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www.lexpert.ca 55 Karantzoulis, Gus Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) > (416) 367-6336 gkarantzoulis@blg.com Partner in BLG's Financial Services Group and regional leader of the Structured Finance and Securitization Group. Leading practitioner in financial services, focusing on lending, securitization, debt-capital markets, private-equity and project/infrastructure financing. Advises Canadian and foreign institutional and alternative lenders, as well as borrowers, on secured and unsecured lending and other financing transactions, including senior and subordinate debt and cross- border financing, cash flow financing, syndicated loans, and secured and unsecured notes/bonds. Advises issuers, note trustees, debenture trustees, and collateral agents on a variety of debt-capital market issuances. Represents participants in structured finance and securitization transactions on a wide variety of asset classes (with particular experience in commercial and residential mortgage loans, credit card receivables, and other trade receivables). Advises a broad array of clients, including governments, on power projects across Canada and the financing of Canadian public-private infrastructure projects. Recognized in Chambers Canada, e Best Lawyers in Canada, and IFLR1000. Education: MBA from Rotman School of Management and LLB from University of Toronto. Admitted to the Ontario Bar in 2002. Katz, Warren M. Stikeman Elliott LLP > (514) 397-3260 wkatz@stikeman.com Warren Katz is Managing Partner of the Montreal office and a member of the firm's Partnership Board and Executive Committee. Former Head of the Corporate Group in Montreal, Warren specializes in Canadian and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, private equity and corporate finance transactions, including representing broad and varied public and private corporations across many industries. He offers over 20 years of extensive experience, including strong cross-border capabilities, providing legal counsel to significant Canadian and international clients on complex transactions. His experience spans across the most active sectors and his practice includes divestitures, investments, public offerings, private placements and going-private transactions. Consistently recognized for his increasingly prominent position in the market, Warren is known for his corporate law expertise and acknowledged as a leading lawyer in Quebec by Chambers Canada, and in Canada by Best Lawyers and Lexpert. Kellerman, Jay C. Stikeman Elliott LLP > (416) 869-5201 jkellerman@stikeman.com Jay Kellerman is a partner and member of the Mergers & Acquisitions and Capital Markets Groups, and served as the Managing Partner of the firm's Toronto office from 2012 to 2018. With more than 30 years of experience, Jay is widely recognized by market sources as a leading practitioner in his field. He is consistently sought out by senior management of companies, boards and investors for not only transactional assistance, but to advise on strategic direction and growth. Jay has earned significant praise for his seasoned practice and deep technical knowledge. He is recognized as one of the top mining lawyers in the world by market commentators and directories including Chambers Canada, Chambers Global, Who's Who Legal, International Financial Law Review's IFLR1000, and as a leading lawyer in Capital Markets: Equity, Corporate Finance and Securities, Corporate Commercial and M&A by e Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, among many others. Lexpert-ranked leading finance and M&A lawyers Kelly, Stephen J. Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP > (514) 847-4570 stephen.kelly@nortonrosefulbright.com Stephen Kelly practises corporate and securities law, with particular emphasis on corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions. He regularly acts for large public companies, underwriters, and investors in public offerings, including initial public offerings, bought deal transactions, and cross-border offerings, as well as private placements. Kelly frequently advises on public and private mergers and acquisitions both nationally and internationally. He is frequently retained to advise boards of directors and independent committees in the context of M&A, strategic reviews, shareholder activism, compliance, significant corporate investigations (including with respect to anti-bribery and corruption issues), and gover- nance matters generally. He also regularly advises clients on corporate reorganizations, continuous disclosure obligations, corporate governance matters, the preparation of shareholders' meetings, and other ongoing securities law questions. Kennedy, Jennifer K. Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP > (403) 267-8188 jennifer.kennedy@nortonrosefulbright.com Jennifer Kennedy's practice focuses on corporate and securities law matters, with a focus on public and private financings, including cross-border financings, mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructurings, and related-party transactions. Kennedy has acted for issuers, selling shareholders, independent committees of boards of directors, investment dealers, and private equity investors in a variety of debt and equity capital market transactions, including project financings. Kennedy also advises on corporate governance requirements, continuous disclosure obligations, stock exchange matters, and general corporate matters. Kennedy acts as corporate secretary as well as a director for several companies, is a member of the firm's national management committee, and served on the global executive committee for seven years.