The Lexpert Guides to the Leading US/Canada Cross-Border Corporate and Litigation Lawyers in Canada profiles leading business lawyers and features articles for attorneys and in-house counsel in the US about business law issues in Canada.
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MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS Neill I. May Goodmans LLP Tel: (416) 597-4187 Fax: (416) 979-1234 Partner and co-head of one of Goodmans' business law groups. Broad base of experience in corporate/securities law, with particular emphasis on mergers & acquisitions, public and private financings (domestic and cross-border), private-equity and business restructurings. Recognized as a leading lawyer in his areas of practice by The Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory, The Lexpert®/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada, Chambers Global, PLC, Euromoney, IFLR, and The Best Lawyers in Canada. Member of the Toronto Stock Exchange Listing Advisory Committee and a former member of the Ontario Securities Commission's Securities Advisory Committee and the Small Business Advisory Committee. Adjunct Professor at the University of Toronto, Faculty of Law. Admitted to the Ontario Bar in 1992. Toronto T Fa nmay@goodmans.ca Vincent A. Mercier Practice focuses on public company and private-equity M&A and securities. Represents acquirors, targets, controlling shareholders and committees of independent directors in both public company and private acquisitions, including hostile take-over bids; and advises public companies on corporate governance issues, including proxy contests. Acted for Maple Group in its $3.8-billion acquisition of TMX Group (named deal of the year for 2012 by Lexpert®). Acted for Shaw in its $2-billion acquisition of Canwest; Schlumberger in its $700-million acquisition of Saxon Energy Services; Reuters in its dual-listed company merger transaction with Thomson Corporation, the first of its kind in Canada; and Agricore United in its response to hostile take-over bid from Saskatchewan Wheat Pool. Acted for Petro Kazakhstan in its auction process leading to its acquisition by China's CNPC International Ltd for US$4.2-billion; Wheaton River in its $2.3-billion merger with Goldcorp; and for Clarica in its sale to Sun Life for $7.1-billion. Named one of Canada's top 40 lawyers under 40 by Lexpert® (2002). Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP Tel: (416) 863-5579 Fax: (416) 863-0871 Toronto T Fa vmercier@dwpv.com Brian M. Pukier Partner and former head of the Toronto office's Public M&A Group. His practice is focused on public companies with emphasis on cross-border mergers and acquisitions, private equity, corporate finance transactions, complex corporate reorganizations and public policy. He has extensive experience in counseling senior management and boards of directors of leading public and private corporations. He has advised on a large number of merchant banking and private-equity investments. Recognized in The Lexpert®/ American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada for M&A; The Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory for Corporate Commercial Law, Corporate Finance & Securities, M&A and Private Equity; Chambers Global: The World's Leading Lawyers for Business for corporate/M&A; The Best Lawyers in Canada for M&A; and The Legal Media Group Guide to the World's Leading Mergers and Acquisitions Lawyers as a leading lawyer in M&A. Frequent speaker and writer on M&A and securities regulatory topics. Stikeman Elliott LLP Tel: (416) 869-5567 Fax: (416) 947-0866 Toronto T Fa bpukier@stikeman.com Simon A. Romano Partner practicing principally in securities, public and private mergers & acquisitions, private equity and corporate finance. Advises domestic and international corporations and dealers in friendly and hostile take-overs, mergers and corporate finance matters, and on investment funds, alternative trading systems, REITs and private-equity funds. Carries out work for public companies, financial institutions, underwriters, privateequity funds and regulatory and self-regulatory organizations, and also advises on corporate governance and securities enforcement matters. Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada; Chambers Global: The World's Leading Lawyers for Business; The Lexpert®/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada; The Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory; PLC Which Lawyer?; The 2006 Lexpert® Guide to the 100 Most Creative Lawyers in Canada. Formerly seconded to the OSC as special counsel and former member of its Securities Advisory Committee. Co-authored the first book on Canadian income funds. Former clerk at the Supreme Court of Canada. Stikeman Elliott LLP Tel: (416) 869-5596 Fax: (416) 947-0866 Toronto sromano@stikeman.com 114 | LEXPERT • June 2013 | www.lexpert.ca D-00-Bios.indd 114 13-05-16 1:56 PM Pe T Fa