is a partner in the Toronto office of Borden Ladner Gervais LLP and is a member of the Financial Services Group and the head of the firm's National Financial Services Group’s US strategic sector. Shane's practice focuses on representing lenders in secured lending transactions and restructurings, and he has significant expertise in cross-border and international financing transactions. Shane's practice also involves advising financial institutions with respect to banking and financial services, including legislative powers and compliance, representing firms acting as receivers, monitors, and trustees in connection with insolvencies and restructurings, and representing project developers, sponsors, underwriters, and lenders on major power projects and transportation, hospital, and other public-private partnership (P3) infrastructure projects. Shane is recognized in IFLR1000: The Guide to the World's Leading Financial Law Firms. He received his LLB from the University of British Columbia in 2002 and was called to the Ontario Bar in 2003.
Melinda Park
mpark@blg.com (403) 232-9795 Partner in BLG's Securities and Capital Markets Group. Former Chair of the Partnership Board, the firm's highest governing body, the first woman at BLG to hold the position and six-year member of the Partnership Board. Former regional group manager for the Corporate & Capital Markets Group in Calgary. Practises securities and corporate law with a focus on securities, corporate finance, and commercial transactions. Represents corporate clients on securities and corporate matters, including governance, mergers & acquisitions, going public in Canada, and financings. Regularly advises boards of directors and committees of public and private companies. Obtained an LLB from the University of Toronto and Bachelor of Commerce from University of Saskatchewan. Called to the Alberta Bar in 1992. Vice Chair of Board of Governors of Southern Alberta Institute of Technology. Recipient of the Calgary Influential Women in Business award in 2021. Named Women's Executive Network (WXN) Canada's Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award in 2017. Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada and The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory.
Randy S. Morphy
rmorphy@blg.com (604) 640-4216 Randy maintains a corporate tax practice with a focus on resource taxation, international taxation, and public company transactions including spin-outs, acquisitions, reorganizations and financings. He has extensive experience developing and implementing international investment and holding structures for Canadian corporations with operations in foreign jurisdictions. He also regularly provides structuring advice to foreign entities making investments into Canada, particularly in the mining, real estate, and technology sectors. Randy obtained a BA from the University of British Columbia and an LLB from the University of Alberta. Called to the British Columbia Bar in 2005.
Claudine Millette
cmillette@blg.com (514) 954-3174 National business leader of BLG’s Financial Services Group. Claudine Millette focuses her financial services practice primarily on lending and financing, insolvency, and corporate restructuring. More specifically, Claudine represents banks and other financial institutions, both nationally and internationally, arranging credit facilities and security transactions. She also advises financial institutions in restructuring credit arrangements for businesses facing financial difficulties. Claudine handles both public and private financing, including syndicated transactions, asset-based lending transactions, acquisition financing transactions, project financing, cross-border transactions, and leveraged financing. She is also recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada. Claudine obtained her LLB from McGill University and was called to the Quebec Bar in 1998.
Timothy McCormick
tmccormick@blg.com (416) 367-6091 Timothy McCormick is a partner practising corporate and securities law in the firm's Toronto office. Tim’s clients include Canadian, US, and foreign public, private, and multinational companies representing a broad range of industries, investment and merchant banks, private equity firms, hedge funds, and sovereign funds. Tim is frequently involved in transactions with international aspects and has extensive experience in a variety of commercial and corporate finance matters, including initial public offerings, alternative go-public transactions, restructurings, reorganizations, joint ventures, and debt and equity financings. Additionally, Tim has assisted in setting up Canadian operations of multinational corporations, as well as the incorporation and shareholders' agreement in connection with domestic start-ups.
Kevin A. McGrath
kmcgrath@blg.com (416) 367-6057 Kevin McGrath has extensive experience and is engaged in a broad financial services/business law practice with particular emphasis on financial institution regulation and compliance, secured and unsecured debt financing of all types (including, without limitation, syndicated lending, senior cash flow financing, asset-based lending, mezzanine financing, auto and dealership financing, structured finance, trade finance, consumer finance, supply chain finance and factoring), banking, equipment leasing, insolvency, restructuring, workouts, and general corporate/commercial matters. From 1995 to 1998, Kevin was employed as in-house counsel with a Canadian Schedule I bank. He gained extremely valuable insight and experience regarding the business, structure, and operations of banks in Canada, which provide him with unique insight and perspective when acting on behalf of financial institutions. Called to the Ontario Bar in 1992.
Christine Mason
cmason@blg.com (416) 367-6636 Partner in Financial Services Group of BLG’s Toronto office. Practice focuses on financing and insolvency transactions. Represents lenders and borrowers in domestic, cross-border and international financing transactions, including bilateral and syndicated loans; acquisition financing; project financing; asset-based lending; and real estate and condominium financing. Recognized in IFLR1000 and The Best Lawyers in Canada. Education: LLM (University of Nottingham). Admitted to England and Wales Bar in 2002 and Ontario Bar in 2009.
Cherie Mah
cmah@blg.com (604) 632-3532 Cherie acts for lenders – both private lenders and financial institutions – and borrowers in a variety of debt-financing and lending transactions. She provides lending and financing expertise to clients looking to complete corporate mergers, acquisitions and reorganizations, and involving operating and term credit facilities across all market levels. Cherie focuses on real estate and construction financings related to the acquisition, development and refinancing of various real estate assets such as land acquisitions, shopping centres, office buildings, industrial and mixed-use residential properties. She advises on issues relating to the Land Title Act and the Personal Property Security Act, and has assisted lenders with developing standard forms for loan, security and related agreements, as well as establishing lending practices and procedures for commercial mortgage and other real estate-based lending programs. She regularly acts for sureties in connection with deposit protection facilities and advises on the Real Estate Development Marketing Act. Cherie is also a member of the Alberta Law Society and routinely acts on transactions with both a BC and Alberta component.
Olivier Tardif
otardif@blg.com (514) 954-2642 Olivier is a partner in BLG’s Financial Services Group in Montreal. His practice focuses on corporate finance, secured transactions, restructuring, and the regulation of financial institutions. He represents financial institutions, including banks and borrowers in connection with private and public financing, project financing, syndicated and cross-border loans, and alternative financing through asset-based lending, leasing, and structured finance. Also provides advice on various issues relating to the regulation of financial institutions and consumer credit. Frequent speaker and writer on issues of financing, secured transactions, and restructuring. Olivier is governor of the Fondation du Barreau du Québec, and a member of the Secured Transactions Law Committee, Quebec Bar. Recognized in Legal 500 Canada as "Next Generation Partner", in The Best Lawyers in Canada and named "2023 Lawyer of the Year" for Banking and Finance Law in Montreal, and in Chambers Canada. Called to the Quebec Bar in 2003.
Steve Suarez
ssuarez@blg.com (416) 367-6702 Steve is a partner in BLG's Tax Group in Toronto. His practice focuses exclusively on income tax matters including mergers & acquisitions, inbound and outbound investment, corporate restructurings, mining taxation, audit management and dispute resolution. Steve is the founder of Business Tax Canada, a website devoted to Canadian tax issues of interest to non-resident business and investors. Co-chair of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce (Tax & Economics Committee), co-chair of the Toronto Centre Canada Revenue Agency & Tax Professionals Consultation Group, and the Mining Association of Canada (Tax Committee). Past chair of the Ontario Bar Association (Tax Section) and a former member of the CBA–CICA Joint Committee on Taxation. Recognized in The Legal 500 Canada (Tax), The Best Lawyers in Canada (Tax), Who’s Who Legal: Canada (Corporate Tax – Advisory and Controversy), Who’s Who Legal – Thought Leaders (Tax), Chambers Global and Chambers Canada (Tax), the Lexpert Guide to the Leading US/Canada Cross-Border Corporate Lawyers in Canada (Tax), the International Who’s Who of Corporate Tax Lawyers, and Lexpert Special Edition – Leading Canadian Lawyers in Global Mining. Called to the Ontario Bar in 1990, the New York Bar in 1993, and Roll of Solicitors of England & Wales in 1994.
Howard S. Silverman
hsilverman@blg.com (416) 367-6119 Howard S. Silverman is a partner and member of the Financial Services Group of Borden Ladner Gervais LLP. He is a graduate of the University of Toronto Faculty of Law and was called to the Ontario Bar in 1991. His practice emphasizes representation of lenders, as well as borrowers, in a variety of lending transactions, including secured and unsecured financing, bilateral and syndicated credit facilities, cross-border financing, asset-based lending, acquisition financing, government finance and debtor-in-possession financing. He has published and presented various papers on related loan and security issues and has been an instructor at the Bar Admission Course. He has also been recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada (Banking and Finance), Chambers Global: The World’s Leading Lawyers for Business (Banking and Finance), Chambers Canada: Canada’s Leading Lawyers for Business (Banking and Finance), Legal 500 Canada (Banking and Finance), and Who’s Who Legal: Canada (Banking).
Elly Seddon
eseddon@blg.com (604) 640-4234 A partner in BLG’s Vancouver office, Elly focuses her practice on corporate finance and commercial lending transactions, including innovation and technology finance, acquisition finance, asset-based lending, commercial real estate finance, commercial mortgage-backed securities lending, insurance finance, capital call facilities and mezzanine lending. She advises financial institutions, private lenders, corporate borrowers and private funds on domestic or cross-border bilateral and syndicated loan transactions, as well as complex intercreditor arrangements between such various parties. Additionally, Elly has been involved in various insolvency-related matters, including corporate restructurings, DIP financings, bankruptcies and receiverships under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act and the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act. Past president of the Association of Women in Finance. Education: JD (Queen's University). Admitted to the British Columbia Bar in 2013.
Fred R. Pletcher
fpletcher@blg.com (604) 640-4245 Fred Pletcher is a partner in the BLG Vancouver office and the national leader of BLG’s Mining Group. He provides practical advice on complex transactions and prides himself on achieving exceptional results for clients. Fred advises public companies and underwriters in connection with mergers & acquisitions, corporate finance, corporate governance, continuous disclosure, and general commercial matters. In the mining field, Fred acts for Canadian and international mining companies in acquisitions and dispositions of mines, development projects and exploration properties, joint venture and option agreements, royalty and streaming transactions, expropriations, and NI 43-101 reporting obligations. Fred often advises boards of directors and special committees of public companies. He also has considerable experience in the field of shareholder activism. He frequently speaks and publishes papers on corporate, securities, and mining issues. He is recognized as a leading Canadian practitioner in these areas in numerous Canadian and international ranking publications.
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ptardif@blg.com (416) 367-6060 Philippe Tardif is partner in BLG's Securities and Capital Markets Group in Toronto. Philippe's practice focuses on corporate finance, with an emphasis on public and private equity and debt financings including cross-border financings, mergers & acquisitions involving public companies, and corporate governance matters including board and special committee advisory roles. His industry experience includes energy and mining. He is a member of the Securities Law Committee, International Bar Association. Recognized in The Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada (Corporate Finance & Securities), in The Best Lawyers in Canada (Corporate Law, Corporate Governance Practice, Mergers & Acquisitions and Securities Law), in IFLR1000 - The Guide to the World's Leading Financial Law Firms (Capital Markets), in Lexpert Special Edition – Finance and M&A, and in Lexpert Special Edition – Mining. Called to the Ontario Bar in 1987.
Philippe Tardif
csaunders@blg.com (613) 369-4783 Chantal is a lawyer and Registered Patent Agent in BLG’s Ottawa office. She specializes in intellectual property litigation, with an emphasis on complex patent litigation including pharmaceutical litigation under the Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) Regulations. Her practice also involves copyright and trademark litigation. She has appeared before the Federal Courts on patent, trademark, and copyright matters. Chantal also advises clients with respect to data protection, Certificates of Supplementary Protection, and issues arising in respect of the Patent Register and the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board. In addition, Chantal advises on patentability, validity and freedom-to-operate issues.
Chantal Saunders
jsaintonge@blg.com (514) 954-2551 A highly accomplished class actions lawyer with extensive experience as defence counsel representing private and public sector clients, including multinational companies, particularly in multi-jurisdictional and cross-border class actions. Expertise extends across a number of fields of law, including competition, product liability and environmental law. Has acted and successfully argued several precedent-setting cases and is known for his ability to find practical and sustainable solutions in cases that are frequently complex involving multiple defendants. Quebec Bar (1981) Advocatus Emeritus (AdE); Prix de la justice du Québec Award (2007). Chair of the Barreau du Québec Group of experts on class actions (since 2006). Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers (ACTL), Litigation Counsel of America (LCA) and of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers (IATL).
Jean Saint-Onge
csainsbury@blg.com (416) 367-6438 Cait is an experienced litigator with a broad litigation and dispute resolution practice. She frequently represents clients in complex commercial disputes and in competition/antitrust and securities class actions. With extensive securities litigation experience, Cait regularly acts for dealers and individuals in civil and regulatory proceedings, as well as investigations conducted by the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada, the Mutual Fund Dealers Association of Canada, and the Ontario Securities Commission. Her expertise also extends to representing companies in contested mergers & acquisition transactions and in providing advice in connection with corporate governance issues. Cait is a member of BLG’s Partnership Board, the firm’s national governing body.
Caitlin Sainsbury
sricher@blg.com (514) 954-3199 Partner in Commercial Litigation Group of BLG’s Montreal office. Specializes in real estate litigation and extraordinary remedies such as injunctions, seizures before judgment, and Anton Piller orders. Has expertise in litigation relating to breach of confidentiality obligations, data protection, cybersecurity, and fraud. Regularly pleads before all levels of the courts, including the Supreme Court of Canada, and before several administrative tribunals. Education: BA (Université Laval); LLB (Université du Québec à Montréal). Admitted to the Quebec Bar in 2002.
Stéphane Richer
brebane@blg.com (604) 640-4130 Blair Rebane is a partner in the BLG Vancouver office. He has experience advising franchisors in all types of franchise matters. Blair’s practice also focuses on the area of contract law, with an emphasis on landlord/tenant matters, construction disputes, and creditors’ remedies. His clients include Canada’s largest franchisors, manufacturers, landlords, and those involved at all levels of the construction industry. Blair has appeared before the Supreme Court of British Columbia, Court of Appeal, and Federal Court of Canada on franchise, construction, and landlord/tenant matters. In addition, Blair has taught, published, and presented extensively on franchise law. He is recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada for Franchise Law (since 2008) and Corporate and Commercial Litigation (since 2013), the editions of Chambers Canada: Canada’s Leading Lawyers for Business (Franchising – Nationwide) since 2017. Blair was also named Vancouver Franchise Law Lawyer of the Year by The Best Lawyers in Canada (2021, 2019, 2017, and 2013).
Blair A. Rebane
ewang@blg.com (604) 640-4191 A partner in BLG’s Vancouver office, Ed counsels financial institutions, private lenders, and borrowers on a variety of corporate and commercial financing matters, with a focus on leveraged buyout acquisitions, asset-based lending, and capital call facilities. He also practises in the aircraft (financing and leasing), mining, commercial real estate, and diversified commercial industries. He regularly acts in various financing transactions, whether secured or unsecured, senior or subordinate, bilateral or syndicated. Ed also acts for creditors and debtors on DIP or other financings in various insolvency and restructuring proceedings including those under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act and the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act. He has significant experience in China-related financing and insolvency matters that are based in Canada. Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada (Banking and Finance Law). Education: LLB (Dalhousie University). Called to the Ontario Bar in 2022 and the British Columbia Bar in 2010.
Edward Wang
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dsmith@blg.com (416) 367-6015 Partner in the Disputes Group of BLG’s Toronto office. Civil litigation practice includes governmental and police liability, banking insurance litigation, product liability, administrative and regulatory law, and health law. Commercial litigation practice covers contract disputes, commercial insolvency, priority disputes, and general bankruptcy and insolvency matters. Has acted as counsel at more than 25 trials before the Superior Court of Justice and Federal Court of Canada on issues such as police liability, products liability, and Crown liability. Also has extensive experience before appellate courts, including the Ontario Court of Appeal, Ontario Divisional Court, and Federal Court of Appeal. Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada (Insurance Law; Personal Injury Law). Education: BSc (McMaster University); LLB (Queen’s University). Admitted to the Ontario Bar in 1995.
Douglas O. Smith
dsherriff-scott@blg.com (613) 787-3527 Partner in the Commercial Litigation Group at BLG. Has extensive experience before the Ontario Court of Justice, Court of Appeal for Ontario and the Federal Court’s Trial and Appeal Divisions, Canadian International Trade Tribunal, License Appeal Tribunal, Canadian Human Rights Tribunal, Ontario Municipal Board, and a wide variety of other tribunals, boards, and commissions. Regularly advises and appears as litigation counsel in large multi-party construction cases, procurement and tendering disputes, professional liability matters, and commercial disputes. Leading lawyer in the field of defamation and media law. Practice also involves a significant administrative law litigation component. Has wide experience in judicial review before both the Ontario and Federal Courts. Acts as defence counsel in professional discipline cases and holds the Osgoode Law School Certificate in Professional Regulation & Discipline in the Ontario Health Care Sector. Obtained LLB from the University of Ottawa in 1989. Called to the Ontario Bar in 1991.
David Sherriff-Scott
aross@blg.com (416) 367-6130 Alan is the regional managing partner of BLG’s Calgary office and Chair of the firm’s US practice. Alan practises administrative and regulatory law, representing energy clients in national and provincial regulatory proceedings. He has expertise in the areas of pipeline transmission, oil and natural gas, renewables (solar and wind), energy transition technologies, sustainable infrastructure, and electricity. Alan has significant experience with regulators in the UK, EU, and the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. He has represented clients before the Alberta Energy Regulator, Alberta Utilities Commission, British Columbia Utilities Commission, Ontario Energy Board, and the Canada Energy Regulator. Beyond the energy sector, Alan advises clients on regulatory matters in transportation, technology, and international trade. Alan received a Queen’s Counsel designation in 2020. He is a member of the Young Presidents Organization and is a current and past board member of, among others, the Canadian-American Business Council, the Western Canada General Counsel Awards, and the Calgary International Film Festival. He is also highly ranked in Chambers and recognized since 2012 in The Best Lawyers in Canada.
Alan L. Ross
dsanders@blg.com (613) 369-4783 Passionate about being an integral team member on infrastructure and other construction projects, including public-private partnerships. Led and advised on legal teams for many projects in health (Fort St. John, Surrey Outpatient, Royal Jubilee), transportation (Champlain, Golden Ears, Grimstad, Kicking Horse, Henday, Calgary), education (Alberta and New Brunswick schools), water/wastewater (McLoughlin Point, Britannia, Sooke), and corrections (Okanagan, Nanaimo, Allouette, Surrey Pre-trial) in Canada, the US, Europe, and Asia for public authorities, developers, and design-builders. Frequent author, lecturer, and co-author of Practical Law of Architecture, Engineering and Geoscience (4th ed., Pearson, 2022) and A Practical Guide to Ethics and Professional Practice for Engineers and Geoscientists (Pearson, 2021). Selected by peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in Canada in the fields of Construction Law, Project Finance Law, and Public Procurement Law; and recognized in Chambers Canada and Chambers Global. Fellow of the Canadian College of Construction Lawyers. Professional Engineer licensed in Saskatchewan and BC. Called to the Saskatchewan Bar in 1990, the BC Bar in 1999, and the Yukon Bar in 2015.
