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TECHNOLOGY TRANSACTIONS Christopher A. Hewat Partner, Securities Group, Toronto. Practice focuses on mergers & acquisitions, corporate finance and private-equity transactions. M&A experience includes advising The Brick on its sale to Leon's; TransGlobe Apartment REIT on its sale to a consortium led by Starlight Investments Ltd.; Cliffs Natural Resources in its acquisition of Consolidated Thompson and contested acquisitions of Spider Resources and Freewest Resources; and Certicom in its defense of Research In Motion's unsolicited take-over bid. Extensive experience in public offerings includes IPOs by Capital Power and NexJ Systems and cross-border offerings by Teck Resources, Progressive Waste Solutions and Research In Motion. Private-equity experience includes advising Macquarie Capital on its investment in the Advantage Rent A Car business of Hertz, and a syndicate led by Fairfax in the recapitalization of MEGA Brands. Recognized in Chambers Global, IFLR1000, The Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory and The Best Lawyers in Canada. LLB, MBA, University of Western Ontario, 1985. Admitted to Ontario Bar in 1987. Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP Tel: (416) 863-2761 Fax: (416) 863-2653 Toronto G O T F chris.hewat@blakes.com C. Ian Kyer Long regarded as one of the world's leading IT lawyers, Ian Kyer is counsel to Fasken Martineau. He advises on a wide range of technology issues including licensing, outsourcing, government procurement and joint ventures. Kyer was the founding President of the Canadian IT Law Association (IT.Can) and the second non-American to be President of iTechLaw. Kyer has authored and edited many books, including Outsourcing Transactions: A Practical Guide and Kyer and Fecenko on ComputerRelated Agreements: A Practical Guide. Editorial board member for several computer law publications, including the Oxford International Journal of Law and Information Technology. Listed among the leading 500 lawyers in Canada by Lexpert® , as well as in Chambers Global: The World's Leading Lawyers. The International Who's Who of Internet and E-commerce Lawyers quoted one interviewee as saying that Kyer is "one of the most impressive IT lawyers I have come across in my career." Called to the Ontario Bar in 1982. Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP Tel: (416) 865-4396 Fax: (416) 364-7813 Toronto A D T F ikyer@fasken.com Barry J. Reiter Partner and Chair of Technology, Media and Entertainment and Corporate Governance & Director Protection Groups. Focused on corporate development, finance and governance, including: representation of companies, investment sources; shareholder, executive and employee arrangements; commercial contracts; joint ventures; private and public financings; mergers & acquisitions; and international tax planning. Advises boards, committees, independent directors and management. Director of Syncapse and NexgenRx. Member of business advisory council of HKMB HUB International and Executive Committee, Institute of Corporate Directors (Ontario Chapter). Recognized in various Lexpert® publications, including The 2006 Lexpert® Guide to the 100 Most Creative Lawyers in Canada. Speaker and author on corporate governance, joint ventures, contracts and commercial law. Ontario Bar, 1977. BCL, 1974, Wadham College, Oxford University; LLB, Gold Medalist, 1972, Osgoode Hall Law School; York University, BA, 1969. Bennett Jones LLP Tel: (416) 777-6500 Fax: (416) 863-1716 Toronto T F reiterb@bennettjones.com El Gary S.A. Solway Bennett Jones LLP Managing partner, Technology, Media and Entertainment Group and co-head, Private Equity Group. Practice focuses on all aspects of corporate commercial, corporate governance and securities work. Advises on mergers & acquisitions, private and public financings (including IPOs), governance, special committee matters, shareholder arrangements, executive/employee compensation arrangements, licensing and distribution agreements, international corporate structurings, corporate reorganizations and private-equity/venture capital fund formation. Regularly represents US and Canadian private-equity and venture capital investors and foreign buyers acquiring Canadian businesses. Secretary of the CVCA, Canada's venture capital and privateequity association. Ontario Bar, 1985. LLB, 1983, University of Toronto; BComm, 1981, Queen's University. Tel: (416) 777-6555 Fax: (416) 863-1716 Toronto solwayg@bennettjones.com 128 | LEXPERT • June 2013 | www.lexpert.ca D-00-Bios.indd 128 13-05-16 1:58 PM O T F