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Corporate 2013

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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BANKING AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS Kenneth S. Atlas National leader of BLG's Financial Services Group, practicing in Montréal and Toronto. Specializes in banking, secured and unsecured debt financing, project finance, debt and corporate restructuring, and bankruptcy and insolvency matters, as well as venture capital financing. Has represented Canadian and foreign lenders and loan syndicates in numerous syndicated financing transactions (including multi-jurisdictional cross-border loans) and in many bankruptcy and insolvency restructuring matters involving Canada and multiple jurisdictions. Frequent writer and speaker on the subjects of financing, security, and bankruptcy and insolvency. Adjunct Professor of Bankruptcy and Insolvency at McGill University's Faculty of Law since 1985. Former lecturer on business law at McGill University's Faculty of Management (1982 – 1994). Member of the Insolvency Institute of Canada, CBA, IBA, INSOL International and the American Bankruptcy Institute. Called to the Québec Bar in 1981 and Ontario Bar in 1988. Borden Ladner Gervais LLP Tel: (514) 954-2522 Fax: (514) 954-1905 Montréal katlas@blg.com Sterling H. Dietze Partner whose practice covers aspects of institutional financing and banking, with extensive experience in international transactions. Has acted for borrowers and lenders in transactions including gold loans, asset-based lending, securitizations, syndicated loans and participation agreements, international financial transactions, project finance, infrastructure financing, aircraft financing, derivative products and credit support documents. Has also advised foreign financial institutions on the regulatory environment in Canada and the province of Québec, and was special international counsel to a presidential commission in Haiti on the reform of secured transaction laws. Recognized in the 2013 editions of IFLR1000: The Guide to the World's Leading Financial Law Firms, The Lexpert®/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada and Chambers Global's The World's Leading Lawyers for Business as a recommended lawyer in banking and finance (securitization). Member of the Inter-American Bar Association. Has written and spoken extensively on his areas of expertise. Stikeman Elliott LLP Tel: (514) 397-3076 Fax: (514) 397-3222 Montréal sdietze@stikeman.com Jean G. Lamothe Partner and member of the banking group. As such, he is called upon to act on behalf of lending syndicates or borrowers in areas of national, international and cross-border, secured and unsecured, corporate and project financing, corporate and asset acquisition financing, asset-based lending and debt restructuring. His practice also extends to most areas of corporate and commercial law. Recognized by The Best Lawyers in Canada 2013, and IFLR1000: The Guide to the World's Leading Financial Law Firms 2013 as a leading lawyer in the banking and finance sector. Also recognized in The 2013 Lexpert®/ American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada for Banking & Financial Institutions, Chambers Global 2013: The World's Leading Lawyers for Business as a recommended lawyer in the fields of banking and finance on behalf of both lenders and borrowers, as a leading lawyer in Lexpert®'s Special Edition on Canada's Leading Infrastructure Lawyers, September 2012. Called to the Québec Bar in 1987. Lamothe is also a member of the Québec Order of Engineers (1979). Stikeman Elliott LLP Tel: (514) 397-3326 Fax: (514) 397-3222 Montréal jlamothe@stikeman.com Xeno C. Martis Specializes in corporate financing, project finance and debt restructuring. Negotiates, prepares and finalizes corporate structurings, credit agreements, leveraged leases, synthetic leases, security documents, investment documents and all documentation pertaining to the realization of security, the restructuring of debt and the conversion of debt instruments into distress preferred shares. Has led teams of lawyers acting on behalf of lending syndicates and investors in project financing, public and private takeovers, asset acquisitions, structured leveraged lease financing, structured synthetic lease financing, debt restructuring and workouts. Ranked by Chambers Global as a leading Canadian practitioner in the area of banking and finance; Lexpert® Guide to the Top 100 Industry Specialists in Canada; The Legal Media Group Guide to the World's Leading Banking Lawyers as a leading expert in Canadian banking law and project financing; and as one of Canada's best banking law and project finance lawyers in Best Lawyers in Canada. Admitted to the Québec Bar in 1976. Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP Tel: (514) 397-7509 Fax: (514) 397-7600 Montréal xmartis@fasken.com LEXPERT • June 2013 | www.lexpert.ca | 61 D-00-Bios.indd 61 13-05-16 1:49 PM

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