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(514) 954-3134 idesharnais@blg.com Isabelle is the co-leader of BLG's sector-based approach to the insolvency and restructuring market in Montréal. Her areas of practice include banking law, banking litigation, corporate finance, insolvency and financial restructuring. Isabelle also practises in the field of commercial litigation, specializing particularly in matters of fraud. Before joining the firm, Isabelle worked as a research analyst at the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat, with lawyers and policy advisors of the Office of Values and Ethics. She was involved in drafting internal policies for federal public service employees, particularly the Values and Ethics Code and the Policy on Internal Disclosure of Information Concerning Wrongdoing in the Workplace. Isabelle is a member of the Executive Board of the Executive Committee of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Section of the Québec Division of the Canadian Bar Association and as of September 2021 currently sits as President for said section.
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Richard Eisenbraun
(403) 232-9648 reisenbraun@blg.com Richard is a business lawyer with a focus on corporate tax and business/transaction structuring and implementation. He provides practical legal advice with 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.
Julie Belley Perron
JBelleyPerron@blg.com (514) 954-2528 Julie is counsel at BLG’s Montreal office where she represents clients operating in various sectors of the economy, supporting them in the areas of project development, environmental compliance, government relations, and obtaining or amending permits and licences. Thanks to her considerable experience with project implementation, especially renewable energy projects, she plays a key role at all stages of the projects, from contract negotiation and financing, to project authorization and the securing of environmental permits. Julie also acts in purchase and sale transactions, as well as in the financing of business operations or properties, by carrying out due diligence environmental reviews, and drafting and negotiating environment-related clauses. Over the years, Julie has become an excellent advisor in the areas of risk management and environmental compliance.
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 theBritish 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, BCSecurities 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.
Alex L. MacFarlane
(416) 367-6305 amacfarlane@blg.com Alex MacFarlane is a partner at BLG and national co-chair of the Insolvency and Restructuring Group. He specializes in cross-border restructurings and insolvencies, including financial institutional insolvencies. He routinely acts for debtor corporations, financial institutions, creditors’ committees, court-appointed liquidators, receivers and monitors, and trustees in bankruptcy. Most recently, Alex acted as lead counsel to Universal City Development Partners, Ltd and Universal Studios Licensing LLC in the Cirque du Soleil and al. CCAA Proceedings, to Ernst & Young Inc. in its capacity as court-appointed monitor of PharmHouse Inc., a cannabis cultivator and producer, represented the Northern Ontario School of Medicine in Laurentian University CCAA proceedings, and has also acted for GNC Holdings Inc. Canadian counsel to the US Creditors Committee appointed in the US Bankruptcy Proceedings of GNC Holdings. He is a member of the Insolvency Institute of Canada, the TMA, ABI, INSOL and the Risk Management Association.
Rob Blackstein
rblackstein@blg.com (416) 367-6024 Rob is a partner at BLG and a seasoned business and transactional lawyer with broad sectoral experience with a focus on energy and infrastructure projects and transactions. Rob’s practice includes domestic and cross-border mergers & acquisitions, financings, private equity, and venture capital. Rob is involved in all aspects of energy and infrastructure project lifecycles including procurement, greenfield development, debt and equity financings, construction, operation, and a number of secondary market (M&A) transactions. Rob has also acted on the formation and structuring of various project and investment vehicles, including energy and infrastructure funds, and has represented fund sponsors and institutional investors in connection with such transactions. Rob is a member of the Toronto Board of Trade Energy Committee and the firm’s Private Equity Steering Committee, and he is involved in a number of industry associations. He has presented at numerous client seminars and webinars and has also authored client bulletins, newsletters, and updates on various legal matters.
Emma Blanchard
eblanchard@blg.com (613) 369-4755 Partner in BLG’s Ottawa office. Concentrates on expropriation, planning and development, real estate, and general municipal law. She regularly acts as counsel to municipal governments and has significant experience as an advocate and negotiator representing public authorities engaged in land assemblies and in the construction and development of major transit and public infrastructure projects. She also frequently appears before courts and tribunals, including the Ontario Land Tribunal and the Ontario Energy Board on behalf of both public and private sector clients. Education: BA (Queen’s University); BCL (McGill University); LLB (McGill University). Admitted to the Ontario Bar in 2007.
Nav Dhaliwal
(514) 954-3106 ndhaliwal@blg.com Nav’s practice focuses on mergers & acquisitions, corporate finance, private equity transactions, corporate governance, shareholder activism, and general securities and corporate law compliance. His extensive mergers and acquisitions practice includes advising clients on public and private mergers, acquisitions, reorganization transactions, takeover bids, amalgamations, plans of arrangement, and private sales. He also advises companies on shareholder activism and corporate governance issue. His corporate finance practice sees him represent both private issuers and publicly traded issuers listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, the New York Stock Exchange, and the TSX Venture Exchange. He also acts for issuers, underwriters, and investors in financing transactions, including public and private offerings of debt; equity and convertible securities; and strategic investments by private equity groups. He was called to the Alberta Bar in 2010.
Timothy McCormick
(416) 367-6091 tmccormick@blg.com Tim McCormick is the Regional Group Manager and a Partner in the M&A and Capital Markets Group at BLG. His 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. He 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 startups.
Steve Suarez
(416) 367-6702 ssuarez@blg.com 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 –Global Mining. Called to the Ontario Bar in 1990, the New York Bar in 1993, and Roll of Solicitors of England & Wales in 1994.
