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Lexpert-ranked leading finance and M&A lawyers Fontaine, Mireille Lapointe Rosenstein Marchand Melançon, L.L.P. > (514) 925-6342 mireille.fontaine@lrmm.com Mireille Fontaine, esteemed partner at Lapointe Rosenstein Marchand Melançon, is a legal luminary renowned for her exceptional contributions to the field of commercial law, mainly in the private equity, venture capital, mergers and acquisitions and securities sectors. With a distinguished international career spanning over three decades, she has garnered numerous accolades, for her exemplary leadership and innovative legal strategies. She is a seasoned business advisor for her clients and helps them achieve and exceed their most ambitious objectives. Her unwavering dedication to excellence has earned her widespread recognition, with honors such as e Best Lawyers in Canada since 2013, Expert Guides (2013–2022, Women in Business Law – Corporate/M&A), Lexpert Special Edition (2021–2023 Technology and Health Sciences, Finance and M&A), Who's Who Legal and Who's Who International since 2009, only to name a few, as well as invites to be lead counsel for various enterprises and invites as speaker, moderator, and jury member for awards such as the M&A Awards. Mireille's unparalleled expertise and commitment make her a true trailblazer in the field, admired by colleagues and clients alike for her skill and integrity. Frenette, Vincent Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) > (514) 954-3177 vfrenette@blg.com Vincent's main areas of practice are corporate finance and other commercial transactions, as well as corporate law. He works on behalf of lenders (including banks, insurance companies, alternate lenders, and private lenders) and borrowers for the financing of private and public corporations. His work is in connection with acquisition, construction and project financing, syndicated and trans-border credits and alternative and structured financing through asset-based lending, leasing, factoring, and convertible debt. He also regularly acts on mergers & acquisitions and their related financing arrangements for clients operating in various industries such as media, transportation, telecommunications, entertainment, manufacturing, professional services, and insurance. Vincent's expertise also extends to derivatives (including swaps and repo agreements). Recognized in e Best Lawyers in Canada and IFLR1000: e Guide to the World's Leading Financial Law Firms. Called to the Quebec Bar in 1996. Friel, Michèle Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP > (514) 847-6074 michele.friel@nortonrosefulbright.com Michèle Friel practises in the areas of commercial contracts, corporate financing, financial services, and general banking law. Her practice focuses primarily on secured financing transactions in Canada and cross-border loans, both on a syndicated and non-syndicated basis. Friel represents and advises banks and other lending institutions as well as borrowers in a broad range of financing transactions, including asset-based loans, cash flow loans, project financings, acquisition financings, factoring, securitization transactions, and capital call or subscription loans. She has extensive experience working on financing transactions which involve taking guarantees and security in multiple jurisdictions in Canada, the US, and other countries around the world. Froehlich, Robert J. Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP > (403) 267-9554 robert.froehlich@nortonrosefulbright.com Robert Froehlich currently leads the business law group in the Calgary office and from 2016–2020 led the Canadian oil and gas practice. Froehlich advises domestic and international clients on a diverse range of corporate and commercial matters, with a specific focus on the energy industry. He provides practical and strategic advice to clients on transactions and projects across the energy sector, including on liquefied natural gas, conventional and unconventional upstream petroleum and natural gas, coalbed methane, heavy oil and oilsands, pipeline and midstream, refining, electricity, and renewable power. His experience includes providing structuring advice and negotiating and draing complicated agreements associated with some of Canada's most significant energy projects. He regularly acts as lead counsel on significant asset acquisitions and divestitures, private merger and acquisition transactions, complex corporate restructurings, joint-ventures, partnerships, and a range of other commercial arrangements that underlie the development of energy projects. Gamble, Ian J. Thorsteinssons LLP > (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. 48 www.lexpert.ca