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Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP is an integrated firm of more than 240 lawyers with offices in Toronto, Montréal and New York. The firm is focused on business law and is consistently at the heart of the largest and most complex commercial and financial matters on behalf of its clients, regardless of borders.

Statement of Practice

Commercial Real Estate; Competition and Foreign Investment Review; Corporate/Commercial; Corporate Finance and Securities; Litigation; Mergers and Acquisitions; Structured Finance; Taxation; and Trusts and Estates. Cross-practice and sector teams include: Corporate Governance; Cross-Border and Multi-Jurisdictional Transactions; Environmental; Financial Restructuring and Insolvency; Life Sciences; Pensions and Benefits; Private Equity; Infrastructure and Public-Private Partnerships and Technology.

Firm Affiliations

WORLD LAW GROUP

Clients

The reach of our practice is global. Davies acts for a wide range of leading industrial and commercial companies and financial institutions, both public and private, in Canada, the United States and abroad. The firm's New York office advises Canadian, American and overseas clients on U.S. aspects of multi-jurisdictional transactions as well as purely domestic U.S. legal issues.

Clients also include governments, regulatory bodies, charitable organizations, international agencies and educational institutions. Not only is the firm involved in most major Canadian transactions, it advises clients on transactions around the world, some of which have no Canadian component. Many international clients are directed to Davies for special purpose engagements by other North American and international law firms.

Davies' integrated team approach to transactions draws on the strengths of the right lawyers wherever they are needed. The firm has assisted clients in numerous countries around the world, including among others, Argentina, Australia, Belize, Brazil, Chile, China, Denmark, France, Germany, Ghana, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Luxembourg, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States.

A REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE OF RECENT MATTERS INCLUDES:

Amcor Limited in the US$2 billion acquisition of Alcan Packaging assets from Rio Tinto
Fiat S.p.A. in the US$2 billion acquisition of Chrysler LLC
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. in its US$50 billion merger with Bank of America
ING Group N.V. in the $2.2 billion sale of its 70% stake in ING Canada Inc.
Nortel Networks UK Limited with 18 subsidiaries in the global restructuring of the Nortel group of companies and the coordination of Canadian and U.S. insolvency proceedings
Special Committee of Patheon Inc. in its response to a US$600 million hostile insider bid made by JLL Partners Inc.
Miami Access Tunnel consortium in the Port of Miami Tunnel project
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited in the $80 million acquisition of The Bank of East Asia (Canada)
BCE Inc. in connection with a proposed $51.7 billion acquisition by Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, Providence Equity Partners Inc. and Madison Dearborn Partners LLC
BHP Billiton in the $147 billion proposed acquisition of Rio Tinto Group
Xstrata plc in its $24.1 billion acquisition of Falconbridge Ltd., including takeover bid litigation before the Ontario Securities Commission
Mars Inc. in the $23 billion acquisition of Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company
Delta Air Lines in the $17.7 billion merger with Northwest Airlines
Reuters Group PLC in the $17.6 billion combination with Thomson Corporation
Abitibi-Consolidated Inc. in the US$8 billion merger of equals with Bowater Incorporated
PetroKazakhstan Inc. in its $4.1 billion acquisition by China National Petroleum
Fortis Inc. in the $3.7 billion acquisition of Terasen Inc.
BCE Inc. in the $3.4 billion sale of Telesat Canada
Katanga Mining Ltd. in the $3.3 billion merger with Nikanor PLC.
InnVest REIT in the $2.5 billion acquisition of the Legacy Hotels REIT
Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Rothmans Inc. in its $2 billion acquisition by Philip Morris International
Barrick Gold Corporation in the $1.7 billion acquisition of the remaining joint venture interest in the Cortez gold mine project
TSX Group in the $1.3 billion combination with Montréal Exchange Inc.
TPG Capital in the $1.3 billion acquisition of Axcan Pharma Inc.
Tata Chemicals Ltd. in the $1 billion acquisition of General Chemical Industrial Products Inc.
Amcor Limited in its 430 million euro sale of its polyethylene terephthalate packaging operation in Europe to La Seda de Barcelona S.A.
Schlumberger Limited in its $700 million acquisition of Saxon Energy Services Inc.
China Minmetals Non-Ferrous Metals and Jiangxi Copper Company in their $455 million acquisition of Northern Peru Copper
successful takeover bid litigation arising from Osprey Media Income Fund's auction and $578 million sale to Quebecor Media Inc.
The Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited in its $86 million acquisition of the Windsor Station complex and other real estate assets from The Canadian Pacific Railway Company.