Simon Grégoire, FCIArb
(604) 640-4129 sgregoire@blg.com Simon is a partner and member of BLG’s Construction Group and International Trade and Arbitration Group. Simon advises construction industry players and specializes in complex litigation. He has been involved as lawyer or arbitrator in several large-scale disputes, nationally and internationally, concerning major infrastructural projects ranging from electrical power plants to highways and bridges, aluminum smelters, petrochemical plants, gas pipelines, hospitals, and stadiums. He has published numerous articles and given many presentations in Canada, the United States, and Europe on subjects related to litigation and construction, and serves regularly as a trainer in workshops in trial advocacy for younger lawyers. Selected by peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in Canada, Chambers Canada, Who's Who Legal: Canada, and the International Who’s Who of Construction Lawyers. Simon is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and the Canadian College of Construction Lawyers. Called to the Québec Bar in 1988.
Howard S. Silverman
(416) 367-6119 hsilverman@blg.com 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), The Legal 500 Canada (Banking and Finance), and Who’s Who Legal: Canada (Banking).
Joel B. Jones
(403) 232-9500 jjones@blg.com Joel is a partner in BLG’s Calgary office where he advises clients on a broad range of securities and corporate matters. His practice focuses on mergers & acquisitions and disposition of both private and public companies, financing transactions (including public and private offerings of equity securities), compliance with both corporate and securities regulatory requirements relating to stock exchange listings, corporate governance, continuous disclosure obligations, and shareholders’ meetings. Joel also represents corporate clients in the negotiation, drafting, and review of various commercial agreements. Joel is a member of BLG’s National Partnership Board and Audit Committee, Chair of the firm’s International Committee and US Task Force, and National Lead of its Agribusiness Sector Group. Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada (Corporate Law) and Acritas Stars: Independently Rated Lawyers. Education: JD (University of Calgary), Advanced Leadership Program (Harvard Law School), Mergers & Acquisitions: Structuring and Leading Deals Program (Harvard Law School). Admitted to the Alberta Bar in 2007.
Xiaodi Jin
(403) 232-9523 xjin@blg.com Xiaodi’s practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and securities, corporate structuring, and corporate governance. He acts for vendors and purchasers in public and private M&A transactions and issuers and dealers in public and private debt and equity corporate finance transactions. He works with public companies to ensure compliance with securities laws and continuous disclosure obligations. He also serves as corporate secretary to several private companies. Education: JD (University of British Columbia). Admitted to the Alberta Bar in 2012.
Yvan Houle
(514) 954-3146 yhoule@blg.com Partner, fellow, and governor of the Canadian College of Construction Lawyers. Advises clients with respect to all aspects of the procurement process, including advising on proper procurement models, drafting of tender documents, and negotiating construction contracts. Has particular expertise relating to the application of the legislative and regulatory regimes governing the construction industry and public procurement of construction projects in the province of Québec. Has argued numerous cases before the Québec, Ontario, and Federal Courts relating to procurement, construction, surety, professional, and product liability matters. Also has extensive experience related to Indigenous procured projects, particularly in Nunavut and Nunavik. Actively involved in the construction sector as a member of the Executive Committee of the Canadian Construction Association. Also acts as an arbitrator in construction-related disputes. Called to the Bar in Québec (1989), Ontario (1986), and Nunavut (2013). Included in The Best Lawyers in Canada (Construction Law, Public Procurement Law).
Shane Freitag
(416) 367-6137 sfreitag@blg.com As national leader of the Energy – Power Group, Shane specializes in corporate, commercial, and regulatory matters in the resource and infrastructure sector, with emphasis upon electricity, water, and natural gas. Shane has been a major participant in these sectors for over 30 years in senior legal positions with major utilities in both Ontario and Alberta and in private practice. Shane is involved in all aspects of the procurement and development of projects in Canada with a focus on the key underlying material agreements and regulatory approvals. He has negotiated numerous agreements for the purchase and sale of power, gas, and steam, and other industrial-related agreements. He is Chair of the Section on Energy, Environment, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure Law of the International Bar Association (SEERIL). Shane is also a member of the Board of Directors for the Association of Power Producers of Ontario (APPrO). Among numerous other distinctions over the years, he is recognized in the 2023 edition of the Legal 500 Canada as a Leading individual (Energy & Natural Resources — Power). Chambers Canada Leading Lawyer, Energy – Nationwide. Called to the Bar in Ontario, Nunavut, Northwest Territories, and Alberta.
Warren B. Learmonth
(604) 640-4166 wlearmonth@blg.com 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
(403) 232-9676 rlatour@blg.com 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. He is recognized in The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory and The Best Lawyers in Canada. Education: LLB (University of Manitoba). Called to the Alberta Bar in 2013.
G. Eric Doherty
(604) 640-4193 edoherty@blg.com Eric is a partner in the BLG Vancouver office. With expertise in securities and capital markets matters, he advises clients in a variety of sectors. He also has extensive experience in the formation and financing of investment funds, structured products, and private equity funds. His robust practice also focuses on counselling companies and underwriters within the following industries: mining, energy, natural resources, technology, and real estate. Throughout his career, Eric has been involved in public and private offerings for numerous companies listed on the TSX Venture Exchange, the Toronto Stock Exchange, and other foreign stock exchanges. He has been recognized in the 2022 and since 2014 editions of The Best Lawyers in Canada (Securities Law), the 2020 and previous editions of Lexpert Special Edition — Leading Canadian Lawyers in Global Mining, the 2022 and since 2014 editions of The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory (Investment Funds & Asset Management), and the 2020 and since 2018 editions for Corporate Finance and Securities. From 2008 to 2011, Eric was adjunct professor at the University of British Columbia Faculty of Law. Called to the British Columbia Bar in 1998.