Douglas R. Sanders, PEng
gzakaib@blg.com (416) 367-6664 Glenn Zakaib practises in the area of commercial litigation with a focus on product liability and class proceedings. Glenn is the national co-chair of the Class Actions Group, providing strategic direction and coordination of the group across Canada. He is highly active with the Defence Research Institute (DRI) where he has held numerous positions and most recently has been a member of the DRI Law Institute, which oversees all educational seminars for the organization. Glenn is a member of the International Association of Defense Counsel and a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America. He is recognized as a leading lawyer in Chambers Canada, Best Lawyers, and Who’s Who Legal. Glenn was called to the Ontario Bar in 1983. He believes strongly in his client-oriented approach to law.
Glenn M. Zakaib
rtraves@blg.com (416) 367-6272 Robert (Bob) is a partner in BLG’s Toronto office. Bob practises civil litigation in the areas of major tort and property damage litigation, commercial insurance litigation, professional negligence claims, insurance coverage disputes and municipal liability. His insurance defence practice includes the defence of diverse casualty and property claims, as well as advancing subrogated claims on behalf of insurers. He is an accredited mediator through the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution. He also practises major tort and property damage litigation, commercial insurance litigation, professional negligence claims, and personal injury with an emphasis on insurance defence. Bob also has extensive municipal liability expertise. Recognized in the 2023 edition of Lexpert Special Edition — Litigation. He was elected by peers for inclusion in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada (Alternative Dispute Resolution, Insurance Law, Personal Injury Litigation). He is a frequent speaker, demonstrator and Chair on insurance and personal injury-related topics through Osgoode Professional Development and Insight programs. LLB, University of Ottawa. Ontario Bar, 1985.
Robert W. Traves
gpratte@blg.com (416) 700-6265 Guy focuses his practice on complex litigation including commercial law, class actions, administrative law, and constitutional law. Fully bilingual and called to the Bars of Ontario and Quebec, Guy has appeared in the Supreme Court of Canada in approximately 25 cases and is likely if not the only counsel in Canada that regularly argues cases involving civil law and common law matters. Guy pleads regularly in the Superior and Appeal Courts of Ontario and Quebec, as well as the Federal Court and Federal Court of Appeal. He is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, former president of The Advocates' Society, and a director of the Supreme Court of Canada Advocacy Institute. He taught courses focused on the Supreme Court of Canada at the University of Toronto as an Adjunct Professor. He is a recipient of the Law Society of Ontario medal and of the Ontario Bar Association Award of Excellence in Civil Litigation. He is also highly recognized in various industry directories, including Chambers Global (Dispute Resolution), The Best Lawyers in Canada, and Who’s Who Legal. Guy was named Advocatus Emeritus by the Quebec Bar for “outstanding contributions to the legal profession.” Guy has held several management positions at BLG and is currently Chair Emeritus of BLG.
Guy J. Pratte
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Graeme D. Martindale
gmartindale@blg.com (604) 640-4179 Graeme Martindale is a partner in the BLG Vancouver office. His practice focuses on the areas of securities and capital markets. Graeme advises clients in a range of matters, including corporate finance, mergers & acquisitions, mining, and corporate law. He acts for public companies, investment dealers, REITs, boards, and special committees, advising on initial public offerings, public and private equity and debt financings, compliance matters, and corporate governance. Graeme also assists clients with disclosure obligations regarding National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects. He has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada, The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, and IFLR1000. Graeme was also named as one of Lexpert Rising Stars: Leading Lawyers Under 40 (2016) and as Vancouver Lawyer of the Year for Corporate Governance Practice in The Best Lawyers in Canada (2018).
nhazan@blg.com (514) 954-2511 Neil is a partner in BLG’s Corporate Commercial Group in Montreal. Neil's practice focuses on domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, joint ventures, assisting businesses with their expansion into Canada, as well as advising on local and international agency and distribution agreements. He regularly advises strategic and private equity clients in various industries on Canadian and international platform and bolt-on acquisitions. Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada and in the IFLR1000: The Guide to the World's Leading Financial Law Firms. Called to the New York State Bar in 2003 and the Quebec Bar in 2005.
Neil Ezra Hazan
vfrenette@blg.com (514) 954-3177 Vincent's main areas of practice are corporate finance and other commercial transactions, as well as corporate law. He works on behalf of lenders (including banks, insurance companies, alternate lenders, and private lenders) and borrowers for the financing of private and public corporations. His work is in connection with acquisition, construction and project financing, syndicated and trans-border credits and alternative and structured financing through asset-based lending, leasing, factoring, and convertible debt. He also regularly acts on mergers & acquisitions and their related financing arrangements for clients operating in various industries such as media, transportation, telecommunications, entertainment, manufacturing, professional services, and insurance. Vincent's expertise also extends to derivatives (including swaps and repo agreements). Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada and IFLR1000: The Guide to the World's Leading Financial Law Firms. Called to the Quebec Bar in 1996.
Vincent Frenette
reisenbraun@blg.com (403) 232-9500 Richard is a business lawyer with a focus on corporate tax and business/transaction structuring and implementation. He provides practical legal advice having regard to a multitude of factors facing his clients, including tax, commercial and family considerations which may be relevant. Richard is commonly retained for: private company succession and estate planning; major purchase, sale and takeover transactions; general corporate and commercial matters across a variety of industries; shareholder agreements, partnership agreements and joint venture agreements; plans of arrangement, debt and equity financings; optimizing business and financing structures; restructuring insolvent companies and other divestiture transactions; executive compensation plans and arrangements; estate planning, including the establishment of family trusts and preparing wills; obtaining charitable registration for charitable organizations and foundations; providing tax advice and opinions on a variety of issues and technical matters; and dispute resolution regarding tax and non-tax matters.
Richard Eisenbraun
BWoodhead@blg.com (403) 232-9765 Bill Woodhead is a partner at Borden Ladner Gervais LLP working in its Calgary and Vancouver offices. He practises corporate commercial, construction, and energy law, with an emphasis on procurement and construction law. He acts for clients involved in public-private partnership, commercial, residential, and mixed-use development and industrial EPC projects. Bill often speaks at industry and legal conferences on all aspects of construction and procurement law. Bill is the founder of the Infrastructure Professionals Association in Calgary.
Bill Woodhead
mswilson@blg.com (403) 232-9505 M. Scott Wilson is a partner in the Calgary office of BLG. Scott practises in securities, corporate financial, and commercial transactions with a special focus on corporate and securities law matters relating to public companies, pooled funds, and investment bankers. These range from venture capital enterprises to senior issuers inter-listed on stock exchanges in Canada and the United States. Over the years, Scott’s practice has evolved to include representation of business organizations in a variety of commercial transactions. Scott is recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada and The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory.
M. Scott Wilson
rwilliams@blg.com (604) 640-4074 Rick Williams is a partner in the BLG Vancouver office, national leader of BLG’s Environmental Law Group, and regional leader of the Regulatory and Oil and Gas Groups. Rick represents and advises clients on commercial and regulatory aspects of project development, permitting, and operations in the energy and natural resource sectors, including land, environmental, and Indigenous issues. Rick also represents and advises clients on dispute resolution including regulatory proceedings, corporate/commercial litigation, and arbitration, with a focus on energy, transportation, forestry, and mining. He is recognized in Chambers Canada and The Best Lawyers in Canada, including being named Vancouver Lawyer of the Year in the 2020 (Oil and Gas Law), 2022 (Environmental Law), and 2024 (Natural Resources Law, Aboriginal Law/Indigenous Practice, Energy Regulatory, Oil and Gas) editions of The Best Lawyers in Canada.
Rick L. Williams
jvellone@blg.com (403) 232-9787 John is a partner at BLG’s Toronto office and is national leader of the firm’s ESG Initiative. He has an energy and technology law practice encompassing corporate, commercial, and regulatory issues with a focus on Canadian electricity markets and infrastructure revitalization. His clients include provincial and territorial governments, system operators, regulated utilities, developers, investors, and lenders. He provides counsel on corporate, commercial, and regulatory aspects of the electricity and natural gas industries and power project development for a variety of technologies, with a particular expertise in renewables. John represents clients in proceedings before provincial regulatory agencies, primarily the Ontario Energy Board. Recognized in the 2023 edition (and since 2019) of Chambers Canada: Canada’s Leading Lawyers for Business (Energy - Provincial Regulatory (Nationwide)). Called to the Ontario Bar in 2008.
John A.D. Vellone
jvallis@blg.com (403) 232-9787 Partner and member of BLG’s Construction Group, International Trade and Arbitration Group, and International Construction Projects Group. Jeffrey’s practice is focused on dispute resolution in the construction, engineering, manufacturing, and industrial sectors. He has appeared as counsel at all levels of court in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba and the Supreme Court of Canada. Acts as an arbitrator, primarily in construction matters. Fellow of the Canadian College of Construction Lawyers, the American College of Construction Lawyers, and the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. Member of the Western Canada Commercial Arbitration Society. Former instructor, University of Calgary Law School Trial Advocacy Program. Recognized in Chambers Global for Dispute Resolution: Arbitration and in Chambers Canada for Construction and Dispute Resolution: Arbitration. Recognized in The Legal 500 Canada for Dispute Resolution. Recognized in the 2023 edition of The Legal 500 Canada Hall of Fame (Construction). Canada and Alberta winner of Lexology Client Choice Award (Construction). Recognized as 2023 Construction Lawyer of the Year for Calgary by The Best Lawyers in Canada. Called to the Bar: Alberta (1982), Manitoba (2015), and Saskatchewan (2016). Appointed King’s Counsel in 2004.
Jeffrey D. Vallis, KC, FCIArb
Anthony Milazzo
amilazzo@blg.com (416) 367-6666 Partner and member of BLG’s Corporate Commercial Group. Experienced corporate and business transactions lawyer and trusted legal advisor to his clients. Practises corporate and commercial law with an emphasis on domestic and cross-border M&A, private equity and venture capital investments, joint ventures, corporate reorganizations and finance. Represents Canadian and foreign public and private companies, financial institutions, and private equity sponsors. Clients range from emerging companies to market leaders operating across a broad spectrum of industries including healthcare, technology, life sciences, manufacturing, food, energy and distribution. Thoroughly familiar with the business and legal challenges regularly faced by emerging and established technology companies. Member of the Canadian Bar Association, Ontario Bar Association, and American Bar Association. Frequent speaker at conferences and a former Adjunct Professor at Western University Law School (Advanced M&A). Graduated from Faculty of Law at Queen’s University (1995) and Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Toronto (1989). Admitted to the Ontario Bar (1997).
jgodber@blg.com (514) 954-3165 A partner in BLG’s Corporate Commercial Group and BLG’s Client Innovation Partner, John specializes in corporate and commercial law with an emphasis on mergers & acquisitions, corporate finance, public-private infrastructure, and corporate governance. He has advised many of the firm’s largest clients on their strategic acquisitions, joint ventures, infrastructure projects, and public offerings. He has also advised a number of independent committees regarding going-private transactions. John is President and a former member of the Board of Directors of the Montreal General Hospital Corporation, a member of the Board of Directors of the Heritage Club and the Adaptive Sports Foundation, a past member of the Quebec chapter of the Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD), a past member of BLG’s Partnership Board and its National Corporate Commercial Practice Group Leader, and past president of The Canadian Club of Montreal. Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada. He was also named "Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law Lawyer of the Year – Montréal" in 2018. Called to the Quebec Bar in 1989.
H. John Godber
Brian R. Canfield
bcanfield@farris.com (604) 661-9362 Brian Canfield is a strategic advisor for his business clients. He focuses on facilitating opportunities and solving problems on their behalf by combining his extensive legal experience, business background, and negotiation skills with diligence, creativity, and common sense. He is often asked to handle difficult negotiations, tight timelines, or similar challenges for his clients in buying and selling businesses or real estate, raising equity and debt financing, facilitating regulatory approvals, settling shareholder or other disputes, restructuring, governance and other matters. Brian has a wide range of experience in assisting both public and private clients, including Boards and Special Committees, with a special emphasis on established and emerging founders/entrepreneurs. His clients operate in many key industries including automotive, construction, financial, food and beverage, hospitality, infrastructure, real estate, resource, and technology. Year called to the Bar: 1991 (British Columbia), 1995 (Washington State), 2007 (Alberta).
Mitchell H. Gropper, KC
mgropper@farris.com (604) 661-9322 Senior Counsel, Mitchell Gropper, KC, has an extensive corporate and securities practice with an emphasis on complex transactions including complex real estate transactions, corporate finance, reorganizations, and M&A. Mitchell has acted for purchasers and sellers in M&A transactions; advised Boards of Directors and Special Committees; and has been involved in going-private and related-party transactions. Mitchell has advised on financial reorganizations and debt restructurings, including as special legal advisor to City of Vancouver for the Olympic Village. Mitchell is the chair of the Deans Advisory Committee of the Business Law Centre at the University of British Columbia Allard School of Law, Chancellor and a director of University Canada West and past Chair of the Project Assurance Board having oversight of the British Columbia Hydro Site C Clean Energy Project. He is named in The Best Lawyers in Canada 2024, Chambers Canada 2024, The 2024 Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada, the 2023 Lexpert Special Editions in Energy and Finance & M&A, and is ranked in Martindale-Hubbell AV (preeminent 5 out of 5). Admitted to the Bars of BC (1966) and Ontario (1970). Appointed Queen's Counsel (now King's Counsel) (1990).
ahudec@farris.com (604) 661-9356 Senior Counsel Al Hudec currently focuses his practice on LNG and other resource industry transactions involving Indigenous parties. He has been lead lawyer on many of Canada’s most significant resource transactions involving First Nations over the last 13 years. Al is an M&A and Corporate Governance practitioner with over 40 years of experience in all legal aspects of securities and corporate finance, including mergers & acquisitions, corporate governance and independent committee representation, with emphasis on the North American resource (mining, forestry, oil & gas), infrastructure, and technology industries. His practice focuses on cross-border mergers & acquisitions (takeovers and arrangements) and board and special/independent committee representation. Al writes and speaks frequently on a variety of legal topics relating to resource law, Aboriginal law, mergers & acquisitions, and corporate governance. Al is named in The 2024 Best Lawyers in Canada, The 2024 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, and in the 2023 Lexpert Special Editions on Mining and Finance and M&A. Certified Financial Analyst (1994). Called to Bars of Alberta (1981) and BC (1994).
Albert J. Hudec
hmackay-dunn@farris.com (604) 661-9307 Senior partner Hector MacKay-Dunn, KC, has 30+ years of experience providing advice to high-growth public and private companies and public institutions, over a broad range of industry sectors including early and advanced stage exploration and development mining companies, life sciences, technology, health, cleantech and large-scale long-term infrastructure services projects, advising on corporate domestic and cross-border public and private securities offerings, M&A, international partnering & licensing transactions, and to boards of directors and independent board committees on corporate governance matters. Hector is recognized in the Lexpert Special Editions on Finance and M&A, Technology and Health Sciences, and Mining; in The Best Lawyers in Canada 2024; and in Chambers Canada 2024. Hector received the 2014 Life Sciences Milton Wong Leadership Award, King’s Counsel (BC) designation in 2003, and AV Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell. Hector has served as board member with a number of private and public companies and the board of the BC Tech Association, Chair of the BC Innovation Council and Genome BC and the board of Tennis Canada. Admitted to the BC, Alberta, and Ontario Bars.
R. Hector MacKay-Dunn, KC
rmurray@farris.com (604) 661-9306 Ron’s practice is focused on mergers & acquisitions, equity and debt financings (both public and private), and complex commercial transactions. He has extensive experience advising public and private companies, investment funds, and special committees on structuring M&A transactions (negotiated and unsolicited), directors’ fiduciary duties, and other corporate governance and securities law matters. Ron regularly advises on cross-border securities transactions. An innovative and practical problem-solver, Ron is able to balance legal rigour with business realities. Prior to joining FARRIS in 2000, Ron was the corporate finance lawyer at the Vancouver office of the predecessor to the TSX Venture Exchange, assisting with the realignment of Canada’s stock exchanges based on market specialization (including the amalgamation of the Vancouver and Alberta stock exchanges) and providing general securities law advice to staff and executives. Ron is a Past Chair of the Securities Law Subsection of the Canadian Bar Association (BC Branch) and a past member of the Securities Law Advisory Committee (SLAC), providing advice to the British Columbia Securities Commission on legal and policy issues relating to securities regulation. He has been an instructor for various securities law seminars.
Ronald G. Murray
mmoriartey@farris.com (604) 661-9325 Michelle is a partner in the Tax Group and leads the Tax Litigation Practice at FARRIS LLP. Michelle has extensive experience in all aspects of tax litigation and dispute resolution, including representing clients in disputes with the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) and the Ministry of Finance, from the audit and objection stages to appeals before the courts. Michelle regularly appears on tax matters before the Tax Court of Canada, the Federal Court of Canada, the Federal Court of Appeal, and all levels of courts in British Columbia. Michelle also resolves tax problems through other means, including voluntary disclosures, taxpayer relief requests, rectification and rescission proceedings and remission applications. Michelle advises clients in respect of a wide range of Canadian tax issues, including tax avoidance, real property taxes, residence for tax purposes, employee and shareholder benefits, taxation of trusts and estates, RRSPs and TFSAs, offshore tax compliance, and GST.
Michelle N. Moriartey
dnawata@farris.com (604) 661-1746 Denise Nawata is a corporate-commercial partner practising in the fields of corporate finance & securities, cross-border mergers & acquisitions, and corporate governance law. Her practice is focused on complex business transactions, for both public and private companies at various stages of their corporate growth. Denise acts for clients in a wide range of industries, including natural resources (with extensive experience in mining and oil & gas transactions), technology, and life sciences. In 2016, Denise was named as one of the Lexpert Rising Stars: Leading Lawyers Under 40. She was also recognized as a 2017 Lexpert Lawyer to Watch, and in the 2023 Lexpert Special Editions on Mining, Energy, and Finance and M&A. She is also recognized in The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2024, and the 2024 The Best Lawyers in Canada directory for her work in mergers & acquisitions, corporate, and securities law. Admitted to the Alberta Bar (2005) and British Columbia Bar (2006).
Denise Nawata
shira@kalfalaw.com (416) 631-7227 Shira Kalfa is founder and principal lawyer at Kalfa Law Firm. Shira’s practice is focused in corporate-commercial and private M&A law, including tax-driven corporate reorganizations, business establishment, equity funding, private placements, commercial financing, secured and unsecured lending, commercial leasing and contract law. Shira's specialization in private M&A law has allowed her to work within a variety of industries serving small to medium-sized businesses with an enterprise value ranging from $1 million to $30 million. Shira has been invited to speak at the Ontario Bar Association’s (OBA) Continuing Professional Development (CPD) seminars on the topic of tax law in the context of private M&A transactions. Shira was twice nominated for the RBC Canadian Women Entrepreneur Awards as a Women of Influence in 2021 and again in 2023. Kalfa Law Firm has been nominated for ‘Best Law Firm’ by the Toronto Star’s Reader’s Choice Awards in 2021. In 2023, Shira was recognized by Best Lawyers, One’s to Watch for her high caliber work in corporate law. Shira has appeared on Newstalk 1010, and has been featured as a contributor in the Toronto Star, The Globe & Mail and the Hill Times and has had her articles published in the Lawyers Daily.
mireille.fontaine@lrmm.com (514) 925-6342 Mireille Fontaine, esteemed partner at Lapointe Rosenstein Marchand Melançon, is a legal luminary renowned for her exceptional contributions to the field of commercial law, mainly in the private equity, venture capital, mergers and acquisitions and securities sectors. With a distinguished international career spanning over three decades, she has garnered numerous accolades, for her exemplary leadership and innovative legal strategies. She is a seasoned business advisor for her clients and helps them achieve and exceed their most ambitious objectives. Her unwavering dedication to excellence has earned her widespread recognition, with honors such as: The Best Lawyers in Canada since 2013, Expert Guides (2013-2022, Women in Business Law – Corporate/M&A), Lexpert Special Edition (2021-2023 Technology and Health Sciences, Finance and M&A), Who’s Who Legal and Who’s Who International since 2009, only to name a few as well as invites to be lead counsel for various enterprises and invites as speaker, moderator, and jury member for awards such as the M&A Awards. Mireille's unparalleled expertise and commitment make her a true trailblazer in the field, admired by colleagues and clients alike for her skill and integrity.