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Address

1st Canadian Place, 44th Floor
Toronto, ON M5X 1B1, (City of Toronto)
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Phone

Phone: 416-863-0900
Fax: 416-863-0871

Website

http://www.dwpv.com

Firm/Affiliate Offices

PARTNERS

David A. Ward, Q.C. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1958, Ontario. Education: Queen's University (B.Comm., 1954); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1958). Practice Areas: Taxation.Email: David A. Ward, Q.C.

David W. Smith, Q.C. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1968, Ontario. Education: University of Manitoba (B.A., 1963); University of Toronto (LL.B., 1966). Practice Areas: Taxation.Email: David W. Smith, Q.C.

Nicholas J. Leblovic (Partner) admitted to bar, 1971, Ontario. Education: McMaster University (B.A., 1965); University of Toronto (LL.B., 1968); University of California at Berkeley (LL.M., 1970). Practice Areas: Banking; Corporate/Commercial/Securities; Corporate Finance; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Nicholas J. Leblovic

Donald C. Stanbury (Partner) admitted to bar, 1971, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (B.A., Hons., 1966; LL.B., 1969). Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate Developing and Financing.Email: Donald C. Stanbury

Stephen S. Ruby (Partner) admitted to bar, 1973, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (B.A., Hons., 1966); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1971). Practice Areas: Taxation.Email: Stephen S. Ruby

William M. O'Reilly (Partner) admitted to bar, 1975, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1970; LL.B., 1973). Practice Areas: Corporate; Commercial; Corporate Finance.Email: William M. O'Reilly

Jay A. Swartz (Partner) admitted to bar, 1975, Ontario. Education: York University (B.A., 1970); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1973). Practice Areas: Banking; Corporate Finance and Capital Markets; Corporate/Commercial/Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions; Restructurings and Reorganizations.Email: Jay A. Swartz

Robert T. Bauer (Partner) admitted to bar, 1976, Ontario. Education: Harvard University (A.B., 1969); University of Toronto (LL.B., 1974). Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate Development and Financing; Corporate/Commercial/Securities.Email: Robert T. Bauer

I. Berl Nadler (Partner) admitted to bar, 1977, Ontario. Education: McGill University (B.C.L., 1974; LL.B., 1975); Harvard University (LL.M., 1979). Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Banking; Securities; Restructurings and Reorganizations; Workouts; Corporate/Commercial; Corporate Finance.Email: I. Berl Nadler

Arthur S. Shiff (Partner) admitted to bar, 1977, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto; Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., 1975). Practice Areas: Corporate Finance; Securities; Restructurings and Reorganizations; Corporate/Commercial.Email: Arthur S. Shiff

Ronald S. Wilson (Partner) admitted to bar, 1978, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1967); McGill University (M.B.A., 1971); Queen's University (LL.B., 1976). Practice Areas: Taxation.Email: Ronald S. Wilson

George N. Addy (Partner) admitted to bar, 1979, Ontario; 1999, Alberta. Education: University of Ottawa (B.A., 1974; LL.B., 1977); London School of Economics and Political Science. Practice Areas: Competition; Antitrust; Regulatory Law; Administrative Law; Telecommunications Law.Email: George N. Addy