Jonathan Liteplo
(403) 232-9533 jliteplo@blg.com Jonathan Liteplo works extensively in the area of energy and utilities regulation. As a leading practitioner, Jonathan represents participants in the electricity, oil and gas, water and wastewater, and mining industries in a broad range of matters before regulatory authorities and the courts. He has wide-ranging experience representing owners in obtaining tariff-related approvals under cost of service and performance-based rate regulation, utility cost of capital approvals, change of control approvals, and regulatory permitting for complex and controversial infrastructure projects. His clients value his leadership skills, the comprehensive analytical and strategic approach he brings to each matter, and his emphasis on adopting a team approach with his clients to achieving successful outcomes.
Louise K. Lee
(403) 232-9408 lolee@blg.com Louise K. Lee is a partner in the Securities and Capital Markets Group in BLG’s Calgary office. She focuses her practice on corporate and securities law in a wide range of industries, including the natural resources sector. Louise advises clients on mergers & acquisitions, dispositions, and other corporate reorganizations, as well as financing transactions, including public and private offerings of equity and debt securities. Louise also advises clients to ensure compliance with corporate and securities regulatory requirements, including stock exchange listings. She is a co-leader of BLG’s Driven by Women Initiative in Calgary and is also a member of BLG’s Private Equity Steering Committee. Louise was called to the Alberta Bar in 2006.
Bruce A. Lawrence
(403) 232-9597 blawrence@blg.com Bruce Lawrence is a partner in BLG’s Securities and Capital Markets Group and is the former regional Chair of the Oil and Gas Focus Group. Based in Calgary, Bruce has practised in the corporate/commercial area since 1982, with an emphasis on clients involved in the energy sector. The bulk of his practice involves corporate and securities transactions, and he has provided counsel on numerous public and private financings, mergers & acquisitions, cross-border acquisitions and financings, takeover bids, plans of arrangement, and restructurings. Bruce has advised a large number of public and private boards and special committees on governance issues, fiduciary obligations, responses to hostile takeovers, and negotiated acquisitions. More recently, Bruce’s practice has included the financing, purchase, and sale of entities in the manufacturing, IP, and transportation sectors. He has been selected by peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in Canada and is recognized as a leading energy lawyer in Lexpert Special Edition – Energy. Bruce was called to the Alberta Bar in 1983.
Kent D. Kufeldt
(604) 640-4195 kkufeldt@blg.com 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. He is also a member of 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. Kent is a member of the Board of Governors of Business Council of British Columbia. Recognized in The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory and The Best Lawyers in Canada. Education: LLB (University of Toronto). Called to the British Columbia Bar in 2011 and the Alberta Bar in 1999.
Gabrielle K. Kramer
(416) 367-6113 gkramer@blg.com Gabrielle is a partner in BLG’s Environmental, Municipal, Expropriation, and Regulatory Group; as such, a member of the firm’s ESG initiative. She provides environmental risk management strategies to both public and private clients, directing complex environmental claims, advising on new and historic losses, including for the oil and biofuel industries, defending regulatory proceedings, representing clients in respect of orders and negotiating voluntary compliance programs. She advises with respect to professional negligence of environmental consultants and contractors, management of excess soils, energy from waste, emerging environmental risks and transactions. She advises on related insurance coverage, municipal law and real estate issues, having acted as counsel in numerous cases. Gabrielle has extensive appellate experience and has represented clients before all the courts in Ontario and the Supreme Court of Canada. Gabrielle also represents a variety of private and public sector clients before the Ontario Land Tribunal. Education: JD (University of Toronto). Admitted to the Ontario Bar in 1992.
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(403) 232-9472 pmorrison@blg.com Patricia (Trish) Morrison, KC, is a partner and the national business leader of BLG’s Construction Group. Trish provides strategic advice on the management of risk on construction projects, from project start to completion. She has extensive experience in the mediation, arbitration, and litigation of construction disputes on large-scale commercial, industrial, and infrastructure projects, such as disputes involving tenders, RFPs, construction contracts, liens, design and engineering issues, construction deficiencies, cost overruns, and delay. Trish also advises on front-end project matters such as project delivery models, tendering and other procurement methods, and contract negotiation and drafting; she provides advisory services throughout projects. Trish is a Fellow and Vice President of the Canadian College of Construction Lawyers. She is a frequent speaker and writer on construction industry topics and is called to the Alberta Bar and Manitoba Bar. Trish is recognized as a Leading Lawyer in Construction in Chambers Canada; in The Best Lawyers in Canada (Construction Law); in Who's Who Legal: Canada and Who's Who Legal: Construction; in Legal 500 Canada; and as a litigation star (Construction and Environmental) and one of the Top 100 Women in Litigation by Benchmark Canada.
Patricia L. Morrison, KC
(416) 700-6265 gpratte@blg.com 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; he 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. Guy has held several management positions at BLG and is currently Chair Emeritus of BLG. 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 J. Pratte
(604) 640-4245 fpletcher@blg.com 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.
Fred R. Pletcher
(403) 232-9487 mpittman@blg.com Partner in BLG’s Energy: Oil & Gas Group and the leader of BLG’s Asia-Pacific initiative. He advises on significant transactions and project development in Canada and internationally, and has broad experience assisting the oil & gas industry, from producers and facility and pipeline operators, to service providers, to LNG proponents. He has also led and participated in significant restructuring transactions, and also has wide experience in general commercial and corporate law. He has presented and published scholarly papers on gross negligence, preferential rights, and transaction disputes. He teaches the Oil and Gas Contracts course at the University of Calgary Law School. Miles is past Chair of the Canadian Energy Law Foundation and former Chair of the Natural Resources Subsection of the Canadian Bar Association, Alberta Branch. He was called to the Alberta Bar in 1994. Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada (Energy Law, Oil and Gas Law).
Miles F. Pittman
(403) 232-9795 mpark@blg.com 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.
