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Corporate 2013

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CORPORATE FINANCE & SECURITIES James D. Scarlett Practice focuses on public market M&A, corporate finance and board advisory mandates. Former director, Capital Markets Branch, OSC. Member of Executive Committee and co-head of Mining Group. Extensive experience in public market transactions and advising senior management and boards of directors on legal and strategic matters. Recent transactions include Viterra's sale to Glencore, HOMEQ Corporation's sale to Birch Hill Equity Partners, IPOs of Global Water Resources and Whistler Blackcomb, Wi-LAN's attempted take-over of Mosaid, the sale of Bumble Bee Foods to Lion Capital, DuPont Canada's acquisition of manufacturing assets from INVISTA (Canada), restructuring of Primary Energy Recycling Corporation, Pallinghurst Resources' financing of Platmin Limited, and Viterra's acquisitions of ABB and Agricore United. Listed in numerous publications for his expertise in M&A, corporate finance and capital markets. JD, 1981, University of Toronto. Torys LLP Tel: (416) 865-8199 Fax: (416) 865-7380 Toronto jscarlett@torys.com Jeffrey Singer Partner and member of Management Committee. Practice focuses on domestic and international M&A, corporate finance and private-equity related transactions. Recognized as a leading practitioner by The Best Lawyers in Canada, The Lexpert®/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada, Chambers Global: The World's Leading Lawyers for Business, The Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory and IFLR's Guide to the World's Leading Capital Markets Lawyers. Recipient of Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal. Previously served on the Securities Advisory Committee to the Ontario Securities Commission. Widely published legal author, often featured in Canadian and international media. Contributing editor of the International Finance & Law Review and Federated Press's Corporate Financing and Creative Financing. Speaks domestically and internationally on many subjects relating to Canadian M&A and corporate finance, and has lectured on these topics at U of T Law School, Osgoode Hall Law School and Windsor Law School. Current or former director of various industry and charitable organizations. Stikeman Elliott LLP Tel: (416) 869-5656 Fax: (416) 947-0866 Toronto jsinger@stikeman.com Paul M. Stein Partner — Mining and Corporate Finance & Securities. Co-chair of the Cassels Brock Mining Group. Widely regarded and ranked as one of Canada's leading mining lawyers. Acts as lead counsel for Canadian and international clients. Experience includes friendly and hostile take-over bids, mergers, acquisitions, going-private transactions, representing special and independent board committees, proxy battles, corporate finance, governance and going public transactions. Assists mining clients in the negotiation and establishment of domestic and international joint ventures. Consistently listed in The Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory and The Lexpert®/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada. Ranked as a leading mining practitioner in the International Who's Who of Mining Lawyers and Chambers Global: The World's Leading Lawyers for Business. Recognized by The Best Lawyers in Canada and named 2013 Lawyer of the Year for Natural Resources Law – Toronto. Called to the Ontario Bar in 1983. Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP Tel: (416) 869-5487 Fax: (416) 350-6949 Toronto pstein@casselsbrock.com Jay A. Swartz Corporate and restructuring partner. Practice focuses on private-equity funds, domestic and cross-border insolvencies, private-company acquisitions, banking, debt financings, financial products development, structured and project finance, and governance. Experienced in formation of private investment funds, regulation of banks and financial institutions, and corporate governance. Helped develop asset-backed securities and derivative businesses in Canada. Fellow, American College of Commercial Finance Lawyers. President and Director, Insolvency Institute of Canada. Martindale-Hubbell's highest rating (AV). Included in Chambers Global, The Best Lawyers in Canada, Law Business Research's International Who's Who of Business Lawyers, PLC Which Lawyer?, The Legal Media Group Guide to the World's Leading Insolvency & Restructuring Lawyers and Guide to the World's Leading Banking Lawyers, The 2006 Lexpert® Guide to the 100 Most Creative Lawyers in Canada and The Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory. LLB, Osgoode Hall. Called to Ontario Bar in 1975. Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP Tel: (416) 863-5520 Fax: (416) 863-0871 Toronto jswartz@dwpv.com LEXPERT • June 2013 | www.lexpert.ca | 81 D-00-Bios.indd 81 13-05-23 10:21 AM

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