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BANKING AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS Donald G. Bird Regional managing partner of BLG's Vancouver office. Regularly acts for Canadian financial institutions in connection with their commercial and corporate loans to both public and private borrowers. Also acts for borrowers. Many of these loans are syndicated and are often cross-border. Practice also includes regulatory advice to financial institutions, agency work on structured finance transactions, as well as general corporate commercial transactions. Former Adjunct Professor at University of British Columbia, Faculty of Law from 1996 to 1999, and has been an instructor for the professional legal training course of the BC Law Society for more than 15 years. Co-editor of the British Columbia Personal Property Security Act Practice Manual. Has written on such subjects as the BC Personal Property Security Act, BC Securities Transfer Act, Canadian Bank Act and inspection of corporate records. Received his BComm (Hons) from the University of British Columbia in 1984, and his LLB from University of Toronto in 1987. Called to the British Columbia Bar in 1988. Borden Ladner Gervais LLP Tel: (604) 640-4175 Fax: (604) 622-5875 Vancouver dbird@blg.com Michael M. Kalef Senior Partner of the firm's banking group with more than 35 years of experience. Focus is on banking, financing and real estate matters, handling a wide range of financing techniques and banking arrangements, including syndicated loans among domestic and foreign banks and offshore financing transactions by Canadian and offshore lenders to borrowers in the US, South America, Europe, Asia and Africa. Engaged as senior counsel by a number of Schedule I and Schedule II banks on lending, enforcement and bank regulatory issues. Loan transactions include financings for the redevelopment of the Vancouver downtown waterfront and the former Expo 86 lands; the 2010 Olympic Village; the Vancouver Canucks; Rogers Arena; P3 sports facilities; the acquisition of five golf courses and related facilities in Maui and Kauai; various leveraged buy-outs; and the acquisition by various income trusts of existing retail businesses. Called to the British Columbia Bar in 1974. Koffman Kalef LLP Tel: (604) 891-3700 Fax: (604) 891-3788 Vancouver mmk@kkbl.com John D. Morrison McMillan LLP Tel: (604) 691-7411 Fax: (604) 893-2364 John Morrison practices financial services and banking law in McMillan LLP's Vancouver office. His extensive experience includes acting for lenders and borrowers in credit facilities ranging from commercial mortgage transactions and mortgage bonds to complex multi-jurisdictional credit facilities, including financing of all types of real estate assets including shopping centers, office buildings, hotels, multi-unit residential buildings and industrial properties. Morrison also represents lenders and borrowers in connection with debt financings of mining, forestry and gaming projects and facilities and issuers and trustees in connection with bonds, notes and other debt instruments. Vancouver john.morrison@mcmillan.ca Anne M. Stewart, QC Senior partner in Vancouver. Practices business law providing legal/business advice, including corporate structuring/reorganization; establishing appropriate business relationships; M&As; divestitures; negotiating and preparing documentation necessary to complete transactions; financings — representing lender or borrower in major project, term and operating financing; preparing commercial contracts. Acts in major infrastructure (P3) projects across Canada. Honored with many awards, including Lexology Client Choice Award 2013, General Corporate Award, Canada's Top 25 Women Lawyers award, 100 Most Powerful Women award, the "Lifetime Achievement" PEAK Award from the Association of Women in Finance and the Lexpert® Zenith Award for women lawyers in business law. Leader in The Canadian Legal Lexpert ® Directory, The Lexpert ®/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada, International Who's Who of Business Lawyers, The Best Lawyers in Canada and Chambers Global: The World's Leading Lawyers for Business (Tier 1). Dame, Order of St. John. Admitted to BC Bar in 1976; QC, 1993. Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP Tel: (604) 631-3313 Fax: (604) 631-3309 Vancouver anne.stewart@blakes.com LEXPERT • June 2013 | www.lexpert.ca | 63 D-00-Bios.indd 63 13-05-16 1:49 PM