Melinda Park
(613) 787-3548 tmurray@blg.com Tiffany is a partner in BLG’s Ottawa office. Her practice includes secured lending, project finance, financial institution regulation, securitization, and sustainable finance. She also advises on various corporate matters relating to First Nations and other Indigenous peoples. Tiffany self-identifies as an Indigenous lawyer and is a member of BLG’s Financial Services Group, the Indigenous Law focus group, and ESG leadership team. In addition to her secured lending experience, she has a unique skill set that combines knowledge in Aboriginal law, corporate law, and trust law and has niche expertise in structuring transactions to facilitate security packages for secured lending transactions involving First Nations and other Indigenous peoples, including project finance transactions.
Tiffany Murray
(403) 232-9689 rmcnaughton@blg.com Robb is a partner at the national law firm of Borden Ladner Gervais LLP in the M&A and Capital Markets Group. His clients include local and multinational mining and resource issuers along with national and international funds and investment banks focused on the sector. Robb and his team completed over the last year or so more than a dozen mining-related listings and financings. Robb is a national leader in public listings on the NEO and TSX. He has been a leader in innovation, and his accomplishments include RTO structures for NEO listings and the first trust and international capital pool companies, among other things. Robb is a member of the TSX Venture Exchange Local Advisory Committee. Robb’s professional experience includes working as the vice-president of Strategy and Corporate Operations at Assante Corporation, a financial services company formerly listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange that was sold to CI Financial for approximately $850 million. He was previously an executive of a large private company in Japan. Robb has sat on multiple public and private company boards of directors (including resource issuers) and has a large shareholder activism practice specializing in hostile and special situations.
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(604) 640-4178 croine@blg.com Chris is counsel in BLG’s Vancouver office. His practice focuses on Indigenous law. He has extensive experience representing First Nations organizations on a range of partner-ships, commercial arrangements, and governance matters. As the western regional lead for the Indigenous Law Group, Chris works to build strategic and durable relationships between government, industry, and Indigenous organizations. Recognized in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada (Aboriginal Law). Obtained an MA from Simon Fraser University and an LLB from the University of Western Ontario.
Chris Roine
(416) 367-6190 mrodger@blg.com Senior partner and the Toronto regional leader of the Energy Markets Group. Mark specializes in the commercial, regulatory, and government relations components of the electricity and natural gas sectors and regarding water, broadband, and other municipal infrastructure renewal. For over 30 years, he has served as counsel to a range of stakeholders, including municipal, provincial, and national governments; large industrial, institutional, and commercial energy consumers; local electricity distribution & telecommunications companies, water utilities, and their municipal shareholders; transmitters; generators; energy retailers; out-of-province electricity importers; and energy regulators. Mark is a director at EMERA Nova Scotia Power (Halifax) and Chairman of Logistec Corporation (Montreal). For years, Mark has been recognized in Chambers Global (Energy: Power), Legal 500 Canada as one of BLG’s leading lawyers, and in "PLC Which Lawyer?" in the Energy and Natural Resources Multi-Jurisdictional Guide. He has been listed in The Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada for his expertise in the electricity field. He was also the recipient of the Energy Bear Award by the Canadian Energy Law Forum for his contributions to the Canadian energy sector.
J. Mark Rodger
(403) 232-9656 aross@blg.com 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 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
(604) 640-4128 dsanders@blg.com 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
(604) 632-3476 mwaters@blg.com Michael is a partner in the BLG Vancouver office; he practises corporate and securities law with emphasis on corporate finance, mergers & acquisitions, investment fund management, and corporate governance. He advises acquirers and targets in friendly and hostile takeover bids and other business combinations. He represents public and private issuers, underwriters, venture capital firms, and institutional investors in financing transactions, including initial public offerings, secondary offerings, private placements, royalty and streaming transactions, and preferred share investments. He also advises Canadian and international investment funds, hedge funds, and investment fund managers. An adjunct professor, he teaches Securities Regulation at the University of British Columbia Faculty of Law. Michael is one of the founders of BLG’s Startup & Grow initiative, offering legal solutions tailored to entrepreneurs, startups, and early-stage companies, primarily in the technology sector. He also has considerable expertise in the mining sector. Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada (Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Venture Capital Law; Venture Capital Law Lawyer of the Year – Vancouver). Education: LLB (Osgoode Hall Law School). Called to the British Columbia Bar in 2008.
Michael Waters
(604) 640-4110 drossi@blg.com Dionysios Rossi is the regional group manager of Specialized Disputes in the BLG Vancouver office. He practises primarily in the areas of shipping & transportation, environmental, and energy law. Dionysios represents and advises clients in transactional, regulatory, and dispute-related matters. He has represented clients before the Federal Court and the Federal Court of Appeal, at all levels of court in British Columbia, and before several administrative tribunals. Dionysios frequently speaks and publishes on a variety of legal subjects, in national media outlets, newspapers, trade magazines, and legal publications. He is widely recognized in his areas of practice. He was awarded the highest Martindale-Hubbell designation of AV Preeminent (4.9 out of 5 in client and peer reviews). In addition to The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, he has also been recognized in editions of The Best Lawyers in Canada, Chambers Canada: Canada's Leading Lawyers for Business, Benchmark Litigation: The definitive guide to litigation firms and attorneys in Canada, and Legal 500.
