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HIGH-PROFILE PATENT auctions and sales – think Nortel and Kodak – and the proliferation of intellectual property
(IP) litigation are highlighting the value of IP; the risks and
rewards it brings to the table in any potential M&A transaction are now front and centre. "IP has real value and in an
M&A deal, people are willing to pay significant money for it,"
says Marvin Singer, a senior partner in the M&A Group with
Norton Rose LLP in Toronto.
Singer contrasts today's attitude with the not-so-far-off past,
when a target company's IP portfolio was often viewed as an
add-on, a "nice-to-have" part of the total acquisition. "Depending on the nature of the company, the value of its pat-
Nixon,
Christopher W.
O'Callaghan,
Peter J.
Stikeman Elliott LLP
(403) 266-9017
cnixon@stikeman.com
Blake, Cassels &
Graydon LLP
(604) 631-3345
peter.ocallaghan@
blakes.com
Mr. Nixon specializes
in M&A, corporate
finance, joint ventures,
reorganizations and
governance, representing,
among others, oil &
gas exploration and
oilfield service entities
and investment dealers
in Canada, the US,
Europe and Asia.
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Mr. O'Callaghan's practice
focuses on corporate
finance and M&A
transactions in the mining
sector. Recognized in the
Lexpert®/American Lawyer
Guide to the Leading 500
Lawyers in Canada.
Olasker, Patricia L.
O'Neill, Brendan
Orr, William K.
Orzy, S. Richard
Davies Ward Phillips
& Vineberg LLP
(416) 863-5551
polasker@dwpv.com
Goodmans LLP
(416) 849-6017
boneill@goodmans.ca
Fasken Martineau
DuMoulin LLP
(416) 865-4360
worr@fasken.com
Bennett Jones LLP
(416) 777-5737
orzyr@bennettjones.com
Mr. O'Neill's practice
focuses on cross-border
and transnational
insolvencies and
restructurings, bankruptcybased acquisitions and
near-insolvency investing
scenarios. He represents
debtors, creditors,
committees, bondholders
and other stakeholders.
Mr. Orr is recognized as
one of Canada's leading
lawyers for advising boards
of directors and their
committees on corporate
governance issues, M&A,
capital markets, securities
regulation and multinational transactions.
Mr. Orzy acts for debtors
and creditors in many
of the largest and most
complex domestic and
cross-border restructuring
matters. He is especially
known for representing
bondholders, new money
investors, indenture trustees
and financial institutions.
Ms. Olasker focuses on
public company M&A,
including private-equity
acquisitions and proxy
contests, and international
and domestic corporate
finance, including public
market derivatives,
high-yield debt and
MJDS offerings. Adjunct
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