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investments. With considerable expertise
in securing traditional bank or equipment
financing by way of leasing, Brassard oen
counsels major financial institutions or
lending groups with respect to their finan-
cings in Canada, the US and Europe. He
is responsible for creating Lavery's GO Inc.
Program, which supports entrepreneurs in
all stages of their start-ups' life cycle, and as
part of that program he regularly coaches
young entrepreneurs and lawyers. Brassard
has volunteered for many years as a coach
and business advisor for Info Entrepre-
neurs (Canada Business Network) and
Parcours entrepreneurial Rémi-Marcoux
— HEC Montréal.
James Brown
Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
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Toronto
James Brown is a member of Osler, Hoskin
& Harcourt LLP's Corporate Group and
Co-chair of the firm's Mining Group. He
focuses on Mergers and Acquisitions, Cor-
porate Finance and Securities, and general
Corporate matters and has experience act-
ing for underwriters and issuers in public
offerings, including shelf, short-form, and
bought-deal financings, global private
placements, and transactions involving
inter-listed companies. Since 2012, he has
been a member of the Prospectors & De-
velopers Association of Canada and was a
member of the Planning Committee for
its annual Convention. Brown is also a
member of the Rocky Mountain Mineral
Law Foundation. In 2017, he was appoint-
ed as one of only two lawyers on the CSA
Mining Technical Advisory and Monitor-
ing Committee. Brown is involved in a
number of Osler's practice management
and innovation initiatives, including the
development of alternative fee arrange-
ments and the adoption of budgeting tools
for practice tasks.
Kyle Michael Brunner
Seven Generations Energy Ltd.
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Calgary
roughout his career, Kyle Brunner has
worked on Commercial Arrangements,
Financing Transactions and Mergers and
Acquisitions. As Vice President & General
Counsel at Seven Generations Energy Ltd.,
he has led the execution of a number of sig-
nificant transactions and manages all other
legal matters for the company, including
litigation files, regulatory, employment and
income tax matters. Leading a team of four
lawyers, Brunner is continuously involved
in Seven Generations' business develop-
ment opportunities and he is also a Direc-
tor and Officer of the company's US sub-
sidiary. Brunner is a member of the Exter-
nal Engagement Committee of the Board
of Directors of the Calgary Science Centre
Society. He has volunteered with the Cal-
gary Drop-in Centre, is an instructor for
the Legal Education Society of Alberta and
a camp counsellor with the Kids' Cancer
Care Foundation of Alberta.
Nadia Campion
Polley Faith LLP
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Toronto
Nadia Campion's broad Litigation prac-
tice at Polley Faith LLP includes complex
Commercial Disputes, Shareholder Op-
pression Applications, Director and Office
Liability, Estates Matters, Class Actions
and Professional Liability. Her extensive
trial experience includes securities legisla-
tion, wrongful dismissal suits, shareholder
disputes and corporate fraud. She has act-
ed on several significant and high-profile
cases, including Airia Brands v. Air Can-
ada and Silver v. IMAX. She was counsel
to the former Premier of Ontario, Dalton
McGuinty, and staff member in the El-
liot Lake Inquiry. Campion co-chaired
the OBA's Annual Institute for Civil
Litigation in 2018 and chaired the Gale
Cup Moot in 2016. She is co-founder of a
bilingual Montréal-Toronto women's re-
ferral network and has participated as an
instructor at the LPP Trial Advocacy Pro-
gram. She is responsible for recruitment,
the student program and associates at her
firm and has taken a significant interest in
promoting parental leave rights for lawyers.
Nafisah Chowdhury
Miller Thomson LLP
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Toronto
Nafisah Chowdhury of Miller omson
LLP practises Commercial and Employ-
ment Litigation, representing a wide range
of clients. She was Lead Counsel to the
franchisor in YESCO Franchising LLC v.
2261116 Ontario Inc. and Lead Counsel
to the employer in wrongful dismissal suit
Dewitt v. Youthdale Treatment Centres. In
addition to her involvement in the Can-
adian Muslim and legal communities, she
co-leads her firm's United Way drive and
is active with its Diversity and Inclusion
Committee. Chowdhury takes a lead role
in educating the firm, the legal community
and the general public on the importance of
being inclusive and diverse. She is a Member
of the Advisory Board and Awards Judge
for the Muslim Awards for Excellence
and a Member of e Canadian-Muslim
Vote's Advisory Board. She participated
in the Muslim Leadership roundtable this
year with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
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