Dionysios Rossi
(604) 640-4020 smuggah@blg.com Sean Muggah is a partner in the BLG Vancouver office and regional manager of the Corporate Commercial and Securities and Capital Markets Groups. Sean has experience with mergers & acquisitions, disposition and acquisition of businesses on behalf of Canadian, US, and international companies, cross-border transactions, corporate reorganizations, joint ventures, and partnership agreements in a variety of industries, including professional services such as engineering and computer services. His practice includes infrastructure and energy projects, and power and electricity. He advises financial institutions on regulatory and other corporate/commercial matters and has experience advising clients in the education and not-for-profit sectors. He is recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada (Corporate Law), Lexpert Special Edition: Infrastructure, Lexpert Special Edition: Finance and M&A, Lexpert Special Edition: Energy, and The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory (Corporate Mid-Market).
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Graeme D. Martindale
(604) 640-4179 gmartindale@blg.com 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).
(604) 640-4216 rmorphy@blg.com 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.
Randy S. Morphy
(514) 954-3174 cmillette@blg.com 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 Québec Bar in 1998.
Claudine Millette
(416) 367-6636 cmason@blg.com 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.
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(403) 232-9765 bwoodhead@blg.com Bill Woodhead is a partner at Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, working in the 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 partnerships, commercial, residential, 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.
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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
(604) 640-4074 rwilliams@blg.com 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
(416) 367-6730 jvellone@blg.com 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. He is 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
François D. Gagnon
(514) 954-2553 fgagnon@blg.com Partner in BLG’s Financial Services Group and member of Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Group. François advises various stakeholders with regard to restructurings under the Companies Creditors' Arrangement Act and restructurings and liquidations under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act. He has considerable experience in commercial litigation, having pleaded before all judicial bodies in Québec, including the Québec Court of Appeal, as well as administrative and arbitration tribunals. Has also made representations on motions for leave to appeal before the Supreme Court of Canada. Recognized in IFLR1000 – The Guide to the World’s Leading Financial Law Firms (Rising Stars – restructuring & insolvency, financial restructuring). Recognized in the 2022 edition (and since 2019) of The Best Lawyers in Canada (Insolvency & Financial Restructuring). Graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from the Université de Montréal in 1991. Called to the Québec Bar in 1993.
(416) 367-6060 ptardif@blg.com Philippe Tardif is a 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), The Best Lawyers in Canada (Corporate Law, Corporate Governance Practice, Mergers & Acquisitions, and Securities Law), IFLR1000 – The Guide to the World’s Leading Financial Law Firms (Capital Markets), Lexpert Special Edition – Finance and M&A, and Lexpert Special Edition – Global Mining. Called to the Ontario Bar in 1987.
Philippe Tardif
(780) 441-4386 dbieganek@dcllp.com As the Managing Partner and leader of the Insolvency and Restructuring practice at Duncan Craig LLP, Darren is a highly sought-after counsel for debtors, lenders, creditors, insolvency professionals, and other stakeholders involved in some of Alberta's most significant and intricate insolvencies. In addition to his insolvency and restructuring work, Darren is also experienced in handling complex corporate and commercial litigation cases, such as shareholder disputes, creditor remedy actions, priority disputes, and construction litigation. He has appeared as counsel at all levels of Court in Alberta, the Federal Court of Canada, and the Supreme Court of Canada. He presently serves as Chair of the Editorial Advisory Committee for the Insolvency Institute of Canada (IIC) and is a member of the Thomson Reuters Practical Law Canada Insolvency and Restructuring Advisory Board and the Alberta Court's Commercial Law Template Order Committee. Darren received the prestigious King's Counsel (KC) appointment in 2012, recognizing his outstanding contributions to the legal profession and community. Darren's expertise in the field of Insolvency and Restructuring has been widely recognized by his peers, with him being consistently recommended in Insolvency and Restructuring by Lexpert since 2011.
Rebecca Morse
(604) 684-9151 rmorse@farris.com Rebecca has a broad range of experience in insolvency & restructuring matters and other commercial litigation matters. She is recognized by Benchmark Litigation Canada as one of the top 100 women lawyers in litigation and is a Lexpert-ranked lawyer. She has also been recognized by The Best Lawyers in Canada for insolvency & financial restructuring law, corporate & commercial litigation, and trusts and estates. Rebecca has extensive experience in restructuring matters as well as in conducting trials and appeals. In insolvency matters, she acts for debtors from a range of industries as well as creditors and court-appointed officers. She has appeared before the BC Supreme Court and the BC Court of Appeal, and has also represented clients in matters before the High Court of Justice of England and Wales.
Albert J. Hudec
(604) 661-9356 ahudec@farris.com Senior partner 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 Best Lawyers in Canada 2024, The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2024, and the 2024 Lexpert Special Editions on Mining, and Finance and M&A. Certified Financial Analyst (1994). Called to Bars of Alberta (1981) and BC (1994).
(604) 661-9306 rmurray@farris.com 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
(604) 661-1746 dnawata@farris.com 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 is recognized in the 2024 Lexpert Special Editions — Mining, Energy, and Finance and M&A. She is also recognized in The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2024 and the 2024 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
(604) 661-1704 jsujir@farris.com Partner Jay Sujir has 35+ years of experience acting for mining and other resource companies, as well as for a number of technology companies. His primary focus is in securities law in the mining, natural resources, and energy areas with an emphasis on public offerings of securities, mergers & acquisitions, and takeovers. He’s acted as lead counsel for issuers and investment dealers in a number of significant financings and mergers & acquisitions transactions and in dealings with stock exchanges and securities regulatory authorities. Admitted to the Bar of British Columbia (1986).
H. Jay Sujir
(604) 661-9325 mmoriartey@farris.com 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. In the insolvency context, Michelle is regularly consulted regarding director’s liability tax issues, complex payment arrangements with the CRA, and to provide advice in the restructuring context relating to isolating or otherwise addressing tax liabilities within a corporate group.