William N. Gula (Partner) admitted to bar, 1979, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.Sc., 1974; LL.B., 1977). Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Finance; Securities.Email: William N. Gula

Patricia L. Olasker (Partner) admitted to bar, 1979, Ontario. Education: Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., 1977); University of California, Berkeley (LL.M., 1981). Practice Areas: Commercial; Securities; Corporate Finance.Email: Patricia L. Olasker

Timothy G. Youdan (Partner) admitted to bar, 1971, England; 1979, Ontario. Education: Cambridge University (M.A., 1969); University of Toronto (LL.M., 1972). Practice Areas: Trusts; Estates.Email: Timothy G. Youdan

Michael Disney (Partner) admitted to bar, 1980, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1975); Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., 1978). Practice Areas: Corporate and Commercial.Email: Michael Disney

Gregory J. Howard (Partner) admitted to bar, 1980, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (LL.B., 1978). Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Acquisitions and Dispositions; Development; Joint Ventures; Leasing and Financing; Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Restructurings and Reorganizations.Email: Gregory J. Howard

John M. Ulmer (Partner) admitted to bar, 1980, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto; Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., Gold Medalist, 1977); Harvard University (LL.M., 1979). Practice Areas: Taxation.Email: John M. Ulmer

William M. Ainley (Partner) admitted to bar, 1981, Ontario. Education: Cambridge University (B.A., 1976; LL.B., 1977; M.A., 1980); McGill University (LL.B. and B.C.L., 1979). Practice Areas: Securities; Corporate Finance; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Law; Corporate Governance; Infrastructure Finance and Development.Email: William M. Ainley

Carol D. Pennycook (Partner) admitted to bar, 1981, Alberta; 1985, Ontario. Education: University of Calgary (B.S.C., 1972; LL.B., 1980). Practice Areas: Banking; Derivatives; Corporate/Commercial/Securities; Corporate Finance; Mergers and Acquisitions; Restructurings and Reorganizations.Email: Carol D. Pennycook

Colin Campbell (Partner) admitted to bar, 1982, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1966; Ph.D., 1975); London School of Economics (M.Sc., 1967); University of Western Ontario (LL.B., 1980). Practice Areas: Estates and Trusts; Taxation.Email: Colin Campbell

A. Gerold Goldlist (Partner) admitted to bar, 1982, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto; Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., 1980). Practice Areas: Corporate/Commercial/Securities; Banking; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: A. Gerold Goldlist

Mark Q. Connelly (Partner) admitted to bar, 1971, New York and District of Columbia; 1983, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1966); Columbia University (J.D., 1970). Practice Areas: Corporate/Commercial/Securities.Email: Mark Q. Connelly

Edward C. Hannah (Partner) admitted to bar, 1983, Ontario. Education: Yale University (B.A., Economics and Political Science); York University (M.B.A.); Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., Gold Medalist); Harvard Law School (LL.M., 1984). Practice Areas: Corporate Commercial Law; Structured Finance.Email: Edward C. Hannah

Neal H. Armstrong (Partner) admitted to bar, 1984, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.Comm., 1977; LL.B., 1982); Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario (C.A., 1979). Practice Areas: Taxation.Email: Neal H. Armstrong

D. Shawn McReynolds (Partner) admitted to bar, 1984, Ontario. Education: Royal Military College (B.A., 1975); McGill University (LL.B., 1982). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities Law; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: D. Shawn McReynolds

Kent E. Thomson (Partner) admitted to bar, 1984, Ontario. Education: Queen's University (B.A., 1979; LL.B., 1982). Practice Areas: Litigation; Competition Law; Tax.Email: Kent E. Thomson

Kevin J. Thomson (Partner) admitted to bar, 1984, Ontario. Education: Queen's University (B.A., 1979; LL.B., 1982). Practice Areas: Corporate/Commercial/Securities; Corporate Finance; Mergers and Acquisitions; Restructurings and Reorganizations.Email: Kevin J. Thomson