David M.A. Amato
david.amato@nortonrosefulbright.com (416) 216-1861 David M.A. Amato focuses on corporate finance and is co-chairman of the Norton Rose Fulbright asset-based lending team in Canada. As counsel and advisor to various foreign and domestic financial institutions, private debt funds, insurance companies, and an array of other credit providers, he has significant and industry-leading experience in sophisticated debt financing transactions leading numerous multi-jurisdictional, international, and domestic mandates (including asset-based, cash flow, leveraged acquisition, debtor-in-possession, mine, and project financings). As a senior and leading member of the asset-based lending team (a corporate finance area of practice for which Norton Rose Fulbright is recognized as a leading firm), he represents, and is a trusted advisor to, a number of Canadian and US asset-based lenders. He also has extensive insolvency and restructuring experience acting on behalf of creditors.
Paul Amirault
paul.amirault@nortonrosefulbright.com (613) 780-8601 Paul Amirault practises corporate and securities law, with an emphasis on equity financings and mergers and acquisitions. He represents start-ups and established businesses, as well as underwriters and investors. Mr. Amirault works with venture capital and private equity funds. In addition to experience in prospectus offerings, private placements and friendly takeovers, he has been involved in hostile bids, proxy battles and contested shareholder meetings. He advises clients on a broad range of corporate and securities matters, including corporate governance, regulatory compliance and stock exchange rules.
David R. Bain
david.bain@nortonrosefulbright.com (604) 641-4812 David Bain practises commercial law with a focus on debt financing. Since 1983 he has advised a wide range of clients on various aspects of commercial law with particular emphasis on debt financing and lending transactions, including project finance. He serves clients including Canadian and foreign banks and non-bank and private lenders, as well as corporate borrowers in a variety of industries. Over the past 38 years he has been involved in many of BC's most significant financings, involving borrowers in the forest industry, marine transportation, real estate development, manufacturing, aviation, and knowledge-based industries. He has provided counsel on many cross-border loan transactions and syndicated financings. His project finance experience has involved infrastructure projects (including public-private partnerships), as well as alternative energy projects. In addition, he has extensive experience in advising institutional lenders and finance companies on consumer lending issues. His commercial practice includes acting for buyers, sellers, and lessors of aircraft and negotiating various commercial arrangements. He serves as a trusted advisor to a number of clients with respect to their financing and business activities.
Richard P. Borden
rick.borden@nortonrosefulbright.com (403) 267-8362 Practising extensively in the area of complex commercial transactions, Rick Borden focuses on large-scale projects and financings in the energy sector, including oil sands projects, pipeline projects and LNG projects. His clients include major Canadian banks and project sponsors and he has strong relationships with the key project lending specialists at the major Canadian banks. He also has significant experience in joint venture arrangements in the energy sector and often advises on matters such as default and remedy provisions in joint venture agreements. Mr. Borden generally acts as the lead counsel on all transactions in which he is involved and is directly involved in structuring matters, due diligence investigations, negotiating key business terms and drafting from the term sheet stage through to final documentation. In addition, he has been extensively involved in negotiating intercreditor agreements and third-party consents and acknowledgements with third-party project participants in various project financings. Whether acting for borrowers or lenders, Mr. Borden has a unique ability to combine a high degree of technical expertise with a commercial approach that facilitates the successful completion of complex financings and projects.
Andrea Brewer
andrea.brewer@nortonrosefulbright.com (416) 216-1917 Andrea Brewer's practice covers all aspects of corporate and commercial law, with a special emphasis on public mergers and acquisitions and securities law and corporate governance. She has acted for public and private companies in respect of financings, purchase and sale transactions (including by a take-over bid and plan of arrangement) and corporate reorganizations. Ms. Brewer also regularly advises directors, management and shareholders in the context of complex shareholder and board relations, negotiations and shareholder meetings across all industry sectors. Ms. Brewer is a member of our special situations team, which encompasses Canada's leading hostile M&A, shareholder activist and defence mandates and complex reorganization transactions.
Jean-Philippe Buteau
jean-philippe.buteau@nortonrosefulbright.com (418) 640-5069 Jean-Philippe Buteau practises primarily in the area of business law. In particular, he assists private and public companies, public bodies, pension plans, and other businesses with respect to their transactions, including investments, mergers and acquisitions, reorganizations and their internal and operational affairs in general. Over the years, he has advised clients on numerous cross-border transactions and has also participated in a number of commercial transactions, including initial public offerings, private placements, reverse takeovers, and acquisitions of local and foreign companies in various industry segments, including natural resources, in which he has extensive experience in infrastructures, investment funds, and renewable energy. He also advises his clients on disputes and litigations of strategic importance to them.
Jules Charette
jules.charette@nortonrosefulbright.com (514) 847-4450 Jules Charette is a senior partner at Norton Rose Fulbright in Montreal. He is highly experienced in the fields related to corporate tax at the domestic and international levels, including mergers and acquisitions, reorganizations, capital markets, project financing, structured finance, derivatives, financial instruments, infrastructure projects, cross-border transactions and executive compensation. He has also developed an extensive knowledge in estate planning for individuals. He regularly advises a number of major Canadian public companies and family offices. He is a member of various organizations, including the Canadian Tax Foundation and the International Fiscal Association. Mr. Charette sits on the boards of a number of private companies and charitable organizations.
Paul Fitzgerald
paul.fitzgerald@nortonrosefulbright.com (416) 216-3941 Paul Fitzgerald is a leading practitioner in the areas of mergers and acquisitions and securities law with significant experience in a wide range of both public and private transactions, including public offerings, private placements, negotiated transactions, hostile take-over bids, shareholder activism, and complex corporate reorganizations. Fitzgerald has extensive experience with large, multi-jurisdictional transactions and provides advice to boards of directors and their committees, often in the context of transformative events. Fitzgerald also provides advice to public companies on their disclosure, corporate governance, and other corporate and securities law obligations.
Vincent Filiatrault
vincent.filiatrault@nortonrosefulbright.com (514) 847-6105 Vincent Filiatrault practises business law, with a focus on private mergers and acquisitions and complex commercial arrangements as well as infrastructure. Filiatrault also routinely advises clients on a wide range of corporate and commercial law matters. Filiatrault has developed a business law practice ranging from advising small and medium enterprises in the context of mergers and acquisitions, as well as in the context of shareholders' agreements and other complex commercial agreements, to advising multinational corporations on large-scale transactions. In addition, Filiatrault has been involved in some of the most important public-private partnership transactions occurring in Quebec in recent years.
Justin E. Ferrara
justin.ferrara@nortonrosefulbright.com (403) 267-8393 Justin Ferrara’s main practice is in securities law with a focus on mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance. Ferrara has represented a number of publicly traded and privately held clients in a broad range of matters, including mergers and acquisitions, public and private equity financings, corporate reorganizations, and corporate governance issues. Ferrara has also advised special committees regarding numerous types of strategic and related party transactions.
Wayne W. Fedun
wayne.fedun@nortonrosefulbright.com (403) 267-9414 Wayne Fedun has practised oil and gas law in Canada and internationally since 1992. He has negotiated and prepared a variety of energy industry agreements, including joint venture agreements, project development agreements, project finance agreements, facility agreements, engineering, procurement and construction agreements, transportation agreements, marketing agreements, Canadian East Coast off-shore agreements and various South American and Central Asian agreements. These agreements related to projects ranging from several million to several billion dollars and involved conventional energy matters, heavy oil and oil sands projects, and off-shore drilling and production projects. As a member of our Canadian banking and finance team, Mr. Fedun acts as a lender and borrower counsel in connection with debt financings, being responsible for preparing and commenting on loan agreements, security documents and considering registration and priority issues. The financing transactions he has led involve various structures, including demand facilities and long-term, secured, syndicated arrangements respecting credit facilities of up to several hundred million dollars.
Stephen J. Kelly
stephen.kelly@nortonrosefulbright.com (514) 847-4570 Stephen Kelly practises corporate and securities law, with particular emphasis on corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions. He regularly acts for large public companies, underwriters, and investors in public offerings, including initial public offerings, bought deal transactions, and cross-border offerings, as well as private placements. Kelly frequently advises on public and private mergers and acquisitions both nationally and internationally. He is frequently retained to advise boards of directors and independent committees in the context of M&A, strategic reviews, shareholder activism, compliance, significant corporate investigations (including with respect to anti-bribery and corruption issues), and governance matters generally. He also regularly advises clients on corporate reorganizations, continuous disclosure obligations, corporate governance matters, the preparation of shareholders’ meetings, and other ongoing securities law questions.
Darren D. Hueppelsheuser
darren.hueppelsheuser@nortonrosefulbright.com (403) 267-8242 Darren Hueppelsheuser is a partner in the Calgary office of Norton Rose Fulbright. His practice focuses on Canadian income tax law, with an emphasis on the tax aspects of financing and transaction planning for corporations and partnerships in both private and public transactions. He advises extensively on the acquisition structuring and tax consequences of Canadian inbound and outbound investments. Recently he has planned and implemented a broad range of complex transactions for cross-border restructurings under the CCAA, private equity investee company reorganizations, and mergers and acquisitions. He has written and lectured in Canada and the US on numerous tax topics for organizations such as the International Fiscal Association, Canadian Tax Foundation, Canadian Petroleum Tax Society, Canadian Bar Association, and Tax Executives Institute.
Andrew Grossman
andrew.grossman@nortonrosefulbright.com (416) 216-2312 Andrew Grossman is an experienced client-focused deal advisor. He practises corporate and securities law, with an emphasis on M&A, corporate finance, and governance, and acts as strategic counsel on complex multiparty transactions. He has a reputation for successfully leading transactions and delivering practical, timely solutions. Grossman’s recognitions include being rated “preeminent” by Martindale Peer Review (their highest level of professional ranking), repeatedly receiving an Acritas Star ranking by clients as a leading lawyer, recommendations in The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, and being named as a Thomson Reuters Stand-out Lawyer. He is also active with numerous firm committees, mentoring, pro bono mandates, and legal publications, including as co-founder and editor-in-chief of the longstanding Lexis Corporate Governance Report.
Emmanuel Grondin
emmanuel.grondin@nortonrosefulbright.com (514) 847-4547 Emmanuel Grondin practises corporate and commercial law, with particular emphasis on mergers and acquisitions and securities matters. Grondin has a transactional practice with extensive experience in both private and public M&A and private and public debt and equity financings, including venture capital. He represents a wide variety of actors in the corporate world, including leading local and international companies (at the management, board, and special committee level), banks, private equity players, and institutional investors, as well as ultra high-net-worth individuals. He also advises public companies on corporate governance, shareholder activism, and securities law matters. He has experience in a wide range of industries, including technology, media and telecommunications, financial services, retail/consumer products, and mining. Grondin routinely leads international M&A transactions.
Vanessa Grant
vanessa.grant@nortonrosefulbright.com (416) 216-4056 Vanessa Grant practises business law in our Toronto office. Her practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, and corporate governance for public and private corporations, including private equity and venture capital. She also provides ongoing general corporate and commercial legal advice to a number of clients. She has worked with several national and international clients in various industries, with a particular focus on technology companies, life sciences companies, and REITs. Grant is currently the co-director of the Osgoode Hall part-time LLM in business law, and teaches corporate finance for the program.
Sébastien Gingras
sebastien.gingras@nortonrosefulbright.com (418) 640-5903 Sébastien Gingras has extensive experience as a legal and tax advisor. Throughout his career, his tax practice has led him to be involved in various transactions and operations where his involvement has extended well beyond the field of taxation. He advises investment funds, corporations, partnerships, public bodies, pension plans, commercial trusts, mutual funds, and other businesses in their transactions and dealings, including investments, mergers and acquisitions, reorganizations, and dispositions, as well as their legal structure and internal affairs in general, while being able to inform and advise them on the tax matters of these transactions. He also advises shareholders and investors on the structure and tax aspects of their investments and prepares tax and estate plans. Gingras has also acquired considerable experience in investment fund structures, including limited partnerships, for the ownership and management of real estate and the operation of active businesses. He participated in many transactions and prepared opinions on various tax matters.
Marlow Gereluk
marlow.gereluk@nortonrosefulbright.com (403) 267-8113 Marlow Gereluk acts as lead counsel in syndicated and bilateral debt financings, project financings, asset-backed lending and offerings of bonds, debentures, and convertible debt, both national and cross-border. He also advises clients in connection with distressed debt offerings and restructurings, and inter-creditor negotiations. Gereluk has extensive experience with derivatives, particularly with commodity, cross-currency and interest rate hedging transactions, credit default swaps, and equity derivatives, and has been a frequent author and speaker on the subject. He also has acted on a wide variety of business acquisitions and corporate restructurings for clients ranging from large multinationals to formation-stage enterprises. In addition to the private practice of law, Gereluk has worked as a ratings analyst and an investment banker in London, England. Gereluk applies his broad experience in his approach to the law, providing efficient commercial legal advice. Gereluk advises on transactions and agreements governed by Alberta law and English law.
Michèle Friel
michele.friel@nortonrosefulbright.com (514) 847-6074 Michèle Friel practises in the areas of commercial contracts, corporate financing, financial services, and general banking law. Her practice focuses primarily on secured financing transactions in Canada and cross-border loans, both on a syndicated and non-syndicated basis. Friel represents and advises banks and other lending institutions as well as borrowers in a broad range of financing transactions, including asset-based loans, cash flow loans, project financings, acquisition financings, factoring, securitization transactions, and capital call or subscription loans. She has extensive experience working on financing transactions which involve taking guarantees and security in multiple jurisdictions in Canada, the US, and other countries around the world.
Brigitte LeBlanc-Lapointe
brigitte.leblanc-lapointe@nortonrosefulbright.com (613) 780-8638 Brigitte LeBlanc-Lapointe is a corporate and securities lawyer. Her practice spans all aspects of corporate and commercial law, with an emphasis on securities law (including private and public financings, initial public offering readiness, regulatory compliance, and cross-border matters), and mergers and acquisitions (public and private). She represents the full spectrum of businesses, from start-ups to public companies, as well as venture capital, private equity, underwriters, and other investors. She has been involved in transactions in various industry sectors, in particular technology, life sciences, renewables, and cannabis. She also advises private, public, and not-for-profit entities on a broad range of corporate governance matters, and serves as corporate secretary for the Canadian Internet Registration Authority. She is qualified as a lawyer in Ontario and New York and is fluently bilingual in French and English. She acts as chairwoman of the NRFC Ottawa student committee.
Jérôme Landry
jerome.landry@nortonrosefulbright.com (418) 640-5000 Jérôme Landry is a partner in the business law group. His corporate and commercial law practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, corporate financing, commercial contracts as well as private equity and venture capital matters. Mr. Landry has participated in a number of important M&A transactions in which he has acted for the seller or the purchaser. Mr. Landry has represented financial institutions, insurers, agribusiness corporations and several start-ups, in particular in the technology sector. He regularly advises on issues relating to financings, acquisitions, sales, mergers, reorganizations and other commercial matters.
Nicolas Labrecque
nicolas.labrecque@nortonrosefulbright.com (514) 847-4950 Nicolas Labrecque is a partner, as well as Montreal chairman of the business law group at Norton Rose Fulbright. His practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, corporate and commercial law, and commercial real estate. Experienced in complex transactions of all sizes in various sectors such as manufacturing, transportation, renewable energy, and retail, Labrecque is known for his business sense and his ability to find original and innovative solutions with clients. His mergers and acquisitions experience includes numerous private and public Canadian, US, and cross-border transactions where he has represented Canadian, US, and European companies in acquisitions and sales of businesses in Canada, the US, and Latin America. In his real estate practice, Labrecque has represented owners, developers, and industrial tenants in purchasing and leasing real property in Canada.
Jennifer K. Kennedy
jennifer.kennedy@nortonrosefulbright.com (403) 267-8188 Jennifer Kennedy’s practice focuses on corporate and securities law matters, with a focus on public and private financings, including cross-border financings, mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructurings, and related-party transactions. Kennedy has acted for issuers, selling shareholders, independent committees of boards of directors, investment dealers, and private equity investors in a variety of debt and equity capital market transactions, including project financings. Kennedy also advises on corporate governance requirements, continuous disclosure obligations, stock exchange matters, and general corporate matters. Kennedy acts as corporate secretary as well as a director for several companies, is a member of the firm's national management committee, and served on the global executive committee for seven years.
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amar.leclair-ghosh@nortonrosefulbright.com (514) 847-4612 Amar Leclair-Ghosh practises in the areas of public and private mergers and acquisitions, both nationally and internationally. In addition to M&A, he advises on corporate strategy and transaction execution, joint ventures, financing and public offerings, privatizations, shareholder disputes, and general corporate matters. Leclair-Ghosh works with Canadian public companies, US and European public companies with extensive Canadian operations, and large domestic private businesses pursuing growth through acquisitions. He represents clients in a variety of industries including technology, mining, biotech, financial services, real estate, forestry and wood products, and media.
Amar Leclair-Ghosh
miguel.manzano@nortonrosefulbright.com (514) 847-4813 Miguel Manzano’s practice focuses on acquisitions, real estate, joint ventures, project finance and commercial contracts. His experience includes acting in sale and leaseback financings of aircraft, helicopters and software and in project financings for creating a wind farm in Quebec and a copper mine in Spain. Mr. Manzano was involved in the sale of several landmark Montreal office buildings and has extensive experience in international transactions such as bid preparation for construction projects, joint ventures and equity participations in toll highways and public utilities in Latin America.
Miguel Manzano
steve.malas@nortonrosefulbright.com (514) 847-4792 Steve Malas practises in the area of corporate finance and securities, mergers and acquisitions, privatizations, and corporate governance. He has extensive experience in M&A transactions, including distressed M&A and restructuring transactions, acting for both buyers and sellers in public and private transactions and advising boards of directors and special committees in such matters, with a particular focus on the mining sector. He also acts in Canadian and Canada/US cross-border offerings and private placements on behalf of issuers and underwriters. Malas frequently advises on directors’ and officers’ liability, governance issues, continuous disclosure obligations, and matters relating to shareholder relations and engagement, and has worked on complex project financing and joint venture transactions for the development of mining projects in Canada and abroad.
Steve Malas
renee.loiselle@nortonrosefulbright.com (514) 847-4717 Renée Loiselle practises corporate and securities law, with particular emphasis on corporate finance (including both private placements and public financings) and public mergers and acquisitions. She also regularly advises a number of Canadian public companies on continuous disclosure obligations, corporate governance issues and other ongoing securities law questions. Renée serves as a member of the Quebec securities regulator's (AMF) advisory committee for corporate finance and was previously a member of the securities and M&A committee of the Canadian Bar Association, Quebec branch. She also served as a member of our Montreal students' committee for many years.