Michelle N. Moriartey
Matthew P. Gottlieb
(416) 644-5353 mgottlieb@lolg.ca Matthew practises business litigation including corporate and commercial disputes, insolvency and restructuring and fraud and securities litigation. Matt’s extensive track record of success in complex, high-stakes disputes explains why he is recognized as one of Canada’s top litigation lawyers. He has significant expertise in trials and applications, in tribunal and arbitration hearings, and regularly appears at all levels of court in Ontario and other provinces, the Federal Court of Canada and the Supreme Court of Canada. Matt has acted as counsel in many major proceedings, including those regarding Aon, Clublink, the Stronach Family, Dymon Corporation, York Region, Sears Canada, Mattamy Homes and a number of material parties in complex insolvency proceedings. Matt is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and The International Academy of Trial Lawyers. He is a frequent instructor at many litigation-related seminars held by The Law Society of Ontario, The Advocates' Society and other organizations.
(416) 644-5342 awinton@lolg.ca Andrew has been involved in a wide range of commercial matters, with a focus on insolvency and restructuring, shareholder disputes, real estate disputes, and employment matters. He regularly goes to trial and engages in private arbitrations to advance and defend claims on behalf of large corporations, small businesses, and private individuals. Andrew acts for parties in insolvency and restructuring matters, including as counsel to the court-appointed Monitor or Receiver, for directors and officers of insolvent corporations, and for other stakeholders. Notable insolvency mandates he has been involved with include Target Canada, Urbancorp, Sears Canada, Tobacco, and the Cresford/Clover on Yonge CCAA proceedings. Andrew’s real estate litigation practice includes acting in court and in private arbitrations for developers, commercial landlords, and tenants. In addition, Andrew acts for both employers and employees in executive terminations, with a focus on the financial industry, and has significant experience in “departing employee” cases involving unfair competition and misuse of confidential information disputes.
Andrew Winton
Ian A. Sutherland
(306) 665-5417 isutherland@mcdougallgauley.com Ian Sutherland is a senior litigator with McDougall Gauley LLP. He has built a well-developed practice acting for financial institutions, Licensed Insolvency Trustees, financially distressed companies, and other creditors. Ian has appeared before various levels of court in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, and the Supreme Court of Canada. The Best Lawyers in Canada has recognized Ian for his work in a variety of practice areas, recently naming him “Lawyer of the Year” in Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law, Saskatoon (2022). He is a director of the Insolvency Institute of Canada and is actively involved with that institution in various roles.
(306) 565-5117 mmilani@mcdougallgauley.com Michael is the Chair of the firm's executive committee. He is a Fellow of the Insolvency Institute of Canada. Michael has acted as lead counsel in insolvency and restructuring matters originating in Saskatchewan, and has been local counsel in national transactions involving Saskatchewan parties or Saskatchewan assets. He regularly advises financial institutions with respect to lending and enforcement policies, and as to the structure of commercial transactions. Michael has a wealth of experience from his broad banking law and commercial practice, including related litigation. He has appeared before all levels of court in Saskatchewan, in the Manitoba Court of King’s Bench, in the Alberta Court of King’s Bench and the Alberta Court of Appeal, and in the Supreme Court of Canada. He was the Estey Chair in Business Law at the University of Saskatchewan College of Law in 2022.
Michael W. Milani
(306) 665-5432 cfrith@mcdougallgauley.com Craig is the chair of McDougall Gauley LLP’s Insolvency and Restructuring Practice Team and the Canada Bar Association Insolvency Law Saskatchewan Section. Craig is an experienced commercial litigator, and regularly acts for court officers, creditors, and financially distressed companies in court proceedings under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act, and The Personal Property Security Act, 1993 (Saskatchewan). Craig has been recognized by Best Lawyers in Canada in the areas of Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law and Corporate Commercial Litigation, and has successfully represented clients before all levels of court in Saskatchewan and the Court of King’s Bench for Manitoba.
Craig Frith
(709) 800-6536 dokeefe@okeefesullivan.com Darren is a founding partner of O’Keefe & Sullivan, a boutique firm focusing on insolvency and restructuring matters in the Atlantic Region. In addition to providing legal advice to debtor companies seeking to restructure, Darren counts several chartered banks, national, and multinational companies as clients. Darren is the chair of the Canadian Bar Association Insolvency chapter in Newfoundland and Labrador and teaches bankruptcy and insolvency law at the Law Society of Newfoundland and Labrador. Profiled by Lexpert magazine and The Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada as a leading lawyer in banking, corporate and commercial law, insolvency and restructuring, and commercial litigation, Darren has built a reputation as a bottom line-focused and meticulous business lawyer. With an impressive ability to transition seamlessly between the boardroom and the courtroom, Darren not only provides exceptional transactional advice to his clients, but he can also be counted on as an effective advocate when disputes arise. Prior to founding O’Keefe & Sullivan with his partner Colin in 2022, Darren was a partner at a major regional law firm where he sat on the provincial management committee and the regional board of directors.
Sharon A. Kour
(416) 613-8283 skour@reconllp.com Sharon is a founding partner of Reconstruct LLP. Prior to joining her partner, Sharon spent close to a decade at McCarthy Tétrault. Sharon’s expertise is in insolvency and restructuring and commercial litigation. She frequently acts as counsel to debtors and various stakeholders in insolvency and restructuring proceedings under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act and the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act. Sharon also acts for court officers in wide-ranging court-appointed, regulatory and public inquiry mandates. Sharon's peers respect her ability to build consensus in complicated situations. She has been recognized by Best Lawyers in Canada for her work in corporate and commercial litigation. Sharon is the Secretary of the Insolvency Section of the Ontario Bar Association and actively participates as an OBA liaison for various judicial and legal initiatives.