Siobhan Monaghan (Partner) admitted to bar, 1985, Alberta; 1988, Ontario. Education: Memorial University (B.Comm., 1981); Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., 1984; LL.M., 1994). Member: Canadian Bar Association; Canadian Tax Foundation; International Fiscal Association. Practice Areas: Taxation.Email: Siobhan Monaghan

John D. Bodrug (Partner) admitted to bar, 1987, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto; University of Western Ontario (LL.B., 1985). Practice Areas: Antitrust and Competition.Email: John D. Bodrug

R. Ian Crosbie (Partner) admitted to bar, 1988, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1983; LL.B., 1986). Practice Areas: Taxation.Email: R. Ian Crosbie

Carol Hansell (Partner) admitted to bar, 1988, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (B.A., Hons., 1981); University of Toronto (M.A., 1982); York University (M.B.A., 1986); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1986). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Corporate Governance; Securities.Email: Carol Hansell

Mark C. Katz (Partner) admitted to bar, 1989, Ontario. Education: McGill University (B.A., 1984); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1987). Practice Areas: Competition.Email: Mark C. Katz

Jeffrey W. Lem (Partner) admitted to bar, 1989, Ontario; 2000, England and Wales. Education: University of Toronto (B.Comm., 1984); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1987; LL.M., 2001). Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Bank Financing.Email: Jeffrey W. Lem

Nicholas C. Williams (Partner) born Morpeth, England; admitted to bar, 1989, Ontario. Education: McMaster University (B.A., honours, 1984); University of Western Ontario (LL.B., 1987). Languages: English. Practice Areas: Project Finance; Banks and Banking; Financial Services Law; Asset Based Finance; Mining Law; Natural Resources.Email: Nicholas C. Williams

Ian R. McBride (Partner) admitted to bar, 1990, Ontario. Education: Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1988). Practice Areas: Corporate/Commercial/Securities.Email: Ian R. McBride

Vincent A. Mercier (Partner) admitted to bar, 1990, Ontario. Education: Simon Fraser University (B.A., Hons., 1984); University of Western Ontario (M.A., Economics, 1985); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1988). Practice Areas: Corporate/Commercial/Securities; Securitization; Corporate Finance; Mergers and Acquisitions; Restructurings and Reorganizations.Email: Vincent A. Mercier

Cameron M. Rusaw (Partner) admitted to bar, 1990, Ontario. Education: Queen's University (B.A., 1984; LL.B., 1988). Practice Areas: Corporate/Commercial/Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Finance; Restructurings and Reorganizations.Email: Cameron M. Rusaw

Matthew P. Gottlieb (Partner) admitted to bar, 1991, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario; University of Toronto (LL.B., 1989). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation.Email: Matthew P. Gottlieb

James W. E. Doris (Partner) admitted to bar, 1992, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1986); McGill University (LL.B., 1990; B.C.L., 1990). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation.Email: James W. E. Doris

Richard D. Elliott (Partner) admitted to bar, 1992, Ontario; 2003, New York. Education: University of Toronto (B.Sc., 1985); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1989); Oxford University (LL.M., 1991). Practice Areas: Competition Law; Antitrust.Email: Richard D. Elliott

Sandra A. Forbes (Partner) admitted to bar, 1992, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto; Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1990). Practice Areas: Civil; Constitutional; Competition; Securities; Commercial Litigation.Email: Sandra A. Forbes

Natasha A. vandenHoven (Partner) admitted to bar, 1992, Ontario. Education: University of Windsor (B.A., Hons., 1987); McGill University (LL.B., 1990). Practice Areas: Pensions(100%).Email: Natasha A. vandenHoven

Patrick G. Barry (Partner) admitted to bar, 1993, Ontario. Education: Harvard University (A.B., 1988); University of Toronto (LL.B., 1991). Practice Areas: Corporate; Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Patrick G. Barry