Renée Loiselle
kirk.litvenenko@nortonrosefulbright.com (403) 267-9419 Kirk Litvenenko’s core practice areas include mergers and acquisitions, recapitalization and reorganization transactions, and corporate finance of both public and private offerings of debt and equity. Litvenenko is focused on providing elite client service. He builds high performance internal working teams that are specifically designed to collaboratively service each client's specific and unique needs. Excellent service builds client loyalty and strong relationships. As such, many of the clients for whom he is lead relationship partner utilize Norton Rose Fulbright as their sole legal counsel. With the benefit of his many client relationships, he provides market informed and practical corporate level advice to executives and boards of directors through day-to-day matters as well as complex and challenging situations.
Kirk A. Litvenenko
matthew.lippa@nortonrosefulbright.com (416) 216-3942 Matthew Lippa's practice covers all aspects of corporate finance, with an emphasis on multi-jurisdictional and cross-border structured financings. He acts for Canadian and international financial institutions and borrowers in lending transactions, including asset-based lending, syndicated financings, covered bonds and notes, insolvency and restructuring and securitizations. Matthew regularly advises clients on general corporate matters, regulatory matters and commercial contracts, and acts for Canadian and international financial institutions, private equity firms and corporate borrowers in connection with the structuring and negotiating of lending arrangements.
Matthew Lippa
dion.legge@nortonrosefulbright.com (403) 267-9438 Dion Legge practises tax law. His practice focuses on the income tax aspects of corporate reorganizations, mergers and acquisitions, takeovers, debt and equity financings, and the taxation of flow-through vehicles. Mr. Legge also advises on tax-planning issues related to international structures for Canadian-based multinational corporations, on investments by non-residents in Canada, and on structuring cross-border mergers and acquisitions, divestitures and financings.
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katherine.prusinkiewicz@nortonrosefulbright.com (403) 267-8313 Katherine Prusinkiewicz is a partner and the firm's director of knowledge. As a partner in the business law group in the firm's Calgary office, she helps clients with their corporate governance, M&A, and general corporate needs. As the Director of Knowledge, she develops programs to leverage the collective wisdom of the firm to ensure efficiency and top quality. This includes model documents, legal updates, internal and external training programs and innovative technologies. Ms. Prusinkiewicz' practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions of public and private companies as well as assisting clients with corporate governance, regulatory compliance, ESG-related matters, human rights, continuous disclosure and general corporate matters.
Katherine Prusinkiewicz
chantal.morillon@nortonrosefulbright.com (418) 640-5160 Chantal Morillon's practice focuses on bank financing and real estate law. She has acted for clients in various domestic and cross-border financings in a variety of sectors, including real estate, manufacturing, agri-food, natural resources, renewable energy, and maritime financing. She has also acquired extensive skills in using loans and subsidies to fund affordable housing. At the start of her career, Morillon worked several years in the legal department of a large multinational pulp and paper company before moving on to private practice. She acts for both lenders and borrowers. She has significant experience in drafting and negotiating financing documents, and counsels clients on how to structure and set up secured loans, syndicated loans, multi-jurisdiction financing, construction financing, and inter-lender agreements. Morillon is known for her practical approach, strong business acumen, and quick responsiveness to clients. She practises in both French and English.
Chantal Morillon
paul.raymond@nortonrosefulbright.com (514) 847-4479 Paul Raymond is experienced in corporate and securities law, financings and business acquisitions and sales. He has been involved in debt and equity financing of private and public corporations, governments and Crown corporations by way of private or public offerings in Canada and the United States, acting on behalf of issuers and underwriters. He has acted in various transactions for the purchase or sale of businesses as well as in mergers and reorganizations. Mr. Raymond has also been involved in various structured finance and infrastructure transactions in Canada and abroad.
Paul Raymond
peter.riddell@nortonrosefulbright.com (514) 847-4536 Peter's practice is focused on mergers and acquisitions, joint venture and other complex commercial arrangements, carve-out transactions, and corporate and commercial law. He represents clients in various industries, including aerospace, agriculture, technology, pharma, renewable energy and entertainment. Peter has developed a relatively broad corporate practice ranging from advising large multinational corporations in the context of cross-border M&A, to smaller emerging scale-ups in early- and later-stage financings. He has a great deal of experience representing Canada-based corporations in connection with their international M&A and other transactions, leveraging NRF's global platform to assist with jurisdiction-specific matters that arise in these transactions. Peter is also a member of the firm's student committee and mentors a number of the younger lawyers.
Peter Riddell
eric.reither@nortonrosefulbright.com (416) 216-4858 Eric Reither’s practice focuses on corporate and securities law, with a particular emphasis on mergers and acquisitions and on covered bond transactions. He has acted for domestic and international clients on a wide range of acquisitions, divestitures, take-over bids, mergers, strategic alliances, joint ventures, shareholder and partnership arrangements and corporate reorganizations. Mr. Reither has also advised issuers and underwriters in connection with the establishment and registration of covered bond programs by Canadian financial institutions and related domestic and international offerings, including advising the issuer in connection with the first issuance of covered bonds by a Canadian financial institution, the first issuance of covered bonds by a Canadian financial institution under a program registered under Canada’s covered bond legislative framework and the first issuance of covered bonds ever registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Eric P. Reither
heidi.reinhart@nortonrosefulbright.com (416) 216-2979 Heidi Reinhart’s practice covers all aspects of securities and corporate law, with an emphasis on public and private mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, and providing corporate governance and securities regulalatory advice. Reinhart is a member of the firm's special situations team, which focuses on shareholder activist and defence mandates and complex M&A and reorganization transactions. Reinhart has represented both purchasers and vendors (public and private corporations) in a number of friendly and hostile M&A transactions, including plans of arrangement, takeover bids, and statutory restructurings. Reinhart has also represented both public companies and underwriters in connection with public offerings, including IPOs, and has acted on behalf of issuers and investors in numerous private placement financings. Reinhart has been named a Leading Lawyer to Watch in Corporate Finance & Securities in The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory. She is a member of the Toronto Stock Exchange listing advisory committee and the Ontario Business Law Modernization and Burden Reduction Council. Reinhart acts as co-chairwoman of the Toronto students' committee.
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david.lemieux@nortonrosefulbright.com (514) 847-4250 David Lemieux practises corporate financing and restructuring. He regularly represents lending syndicates, borrowers and investors in the areas of project financing, public and private takeover bids, asset acquisitions, monetization, securitization, structured finance and debt restructuring, whether the financing is Canadian, cross-border or foreign. In this capacity, he organizes and leads teams of lawyers to close these transactions. He is involved in negotiating, preparing and finalizing all aspects of these transactions, including corporate structuring, credit documentation, agreements between creditors, security documents and the restructuring of debt.
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Robert J. Froehlich
robert.froehlich@nortonrosefulbright.com (403) 267-9554 Robert Froehlich currently leads the business law group in the Calgary office and from 2016–2020 led the Canadian oil and gas practice. Froehlich advises domestic and international clients on a diverse range of corporate and commercial matters, with a specific focus on the energy industry. He provides practical and strategic advice to clients on transactions and projects across the energy sector, including on liquefied natural gas, conventional and unconventional upstream petroleum and natural gas, coalbed methane, heavy oil and oilsands, pipeline and midstream, refining, electricity, and renewable power. His experience includes providing structuring advice and negotiating and drafting complicated agreements associated with some of Canada's most significant energy projects. He regularly acts as lead counsel on significant asset acquisitions and divestitures, private merger and acquisition transactions, complex corporate restructurings, joint-ventures, partnerships, and a range of other commercial arrangements that underlie the development of energy projects.
russell.dufault@nortonrosefulbright.com (416) 216-4029 Russell Dufault practises in all areas of transactional banking and corporate finance matters, with an emphasis on cross-border and multi-jurisdictional structured financings. His experience includes acting for domestic and international commercial banks, non-bank financial institutions, alternative and private credit providers, private equity funds, and sponsors, as well as corporate borrowers and issuers, in connection with senior and subordinated debt, asset-based and cash flow facilities, syndicated and club financings, leveraged financings, bridge loans, term lending, securitizations, high-yield debt offerings, debt capital markets transactions, restructuring matters, and other forms of debt financing. He acts for clients in financings across a range of industries including retail and brands, healthcare, manufacturing, aerospace, shipping, and aviation. He also has experience advising financial institutions in connection with regulatory and compliance-related matters and payments transactions.
Russell Dufault
mathieu.deschamps@nortonrosefulbright.com (514) 847-4344 Mathieu Deschamps deals with all aspects of corporate and business law. His practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions as well as setting up complex structures in connection with equity and debt financings, involving both publicly traded and privately held companies. He frequently acts in multi-jurisdictional transactions in Canada, the US, and abroad in various sectors of the economy, including the circular economy, oil and gas and renewable energy, transportation, food, pharmaceutical, financial, insurance, securities advisory and trading, and entertainment industries. He is also involved in the negotiation of shareholders’ and partnership agreement as well as various commercial contracts for large corporations, institutional investors, SMEs, and start-ups. In addition to his practice, Deschamps is currently the leader of the private M&A team for the Montreal office. He also oversees the firm's three-year partnership with Zù to support entrepreneurs in the entertainment and technology sectors by offering them legal assistance services. His past experience as a market analyst for a mining company during his studies allows him to bring industry experience to his work. Besides his law degree, he also obtained a bachelor of commerce.
Mathieu Deschamps
derek.chiasson@nortonrosefulbright.com (514) 847-6114 Derek Chiasson is a partner in the Norton Rose Fulbright tax team. His principal focus is on domestic and international tax aspects of mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, and corporate reorganizations, for public and private corporations. He also regularly advises on tax disputes, commodity taxes, and executive compensation. He leverages his broad experience to bridge tax, finance, and legal aspects of the transactions and reorganizations he works on, while maintaining strong technical skills, attention to detail, and creativity. He is a member of the Canadian Tax Foundation, the Association de planification fiscale et financière, and the International Fiscal Association. He is currently a member of the IFA Canada Council and is a former member of the Canadian Bar Association’s CBA/CICA joint committee on taxation. He has been a speaker for the Canadian Tax Foundation, IFA, the APFF, and Wolters Kluwer. He also has industry experience, having served as vice president, corporate development/strategy and legal affairs of a multinational US public company in the video game industry listed on the NASDAQ exchange.
Derek Chiasson
cathy.singer@nortonrosefulbright.com (416) 216-4053 Cathy Singer practises corporate and securities law, with an emphasis on related-party transactions, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and corporate governance, including advisory mandates for issuers, investment dealers, managers and independent committees. Ms. Singer also practises and has extensive experience in the area of investment funds, advising on all legal and related aspects for investment management and investment fund clients and assisting clients in navigating the evolving non-fund fund area that spans the investment fund and corporate issuer categories of issuer.
Cathy Singer
elliot.shapiro@nortonrosefulbright.com (514) 847-4516 Elliot Shapiro's practice is transaction-oriented, with a focus on corporate and securities law, public and private M&A, infrastructure and P3 financing. He is renowned as one of Canada's leading securities lawyers as a member of the Quebec securities regulator's (AMF) Financial Advisory Committee for over five years. Mr. Shapiro regularly advises public companies and their boards of directors and committees on strategic, disclosure and governance matters and he has also set up an infrastructure fund and worked on various licensing and commercial arrangements. In recent years, he has been involved in a variety of high-profile, large-value and/or particularly complex public and private M&A transactions across various sectors and has led multiple cross-border Canada-US corporate finance transactions both on a public and private placement basis.
Elliot Shapiro
nicole.sigouin@nortonrosefulbright.com (416) 216-3929 Nicole Sigouin practises in all areas of banking and finance. She has extensive experience acting for financial institutions and borrowers in connection with domestic and cross-border debt financing transactions, asset-based lending, project finance, acquisition financings, and complex financial restructurings (including the ground-breaking $32-billion restructuring of third-party asset-backed commercial paper in Canada). She is a member of the firm's special situations team, applying her experience to urgent and critical corporate reorganizations.
C. Nicole Sigouin
noah.schein@nortonrosefulbright.com (416) 216-4032 Noah Schein's practice covers all aspects of corporate finance, with an emphasis on cross-border and multi-jurisdictional structured financings. He acts for Canadian and international financial institutions, non-bank lenders and borrowers in connection with finance transactions including bilateral and syndicated financings, securitizations, debt capital markets transactions and insolvency and restructuring matters. Noah's experience includes asset-based loans, acquisition financings, first lien/second lien financings, capital call facilities and speciality finance transactions. Noah also advises clients on corporate and other transactional matters.
Noah Schein
solomon.sananes@nortonrosefulbright.com (514) 847-4411 Solomon Sananes practises corporate finance and securities (including both private placements and public financings), mergers and acquisitions, and corporate governance. In corporate financing, he acts in numerous Canadian and Canada/US cross-border offerings of debt, equity and derivative instruments on behalf of issuers, selling shareholders and underwriters. In mergers and acquisitions, he participates in a variety of significant transactions, acting for both buyers and sellers of public and private companies. He also advises a number of Canadian public companies on continuous disclosure obligations, governance issues and the conduct of shareholders’ meetings.
Solomon Sananes
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marcus.archer@nortonrosefulbright.com (403) 267-9547 Marcus Archer focuses on public and private debt (investment grade and high yield), hybrid securities and equity financings, public and private mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, reorganizations and purchases, and sales of businesses and assets – acting for corporations, creditors, and investment banks. He also assists clients with corporate governance, regulatory compliance, continuous disclosure, and general corporate and commercial matters. He joined the firm's Calgary office as an articling student in 1998 and became a partner in 2006.
pierre.dery@nortonrosefulbright.com (418) 640-5009 Pierre Déry is a senior partner at Norton Rose Fulbright. His practice focuses on private mergers and acquisitions, private equity financings, corporate reorganizations, and technology transfers. Over the last 10 years, he has acted in a number of significant national and cross-border transactions mainly in the fields of agribusiness, health services, technologies, insurance, and infrastructure. He has also acted in a number of initial public offerings for companies in the Quebec region. He holds the title of CPA as well as CA since 1989. He is a former lecturer on financial accounting and corporate taxation at Université Laval. He also holds a master's degree in business law from Université Laval.
Pierre Déry
walied.soliman@nortonrosefulbright.com (416) 216-4820 Walied Soliman is the Canadian chair of Norton Rose Fulbright and co-chair of the Special Situations team. He is widely regarded as one of Canada's leading lawyers in his field, having been involved in some of the most significant and complex M&A transactions and proxy battles in the country, advising buyers and sellers, boards, hostile bidders and shareholder activists. In addition, his practice focuses on restructurings, corporate finance, governance and structured products. Mr. Soliman was mandated in 2020 by the government of Ontario to chair the Capital Markets Modernization Taskforce. In 2019, Mr. Soliman was chosen by the United Nations Association in Canada to be its Global Citizen Laureate for his professional merit and service to the community. He was the only lawyer featured in The Globe and Mail's Report on Business Magazine Power 50 list in 2017, was designated as a "Star Lawyer" by Acritas for ranking in the top 28 lawyers globally, and he has been continuously recognized by the most prestigious legal rankings over the years, including Chambers & Partners and Legal 500. Mr. Soliman sits on the boards of the BlackNorth Initiative against anti-Black racism, Ryerson University, and the Toronto SickKids Hospital Foundation.
Walied Soliman, KC
peter.wiazowski@nortonrosefulbright.com (514) 847-6047 Peter Wiazowski is a seasoned practitioner in cross-border capital markets and banking, both in Canada and the US. Wiazowski is responsible for the origination and execution of debt financing and equity transactions across numerous industries, including financial services, healthcare/life sciences, transportation, energy, mining, telecommunications, and fintech/martech. He leads transactions in connection with all aspects of credit structuring and liability management, including debt offerings and placements, secured credit facilities, debt tender offers, and refinancings, as well as debt capital markets and alternative lending solutions for M&A, project finance, and infrastructure, in addition to institutional equity capital markets initiatives. He also advises companies on securities regulatory and compliance matters, continuous disclosure obligations, and risk management and controls. In recent years, he also advised on transition, compliance, and policy matters relating to interest rate benchmark transition (CORRA and SOFR). He is currently Norton Rose Fulbright’s national practice coordinator for banking and debt capital markets.
Peter J. Wiazowski
troy.ungerman@nortonrosefulbright.com (416) 216-1862 Troy Ungerman's practice focuses on domestic, international, and cross-border private mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, post-merger integration, strategic alliances, and corporate reorganizations. He has extensive experience leading and advising clients in connection with complex multi-jurisdictional transactions involving multiple stakeholders. He provides transactional as well as corporate and commercial advice to clients in a wide array of industries, including aviation, technology, retail, infrastructure, transport, manufacturing, financial services, telecommunications, and healthcare. He also leads Norton Rose Fulbright’s Canadian transactional representation and warranty insurance practice in which he routinely advises insurers in the underwriting of representation and warranty insurance policies. He is Norton Rose Fulbright's chief diversity and inclusion officer, co-chairman of the firm's Canadian private M&A team, founder of the firm's Canadian Pride Network, and an elected member of the firm's Canadian partnership committee. He is a member of the Law Society of Ontario and the Canadian Bar Association.
Troy Ungerman
francis.trifiro@nortonrosefulbright.com (514) 847-6118 Francis Trifiro has an active banking and financial services practice. He represents Canadian and foreign lenders and borrowers involved in syndicated loans, project financings, asset-based financings, acquisition financings, and other private funding transactions. He is responsible for negotiating, preparing, and implementing various aspects of these transactions, such as credit agreements, intercreditor agreements, sureties and refinancing, and debt restructuring documentation. Financial institutions and companies regularly call upon Trifiro to negotiate ISDA agreements, the schedules to those agreements, and credit support agreements. He also advises his clients on a wide range of derivative instruments, specifically interest rate and cross-currency swaps, futures contracts, and foreign exchange agreements.
Francis Trifiro
martin.theriault@nortonrosefulbright.com (514) 847-4940 Martin Thériault practises in the areas of general banking law, corporate financing, and financial services. Thériault has acted as counsel to various leading domestic and foreign lending institutions and debtors in the context of important financing transactions, including syndicated financings, project financings, public and private takeover bids, asset acquisitions, monetizations, and securitizations. Thériault handles all aspects of these transactions, including preparation and negotiation of credit documentation, hedging agreements, agreements between creditors, and security documents.
Martin Thériault
eric.stevens@nortonrosefulbright.com (514) 847-4437 Eric Stevens practises in the area of mergers and acquisitions, corporate law, and private financings. Stevens regularly acts in major national and cross-border acquisitions, including strategic acquisitions for public and private companies. He was a recipient of the Lexpert Rising Stars: Leading Lawyers Under 40 award and has since received several other awards. Stevens has been involved for many years in various charitable causes close to his heart as a member of various corporate boards.
Eric Stevens
dan.steiner@nortonrosefulbright.com (604) 641-4892 Dan Steiner is a partner in the business group and the head of the Vancouver office's mergers and acquisitions team. He advises companies, private equity funds, family offices and pension plans regarding mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, the formation and financing of business ventures, and general corporate law matters. Mr. Steiner has advised parties involved with three transactions that have won ACG British Columbia's "Dealmakers of the Year" award (2016, 2014, and 2010). Mr. Steiner has extensive experience in Canada-US and domestic transactions. He has advised clients involved in the infrastructure, technology, manufacturing, resource, entertainment, hospitality and transportation industries.
