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 Sidney M. Horn Partner who specializes in commercial, corporate and securities law, advising large domestic and international corporations on complex questions concerning finance, M&A and corporate governance. Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada 2013 in corporate law and M&A law. Named Montréal M&A Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers' 2013 and 2010. Recognized in The 2013 Lexpert®/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada; the 2013 edition of Chambers Global's Guide to the World's Leading Lawyers for Business as a leading practitioner in the corporate & M&A sector, the International Who's Who of Merger & Acquisition Lawyers 2012; Lexpert® Leading Corporate Lawyers Special Edition, June 2012; PLC Which Lawyer? 2012 as recommended in corporate/M&A and PLC's M&A Multi-Jurisdictional Guide 2012/2013. Who's Who Legal 100 2012 hails Sidney Horn as "first rate" for his work in M&A. Also recognized in The 2006 Lexpert® Guide to the 100 Most Creative Lawyers in Canada. Member of the Québec Bar (1978) and the Alberta Bar (1982). Serves as a director of several publicly traded corporations. Stikeman Elliott LLP Tel: (514) 397-3342 Fax: (514) 397-3416 Montréal T F smhorn@stikeman.com John W. Leopold Senior partner with the firm's Corporate Group and Co-chair of the M&A Group. His practice focuses primarily on M&A, private equity and corporate finance, with a focus on cross-border transactions. Named one of the "30 Most Influential Private Equity Attorneys in the World" by Private Equity International, October 2006; The Best Lawyers in Canada 2013; Who's Who Legal 100 2012 refers to John Leopold as a "great talent" in the areas of corporate governance and M&A; the International Who's Who of Mergers and Acquisitions Lawyers 2012; and Chambers Global 2013: The World's Leading Lawyers for Business as a recommended lawyer in corporate and M&A. Recent mandates include the following: KarpReilly's acquisition of publicly listed XS Cargo; Microsemi Corp.'s take-over bid for Zarlink Semiconductor Inc.; sale by Yellow Media of Trader Corp. to Apax Partners; acquisition by TPG Capital of Taylor Morrison Monarch; acquisition by Akamai Technologies, Inc. of Blaze Software Inc; acquisition by Audax Group of Crossroads C&I Distributors; acquisition by Kilmer Capital of Atelka Inc. Stikeman Elliott LLP Tel: (514) 397-3111 Fax: (514) 397-3422 Montréal T F jleopold@stikeman.com Robert Paré O Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP B Robert Paré joined the firm in 1977 and became partner in 1984. He practices mainly in the areas of governance, mergers & acquisitions and securities law. Over the course of his career, Paré has had the opportunity to lead working teams that have brought to fruition important files in various areas of business law. Recognized by The Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory and Chambers Global as one of Canada's most distinguished business lawyers. One of the leading lawyers in his field of expertise in the International Who's Who of Mergers and Acquisitions Lawyers, the International Who's Who of Capital Markets Lawyers: Canada and the International Who's Who of Corporate Governance Lawyers. Regular lecturer at continuing education training programs and seminars for specialized subjects in his area of practice. Admitted to the Québec Bar in 1977. Tel: (514) 397-7517 Fax: (514) 397-7600 Montréal T F rpare@fasken.com Paul Raymond Paul Raymond is a senior partner of Norton Rose in Canada. He is experienced in corporate and securities law, financings and business acquisitions and sales. He has been involved in debt and equity financing of private and public corporations, governments and Crown corporations by way of private or public offerings in Canada and the United States, acting on behalf of issuers and underwriters. He has acted in various transactions for the purchase or sale of businesses, as well as in mergers and reorganizations. Raymond has also been involved in various structured finance transactions in Canada and abroad. He was recognized by The 2012 Lexpert®/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada as Most Frequently Recommended practitioner in Corporate Commercial Law, Corporate Finance & Securities, Corporate Mid-Market and Mergers & Acquisitions. He was also named Lawyer of the Year 2013 for securities law (Montréal) by The Best Lawyers in Canada. He is a member of the CBA. Québec Bar (1986). Norton Rose Canada LLP Tel: (514) 847-4479 Fax: (514) 286-5474 Montréal paul.raymond@nortonrose.com 116 | LEXPERT • June 2013 | www.lexpert.ca D-00-Bios.indd 116 13-05-23 12:15 PM T F