Scott R. Hyman (Partner) admitted to bar, 1993, Ontario. Education: Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1991; LL.M, 1997). Practice Areas: Banking; Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Securities.Email: Scott R. Hyman

Sarah V. Powell (Partner) admitted to bar, 1993, Ontario. Education: McGill University (B.A., Hons., 1988); Queen's University (LL.B., 1991). Practice Areas: Environmental Law.Email: Sarah V. Powell

Geoffrey S. Turner (Partner) admitted to bar, 1993, Ontario. Education: L. B. Pearson College (I.B., 1985); Queen's University (B.A., Hons., 1988); University of Toronto (LL.B., 1991). Practice Areas: Taxation.Email: Geoffrey S. Turner

Sarbjit S. Basra (Partner) admitted to bar, 1994, Ontario. Education: University of Alberta (B.Comm., 1992); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1992). Practice Areas: Corporate/Commercial; Securities; Corporate Finance.Email: Sarbjit S. Basra

Kent F. Beattie (Partner) admitted to bar, 1994, Ontario. Education: York University; University of Toronto (B.A., 1989); University of Western Ontario (LL.B., with distinction, 1992). Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Corporate/Commercial.Email: Kent F. Beattie

Gillian R. Stacey (Partner) admitted to bar, 1994, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (LL.B., Hons., 1991); Cambridge University, England (LL.M., 1993). Practice Areas: Corporate/Commercial; Securities; Technology.Email: Gillian R. Stacey

Kenneth G. Klassen (Partner) admitted to bar, 1995, Ontario; 2001, California. Education: Queen's University (B.A.H., 1988); University of Ottawa (LL.B., 1993). Practice Areas: Corporate.Email: Kenneth G. Klassen

Gabriella Lombardi (Partner) admitted to bar, 1995, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., Hons., with distinction, 1990); University of Western Ontario (LL.B., 1993). Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate.Email: Gabriella Lombardi

Alexandria Pike (Partner) admitted to bar, 1995, Ontario. Education: McGill University (B.A., Hons., 1989); University of Ottawa (LL.B., 1993). Practice Areas: Environmental.Email: Alexandria Pike

Luis G. Sarabia (Partner) admitted to bar, 1995, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1989; M.A., 1990); University of Windsor (LL.B., 1993). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation.Email: Luis G. Sarabia

A. Timothy Baron (Partner) admitted to bar, 1996, Ontario. Education: Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., 1994; LL.M., 1999). Practice Areas: Structured Finance.Email: A. Timothy Baron

Andrea L. Burke (Partner) admitted to bar, 1996, Ontario. Education: McGill University (B.Comm., with distinction, 1991); University of Toronto (LL.B., with honors, 1994). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation.Email: Andrea L. Burke

Adam F. Fanaki (Partner) born London, Ontario; admitted to bar, 1996, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (B.A., 1991; LL.B., with distinction, 1994); King's College, University of London (Master's degree, European Competition Law, 2007). Member, Dean Rand Honour Society. Member: Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: C ompetition.Email: Adam F. Fanaki

Mitchell P. Finkelstein (Partner) admitted to bar, 1996, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (B.A., 1990); University of Ottawa (LL.B., 1994). Practice Areas: Corporate; Securities.Email: Mitchell P. Finkelstein

Robin B. Schwill (Partner) admitted to bar, 1996, Ontario. Education: York University (B.B.A., 1990; M.B.A., 1991); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1994). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Debtor and Creditor; Insolvency.Email: Robin B. Schwill

Richard Fridman (Partner) admitted to bar, 1997, Quebec; 2000, New York; 2002, Ontario. Education: University of Ottawa (LL.B., LL.L, 1997); New York University (LL.M., 1999). Practice Areas: Corporate Commercial Law; Corporate Finance; Financial Restructuring; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Richard Fridman