Daniel E. Steiner
brad.sollis@nortonrosefulbright.com (604) 641-4973 Brad Sollis is a partner in the firm's business law team, where he advises private and public companies on all aspects of corporate and commercial law, including mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganizations, joint ventures, the formation and structuring of businesses, financings, and due diligence. He works with clients in a wide range of industry sectors, including manufacturing, technology, hospitality, infrastructure, real estate, mining, and construction. He also regularly acts for private equity and venture capital firms in connection with acquisitions, divestitures, and investments. Sollis's experience includes providing legal advice in connection with transactional matters, as well as providing ongoing general corporate, commercial, and strategic advice to large and small businesses. He has considerable experience with negotiating and drafting asset and share purchase agreements, shareholders’ agreements, and other commercial documents.
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Alethea Au
aau@stikeman.com (416) 869-5514 Alethea Au is a partner in the Mergers & Acquisitions Group (with a focus on technology companies). She has counselled a range of clients including private equity funds, strategic corporate buyers, and founder clients across various industries in complex matters related to mergers and acquisitions, including structuring, risk mitigation, divestitures, minority and majority investments, use of representation and warranty insurance and related transactional and transitional issues. She also has expertise in a wide range of corporate commercial matters relating to information technology, including technology exploitation (development and commercialization) and e-commerce, licensing, joint ventures, business process outsourcings, general corporate commercial and corporate governance matters. Her experience extends across different industries including financial services, insurance, retail, telecommunications and the provision of software and related services. The extent of Alethea’s expertise and experience in both M&A and technology allows her to provide valued advice to clients in an efficient and practical manner in both M&A transactions and ongoing corporate commercial transactions (especially in the technology sector).
Jared Bachynski
jbachynski@stikeman.com (604) 631-1430 Jared Bachynski is a partner in the Corporate and Securities Group and is also a member of the Technology Group. Jared advises clients on a range of Canadian and cross-border transactional matters, including public and private M&A, public and private equity financing, growth equity investments, joint ventures and general corporate and securities law matters. He also has experience advising private equity funds on completing investments and managing portfolio companies across a range of industries. In addition, Jared works with founders of startup companies in formation and financing of new ventures.
Donald G. Belovich
dbelovich@stikeman.com (416) 869-5606 Donald Belovich is a partner in the Capital Markets, Securities and Mergers & Acquisitions Groups and Co-Head of the Cannabis Group. His practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, public financings and complex corporate reorganizations. Donald also acts as counsel to issuers and underwriters in connection with initial public offerings and other public offerings and private placements. He regularly advises issuers, boards of directors and special committees on the structuring of M&A transactions, negotiating key transaction documentation, directors' fiduciary duties, and other corporate governance, compliance and general matters.
Steven D. Bennett
sbennett@stikeman.com (416) 869-5209 Steven Bennett is a partner and Co-Head of the Mining Group. He is also a member of the Corporate, Capital Markets, Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity Groups and the firm's Emissions Trading & Climate Change practice. His practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and securities, private equity transactions, and general corporate and commercial law. Steven has significant experience representing domestic and international clients in inter-jurisdictional transactions in the mining and resources sector. Steven has represented companies, boards of directors, special committees, management teams, private equity sponsors, hedge funds, financial advisors, and other transaction participants in a wide range of M&A transactions (including plans of arrangement, take-over bids, amalgamations and share and asset purchase transactions), joint venture and option agreements, streaming transactions, royalties, and project acquisitions. Steven also regularly advises issuers and investment dealers in connection with equity and debt offerings, and counsel’s clients on corporate governance and securities law and stock exchange compliance matters.
Karine Bilodeau
kbilodeau@stikeman.com (514) 397-3204 Karine Bilodeau is a partner in the Corporate Group. Karine’s practice focuses on corporate finance, securities, mergers and acquisitions and corporate governance. She has experience representing issuers, investment banks, private equity sponsors and institutional investors in a large variety of capital markets transactions, including initial public offerings and other equity offerings, investment grade and high-yield debt. In addition, Karine regularly acts for foreign and domestic clients in connection with mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, and other strategic transactions, including cross-border transactions. Karine services clients in a wide-range of industries, including food & beverage, logistics, engineering, manufacturing, communications and technology.
Joel E. Binder
jbinder@stikeman.com (416) 869-5233 Joel Binder is a partner in the Corporate Group with a broad corporate/securities practice. Joel is widely recognized as one of Canada’s leading corporate lawyers and has been ranked in the areas of M&A, private equity, capital markets and securities, and corporate law by The Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada, The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, Lexpert Special Edition: Finance and M&A, International Financial Law Review’s IFLR1000 and The Best Lawyers in Canada. Joel has over 30 years’ experience in public and private mergers and acquisitions, private equity, corporate finance, and other complex corporate transactions. On the public side, he frequently represents public issuers, boards of directors, special committees, and investment dealers in connection with take-over bids, business combinations, public offerings, private placements, and governance and securities compliance matters. On the private side, Joel advises private equity and strategic buyers and sellers, and counsels’ large family-owned businesses. Joel has been a director and audit committee member of two public companies, a past member of the TSX Advisory Committee and formerly served on the Management Committee in the Toronto office.
Daniel Borlack
dborlack@stikeman.com (416) 869-5283 Daniel Borlack is a partner in the Mergers & Acquisitions Group. His practice focuses on public and private mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and related matters, including cross-border and private equity transactions, as well as corporate governance, securities and general corporate and commercial matters. He has advised Canadian and US corporations and private equity funds in numerous M&A transactions in a variety of industries, including the retail, mining, food and beverage, healthcare, media and financial services industries.
Stuart S. Carruthers
scarruthers@stikeman.com (416) 869-5600 Stuart Carruthers is a partner and member of the Insurance & Reinsurance, Financial Products & Services, and Mergers & Acquisitions Groups. He is widely recognized as the preeminent transactional, commercial, governance and regulatory advisor to insurance and reinsurance companies and brokers in Canada. Stuart is repeatedly cited for both his transactional and regulatory expertise in the industry by numerous leading directories, including Chambers – Band 1, IFLR1000 – Market Leader in Canada, Who’s Who Legal: Canada – Most Highly Recommended Practitioner, and Lexpert – Most Frequently Recommended in Ontario. Stuart has particular expertise in insurance, reinsurance and related financial services transactions and regulatory matters, including acquisitions and dispositions of insurers and books of business, formation and licensing of insurers and intermediaries, financing transactions, outsourcing transactions, white labelling initiatives and advice on a broad range of distribution, market conduct, compliance and other regulatory matters. Stuart has acted on more than 30 completed sales of Canadian insurance companies.
Gordon Cameron
grcameron@stikeman.com (403) 266-9014 Gordon Cameron is a partner in the Corporate Group, whose practice focuses on corporate finance, securities, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, and general corporate matters. Gordon acts for both issuers and dealers in public and private, domestic and cross-border, debt and equity corporate finance transactions. He also acts for vendors and purchasers in public and private M&A transactions and has represented clients in many large, complex multi-jurisdiction transactions. Gordon also has significant private equity and venture capital experience. With a significant focus on start-up companies, particularly in the technology, cannabis, clean technology, auto dealership, industrial, agriculture, and oil and gas sectors, Gordon guides clients through founding, capitalization, and value creation strategies. Gordon has extensive board experience in a variety of contexts. Additionally, he has broad experience advising special committees of boards and acting as independent counsel in unique circumstances.
Robert Carelli
rcarelli@stikeman.com (514) 397-2408 Robert Carelli is a partner, Head of the Montreal office’s Corporate Group and a member of the firm’s Partnership Board. Named as one of Canada’s Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers in 2020 by Canadian Lawyer, Robert has over 20 years of extensive experience focused primarily in the areas of securities, capital markets, public and private mergers & acquisitions and corporate governance. He advises issuers and underwriters on public offerings and private placements, boards of directors and private equity funds. Robert is highly regarded in the Canadian capital markets space and is consistently recognized as a leading securities practitioner by the legal industry’s most prominent directories, including Chambers and Lexpert. Robert is also recognized for his solid track record of successfully working on complex domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions for clients in various industries, including technology, retail, aviation and healthcare.
Colin Burn
cburn@stikeman.com (416) 869-6868 Colin Burn is a partner practising in the Mergers & Acquisitions, Capital Markets, Securities and Mining Groups. His practice is primarily focused on corporate and securities law, with an emphasis on M&A, corporate finance, private equity, and stream and royalty finance, as well as corporate governance matters. Colin has extensive experience advising foreign and domestic clients, including private equity and other financial sponsors, in public and private merger and acquisition transactions. He also regularly represents issuers and underwriters in debt and equity offerings. Colin’s industry experience includes mining, real estate, energy and infrastructure, technology, pharmaceutical, financial services and consumer goods.
Michael Decicco
mdecicco@stikeman.com (416) 869-6863 Michael Decicco is a partner in the Mergers & Acquisitions and Capital Markets Groups. His practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, securities, corporate finance, and general corporate and commercial matters. Mike has significant experience representing clients on complex M&A transactions (including SPAC qualifying transactions), minority and majority investments and strategic transactions across a range of industries including information technology, energy, financial services, manufacturing, telecommunications, healthcare, mining and entertainment. He regularly acts on complex capital markets transactions, including IPOs, private placements, and business combinations. Mike is also a member of the Technology Group. He advises on licensing, technology development and other complex commercial transactions relating to technology products and services.
Julie D'Avignon
jdavignon@stikeman.com (403) 266-9062 Julie D’Avignon is a partner and head of the Tax Group in Calgary. Her practice focuses on providing tax advice in connection with mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganizations, equity investments, flow-through share transactions and financings. Julie has extensive experience working with Canadian and international clients, public and private entities, tax-exempt entities, and private equity firms. Julie has particular expertise in resource and energy taxation, including with respect to Canadian and international oil and gas, mining, pipeline and renewable energy projects.
Kevin Anthony Custodio
kcustodio@stikeman.com (514) 397-3390 Kevin A. Custodio is a partner in the Corporate Group. His practice primarily focuses on domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions involving both public and private companies as well as private equity and venture capital. Kevin’s experience includes advising several Canadian and foreign clients in acquisitions, divestitures, reorganizations, and general commercial negotiations across industry sectors. He is a member of the Montreal office’s Students & Stagiaires Committee, which oversees recruitment for this office.
Leland P. Corbett
lcorbett@stikeman.com (403) 266-9046 Leland Corbett is a partner in the Banking & Finance, Mergers & Acquisitions and Capital Markets Groups. His practice focuses on the corporate-commercial area and he frequently acts in public and private financing and other capital markets transactions, including corporate and investment banking transactions, share and asset acquisitions and dispositions, securities transactions and other merger and acquisition activity. Leland has been senior counsel in many large and complex corporate transactions, and he has considerable expertise in corporate reorganizations, restructurings, spin-offs and large commercial matters. Leland has acted for a broad range of international, national and regional companies, financial advisors and underwriters in public and private debt and equity financings and mergers and acquisitions. He was the recipient of the 2018 Lexpert Zenith Award for Mid-Career Excellence.
Vanessa Coiteux
vcoiteux@stikeman.com (514) 397-3681 Vanessa Coiteux is a partner in the Corporate Group. Her practice focuses on securities, public and private mergers & acquisitions and corporate financing. She frequently advises issuers and underwriters in connection with public and private offerings in Canada and abroad, as well as TSX-listed securities issuers on regulatory compliance, corporate governance and continuous disclosure requirements matters. Vanessa specializes in cybersecurity and advises public and private companies on legal, ethical and governance issues. She advises clients on a wide range of privacy, data security and information management matters, including information security breach responses, compliance and disclosure, and provides advice on best cybersecurity business practices. Vanessa works with businesses from various industry sectors including the engineering, communications, computer science, pharmaceutical, manufacturing and retail industries. She is a member of the firm's Associates Committee and the Montreal office’s Premises Committee.
John J. Ciardullo
jciardullo@stikeman.com (416) 869-5235 John Ciardullo is the Managing Partner of the Toronto office where he is responsible for overseeing management, strategic direction and client service. He is also a member of the Partnership Board, Executive Committee, Management Committee and the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee. He is the former Head of the Corporate Department and the Capital Markets and Public Mergers & Acquisitions Groups. John has expertise in a broad range of corporate transactions and has led some of Canada’s most noteworthy domestic and cross-border M&A and restructuring transactions. He has significant experience advising Canadian boards, special committees, banks, regulatory authorities and governments on a wide variety of matters, including compliance with legal, regulatory and fiduciary issues, crisis management and transactional matters such as acquisition and defence strategy. John’s stand-out M&A expertise is recognized by the legal industry’s most reliable and trusted sources. In 2021, John was the only Canadian named among the Top 50 Global M&A Lawyers by Global M&A Network, which identifies highly respected, successful and innovative lawyers from worldwide deal making communities.
Timothy Chubb
tchubb@stikeman.com (416) 869-5206 Timothy Chubb is a partner in the Mergers & Acquisitions, Capital Markets and Banking & Finance Groups. His practice focuses on private equity and venture capital transactions, domestic and cross-border mergers, acquisitions, divestitures and fund formation activities. Tim’s clients include private equity and venture capital firms, waste management companies, media and telecom companies, technology companies and industrial and manufacturing companies. He is Chair of the Law Clerks Committee in the Toronto office.
Peter Castiel
pcastiel@stikeman.com (514) 397-3272 Peter Castiel is a partner in the Corporate Group and a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. He previously served on the firm’s Partnership Board. Peter’s practice primarily focuses on cross-border mergers & acquisitions. Peter has extensive expertise in advising private equity funds, sovereign wealth funds and leading public and private companies in connection with acquisitions, divestitures and investments.
Ron Ferguson
rferguson@stikeman.com (416) 869-5212 Ron Ferguson is a partner and member of the Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity Groups. He has a diversified corporate practice focusing on cross-border private and public M&A, private equity investments (including PIPEs), corporate finance, corporate restructuring and banking. In addition to his practice, Ron is a member of the Management Committee in the Toronto office.
Michael Dyck
mdyck@stikeman.com (403) 266-9030 Michael Dyck is a partner in the Real Estate and Banking & Finance Groups. As part of his commercial real estate practice, Michael provides advice in connection with a broad range of real estate, development and construction transactions. He acts for purchasers and vendors with respect to acquisitions and dispositions of multi-tenant office complexes, industrial properties and development sites, as well as acting for lenders and borrowers in connection with various types of commercial real estate financings, including construction loans, acquisition loans, leasehold financings and mortgage bond financings. Michael also has an extensive leasing practice, acting for landlords and tenants in connection with office, industrial and retail leases, as well as long-term ground leases. He also acts for owners and contractors in connection with construction projects, including in the real estate industry and the oil and gas industry. Michael has significant experience in providing advice with respect to ownership arrangements, including co-ownerships and limited partnerships. In his banking practice, Michael provides advice in all matters relating to banking transactions.
Adam Drori
adrori@stikeman.com (514) 397-6460 Adam Drori is a partner in the Tax Group. He specializes in the income tax aspects of mergers & acquisitions, growth equity investments, capital markets transactions and corporate reorganizations in a domestic and cross-border context. Adam regularly advises foreign private equity funds regarding Canadian investments.
Adam M. Dlin
adlin@stikeman.com (604) 631-1307 Adam Dlin is a partner in the Corporate Group. Adam’s practice is focused on private mergers and acquisitions and private equity transactions. Adam has advised on numerous Canada/US cross-border acquisitions as well as transactions across Canada. Concentrated on the middle market, Adam’s clients span a range of industries and include business owners, investors, private companies, limited partnerships and private equity funds. Clients consistently seek out Adam for his keen business sense, deep knowledge of the law and responsiveness when navigating complex transactions.
Mike Devereux
mdevereux@stikeman.com (416) 869-6803 Mike Devereux is a partner in the Capital Markets and Mergers & Acquisitions Groups and a member of the Associates Committee in the Toronto office. His practice focuses on securities and corporate law, with an emphasis on public and private mergers and acquisitions, shareholder activism, private equity transactions, strategic transactions such as joint ventures, partnerships and significant investments, and corporate finance transactions. Mike has advised issuers, boards of directors, special committees, management teams, private equity sponsors, hedge funds, financial advisors and other transaction participants in a wide range of M&A transactions, both public and private, as well as issuers and securities dealers in numerous corporate finance transactions. He also regularly advises clients on corporate governance and securities law compliance matters, shareholder activism and take-over preparedness.
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mgarneau@stikeman.com (416) 869-5696 Marie Garneau is a partner in the Banking & Finance and Mergers & Acquisitions Groups. She has acted for numerous lenders and borrowers on a wide range of domestic and cross-border financing transactions including leveraged buyouts, asset-based loans, debt, mezzanine and structured financings. Marie has also acted for creditors, debtors and monitors in commercial insolvencies and restructurings. She is also a member of the Associates’ Committee in the Toronto office.
Marie Garneau
phamilton@stikeman.com (416) 869-5564 Peter Hamilton is a partner in the Banking & Finance Group. He practises extensively in the area of banking and corporate finance with particular emphasis in the areas of corporate finance, project finance, the regulation of financial institutions, derivatives, structured finance and insolvency. Peter has been active on a variety of regulatory mandates in recent years, including advising international banks such as Barclays Bank, Royal Bank of Scotland, Allied Irish Bank, BNP Paribas, Société Générale, Deutsche Bank, Bank of New York, JP Morgan Chase, Morgan Stanley, UBS AG, Credit Suisse and Macquarie Bank and National Australia Bank on the acquisition of Canadian assets, the establishment of Canadian business, transactional matters and associated regulatory requirements. Domestically, he has advised a number of Canadian banks, insurance companies and trust companies with respect to regulatory matters and transactions, including potential mergers in the 1990s. He has represented a Canadian chartered bank in litigation relative to various corporate governance and board matters.
Peter E. Hamilton
rgrewal@stikeman.com (416) 869-5265 Raman Grewal is a partner in the Corporate Group and a member of the firm’s Partnership Board. She practises principally in corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions, having expertise on a wide range of matters including domestic and international securities offerings, corporate governance and securities regulatory compliance. She has counselled Canadian and international issuers and underwriters on a wide range of capital markets transactions and securities regulatory matters, including boards of directors, public and private issuers, dealers, advisers, investment funds and asset managers. She also advises on capital market infrastructure and compliance, including fintech and other capital markets developments. Raman has a lead role in training and educating practice group members about legal, regulatory and market developments through formal and informal education initiatives, including internal and external continuing legal education, publications and presentations. She is also responsible for developing and managing legal content and current awareness to ensure that both lawyers and clients have the benefit of the firm’s collective legal expertise and the latest in legal and industry developments.
Ramandeep Grewal
igrbesic@stikeman.com (416) 869-5229 Ivan Grbesic is a partner and Co-Head of the Mining Group. He is also a member of the Capital Markets, Securities and Mergers & Acquisitions Groups. Ivan plays a leading role in the firm’s Latin American coverage group. Ivan’s practice focuses on corporate and securities law, with an emphasis on corporate finance transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate reorganizations. He regularly provides advice to issuers and underwriters in connection with initial public offerings, other types of offerings and private placements, and to boards of directors, special committees and advisers on matters such as structuring and negotiating transactions, corporate governance, securities regulatory compliance, and general matters. Ivan is frequently involved in cross-border and international transactions and is experienced in dealing with subtleties of cross-cultural issues encountered in international transactions.
