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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LAWYERS TO WATCH Andy C.Y. Chan Andy Chan is a partner in the Business Law Group of Miller Thomson LLP. Chan's specialized global cross-border practice includes providing counsel to international and domestic clients on corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, investments, structurings and financings in Canada. He is also head of the firm's national Global Initiatives (Asia) practice. Chans areas of practice include business law, related corporate and regulatory matters, financial services, as well as strategic business immigration in a variety of sectors, including manufacturing, natural resources, healthcare, technology and insurance. He has counseled multinational organizations, corporate and commercial enterprises and high-net worth clients in North America, Europe, Western and Eastern Asia conducting or seeking to conduct business in Canada, as well as Canadian businesses analyzing their options for access to the global markets. Chan is recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for outstanding contribution to Canada. He is also a winner of the Lexpert® "Rising Stars: Leading Lawyers Under 40" award. Miller Thomson LLP Tel: (416) 595-7937 Fax: (416) 595-8695 E T F achan@millerthomson.com JeanSébastien Desroches Jean-Sébastien Desroches specializes in business law, primarily commercial transactions, mergers, acquisitions, corporate reorganizations and statutory arrangements on behalf of public and private companies. He has represented Canadian, American and European clients in several large-scale transactions, complex legal operations and private placements, involving particularly manufacturing, pharmaceutical, finance and technology corporations. He often advises boards of directors, management teams and shareholders on cross-border and foreign transactions. He successfully combines versatility and specialization, the technical and human aspects of transactions, sharp argumentative prowess and a non-confrontational approach, successful execution of a transaction and the art of compromise. Desroches represents entrepreneurs in the development and implementation of commercial projects and joint ventures, with a focus on the transportation, infrastructure, aeronautic and energy sectors. He also advises clients in matters involving venture capital, investments and transfer of businesses. Lavery, de Billy, L.L.P. Tel: (514) 878-5695 Fax: (514) 871-8977 T F jsdesroches@lavery.ca Mandeep Dhaliwal Mandeep Dhaliwal's practice focuses on debt financing transactions. He acts for domestic and international banks, insurance companies and mezzanine lenders in structuring cross-border and multi-country financings. Dhaliwal serves as counsel to insurance companies in providing secured deposit protection contract facilities under the Real Estate Development Marketing Act (BC). In addition, he has acted on behalf of borrowers in assisting them with international project financings, with a focus on mining and independent power project financings. Dhaliwal is regularly retained by US and Ontario law firms to advise on British Columbia lending, security and opinion matters. He also represents clients in a variety of commercial and multiple unit residential real estate acquisitions. In 2012, Dhaliwal was one of the Lexpert® "Rising Stars: Leading Lawyers Under 40" award winners, and a winner of the Business in Vancouver Top 40 Under 40 award. He is called to the British Columbia Bar (2002). Lawson Lundell LLP Tel: (604) 631-6742 Fax: (604) 669-1620 T F mdhaliwal@lawsonlundell.com C Pascale Dionne BCF LLP Pascale Dionne practices business law, with a specialization in corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, and commercial law. She plays a key role in files in various regulated industries such as health, forestry, mining and telecommunications. She participates in structuring acquisitions and concurrent financings in a variety of complex acquisition files, such as hostile take-overs of public companies with going-private transactions and construction projects for specific purposes. Her financing clientele is varied and includes financial institutions and equipment manufacturers, for whom she handles the implementation of credit facilities, such as secured and unsecured loans, syndicated loans, club deals, acquisition financings and private placements. She also assists borrowers in setting up operating loans or credit facilities to finance specific projects. Dionne has been a member of the firm's Board of Directors since 2009. Tel: (514) 397-2292 Fax: (514) 397-8515 pascaledionne@bcf.ca 136 | LEXPERT • June 2013 | www.lexpert.ca E-00-Lawyers to Watch.indd 136 13-05-23 11:40 AM T F