Steven M. Harris (Partner) admitted to bar, 1997, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1992); University of Western Ontario (LL.B., 1995). Practice Areas: Corporate; Commercial; Securities.Email: Steven M. Harris

Peter S. Hong (Partner) admitted to bar, 1997, Ontario; 2000, England. Education: University of Toronto (B.Comm., 1992; LL.B., 1995). Practice Areas: Corporate; Commercial; Securities; Corporate Finance; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Peter S. Hong

Lisa C. Damiani (Partner) admitted to bar, 1998, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1992; LL.B., M.B.A., 1996). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Lisa C. Damiani

Natasha MacParland (Partner) admitted to bar, 1998, Newfoundland; 1999, Ontario. Education: Memorial University of Newfoundland (B.A., 1994); Dalhousie University (LL.B., 1997). Practice Areas: Corporate Commercial Law; Financial Restructuring; Insolvency.Email: Natasha MacParland

J. Alexander Moore (Partner) admitted to bar, 1998, Ontario; 2001, California. Education: Queen's University (B.Sc., Honours, 1993); University of Toronto (LL.B., 1996). Member: Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Commercial Law; Corporate Finance; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: J. Alexander Moore

Patrick E. Moyer (Partner) admitted to bar, 1998, Ontario. Education: McMaster University (B.A., 1992); University of Toronto (LL.B., 1996). Practice Areas: Commercial; Securities; Corporate Finance.Email: Patrick E. Moyer

Rosemary A. Newman (Partner) admitted to bar, 1998, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (H.B.A., 1990; M.A., 1992); University of Windsor (LL.B., 1996). Practice Areas: Commercial; Securities; Corporate Finance.Email: Rosemary A. Newman

James R. Reid (Partner) admitted to bar, 1998, Ontario. Education: McGill University (B.A., 1992); University of British Columbia (LL.B., 1996). Practice Areas: Commercial; Securities; Corporate Finance.Email: James R. Reid

Gregory G. Southam (Partner) admitted to bar, 1998, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (B.A., 1993; LL.B., 1996). Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate.Email: Gregory G. Southam

Derek R. G. Vesey (Partner) admitted to bar, 1998, Ontario. Education: Queen's University (B.Comm., Hons, 1993); Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., Silver Medalist, 1996). Practice Areas: Commercial; Securities; Corporate Finance; Banking Law.Email: Derek R. G. Vesey

Tarne P. Whiteley (Partner) admitted to bar, 1998, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (H.B.A., 1991); University of Windsor (LL.B., 1996). Practice Areas: Commercial; Securities; Corporate Finance.Email: Tarne P. Whiteley

Mindy B. Gilbert (Partner) admitted to bar, 1999, Ontario. Education: Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1997). Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Finance; Securities; Corporate; Commercial.Email: Mindy B. Gilbert

Robert S. Murphy (Partner) admitted to bar, 1999, Ontario. Education: Queen's University (B.A., Hons., 1987; LL.B., 1996). Practice Areas: Corporate; Commercial; Securities.Email: Robert S. Murphy

Philippe C. Rousseau (Partner) admitted to bar, 1999, Quebec; 2001, Ontario. Education: Laval University (LL.B., 1998). Practice Areas: Corporate; Commercial; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Finance; Securities; Banking; Project Finance.Email: Philippe C. Rousseau

Melanie A. Shishler (Partner) admitted to bar, 1999, Ontario. Education: McGill University (B.A., 1994); University of Toronto (LL.B., 1997). Practice Areas: Corporate/Commercial/Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Finance.Email: Melanie A. Shishler

Erinn E. Somerville (Partner) admitted to bar, 1999, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., Hons., 1992); Queen's University (LL.B., 1997). Practice Areas: Corporate; Commercial; Securities; Corporate Finance.Email: Erinn E. Somerville

Lori K. Sullivan (Partner) admitted to bar, 1999, Ontario. Education: Sir Wilfrid Laurier University (B.A., Hons., 1993); University of Western Ontario (LL.B., 1997). Practice Areas: Corporate; Commercial; Securities; Corporate Finance.Email: Lori K. Sullivan

David Wilson (Partner) admitted to bar, 1999, New York; 2007, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (B.A.); University of Toronto (LL.B., 1998).