Ivan Grbesic
agodfroy@stikeman.com (514) 397-3360 Aude Godfroy is a partner in the Banking & Finance and Real Estate Groups. Her practice covers all aspects of financial services, with a focus on debt financings, on both national and international stages. Aude regularly represents corporate borrowers and financial institutions alike across a wide range of industries including the infrastructure and power sectors in a variety of corporate transactions, such as corporate financings, acquisition financings, project financings and capital call financings. She has also had the opportunity to act for investors, including development finance institutions, in their investments in emerging markets aligning the rise of impact investing and growth.
Aude Godfroy
ogodbout@stikeman.com (514) 397-2436 Olivier Godbout is a partner in the Corporate Group. His practice focuses primarily in the areas of securities, corporate finance, domestic and cross-border public and private mergers and acquisitions, and governance matters. Olivier advises clients from a wide range of industries, including transportation, telecommunications and manufacturing. In 2016, Olivier worked in Stikeman Elliott’s London office where he acted for issuers and underwriters in corporate finance transactions as well as for foreign companies involved in acquisitions in Canada. Prior to joining the Corporate Group, Olivier was a member of the firm’s Litigation & Dispute Resolution Group and was involved in various commercial litigation cases.
Olivier Godbout
vgerchikov@stikeman.com (604) 631-1408 Victor Gerchikov is a partner in the Corporate and Securities Group of the Vancouver office. Victor’s practice is primarily focused on securities, corporate finance, public and private M&A, joint ventures, general corporate and commercial matters. In addition, Victor represents issuers and underwriters in equity offerings and advises public companies with respect to corporate governance matters, securities law compliance and stock exchange regulations. Victor’s industry experience includes mining, technology, clean technology, consumer goods and financial services.
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jhoneyman@stikeman.com (604) 631-1371 Jennifer is a partner in the Corporate and Securities Practice Group. She has a broad practice advising both public and private companies on a wide range of transactions and corporate matters, with a focus on mergers and acquisitions, private equity, equity capital markets and joint ventures. Jennifer has extensive experience in cross-border transactions and has advised clients in transactions involving a broad range of industries including mining, technology, forestry, distribution, retail, and manufacturing.
Jennifer Honeyman
jhershenfield@stikeman.com (416) 869-5205 Jeff Hershenfield is a partner and Co-Head of the Capital Markets and Public Mergers & Acquisitions Group. He has a broad practice with a focus on capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, private equity, corporate governance and securities, as well as general corporate and commercial law. Jeff has acted for issuers, sponsors and securities dealers in a wide range of corporate finance transactions, including initial public offerings and other equity and debt financings (public and private). He has also acted for public and private companies, private equity funds, REITs, financial institutions, investment fund managers, capital pool companies, boards of directors and special committees in numerous public and private M&A transactions. He regularly provides advice on cross-border securities offerings (including MJDS) and M&A transactions, as well as corporate governance and securities regulatory compliance matters. In addition to his practice, Jeff is a member of the firm's Students Committee, former Co-Chair of the United Way Committee, and a past member of the Law Clerk Committee.
Jeffrey M. Hershenfield
sghorn@stikeman.com (416) 869-5636 Samantha Horn is a partner in the Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity Groups. Her practice focuses primarily on mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital financing. She is highly experienced both in investments and buyout transactions, with particular expertise concerning matters in the life sciences and technology sectors. She operates a market-leading transactional practice in the private equity space, covering a wide range of M&A and financing mandates, along with fund formation experience. Samantha is a former member of the Management Committee in the Toronto office and formerly served as Co-Head of the Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity Groups. She is a recipient of the 2017 Women’s Executive Network’s Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award in the “Hall of Fame” category and in the “KPMG Professionals” category (2014, 2015 and 2016), recognizing her significant impact to the legal profession and her leadership role within the firm.
Samantha G. Horn
bhudy@stikeman.com (403) 266-9013 Ben Hudy is a partner in the Capital Markets and Mergers & Acquisitions Groups. His practice focuses on securities and corporate law, with an emphasis on public and private mergers and acquisitions, shareholder activism, private equity transactions, corporate finance and strategic transactions such as joint ventures, partnerships and significant investments. Ben regularly acts for issuers, boards of directors, special committees, management teams, institutional investors, private equity sponsors, financial advisors and other transaction participants in a wide range of M&A transactions, both public and private, as well as issuers, selling shareholders and securities dealers in corporate finance transactions. He also regularly advises clients on corporate governance and securities law compliance matters, shareholder activism and take-over preparedness. Ben has been involved in the negotiation, formation and development of a number of projects in the midstream and infrastructure sectors. Ben is recognized for his expertise in various national directories, including being awarded for his involvement as one of the lead counsel in the “Infrastructure and Projects Deal of the Year” as recognized by the 2021 Canadian Law Awards.
Benjamin S. P. Hudy
smhorn@stikeman.com (514) 397-3342 Sidney Horn is a senior counsel in the Corporate Group, specializing in commercial, corporate and securities law, advising large domestic and international corporations on complex questions concerning finance, mergers & acquisitions and corporate governance. Sidney has developed an expertise in complex transactions requiring creative solutions. He represents private equity firms in their investments in private and public corporations, as well as corporations and independent directors in transactions such as going private transactions, related party transactions and insider bids.
Sidney M. Horn
sgill@stikeman.com (403) 266-9015 Sony Gill is a partner in the Capital Markets and Mergers & Acquisitions Groups. His practice focuses on public and private company creation, growth, restructuring and value maximization. He has extensive experience in the negotiation, structuring and consummation of a broad range of corporate finance, securities and M&A transactions, including public and private debt and equity financings, strategic investments, joint ventures, recapitalizations, restructurings, takeover bids, reverse takeovers, asset acquisitions and divestitures, share purchases and dispositions, plans of arrangement, spin-outs and other forms of business combination and corporate activity. Sony acts as counsel to a wide range of clients, including oil and gas exploration and production companies and energy services companies. He also advises underwriters and investment dealers on a broad range of matters, including financings, business combinations, corporate assignments and regulatory matters. In addition, Sony acts for a broad spectrum of clients in the agribusiness industry, advising public and private issuers, investment banks and emerging entities.
Sony Gill
Keith R. Chatwin
kchatwin@stikeman.com (403) 266-9088 Keith Chatwin is head of the Corporate Group in Calgary. His practice involves a broad array of securities and general corporate transactions, ranging from public and private debt and equity financing to mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructuring and recapitalizations, and shareholder activism and defense. Keith has acted in respect of a number of contested and uncontested take-over situations, as well as a number of corporate and intercorporate arrangements, including reverse take-overs, spin-outs and asset acquisitions and divestitures. Frequently advising international entities in connection with strategic transactions and project development in Canada, he is head of Stikeman Elliott’s Korea Group and an active member of the firm’s Japan Group.
mburkett@stikeman.com (416) 869-5675 Michael Burkett is a partner in the Mergers & Acquisitions Group whose practice focuses on advising public and private companies and private equity investors on complex domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisition transactions, divestitures, going private transactions as well as public company governance and compliance issues. In addition, Michael also assists domestic, US and other international clients in connection with corporate finance, securities and general corporate commercial matters in Canada and has regularly acted on behalf of issuers and underwriters on initial public and secondary offerings, bought deals and private placement transactions. His practice covers a diverse spectrum of industry groups including infrastructure, manufacturing, technology, e-commerce, mining, food and beverage, financial services and agribusiness. In addition to his practice, Michael is a member of the firm’s Associates Committee and the Diversity Committee.
Michael Burkett
ebreen@stikeman.com (416) 869-5267 Elizabeth Breen is a partner in the Mergers & Acquisitions, Capital Markets, Banking & Finance and Private Equity Groups. Her practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity financings, and other major transactions. Liz has acted for a significant number of foreign investors in respect of their Canadian strategic objectives.
Elizabeth Breen
wbraithwaite@stikeman.com (416) 869-5654 William Braithwaite is senior counsel at the firm and was Chair of the firm from 2012 to 2018. He previously served on the firm’s Partnership Board and Executive Committee, and is the former Head of the Corporate Group in the Toronto office. Bill practises primarily in mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance. In addition to acting on some of the most significant cross-border merger transactions, he has acted as counsel to major Canadian corporations, boards of directors, and institutional shareholders, as well as various governments and regulatory authorities. In 2018, Bill was recognized in Canadian Lawyer magazine’s annual peer survey as one of the Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers in Canada with voters saying, “Bill is not only one of the most outstanding corporate commercial lawyers in Canada, he has lent his status in the legal and business community to help organizations that promote the fundamental values of our profession.” “One of the captains and commanders of deals – he can manage a team on a deal like very few can. He gives great comfort to the client and has the ability to focus on what's important in a deal and how to get it done.”
William J. Braithwaite
Marie-Andrée Beaudry
mabeaudry@stikeman.com (514) 397-3663 Marie-Andrée Beaudry is a partner and member of the Tax Group. She specializes in cross-border corporate taxation. She develops tax strategies for Canadian and international expansion, including merger and acquisition structures and strategic repatriation plans. Her main areas of practice include the following: mergers and acquisitions of businesses, corporate reorganization, debt restructuring, cross-border financing, national and international tax consolidation, and public offerings. She also advises on tax issues relating to insolvency matters, Canadian power projects and cross-border real estate investments.
ebremermann@stikeman.com (416) 869-6821 Eric Bremermann is a partner and member of the Mergers & Acquisitions and Project Development & Finance Groups, as well as Co-Chair of the Energy Group in the Toronto office. Eric leads the firm’s business initiatives in respect of Germany, Austria and Switzerland, and is recognized for his work in fostering connections between Canadian and Europeans markets. Eric’s practice focuses on corporate and commercial law, with an emphasis on Canadian-European cross-border issues, including advising on mergers, acquisitions, disposition and financing, corporate governance matters, business and family succession, project development, and the establishment of subsidiaries in the CUSMA marketplace. Eric also has specific expertise in renewable energy and independent power production. He has advised a variety of clients in the energy sector in connection with their entry into the Canadian market, including acquisitions, development and financing of power projects (including wind and solar), and advising on associated regulatory requirements.
Eric H. Bremermann
jlorito@stikeman.com (416) 869-5272 John Lorito is Head of the Tax Group and a member of the firm’s Partnership Board. His practice focuses on tax elements of corporation transactions, with particular emphasis on corporate reorganizations, mergers and acquisitions in domestic and cross-border transactions, investment funds, corporate joint ventures, REITs, corporate finance and international taxation. John regularly represents clients across various industries, including financial services, real estate, telecommunications, mining, retail and more. He has acted as counsel on federal and provincial income tax appeals before the Federal Court of Appeal and the Ontario Court (General Division). John has over 30 years of experience and is highly regarded for his skilled handling of tax matters and providing practical solutions for complex tax issues. He is recognized as a leading tax lawyer in Canada by the legal industry’s most prominent directories, including Chambers and Lexpert.
John G. Lorito
dkoumanakos@stikeman.com (514) 397-3355 Dean Koumanakos is a partner and a member of the Mergers & Acquisitions Group. He served as Managing Partner of the London Office for over seven years. His practice focuses primarily on advising foreign and domestic clients on a range of mergers and acquisitions, buyouts, strategic and private equity transactions, corporate finance matters as well as insolvency-based restructurings workouts, and related transactions. Dean’s clients include US, Canadian and foreign public, private and multi-national companies and funds across a broad range of sectors and industries.
Dean Koumanakos
jkellerman@stikeman.com (416) 869-5201 Jay Kellerman is a partner and member of the Mergers & Acquisitions and Capital Markets Groups, and served as the Managing Partner of the firm’s Toronto office from 2012 to 2018. With more than 30 years of experience, Jay is widely recognized by market sources as a leading practitioner in his field. He is consistently sought out by senior management of companies, boards and investors for not only transactional assistance, but to advise on strategic direction and growth. Jay has earned significant praise for his seasoned practice and deep technical knowledge. He is recognized as one of the top mining lawyers in the world by market commentators and directories including Chambers Canada, Chambers Global, Who’s Who Legal, International Financial Law Review’s IFLR1000, and as a leading lawyer in Capital Markets: Equity, Corporate Finance and Securities, Corporate Commercial and M&A by The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, among many others.
Jay C. Kellerman
wkatz@stikeman.com (514) 397-3260 Warren Katz is Managing Partner of the Montreal office and a member of the firm's Partnership Board and Executive Committee. Former Head of the Corporate Group in Montreal, Warren specializes in Canadian and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, private equity and corporate finance transactions, including representing broad and varied public and private corporations across many industries. He offers over 20 years of extensive experience, including strong cross-border capabilities, providing legal counsel to significant Canadian and international clients on complex transactions. His experience spans across the most active sectors and his practice includes divestitures, investments, public offerings, private placements and going-private transactions. Consistently recognized for his increasingly prominent position in the market, Warren is known for his corporate law expertise and acknowledged as a leading lawyer in Quebec by Chambers Canada, and in Canada by Best Lawyers and Lexpert.
Warren M. Katz
mjacquin@stikeman.com (514) 397-2444 Maxime Jacquin is a partner in the Corporate Group. His practice is mainly focused on corporate financings, mergers and acquisitions and infrastructure and energy projects. He regularly acts for institutional lenders, private equity funds, project sponsors and public and private companies in a variety of transactions, including acquisition financings, project financings, public-private partnerships, public debt offerings and mergers and acquisitions. He has also acquired extensive experience in the area of renewable energy, infrastructure and utilities. He is also a member of the Montreal office’s Knowledge Management and Legal Innovation Committee.
Maxime Jacquin
jmhuot@stikeman.com (514) 397-3276 Jean Marc Huot is a partner in the Corporate Group. His practice is focused primarily in the areas of securities and mergers & acquisitions.
Jean Marc Huot
mlanglois@stikeman.com (416) 869-5672 Martin Langlois is a partner practising corporate and securities law, and a former Co-Head of the Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity Groups. He focuses on domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions (including leveraged buyouts), securities and corporate finance transactions, as well as corporate governance and other commercial matters. Martin has over 20 years of experience in a broad range of industries including technology, fintech, life sciences, financial services, mining and renewable energy. He is Co-Chair on the Women’s Initiatives Committee and a former member of the Management Committee in the Toronto office. Martin is the former editor of the M&A Update.
Martin Langlois
slamonde@stikeman.com (514) 397-2410 Sophie Lamonde is a partner in the Montreal office’s Mergers & Acquisitions Group as well as a member of the firm’s Partnership Board. Her practice is directed primarily to the areas of mergers & acquisitions and private equity, with a particular focus on cross-border transactions. Sophie’s extensive corporate law experience includes advising Canadian and international clients in acquisitions, divestitures, reorganizations and general commercial negotiations. She represents clients in various industries, including aviation, retail, manufacturing, contract research, technology and media. Sophie’s dedication to finding solutions to complex issues is applauded by clients who recognize her exceptional skills and commitment. Her stand-out private equity and cross-border expertise is also recognized by the legal industry’s most reliable and trusted directories, including Chambers Canada and The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory.
Sophie Lamonde
jrlaffin@stikeman.com (416) 869-5289 J.R. Laffin is a partner and the Co-Head of the Capital Markets and Public Mergers & Acquisitions Group. His practice focuses on securities and corporate law, with a particular emphasis on public mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, shareholder activism, private equity and corporate finance transactions. He has acted for issuers, private equity funds, boards of directors, special committees, and other transaction participants in numerous M&A transactions, including both friendly and hostile transactions. He also regularly provides advice on corporate governance, general corporate and securities regulatory compliance and exemptive relief matters to various clients, including Canadian and international corporations across a broad range of industries. J.R. is a leading M&A lawyer and has been recognized for his impressive corporate expertise by the most prominent legal directories, including the International Financial Law Review's IFLR1000: The Guide to the World's Leading Financial Law Firms 2022 as Highly Regarded in Mergers & Acquisitions, and The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2023 as a leading lawyer in Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Finance & Securities, and Private Equity.
John Richard Laffin
nlacasse@stikeman.com (514) 397-3255 Nathaniel Lacasse is a partner in the Tax Group. His main areas of practice include domestic and international mergers and acquisitions, cross-border financings, corporate restructurings and estate planning.
Nathaniel Lacasse
kkyte@stikeman.com (514) 397-3346 Kevin Kyte is a partner in the Corporate Group. His practice focuses primarily on domestic and international cross-border private and public mergers & acquisitions, securities, governmental requests for proposals and contracts, foreign investment and regulatory issues in business and financing transactions, including joint ventures, outsourcing, private placements, privatizations, reorganizations, corporate governance and corporate support on insolvencies. Kevin has over 30 years of extensive experience servicing clients in many industries, including infrastructure, energy, pharmaceutical and nutraceutical, pulp and paper, aluminum, steel, construction, heavy equipment manufacturers, engineering, mining, technology, voice over IP and software. In addition to private M&A, his work has a particular emphasis on commercial matters, including Ts & Cs, limitations of liability, procurement, Incoterms, JV agreements and language laws. Kevin’s work experience also includes working on global cross-border transactions, namely in the United States, Europe, Australia, India, Indonesia and the Caribbean.
Kevin Kyte
dkraus@stikeman.com (416) 869-5215 Dean Kraus is a partner in the Tax Group. His practice encompasses all aspects of income taxation in corporate and commercial transactions, including domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganizations, spin-offs, private equity investments, financings, REITs, partnerships and joint ventures. Dean’s expertise has been recognized by Chambers Canada, Chambers Global, The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, The Best Lawyers in Canada, among others.
Dean Kraus
alinett@stikeman.com (416) 869-5217 Amanda Linett is a partner and Co-Head of the Mining Group. She is also a member of the Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity and Capital Markets Groups and a member of the Management Committee in the Toronto office. Her practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions (cross-border and domestic), private equity and corporate finance transactions. Amanda has extensive experience advising senior management, boards of directors, special committees and other transaction participants in numerous M&A transactions (both friendly and hostile) as well as private equity firms and pension funds on public and private M&A transactions and strategic investments. She also represents issuers and underwriters in a wide range of corporate finance transactions, and regularly provides advice on corporate governance and securities regulatory compliance matters.
Amanda Linett
sergelevy@stikeman.com (514) 397-3194 Serge Levy is a partner in the Banking & Finance Group. His practice is focused on banking law, corporate finance, financial services and commercial law. He is routinely involved in high-profile, sophisticated debt financing transactions representing corporate borrowers and financial institutions alike, on both a secured and unsecured basis. Serge has acquired a wealth of experience in the area of cross-border leveraged finance transactions with a focus on traditional (cash flow) as well as asset-based lending. He has also had significant experience in various financing fields, including in insolvency and restructuring transactions (including debtor-in-possession financings), public debt offerings, real estate, receivables, mining, project financing, leveraged buyout and factoring transactions. He is a member of the Montreal office’s Students and Stagiaires Committee and of the Associates Committee.
Serge Levy
erlevesque@stikeman.com (514) 397-2415 Éric Lévesque is a partner and member of the Tax Group. He provides tax and legal advice on Canadian and cross-border mergers and acquisitions. An important part of his practice also involves advising Canadian pension funds on their various investments and he has worked closely on the tax aspects of setting up various investment funds.
