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LAWYERS TO WATCH Marc-André Morin McMillan LLP Tel: (514) 987-5082 Fax: (514) 987-1213 Marc-André Morin has been practicing in McMillan's corporate restructuring group in Montréal since 2002, he was named partner in 2007. Morin has vast experience in all corporate restructuring matters. His practice encompasses the transactional aspect of restructuring, as well as court representations relating thereto. He acted for financial institutions, creditors, debtors, trustees and monitors in several of the leading US/Canada cross-border corporate restructurings of the last few years. Morin is the author of numerous publications relating to insolvency and often presents on this topic at conferences. T F marc-andre.morin@mcmillan.ca Randy S. Morphy Partner in BLG's Tax Group in Vancouver. Practices in the area of corporate taxation, focusing in particular on resource taxation, inbound and outbound investment structures and public company transactions. Has advised on numerous public market transactions including Eldorado Gold Corp.'s acquisition of European Goldfields Ltd. for $2.5 billion and Teck Resources Limited's acquisition of the assets of Fording Canadian Coal Trust for $13.9 billion, and on numerous tax-driven transactions including metal sale agreements and resource royalty transactions, reorganization and refinancing transactions involving foreign subsidiaries of Canadian corporations, and inbound investments to Canada, particularly in the resource and real estate sectors. Editorial Board Member, Resource Sector Taxation. Member of the International Bar Association and Canadian reporter for taxes subcommittees, 2011 and 2012. Admitted to the British Columbia Bar in 2005. Graduated from the University of Alberta with a Bachelor of Laws in 2004. Borden Ladner Gervais LLP Tel: (604) 640-4216 Fax: (604) 622-5006 L B T F rmorphy@blg.com Matt Mulligan N O Bull, Housser & Tupper LLP Partner with Bull Housser's Infrastructure Practice Groups. Mulligan's practice is focused on infrastructure projects, construction and procurement. Mulligan advises clients on all aspects of construction projects across a range of project delivery models, including design bid build, design-build, construction management and public-private partnerships. He regularly assists clients with the structuring of procurements, drafting of tender and RFP documents, evaluation of tenders or proposals and negotiation and finalization of commercial agreements. Mulligan speaks regularly on topics including tender/RFP law, construction contracts and public private partnerships. Member of the BC Construction Roundtable, Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships and Inter-Pacific Bar Association. Called to the British Columbia Bar in 2003. Tel: (604) 641-4918 Fax: (604) 646-2556 T F mzm@bht.com Paula A. Olexiuk Paula Olexiuk's practice focuses on the construction, development, acquisition and divestiture of energy projects in Canada and abroad. She has experience in oil, gas, oil sands, LNG, pipelines and power transactions, including negotiating and drafting asset and share purchase and sale agreements, joint venture agreements, partnership agreements, joint operating agreements, processing, transportation, storage and marketing agreements, construction, ownership and operation agreements, engineering, procurement and construction contracts and service-related agreements. Her practice is complemented by her previous experience as legal counsel to the chemicals and petroleum business unit of one of the largest publicly traded engineering companies in the world, where she was responsible for advising on a broad range of business and legal issues and representing the company in the bidding, award and execution phases of its domestic and international projects. She was recently named a "Rising Star: Leading Lawyers Under 40" by Lexpert® in 2012. Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP Tel: (403) 260-7080 Fax: (403) 260-7024 polexiuk@osler.com 142 | LEXPERT • June 2013 | www.lexpert.ca E-00-Lawyers to Watch.indd 142 13-05-23 11:40 AM R. P T F