Anita Banicevic (Partner) admitted to bar, 2000, Ontario. Education: Queen's University (B.A., Hons., LL.B., 1998). Practice Areas: Competition; International Trade.Email: Anita Banicevic

Christopher D. Margison (Partner) admitted to bar, 2000, Ontario. Education: University College of the Fraser Valley (B.B.A., 1995); University of Ottawa (LL.B., 1998). Practice Areas: Competition.Email: Christopher D. Margison

Matthew Milne-Smith (Partner) admitted to bar, 2000, New York; 2001, Ontario. Education: Princeton University (A.B., summa cum laude, 1996); Yale Law School (J.D., 1999). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Matthew Milne-Smith

Duncan G. Osborne (Partner) admitted to bar, 2000, Ontario. Education: Trent University (B.Sc., Hons., 1994); University of Western Ontario (LL.B., 1998). Practice Areas: Taxation.Email: Duncan G. Osborne

Elie Roth (Partner) admitted to bar, 2000, Ontario. Education: York University (B.A., 1995); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1998; LL.M., 2003). Practice Areas: Taxation; Trusts and Estates.Email: Elie Roth

Jason M. Saltzman (Partner) admitted to bar, 2000, New York and Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (B.A., 1994); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1998; M.B.A., 1998).

Kevin West (Partner) admitted to bar, 2000, Ontario and New York. Education: York University (B.A., 1994); Dalhousie University (LL.B., 1998). Practice Areas: Corporate Finance; Corporate Commercial Law; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Kevin West

David M.R. White (Partner) admitted to bar, 2000, Ontario. Education: McGill University (LL.B., 1998; BCL, 1998). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Securities.Email: David M.R. White

Davit D. Akman (Partner) admitted to bar, 2001, Ontario. Education: Queen's University (B.A., 1995); University of Toronto (LL.B., Honours, 1999). Practice Areas: Litigation; Competition and International Trade.Email: Davit D. Akman

Sonny Bhalla (Partner) admitted to bar, 2001, Ontario. Education: University of Victoria (B.Comm., with distinction, 1996; LL.B., 1999). Practice Areas: Corporate; Commercial; Corporate Finance; Securities.Email: Sonny Bhalla

R. Brian Calalang (Partner) admitted to bar, 2001, Ontario. Education: Schulich School of Business, York University (B.B.A., with distinction, 1996); Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., 1999). Practice Areas: Corporate; Commercial; Corporate Finance; Securities.Email: R. Brian Calalang

Steven R. Martin (Partner) admitted to bar, 2001, Ontario. Education: Wilfrid Laurier University (B.A., Hons., 1995); University of Western Ontario (LL.B., 1999). Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Corporate; Commercial.Email: Steven R. Martin

Frank S. Arnone (Partner) admitted to bar, 2002, Ontario. Education: York University (B.A., Hons., 1996); Queen's University (LL.B., 2000). Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Corporate Law; Commercial Law.Email: Frank S. Arnone

Christian P. Gauthier (Partner) admitted to bar, 2002, Ontario. Education: Trinity Western University (B.B.A., 1995); University of British Columbia (LL.B., 2000). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Finance; Securities.Email: Christian P. Gauthier

Ivana E. Gotzeva (Partner) admitted to bar, 2002, Ontario. Education: McGill University (B.C.L., 2001; LL.B., 2001). Member: Ontario Bar Association; Canadian Bar Association. Languages: Bulgarian, English, French, Russian, Italian and Spanish. Practice Areas: Corporate Commercial Law; Corporate Finance; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Ivana E. Gotzeva