Éric Lévesque
jleopold@stikeman.com (514) 397-3111 John Leopold is a preeminent corporate lawyer who has been repeatedly recognized both nationally and internationally as one of Canada's elite practitioners in mergers and acquisitions and corporate law. John is ranked by Chambers Canada as a Band 1 leading lawyer in corporate/commercial where he is described as having an outstanding reputation with one of his clients calling him "one of the finest M&A and general business lawyers I have worked with" and with several market commentators describing him as "an incredible lawyer with good business sense". He was also named by The Best Lawyers in Canada (2019), based on peer review within the legal community, as Montreal Mergers and Acquisitions Lawyer of the Year. John has been recognized consistently by Who's Who Legal Canada and the International Who's Who of Mergers and Acquisitions and Corporate Governance with clients describing him as "absolutely terrific", "always my first port of call", "bringing real value to any deal" and attesting to his "outstanding caliber" and "all around technical excellence". John's standing in the private equity world was evidenced when he was named as one of the 30 Most Influential Private Equity Attorneys in the World by Private Equity International (the only Canadian to receive this honour).
John W. Leopold
jlennard@stikeman.com (416) 869-5566 John J. Lennard is a partner in the Tax Group. He works closely with leading private and public companies, as well as pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, private equity firms and Crown corporations on corporate reorganizations, mergers and acquisitions, investment fund formation, and corporate finance matters. He frequently consults on cross-border transactions, structuring non-resident investment into Canada and outbound investment by Canadian multinationals. John also advises high-net-worth individuals on a wide variety of taxation matters. John’s clients turn to him for his practical and business-oriented advice on all aspects of domestic and international tax planning. In addition to his tax planning practice, John represents taxpayers in tax audit matters and in disputes with the Canada Revenue Agency and provincial taxation authorities, and acts as counsel in tax litigation matters before the courts. A frequent speaker at tax conferences and contributor to various tax publications, John is particularly well-regarded for his thought leadership on the taxation of hedge funds and other private investment funds.
John J. Lennard
jlegge@stikeman.com (416) 869-5660 Jennifer Legge is Head of the Banking & Finance Group. She is also a member of the Mergers & Acquisitions and Restructuring & Insolvency Groups, as well as a member of the Management Committee in the Toronto office. Jennifer advises her clients on a diverse range of corporate and business law matters, having over 25 years’ experience in structuring, negotiating, documenting and administering a wide variety of financing arrangements, including senior, mezzanine and subordinated secured syndicated financings, term loan and asset based loan facilities, bilateral credit facilities, acquisitions and leveraged buyout financings, project and P3 financings, margin loans, unitranche loans, amendments and extensions, intercreditor arrangements and dividend recaps. Jennifer advises her clients in structuring, negotiating and documenting merger and acquisition transactions across a range of industries. She acts for strategic buyers of businesses, for entrepreneurs in dispositions of family-owned businesses and for private equity investors in acquisitions and dispositions.
Jennifer G. Legge
pyleduc@stikeman.com (514) 397-3696 Pierre-Yves Leduc is a partner in the Securities Group. His practice focuses primarily in the areas of public and private, domestic and cross-border mergers & acquisitions, securities and corporate finance. Pierre-Yves has over 20 years of extensive experience advising issuers and underwriters in public offerings and private placements, and corporations in acquisitions and divestitures. He also has a solid track record of advising both buyers and sellers on numerous take-over bids, going-private and restructuring transactions, in addition to advising on corporate governance matters. He services clients in many industries, including agribusiness, hospitality, food & beverages, manufacturing, pharmaceutics and paper. He serves as Co-Chair of the Montreal office’s Associates Committee and is active in the recruitment, development and retention, and promotion of associates. Pierre-Yves’ strong corporate commercial practice is recognized by many legal directories such as Chambers Canada and The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory.
Pierre-Yves Leduc
kle@stikeman.com (416) 869-6834 Kim Le is Co-Head of the Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity Groups in the Toronto office. Her practice focuses on corporate and commercial law, including public and private mergers and acquisitions. Kim has extensive experience working with private equity funds, private equity portfolio companies and multinational corporations, as well as advising on all aspects of cross-border private equity. Kim also works on matters involving venture capital investments, joint ventures and partnerships, complex shareholder agreements, and insolvency and restructuring. She represents and acts as a trusted advisor on general corporate and commercial matters for clients across the technology, food and beverage, mining and engineering industries. Kim’s expertise is recognized by national and international directories, including being awarded as a Leading Lawyer Under 40 by the Lexpert Rising Stars Awards.
Kim Le
drenton@stikeman.com (416) 869-5635 Darin Renton is a partner in the Financial Products & Services and Energy – Oil & Gas Groups. His practice focuses on the formation, structuring and distribution of investment funds, including private equity, mortgage, real estate, hedge and closed-end funds, mutual funds, ETFs and flow-through limited partnerships. Darin has structured funds that invest in bitcoin, cryptocurrency, films and litigation. He has significant experience in private equity transactions, mergers and acquisitions, public offerings, and private placements, including the distribution of offshore funds to institutional investors. He advises fund managers and investment dealers on securities registration, regulatory and compliance matters, and assists strategic investors with corporate governance issues and disclosure obligations for investments in public companies.
Darin R. Renton
drajpal@stikeman.com (416) 869-5576 Dee Rajpal is a partner in the Mergers & Acquisitions, Capital Markets and Securities Groups, and a member of the Management Committee in the Toronto office. His practice focuses primarily on mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, corporate governance, restructuring, proxy disputes and compliance matters with an emphasis on cross-border and international transactions. Dee has over 25 years’ experience in counseling senior management and the boards of directors of leading public and private corporations through complex business matters offering novel and innovative solutions. He is regularly called upon by his clients to advise them on crisis management issues and strategic business advice. He also advises dealers, institutional shareholders, investment funds and private equity investments. Dee is Head of the firm’s India initiative, and is recognized for his work in fostering business connections between Canadian and Indian markets.
Deepak (Dee) Rajpal
bpukier@stikeman.com (416) 869-5567 Brian Pukier is a partner in the Corporate Group, whose practice is focused primarily on cross-border M&A, private equity investments, corporate finance transactions, complex corporate reorganizations and public policy. He is also called upon by his clients to advise them on corporate governance and crisis management issues. Brian is widely recognized as one of the country’s leading corporate and M&A lawyers. He has extensive experience in counselling senior management and the boards of directors of prominent public and private corporations, including acting for many large and medium-sized private equity funds in Canada and internationally. Brian currently serves on the Management Committee in the Toronto office and is the former Head of the Securities and Mergers & Acquisitions Groups.
Brian M. Pukier
cperry@stikeman.com (403) 266-9010 Chrysten Perry, KC is Managing Partner of the Calgary office, Co-Head of the Energy Group and a member of the Partnership Board. With more than 30 years of experience practicing corporate and commercial law related to energy projects, Chrysten structures, negotiates and drafts agreements for joint ventures, partnerships and other investments in the energy industry. She is widely known for her expertise in operating and governance matters, complex asset purchase and sale, and equity purchase and sale transactions. In addition, Chrysten’s seasoned practice also involves processing, sales and transportation, marketing and operational issues facing energy companies. Her advice is frequently sought in connection with the strategic and business law aspects of oil and gas projects by companies working in the upstream and downstream sectors and by pipeline and midstream companies. In 2020, Chrysten was honoured with a King’s Counsel (KC) designation, a prestigious designation conferred on members of the legal profession to recognize their distinguished legal service and expertise in a particular area of law.
Chrysten E. Perry, KC
apelland@stikeman.com (514) 397-6456 Aniko Pelland is a partner in the Corporate Group. His practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, corporate governance and securities law compliance matters. Aniko's experience includes advising Canadian and foreign clients in acquisitions, business combinations, reorganizations, general commercial negotiations, public and private offerings of equity and debt as well as governance matters. He has worked across a wide range of industries, acting for public and private companies, investment banks, private equity firms and institutional investors. In 2011, Aniko worked in Stikeman Elliott’s London office. He is Co-chair of the Montreal office’s Students & Stagiaires Committee, acting as mentor for lawyers, students and stagiaires.
Aniko Pelland
jparappally@stikeman.com (416) 869-5591 Justin Parappally is a partner in the Banking & Finance Group. He has expertise in acquisition financing, gold streaming transactions, mining debt finance, forward gold sales, debtor-in-possession financing, and asset-based lending transactions. Justin acts for financial institutions, non-bank lenders and borrowers in domestic, cross-border, and international banking and lending transactions. He acts for private equity funds in connection with leveraged acquisitions and acts as corporate counsel to numerous Canadian corporations. Justin is a member of the Diversity and Inclusion Committee in the Toronto office.
Justin Parappally
mobeetower@stikeman.com (416) 869-5274 Meaghan Obee Tower is a partner in the Banking & Finance, Financial Products & Services, Insurance & Reinsurance, and Restructuring & Insolvency Groups. Her practice focuses on secured and unsecured lending, debt financing, financial services regulation and corporate insolvency/restructuring. In terms of her banking and finance practice, Meaghan has extensive experience as counsel to borrowers, lenders and lending syndicates in private acquisition financings, corporate finance, private equity leveraged acquisition financing, debtor-in-possession lending, asset-based lending, and various other types of financing, both domestic and cross-border across a broad spectrum of sectors. Meaghan’s regulatory practice focuses on providing advice to banks, trust companies and the insurance sector on regulation and compliance matters, including in connection with both normal course regulatory compliance such as licensing and reporting, and regulatory matters in connection with extraordinary transactions such as formation, acquisitions and dispositions. Meaghan has been recognized in a number of legal publications in the Asset-Based Lending and Banking & Finance practice areas.
Meaghan Obee Tower
dnordick@stikeman.com (416) 869-5508 D’Arcy Nordick is a corporate partner in the Toronto office. He is a member of the Management Committee and is the former Co-Head of the Capital Markets and Public Mergers & Acquisitions Groups in the Toronto office. He is also a member of the Private Equity, Mining and Financial Products & Services Groups. D’Arcy is one of the most well-regarded corporate and securities lawyers in Canada and has over 20 years’ experience advising both foreign and domestic clients in a variety of industries on business law matters including mergers and acquisitions (both public and private), corporate finance, corporate governance, structured financial products, licensing and joint ventures, project development, restructuring and general corporate and commercial law. His diverse clientele includes banks, governmental and quasi-governmental entities, securities dealers, investment funds, private equity firms, technology companies, health care companies, industrial companies, retailers, infrastructure/P3 participants, mining and resource companies, food services companies, transportation companies, and media and telecom companies.
D'Arcy Nordick
cnixon@stikeman.com (403) 266-9017 Christopher Nixon is counsel in the Capital Markets and Mergers & Acquisitions Groups. His practice focuses on business law, with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, joint ventures, private equity, corporate and trust reorganizations and corporate governance. Chris’ practice involves both transactional and advisory assignments, representing, among others, oil and gas exploration entities, oilfield service entities, investment funds and investment dealers in Canada, the US, Europe and Asia.
Christopher W. Nixon
mnigro@stikeman.com (416) 869-6810 Mario Nigro is a partner in the Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity & Venture Capital Groups. His practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, financings and complex corporate reorganizations, and general business law. Mario has extensive experience working with private equity firms, search funds, independent sponsors, and venture capital firms on sophisticated transactions including acquisitions and dispositions. He has also worked on a variety of Canadian private equity fund transactions including buyouts, leveraged buyouts, and secondaries, for leading private equity firms. Mario also routinely advises owner operators who are looking at selling their businesses. He has worked with both entrepreneurs looking to sell a minority interest to grow their businesses and owners looking for a complete exit. Mario has significant experience across all industries and has represented some of the leading food, retail, services, technology, and manufacturing businesses in Canada including a leading provider of outsourced office and workplace solutions. He works with a number of fast-growing technology companies through their acquisitions, dispositions, financings and growth capital transactions.
Mario Nigro
cmitchell@stikeman.com (416) 869-5509 Craig Mitchell is a partner in the Banking & Finance Group. His practice focuses on banking, restructurings and workouts. He has expertise in private acquisition financings, take-over bid financings, debtor-in-possession financings, asset-based lending and mezzanine lending. Craig acts as counsel to both lenders and borrowers on domestic and cross-border financings in North America, Europe and Asia, and as counsel to creditors and debtors in commercial insolvencies and restructurings. He also acts as counsel to private equity funds in connection with leveraged mergers and acquisitions.
Craig Mitchell
ametivier@stikeman.com (514) 397-6496 Amelie Metivier is a partner in the Corporate Group in Montreal. Her practice focuses on securities, capital markets and public mergers and acquisitions. With over 15 years of extensive corporate experience, Amelie has represented clients in high-profile transactions and is vastly regarded for her corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions expertise. She regularly acts for industry-leading listed companies, underwriters and investors in connection with public offerings, bought-deal transactions, cross-border offerings and private placement transactions. Amelie also regularly advises on continuous disclosure obligations, corporate governance matters, and other ongoing securities law questions. She is a member of the Montreal office’s Students & Stagiaires Committee, which oversees recruitment for this office. Amelie is recognized by The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory as a leading lawyer repeatedly recommended for her strong corporate finance & securities practice.
Amélie Métivier
pmcnally@stikeman.com (403) 266-9080 Patrick McNally is a partner in the Corporate Group whose practice focuses on general corporate matters, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and securities. He acts for numerous private and public companies, and offers advice regarding corporate finance, asset and share transactions, joint ventures, reorganizations and recapitalizations. Patrick also advises public entities with respect to corporate governance and compliance matters. Patrick works closely with clients to develop and implement material advances in environmental, social, governance and sustainability efforts. His experience includes working closely with clients partnering with Indigenous communities in the development of energy projects and in the implementation of certain sustainability-linked financial instruments. With the rapid growth of the technology industry in Alberta, Patrick has also advised on numerous transactions in the sector, including most recently in gaming and fintech.
Patrick McNally
mmcelheran@stikeman.com (416) 869-5679 Mark McElheran is a partner in the Financial Products & Services, Capital Markets and Securities Groups. His broad corporate finance practice includes public and private securitization, structured finance, banking, secured financing and derivative products transactions. He represents a broad range of market participants, including domestic and foreign banks, investment dealers, issuers and investors. Mark has been recognized in a number of legal publications in several practice areas including Capital Markets: Securitization, Banking & Finance, Derivatives and Structured Finance.
Mark E. McElheran
cmcdonald@stikeman.com (604) 631-1323 Charlie McDonald is a partner practicing in the Corporate and Securities Group of the Vancouver office. His practice focuses on corporate and transactional matters, in particular relating to mergers and acquisitions (both private and public), venture capital and growth capital investments, fund formation, joint ventures and partnerships, complex shareholder arrangements, securities and other corporate and commercial matters. Charlie has extensive experience working with private equity funds, strategic investors and business owners in connection with domestic and cross-border transactions. His experience spans a broad range of industries, including technology, fintech, energy, mining, manufacturing, professional services, construction, infrastructure, hospitality, healthcare and insurance. In addition to his practice, Charlie is a member of the equity, diversity and inclusion committee in the Vancouver office.
Charles McDonald
nmcclure@stikeman.com (604) 631-1324 Neville McClure practises in Stikeman Elliott’s Corporate and Securities Group. As a key partner in the firm's Global Mining Group, his securities practice focuses on representing issuers and underwriters in the resources sector, including initial public offerings and public and private equity and debt financings, principally involving issuers for companies listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, the TSX Venture Exchange and the Alternative Investment Market. Neville’s corporate practice focuses on asset and share purchase transactions and the provision of general corporate advice to a variety of public and private resource companies.
Neville J. McClure
fmathieu@stikeman.com (514) 397-2442 Frank Mathieu is a partner and Head of the Montreal office's Tax Group. His practice focuses on all areas of Canadian income tax law, including complex tax aspects of public and private mergers & acquisitions, strategic investments and joint ventures, and corporate reorganizations and restructurings in a domestic and cross-border context. With over 15 years of extensive expertise, Frank is often sought after by foreign clients and counsel, including private equity funds, for his knowledgeable tax structuring advice on Canadian investments by foreign entities. Frank is recognized as a leading tax lawyer in Canada by the legal industry’s most prominent directories, including Chambers and Lexpert. He is also a frequent lecturer and speaker at various industry conferences.
Frank Mathieu
dmasse@stikeman.com (514) 397-3685 David Massé is a partner and Head of the Montreal office’s Securities Group. David has extensive experience focused primarily on corporate finance and securities, mergers and acquisitions, financial restructuring and corporate governance. He has been counsel to strategic purchasers, financial sponsors, private equity funds, pension funds and boards of directors in several complex domestic and cross-border transactions, including going private transactions and initial public offerings. He is involved in a wide range of industry sectors including power and renewable energy, mining, aviation, telecommunications, technology, pharmaceuticals and entertainment. David has been recognized by various industry publications including international directories, as a leading lawyer in the areas of corporate finance and securities, mergers and acquisitions, corporate commercial and mining. In 2007 and 2008, David garnered international experience working in the London office of Stikeman Elliott. He is a member of the Montreal office's Finance Committee.
David Massé
emarcus@stikeman.com (416) 869-5540 Evan Marcus is a partner in the Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity, Securities and Capital Markets Groups. His practice is focused primarily on complex corporate and transactional matters, in particular relating to leveraged acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, minority investments, financings, restructurings, as well as general corporate and commercial matters. Evan has significant experience advising private equity, financial sponsor and other clients in connection with both cross-border and domestic M&A, financing and other strategic transactions. As a Lexpert-ranked leading lawyer in M&A, and a Best Lawyers-ranked lawyer in securities, Evan is frequently sought out to counsel clients on a variety of complex M&A, financing, securities law, corporate governance and strategic matters. His experience spans a broad range of industries, including environmental services, financial services, manufacturing, technology, fintech, entertainment, telecommunications, real estate and mining.
Evan Marcus
jmann@stikeman.com (416) 869-5518 Jonah Mann is Head of the Corporate Department and a member of the Toronto Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee. His practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, corporate governance and securities law compliance matters. Jonah regularly acts for Canadian public companies and leading investment banks on complex capital markets transactions including IPOs, acquisition financing, cross-border offerings, takeover bids and business combinations. He also frequently represents Canadian and US private equity firms on public and private M&A transactions and strategic investments across a range of industries.
Jonah Mann
dmackenzie@stikeman.com (416) 869-5695 Daphne MacKenzie is a partner in and former Head of the Banking & Finance Group and serves on the firm’s Partnership Board. Her practice focuses on banking, project finance, restructurings, insolvency and public debt securities. Daphne acts for financial institutions and borrowers in cross-border banking and project finance transactions, and for creditors, debtors, receivers and monitors in commercial insolvencies and restructurings. She acts for private equity funds in connection with leveraged acquisitions and acts as corporate counsel to numerous Canadian corporations. Daphne advises lenders, sponsors and borrowers in connection with project finance transactions in the mining sector. These transactions involve mining projects in Canada, the United States, South America, Europe and Africa. Daphne has been recognized in numerous legal publications as a leading lawyer in among other practice areas, Banking & Finance, Project Finance and Asset-Based Lending.
Daphne J. MacKenzie
czikovsky@stikeman.com (514) 397-3340 Claire Zikovsky is a partner in the Corporate Group, who practices corporate and commercial law, specializing in public and private Mergers & Acquisitions, Restructuring & Insolvency. Claire's experience includes advising several Canadian and foreign clients in cross-border acquisitions, divestitures or reorganizations. She has worked with businesses in various industries, including the paper, power, retail, manufacturing and telecommunications sectors.
