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Kellerman, Jay C. Stikeman Elliott LLP
(416) 869-5201 jkellerman@stikeman.com
Mr. Kellerman is a partner and Co-Head of the Mining Group and a member
of the Mergers & Acquisitions and Capital Markets Groups. He served
as the Managing Partner of the firm's Toronto office from 2012 to 2018.
His clients include public companies, investment banks, investors and boards
of directors. He is recognized as one of the top mining lawyers in the world
by Who's Who Legal.
Kauffman, Aubrey E. Fasken Martineau
DuMoulin LLP (416) 868-3538 akauffman@fasken.com
Mr. Kauffman's practice is focused on advocacy matters related to domestic
and cross-border bankruptcy, insolvency and restructuring proceedings. He
is the director of the Insolvency Institute of Canada and past Chair of the
Ontario Bar Association - Insolvency Section. He is also an Adjunct Professor
of Law at Osgoode Hall Law School, where he teaches the Bankruptcy and
Insolvency Course.
Katz, Warren M. Stikeman Elliott LLP
(514) 397-3260 wkatz@stikeman.com
Mr. Katz is the Managing Partner of the Montréal office and a member of
the firm's Partnership Board and Executive Committee. He is also the former
Head of the Corporate Group. He specializes in cross-border mergers &
acquisitions involving both public and private companies and investment
funds, public offerings, private placements and going-private transactions.
Johnston, Chip Stikeman Elliott LLP
(403) 266-9020 cjohnston@stikeman.com
Mr. Johnston is a partner in the Mergers & Acquisitions and Capital Markets
Groups. His practice focuses on mergers & acquisitions and capital markets
financings, primarily with clients in the energy sector. He acts for financial
and strategic investors, management teams and public companies.
Johnson, QC, Kevin E. Norton Rose Fulbright Canada
LLP (403) 267-8250 kevin.johnson@nortonrosefulbright.com
Mr. Johnson's practice focuses on corporate and securities law matters. He
acts for issuers, shareholders, independent committees of boards of directors
and investment dealers in public and private offerings of securities, related-
party transactions, corporate reorganizations, mergers & acquisitions and
corporate governance and disclosure compliance matters.
Johnson, Andrea C. Dentons Canada LLP
(613) 783-9655 andrea.johnson@dentons.com
Ms. Johnson's practice focuses on corporate and securities law, with an
emphasis on technology and emerging growth companies. She has extensive
experience in the private equity and venture capital area and as lead
counsel on many of the largest VC financings in Canada. She advises TSX-
listed companies on IPOs, financings (including PIPEs), M&A, stock-based
compensation and corporate governance.
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cannabis producer with presence across Canada
and internationally.
MedReleaf is an R&D-driven company focused
on the production of top-quality cannabis and is
Canada's most awarded licensed producer of med-
ical marijuana.
Aurora has established a uniquely advanced,
consistent and efficient production strategy, based
on purpose-built facilities that integrate leading-
edge technologies across all processes, defined by
extensive automation and customization, result-
ing in scale production of high-quality product at
ultra-low costs.
McMillan LLP acted as counsel to Aurora Can-
nabis with a team led by Desmond Balakrishnan
and comprising Cory Kent, Stephen Wortley,
Ravipal Bains, Michael Reid, Morgan McDon-
ald, Lindsay Dykstra, Maneesha Dhaka, Brandon
Deans, Sandra Zhao (Securities) with support
from Herb Ono (US Securities), Peter Botz and
Michael Friedman (Tax), François Tougas and
Ryan Gallagher (Competition), and Brett Harri-
son (Litigation).
Dorsey & Whitney LLP acted as US Tax
counsel to Aurora Cannabis with a team led by
John Hollinrake.
Stikeman Elliott LLP acted for MedReleaf
Corp. with a team comprising Stewart Sutcliffe,
Sean Vanderpol, Sidney Horn, Daniel Borlack,
Katarina Zoricic, Chres Lee, Billy Rosemberg,
Peter Buckles and Patricia Joseph (Securities)
and Dean Kraus and Jonathan Willson (Tax),
Michael Kilby and Megan MacDonald (Com-
petition), Neil Shapiro (Real Estate), Andrea
Boctor (Benefits), and Kathleen Chevalier and
Alex Lemoine (Employment).
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP acted
as legal counsel to shareholders of MedReleaf
with a team led by Patricia Olasker and includ-
ing Ghaith Sibai.
Lexpert® also notes that MedMen Enterprises
became a publicly traded company through a re-
verse take-over. OutdoorPartner Media Corpora-
tion is an unlisted Canadian public company. BLG
represented Eight Capital in that deal with a team
led by Andrew Powers that included Philippe Tar-
dif, Cameron MacDonald and Ben Keen.
McCarthy Tétrault LLP's Ranjeev Dhillon
predicts that 2019 will see more consolidation, as
companies from other sectors, and strictly canna-
bis companies, will need to demonstrate that they
can execute on their strong business plans, or face
the threat of competition. Victor Liu, at Good-
mans LLP, strikes a similar chord: there are more
refined US companies coming forward now, with
a history of profitability. General predictions are
that marijuana will not be fully, federally legalized
in the US before the next election. But aer that,
all bets are off.