Jennifer Grossklaus (Partner) admitted to bar, 2002, Ontario. Education: McGill University (LL.B./B.C.L., 2000). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Finance; Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Jennifer Grossklaus

Brooke Jamison (Partner) admitted to bar, 2002, Ontario. Education: University of Alberta (B.A., Honours, 1994); Queen's University (M.A., 1995); University of British Columbia (LL.B., 2001). Practice Areas: Corporate Commercial Law; Corporate Finance.Email: Brooke Jamison

Raj Juneja (Partner) admitted to bar, 2002, Alberta; 2004, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.Comm., with high distinction, 1997); University of Alberta (M.B.A., 2001; LL.B., 2001). Member: Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Taxation.Email: Raj Juneja

Brett A. Seifred (Partner) admitted to bar, 2002, Ontario. Education: Queen's University (B.A., Hons., 1996); University of British Columbia (LL.B., 2001). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Finance; Securities.Email: Brett A. Seifred

Darren Wasylucha (Partner) admitted to bar, 2002, Ontario. Education: University of Alberta (B.A., 1996); University of Victoria (LL.B., 2000). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Finance; Securities.Email: Darren Wasylucha

James Bunting (Partner) admitted to bar, 2003, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (B.A., 1999; LL.B., 2002). Member: Ontario Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: James Bunting

Paul Lamarre (Partner) admitted to bar, 2003, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (Ph.D., 1999; LL.B., 2002). Member: Ontario Bar Association; Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Taxation.Email: Paul Lamarre

Jennifer F. Longhurst (Partner) admitted to bar, 2003, Ontario. Education: McMaster University (B.A., 1997; M.A., 1998); University of Toronto (J.D., 2002). Member: Ontario and Canadian Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate; Business.

Dale J. Osadchuk (Partner) admitted to bar, 2003, Ontario. Education: University of Alberta (B.Comm., with distinction, 1999); University of Toronto (J.D., Honours, 2002). Member: Ontario Bar Association; Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Commercial Law; Corporate Finance; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Dale J. Osadchuk

Eric Spindel (Partner) admitted to bar, 2003, New York; 2009, Ontario. Education: York University (B.A., 1998); Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., 2002); Schulich School of Business (M.B.A., 2002). Practice Areas: Corporate Finance.Email: Eric Spindel

Sean R. Campbell (Partner) admitted to bar, 2004, Ontario. Education: McGill University (B.A.; M.A.); University of Western Ontario (LL.B.; M.B.A.).

Conrad Druzeta (Partner) admitted to bar, 2004, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (LL.B.).

Greg Harnish (Partner) admitted to bar, 2004, Ontario. Education: Dalhousie University (B.A.; LL.B.).

Elisa K. Kearney (Partner) admitted to bar, 2004, Ontario. Education: McGill University (B.A., 2000), Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., 2003).

Jennifer Pankratz (Partner) admitted to bar, 2004, Ontario. Education: York University (B.A., Hons.); Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B.). Practice Areas: Corporate Finance.Email: Jennifer Pankratz

Patrice A. Thomas (Partner) admitted to bar, 2005, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.Sc., with honors and distinction; J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Corporate Law.

Robin Upshall (Partner) admitted to bar, 2005, Ontario. Education: Memorial University of Newfoundland (B.Sc., Chemistry; B.A., History, Hons.); Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B.). Practice Areas: Corporate Finance.Email: Robin Upshall

OF COUNSEL

Lorne H. Morphy, Q.C. (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1962, Ontario; 1980, Northwest Territories. Education: McMaster University (B.A., 1956); Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., 1960); York University (LL.M., 1977). Practice Areas: Litigation; Corporate and Commercial; Administrative; Competition; Intellectual Property; Defamation; Professional Negligence.Email: Lorne H. Morphy, Q.C.

David A. Brown, Q.C. (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1968, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (LL.B., 1966). Practice Areas: Corporate Commercial Law; Corporate Finance.Email: David A. Brown, Q.C.