Claire Zikovsky
jyoung@stikeman.com (403) 781-9190 Janel Young is a partner in the Corporate Group whose practice focuses on general corporate matters, mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance and securities. She acts for private and public companies and investment funds on a broad range of matters including public and private offerings of securities, initial public offerings, asset and share purchase and sale transactions, plan of arrangement transactions and corporate reorganizations. Janel also acts for public entities with respect to stock exchange listings, corporate governance and securities regulatory compliance matters.
Janel Young
jwillson@stikeman.com (416) 869-5561 Jonathan Willson is a partner in the Tax Group. His practice focuses on all areas of Canadian income tax law, including domestic, cross-border and international mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganizations and restructurings, corporate finance, and investment fund structuring. Jonathan’s clients include publicly listed and private Canadian, US and global entities across various industries, including financial services, real estate, mining, technology, and healthcare. He has been recognized as a leading lawyer in the areas of tax, corporate tax and derivative instruments by the legal industry’s most notable directories, including The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory and The Best Lawyers in Canada.
Jonathan W. Willson
dweinberger@stikeman.com (416) 869-5515 David Weinberger is a partner in the Mergers & Acquisitions, Capital Markets and Securities Groups, and a member of the Associates Committee in the Toronto office. His practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, capital markets transactions, as well as private equity transactions. David has significant experience advising both bidders and targets in hostile and negotiated merger and acquisition transactions. He has advised underwriters and issuers on numerous financing transactions, including IPOs, bought deals and private placements in a variety of sectors including, real estate, diversified products, retail, technology, media, telecommunications, gaming and financial services. David’s private equity practice focuses on advising on investments, acquisitions, going private and exit transactions. David’s securities practice includes advising public companies on governance, disclosure, and transactional matters.
David Weinberger
svanderpol@stikeman.com (416) 869-5523 Sean Vanderpol is a corporate partner in the Toronto office. He is a member of the Management Committee and is the former Co-Head of the Capital Markets and Public Mergers & Acquisitions Groups in the Toronto office. He is also a member of the firm's Professional & Ethics Committee. His practice is focused on public companies, mergers and acquisitions and joint venture transactions, as well as public corporate finance transactions and public governance and compliance issues.
Sean Vanderpol
murbani@stikeman.com (604) 631-1340 Michael Urbani is a partner and Head of the Corporate and Securities Group in the firm's Vancouver office. Michael has a diversified corporate practice focused on corporate finance, securities, mergers and acquisitions and corporate governance. He is also a member of the firm's Professional Ethics Committee. Michael acts for private and public entities and investment dealers in public financings and private placements in Canada and the United States, as well as on take-over bids, and mergers and acquisitions involving public and private corporations. He also acts for private and public corporations on corporate governance and general corporate and commercial matters. He acts for clients in various industries including mining, high tech, biotech, hospitality, communications and forest products.
Michael G. Urbani
mturcotte@stikeman.com (514) 397-2421 Maxime Turcotte is a partner in the Corporate Group and a member of the firm’s Partnership Board. He has a diverse national and cross-border practice supporting our clients, their boards and special committees with complex and strategic transactions including private & public mergers and acquisitions, corporate & fund finance and project development. Maxime has been recognized as a leading lawyer in these areas by various industry directories such as The Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada, The Best Lawyers in Canada and the IFLR1000. Maxime has developed industry experience in various sectors including in professional services, infrastructure and renewable energy, financial services and insurance. He is committed to offering clients with the best tailored expertise we have to offer, and provide them with proactive, precise and practical advice to meet their business needs.
Maxime Turcotte
dtardif@stikeman.com (514) 397-3677 David Tardif is a partner in the Corporate Group and specializes in corporate finance and securities. He represents issuers, investment banks and private equity sponsors in a large variety of capital markets transactions, including initial public offerings and other equity offerings, investment grade and high-yield debt, project finance and structured financial products. He also advises corporate clients and financial institutions on regulatory compliance and corporate governance matters. In addition, David represents clients in connection with mergers, acquisitions, divestitures and other strategic transactions involving publicly-listed companies and has extensive experience in cross-border transactions.
David A. Tardif
htaheri@stikeman.com (514) 397-6466 Hélia Taheri is a partner in the Corporate Group. Her practice primarily focuses on domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, involving both public and private companies, as well as private equity and venture capital. Hélia’s expertise includes advising several Canadian and foreign clients in acquisitions, divestitures, reorganizations, and general commercial negotiations, across different industry sectors, including technology, food and beverage, retail and manufacturing. In 2018, Hélia practised in Stikeman Elliott’s New York office.
Hélia Taheri
ssutcliffe@stikeman.com (416) 869-5511 Stewart Sutcliffe is a partner in and former Head of the Private Equity and Private Mergers & Acquisitions Groups and is a member of the Management Committee in the Toronto office. Stewart has a diversified corporate practice, focusing on domestic and cross-border private and public mergers and acquisitions and private equity investments, including PIPE transactions.
Stewart Sutcliffe
cstory@stikeman.com (403) 266-9098 Craig Story is a partner in the Capital Markets and Mergers & Acquisitions Groups. He has served on the firm’s Partnership Board, as well as on the management group for the Calgary office. Craig’s practice focuses on corporate and securities law, including public and private capital markets offerings, private equity and venture capital funds, mergers and acquisitions and corporate governance. His corporate finance practice includes advising issuers, major investors and underwriters in both the public and exempt markets. Specific transaction experience includes bought deals, MJDS offerings, shelf prospectuses, private equity and venture capital fund creation, restructuring and initial public offerings. Craig advises clients and Special Committees with respect to numerous types of mergers and acquisitions and other strategic transactions. Representative clients include energy companies, service and infrastructure companies, private equity firms and their portfolio companies, midstream companies and investment bankers. Craig has been counsel to issuers and underwriters with respect to private placements and public offerings, including cross-border offerings for both debt and equity financings.
Craig A. Story
mestewart@stikeman.com (514) 397-3086 Meghan Stewart is a partner in the Corporate Group. Her practice focuses on domestic, international and cross-border private mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and other corporate transactions. Meghan has considerable experience leading and advising clients in connection with complex multi-jurisdictional transactions involving multiple stakeholders. Meghan has an impressive track record of working with clients across a wide range of industries, including transportation, healthcare, oil and gas, financial, insurance, manufacturing, technology, and entertainment.
Meghan Stewart
ksmyth@stikeman.com (416) 869-5559 Kevin Smyth is a partner and Co-Head of the Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity Groups in the Toronto office. His practice focuses on corporate and commercial law, including mergers and acquisitions (both private and public). Kevin has extensive experience working with private equity funds, private equity portfolio companies and multi-national corporations, as well as advising on all aspects of cross-border private equity. Kevin also works on matters involving venture capital investments, joint ventures and partnerships, complex shareholder agreements, and insolvency and restructuring. He represents and acts as a trusted advisor on general corporate and commercial matters for clients across a broad range of industries, including technology, food services, diversified and mining. Kevin has also acted for sponsors and sophisticated investors in connection with the establishment of several Canadian private equity funds. In addition to his practice, Kevin is a member of the Students Committee in the Toronto office.
Kevin Smyth
jsinger@stikeman.com (416) 869-5656 Jeffrey Singer is Chair of Stikeman Elliott, its Partnership Board and Executive Committee, where he oversees the strategic direction, managing and client service for the firm. Jeffrey previously served as the Managing Partner of the Toronto office. Jeffrey’s market leading practice is backed by over 25 years of experience in advising on Canada’s most complex and high-profile domestic and cross-border transactions. With a particular focus on cross-border mergers and acquisitions, equity and debt capital markets and private equity-related matters, Jeffrey regularly represents industry-leading clients, including banks, private capital firms, pension funds, and major corporations. Jeffrey has been repeatedly ranked as a top Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions lawyer by Chambers Global and Chambers Canada, both guides recognizing the best lawyers in Canada, and is listed in The Canadian Lexpert Directory as a leading lawyer in the areas of Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Finance & Securities, Private Equity, Corporate Mid-Market, and Corporate Commercial law.
Jeffrey Singer
wsilversmith@stikeman.com (514) 397-3181 Warren Silversmith is a partner in the Corporate Group, and Head of the Mergers & Acquisitions Group in Montreal. Warren primarily focuses his practice on private equity and venture capital, project development and finance and mergers and acquisitions, with a particular focus on cross-border transactions. In addition to Canadian corporate entities, Warren has acted for a number of US private equity and US venture capital firms on a wide range of acquisitions and investments for clients across various industries such as technology, life sciences and consumer goods manufacturing. Prior to joining the firm in November 2003, Warren spent three years working at a leading New York City law firm.
Warren Silversmith
bsheng@stikeman.com (514) 397-3693 Barbara Sheng is a partner in the Corporate Group. Her practice is primarily focused on domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions involving both public and private companies and investments funds, corporate reorganizations and restructurings, and going private transactions. In 2014, Barbara practiced in the New York office of Stikeman Elliott. Barbara is a member of several firm committees, including the Montreal office’s Students & Stagiaires Committee and Knowledge Management and Legal Innovations Committee. She is also Co-Chair of the National Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee.
Barbara Sheng
jsculnick@stikeman.com (514) 397-3329 Jeremy Sculnick is a partner in the Corporate Group whose practice focuses on Canadian and cross-border mergers & acquisitions, private equity and corporate finance transactions. He works with domestic and multi-national private and public companies as well as investors across a broad range of industries, with a particular focus on life sciences and technology. Jeremy also has extensive experience in venture capital financings, strategic investment transactions, public company matters and corporate governance. He is a member of the Students & Stagiaires Committee, which oversees recruitment of new lawyers for the Montreal office.
Jeremy Sculnick
hrosenoff@stikeman.com (514) 397-3253 Howard Rosenoff is a partner and Head of the Banking and Real Estate Groups. He also is a member of the Mergers & Acquisitions Group. With regard to banking law, he has represented both lenders and borrowers in a variety of financing transactions, including syndicated loans, project financings and asset-based financings. Insofar as project financing is concerned, he has a particular expertise in the financing of films and television programs. His corporate and commercial law practice is focused on private mergers & acquisitions, equity financings, as well as corporate restructurings. In addition, he is experienced in production and distribution matters related to audio-visual work
Howard Rosenoff
sromano@stikeman.com (613) 369-4783 Simon Romano is a partner in the Capital Markets and Mergers & Acquisitions Groups. His practice focuses on securities, public and private mergers and acquisitions, and corporate finance. He advises public companies, financial institutions, underwriters, investment funds, private equity funds, real estate investment trusts and income trusts, alternative trading systems and regulatory and self-regulatory organizations. He also advises on corporate governance and executive compensation matters. Simon was instrumental in the structure and launch of special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) in Canada. As a knowledgeable lawyer with over 30 years of experience, Simon is known to take on the most complex and technical legal challenges in Canadian capital markets. He is highly regarded for his extensive expertise, as recognized by national and international legal directories.
Simon A. Romano
drolland@stikeman.com (514) 397-6463 Dominique Rolland is a partner in the Corporate Group, practicing mainly with the firm's Mergers & Acquisitions and Projects & Infrastructure Groups. Since the beginning of his practice, Dominique has been involved in several mergers and acquisitions transactions in the infrastructure and energy industry, in particular on public-private partnerships (PPP) and renewable energy projects across Canada. He has also acquired extensive experience in the area of project development and finance in the infrastructure and energy industry.
Dominique Rolland
Asif Abdulla
anabdulla@thor.ca (604) 602-4255 Asif N. Abdulla is a partner working out of the Vancouver office of Thorsteinssons LLP. He practices in the area of domestic and international tax planning for individuals, trusts, corporations and other private enterprises with a view to achieving tax efficiency across all aspects of his clients’ personal and business affairs. Asif’s practice is focused on advising individuals and businesses in respect of succession and estate planning, tax-driven corporate reorganizations, immigration/emigration tax planning, business structuring and cross-border tax planning. Asif acts for a number of clients who are in dispute with the Canada Revenue Agency and provides advice in respect of applying under the Voluntary Disclosure Program. Asif is an Adjunct Professor at the Peter A. Allard School of Law, teaching upper year courses involving taxation of corporations and corporate reorganizations. He is also an instructor and author for various courses and seminars offered by CPA BC and other business institutions in BC
Ian J. Gamble
gamble@thor.ca (604) 602-4290 Ian Gamble is widely recognized as a leading tax lawyer in Canada. He has vast experience representing large corporations in the Canadian mining, forestry, telecommunications, energy, and real estate sectors. He is experienced in the taxation of mergers and acquisitions, business restructurings, flow-through share financings, cross-border transactions (including foreign affiliates), Canada Revenue Agency audits, and related tax appeals.
jngregory@thor.ca (416) 864-9104 John Gregory received his BBA degree from the University of Wisconsin and his LLB degree from the University of British Columbia. He was admitted to the BC bar in 1984 and the Ontario bar in 1992. He joined Thorsteinssons in 1984 and was seconded as a senior rulings officer with the Canada Revenue Agency in Ottawa from 1986 to 1988. He has also served as an instructor in the Faculty of Commerce at the University of British Columbia. His practice focuses on personal and corporate taxation, corporate reorganizations, and international tax planning.
John N. Gregory
pjgibney@thor.ca (416) 864-9245 Paul Gibney’s practice focuses on personal, corporate, and trust planning for high-net-worth individuals, family offices, executives, owner–managers, and their businesses, both domestic and international, including corporate reorganizations, estate planning, purchases and sales of businesses, immigration and emigration, non-profit organizations, and charities. He also represents taxpayers in their dealings with the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) in the context of audits, appeals, and voluntary disclosures. He served as policy advisor to the Minister of National Revenue in Ottawa in 1996 and 1997. In that capacity, he developed significant contacts within the CRA. He has spoken at a significant number of conferences on tax matters including the Canadian Tax Foundation Annual Tax Conference, the STEP Annual Conference, and conferences presented by the Ontario Bar Association, the Strategy Institute, the Canadian Institute, and the Osgoode Hall Law School Professional Development Programme. He has also served as an instructor for the bar admission course of the Law Society of Ontario, the CBA Tax Law for Lawyers Annual CLE, the CBA Will, Estate and Trust Fundamentals Course for Estate Practitioners, and the Ontario Institute of Chartered Accountants.
Paul J. Gibney
scampbell@tyrllp.com (416) 527-3934 Sean Campbell is a founding partner of Tyr LLP. Prior to founding Tyr LLP in June 2019, he was a senior partner at Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP in the Litigation and Financial Restructuring & Insolvency practices. Clients in diverse sectors choose Sean to advise on commercial litigation, securities and class action litigation, shareholder disputes and competition matters. They appreciate his practical and creative approach to high-stakes, multi-jurisdictional litigation. Sean represents clients of various sizes on matters before the Capital Markets Tribunal, the Competition Tribunal and all levels of court in Canada. Sean has represented some of Canada’s largest companies in the telecommunications, mining and energy sectors, in both court and arbitration proceedings under both domestic and international arbitral regimes. Most recently, Sean was co-lead counsel in a mining dispute representing one of Canada’s largest mining companies before the International Chamber of Commerce.
Sean R. Campbell
rseager@voorco.com (647) 519-6607 Rob is a leading special situations advisor and has been centrally involved in directing high profile shareholder disputes, proxy contests, M&A transactions, special committee mandates, internal and independent corporate investigations and complex restructurings. Rob regularly serves as a trusted strategic advisor to institutional and other significant stakeholders, boards of directors and executive management teams to address their most important opportunities and crisis situations. In 2023, Rob was appointed to the OSC's Securities Advisory Committee, a committee of leading securities practitioners and other industry experts established to advise the OSC and its staff on a variety of matters including policy initiatives and capital markets trends. Previously, Rob practised securities law at Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP and, in 2015, completed a secondment with the Office of M&A at the OSC. Rob received his JD from the Schulich School of Law at Dalhousie University with a specialization in corporate law, his International Business Law Certification from the Global Law Program at the Bader International Study Centre, and his Bachelor of Commerce from the Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia. Rob has also completed Levels I and II of the CFA Program.
csayao@tyrllp.com (416) 294-7800 Carlos Sayao is a partner at Tyr LLP, where he practises civil and commercial litigation, with a focus on class actions and sports-related disputes. Carlos has significant experience litigating in all levels of court in Ontario and is regularly involved in arbitrations and administrative proceedings. He is counsel on a number of complex class actions representing both plaintiffs and defendants. In addition to his complex commercial litigation practice, Carlos has significant experience with sports-related disputes. He has appeared before the Court of Arbitration for Sport on multiple occasions, including representing South African Olympic champion Caster Semenya in a landmark case challenging discriminatory sport regulations. Other Olympic athletes Carlos has represented include Indian sprinter Dutee Chand, American fencer Aleksandra Shelton, and Jamaican bobsledder Jazmine Fenlator-Victorian. Carlos has also acted for many sport-governing bodies, including the World Anti-Doping Agency and the International Paralympic Committee. He is frequently invited to speak publicly on sports law issues and has been a lecturer at ISDE Law and Business School in Madrid and at the University of Victoria Faculty of Law.
Carlos Sayao
mobrien@tyrllp.com (416) 617-0533 Michael O’Brien is a partner at Tyr LLP. He carries on a business litigation practice representing emerging and established companies in various sectors, including energy, consumer products, infrastructure, financial services, manufacturing, real estate and technology. Michael represents publicly traded and privately held companies, directors, officers, shareholders and professionals in disputes before courts, arbitral tribunals and regulators, including commercial and civil proceedings, private arbitrations, public inquiries, investigations and class actions. Clients value the tact and judgment that Michael brings to complex and sensitive matters, and consult Michael on their obligations in the political sector, including elections finance, conflicts of interest and lobbying law. Michael represents both plaintiffs and defendants in class actions. He is Vice-Chair of an American Bar Association subcommittee on Class and Derivative Actions, the former editor of the Class Action chapter of the ABA’s annually published Recent Developments in Corporate and Business Litigation, co-author of its “Cross-Border and Multijurisdictional Proceedings” chapter, and a contributing author to the fourth and fifth editions of Defending Class Actions in Canada. He practises out of Toronto, Ontario.
Michael O'Brien
jdoris@tyrllp.com (647) 519-5840 Jim is an experienced litigator handling complex commercial disputes. Prior to founding Tyr LLP in 2019, he was a senior Litigation partner at Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP. He excels at identifying critical business issues in clients’ litigations and resolving them in practical ways to achieve clients’ business objectives. His expertise includes shareholder and oppression remedy actions, class actions, securities disputes, insolvency, gaming and competition matters. He has appeared as counsel before all levels of court in Ontario, the Supreme Court of Canada and various other courts and tribunals across the country. Jim has received numerous recognitions, including Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada, Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory: Litigation – Corporate Commercial, Directors’ & Officers’ Liability, Securities and Class Actions; Lexpert Special Edition – Litigation; Chambers Canada: Litigation, General Commercial; Benchmark Canada Litigation Star in Competition and General Commercial; and Best Lawyers in Canada: Class Action Litigation, Competition/Antitrust, Corporate & Commercial Litigation, Director & Officer Liability, Insolvency & Financial Restructuring and Securities Law. Jim was awarded Gaming Law Lawyer of the Year 2018, Toronto.
James W.E. Doris