(416) 613-8282 cfell@reconllp.com Caitlin is a founding partner of Reconstruct LLP. She worked for Osler and McMillan, two of Canada’s top law firms, prior to launching Reconstruct LLP with her partner. Caitlin primarily practices commercial law, with an emphasis on restructurings, insolvency, secured transactions, reorganizations, workouts, and debtor/creditor law. She has been involved in multi-jurisdictional proceedings under both the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act and the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act. She has acted for debtor corporations, lending syndicates, purchasers, and court officers. Caitlin’s practice is focused on distressed situations and, in particular, she has developed a deep and loyal client base in the technology and cannabis space. She appreciates the many unique issues that affect early-stage growth and provides practical solutions for unique problems. Caitlin is a graduate of McMaster University and the University of Windsor Faculty of Law. She has authored numerous articles on insolvency-related subjects, including several publications featured in the Annual Review of Insolvency Law. Beyond her legal practice, Caitlin is also a trained equestrian. She regularly participates in competitions across Ontario.
Caitlin E. Fell
(416) 613-0066 bbissell@reconllp.com Brendan has 25 years of experience. He began his career as a litigator and trial lawyer before focusing his practice on insolvency, restructuring and commercial litigation. Brendan’s expertise as a trial lawyer is especially sought after by clients looking to resolve and restructure complex claims. Brendan has acted for borrowers, creditors, purchasers, court officers, and government stakeholders such as municipalities and the Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy. His scope of practice offers the breadth of knowledge to unwind intricate stakeholder dynamics, understand client desires and goals, and to drive quickly to efficient and effective resolution. He is widely known as an assertive litigator with a practical commercial approach. Brendan has specialized experience working with distressed companies and stakeholders in construction and real estate development, both in the public and private realm. His clients include contractors, developers, municipalities, public agencies, project sureties, and construction consortiums, and he regularly acts in respect of P3 and DBFM projects. Brendan is a current member of the Commercial List Users Committee, and a frequent contributor to the Canadian insolvency and restructuring bar and a regular presenter at industry conferences.
Brendan Bissell
Leanne M. Williams
(416) 304-0060 lwilliams@tgf.ca Leanne is a member of Thornton Grout Finnigan’s Restructuring and Insolvency Practice Group and is a recognized leader in insolvency law. Leanne’s practice includes a variety of mandates, including workouts, refinancing, receiverships, bankruptcies and the enforcement of creditors’ rights. Leanne regularly represents banks and financial institutions across a broad spectrum of industries, and she also represents court officers in BIA and CCAA proceedings. As an experienced insolvency lawyer, Leanne is known for her collaborative and innovative approaches to resolving complex legal challenges. Her clients commend her strategic thinking and business expertise as keys to her success in the industry, often in ground-breaking mandates that set new precedents. Leanne is a passionate leader of and advocate for the practice of restructuring and insolvency law. She has been repeatedly recognized by Chambers Canada and Chambers Global as a legal leader for Restructuring and Insolvency, has been named a “Thought Leader” by Who's Who Legal and as a leading practitioner by The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory and Expert Guides for Restructuring and Insolvency. Leanne is also a co-author of Lexology and IFLR, and currently serves as Past President of the Toronto Chapter of the TMA.
(416) 304-0560 rthornton@tgf.ca Robert is a widely recognized and highly-sought-after lawyer, noted as one of the foremost insolvency practitioners in Canada. Bob is a founding partner of Thornton Grout Finnigan (TGF) and works on some of the firm’s most high-priority and complex insolvency matters. His breadth and depth of experience is unparalleled in the industry, and has resulted in Bob enjoying a well-earned reputation as a pillar in the legal profession. Known for his creativity, energy and collaborative approach, Bob is frequently noted for his articulate client service and legal advice. He brings an intelligent, well-rounded and affable presence to each mandate, ensuring clients are supported throughout what are often the country’s largest and most pressing legal situations. A natural leader and mentor, Bob is active within the insolvency law industry and is committed to the development of the practice of law. Bob is the only lawyer in full-time practice to hold fellowships with both the Insolvency Institute of Canada and the American College of Bankruptcy.
Robert I. Thornton
(416) 304-0148 dpalter@tgf.ca Deborah is recognized as a leading advocate with a broad commercial and civil litigation practice. She regularly acts for individuals, companies and financial institutions providing creative advice and strategies for litigating and resolving complicated business disputes. Her significant mandates include cases involving complex commercial agreements, directors' and officers' liability, banking litigation, commercial real estate disputes, fraud claims, shareholder and partnership disputes, insolvency proceedings and securities-related matters over a wide cross-section of industries. She is a skilled trial and appellate lawyer, appearing regularly in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice and in the negotiation, mediation and private arbitration of commercial disputes. Deborah is a past President of The Advocates’ Society, the pre-eminent association of litigation counsel in Canada. She is recognized as a leading litigator in several major legal publications and is known for her commitment and contribution to excellence in the profession. She is a sought-after speaker, moderator and advocacy skills trainer.
Deborah E. Palter
(416) 304-0599 gmoffat@tgf.ca Grant Moffat is recognized as a leading practitioner in the areas of insolvency, restructuring, and banking law. He frequently acts for lending syndicates, cash management providers and hedge providers across a broad range of industries, and also has extensive experience acting as independent counsel to court officers, such as receivers, bankruptcy trustees and monitors in CCAA proceedings. Recent significant mandates include acting as counsel to PwC as court-appointed receiver and manager of Bridging Finance Inc. and its related funds; counsel to the Province of British Columbia on behalf of a class of Canadian governments in connection with the CCAA recognition proceedings for Purdue Pharma and Endo International; advising lending syndicates in out of court debt and derivative restructurings in a variety of industries, including infrastructure projects, transportation and renewable energy; counsel to the DIP Lender and plan sponsor in the CCAA proceeding for the Bloom Lake and Wabush Mines; counsel to the Monitor in the CCAA proceeding for Dundee Oil and Gas Limited; and court-appointed representative counsel to the investors in Redstone Capital Corporation.
Grant B. Moffat
(416) 304-0559 djmiller@tgf.ca D. J. Miller is a restructuring and insolvency partner at Thornton Grout Finnigan LLP and has represented a wide variety of stakeholders in complex restructurings and insolvency litigation. She was lead Canadian insolvency counsel to the UK Pension Claimants in the Nortel Networks case and succeeded in obtaining a precedent-setting pro rata allocation of US$7.3 billion of sale proceeds among more than 40 insolvency estates in Canada, the US, and Europe following the first joint trial of the Canadian and US Courts. Ms. Miller has extensive experience on the “deal” side of restructurings as well as insolvency litigation, and has appeared before every level of court in Canada. She is considered a “go-to” counsel for stakeholders requiring creative advice to achieve effective workouts, both within and outside of formal court proceedings. Ms. Miller is known for her deep knowledge of the insolvency framework, both domestic and international, and for applying analytical and strategic skills to achieve successful outcomes for her clients. She is a member of the International Insolvency Institute (III), the Insolvency Institute of Canada (IIC), past President of the Toronto Chapter of the Turnaround Management Association (TMA) and is on the Executive Board of TMA Global.
D. J. Miller
(416) 304-0603 rkennedy@tgf.ca Rebecca practises in the area of insolvency and restructuring. She has experience in receiverships, security enforcement, debt collection, creditors’ rights, debtor protection, corporate restructuring, and forbearance agreements and has represented lenders, debtors, receivers, trustees, inspectors, court-appointed monitors, and DIP financiers in regional, national, and cross-border insolvencies. Rebecca’s recent representative work includes acting as counsel to: (i) FTI Consulting Canada Inc. in their role as the court-appointed monitor of the Just Energy Entities; (ii) Boreal Capital Partners Ltd. in their current restructuring under the CCAA; and (iii) Ernst & Young Inc. in its capacity as the court-appointed monitor of the Fresh Foods Group.
Rebecca L. Kennedy
(416) 304-7974 ahanrahan@tgf.ca Andrew is a commercial litigator with extensive legal experience in both Canada and the US. His practice focuses on complex commercial litigation, including bankruptcy/insolvency litigation, construction and infrastructure litigation and shareholder disputes. Prior to joining TGF, Andrew practised for nine years in the New York office of an international law firm and continues to leverage his broad litigation knowledge with both Canadian and US clients, including in cross-border restructuring and litigation matters. A well-rounded professional, Andrew is known for his calm, focused approach to client service, offering a solutions-oriented perspective when dealing with clients’ challenging legal issues. He is an innovative lawyer, bringing novel ideas to the table to resolve issues, showcasing his expertise and strategic thinking. He is passionate about building long-lasting client relationships and ensuring clients receive exceptional service in each mandate.
Andrew Hanrahan
(416) 304-0558 jfinnigan@tgf.ca John is a partner of TGF and has a broad practice in complex commercial litigation with significant experience in insolvency and restructuring litigation. He has been lauded as a "spectacular lawyer in huge insolvency proceedings" and "a very credible, no-nonsense litigator who is extremely effective in court" in Chambers Global. He has been recognized in The Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada and listed as Repeatedly Recommended in Litigation – Corporate Commercial in Lexpert. John currently is lead counsel for PwC as Receiver of Bridging Financial and was senior litigation counsel representing the Trustees of the UK Pension Plan in successfully obtaining a groundbreaking pro rata allocation among the global Nortel Networks insolvency estates following an unprecedented joint trial of the Canadian and US Courts, over $7.3 billion in asset sale proceeds. John was appointed by the Superior Court to represent 630,000 policyholders of Economical Insurance and led a successful negotiation with a competing group of policyholders on the allocation of $2 billion in expected demutualization benefits. He is a Founding Director of Worldwide Orphans Foundation Canada with more than $1.2 million raised for orphan relief.
John L. Finnigan
John N. Gregory
(604) 602-4268 jngregory@thor.ca 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.
(416) 864-9245 pjgibney@thor.ca 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
(604) 602-4290 gamble@thor.ca 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.
Ian J. Gamble
(604) 602-4255 anabdulla@thor.ca Asif N. Abdulla is a partner working out of the Vancouver office of Thorsteinssons LLP. He practises 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. His 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. He 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. He is an adjunct professor at the Peter A. Allard School of Law – UBC, 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.
Asif Abdulla
(416) 627-9815 jwadden@tyrllp.com Before joining Tyr as partner and head of its Insolvency and Restructuring practice, Jason was a senior partner at Goodmans LLP. Known as a creative and strategic lawyer, Jason specializes in complex litigation, insolvency and restructuring, corporate governance and stakeholder matters, fraud and corruption investigations and recovery, and class actions. In insolvency matters, he advises distressed companies, monitors, receivers and creditors in both the restructuring process and any resulting litigation. Drawing on his experience as a director in the public sector, Jason acts as an advisor to stakeholders in corporate governance matters, helping companies, directors and shareholders navigate and litigate governance and corporate issues. He is a lecturer for Osgoode Hall’s LLM course on Corporate Remedies and a class on shareholders remedies for the University of Toronto LLM program. He was also an Adjunct Professor at the Faculty of Law for Western University, teaching Complex Business Litigation and Civil Procedure. Jason is recognized as a leading lawyer by The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory – Insolvency, Financial Restructuring and Insolvency Litigation, The Best Lawyers in Canada for corporate-commercial and insolvency litigation, and as a Litigation Star by Benchmark.
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