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CORPORATE FINANCE & SECURITIES Elizabeth J. Harrison, QC Senior partner. Practices in the corporate, M&A, and securities fields. Represents boards of directors, investment bankers and public corporations in M&As, prospectus offerings, private placements, take-over bids, open-market transactions, acquisitions of control, related-party transactions, privatizations, proxy contests and other securitiesrelated matters. Director of public and private companies and charitable organizations. Named in The 2012 Lexpert®/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers, 2012 Lexpert® Guide to the Leading US/Canada Cross-border Corporate Lawyers in Canada (corporate commercial, M&A), "Top 25 Women Lawyers in Canada" and "Top Creative Lawyers in Canada." Recipient of 2009 Lexpert® Zenith Award; 2009 PEAK Award — Performance and Excellence, from Women in Finance. Martindale-Hubbell ranking AV. Listed in The Best Lawyers in Canada. Admitted to the British Columbia Bar (1973). Appointed Queen's Counsel (1986). Farris, Vaughan, Wills & Murphy LLP Tel: (604) 661-9367 Fax: (604) 661-9349 Vancouver eharrison@farris.com Peter J. O'Callaghan Corporate finance and mergers & acquisitions practice in Vancouver. Practice includes public- and private-equity financings, arrangements, take-over and issuer bids and independent counsel to investment dealers and boards of directors. Has extensive experience in share and asset acquisitions and divestitures, shareholders' and joint venture agreements. Clients are primarily in the mining sector. Acted for issuers and underwriters in respect of many mining transactions in Canada, the US, South America, Asia, Africa and Australia. Took a year off from private practice to act as Senior Vice President, Corporate Development and general counsel of a Canadian public company. Member of CBA's securities law and business law subsections and Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation. Recognized in Chambers Global 2013: The World's Leading Lawyers for Business, The Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory, The Lexpert®/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada and IFLR1000: The Guide to the World's Leading Financial Law Firms ‒ 2011 Edition. Admitted to BC Bar in 1985. Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP Tel: (604) 631-3345 Fax: (604) 631-3309 Vancouver peter.ocallaghan@blakes.com Fred R. Pletcher Partner and Chair of BLG's National Mining Group. Advises on all aspects of corporate finance, mergers & acquisitions, commercial transactions, corporate governance and continuous disclosure, with a strong focus on the mining industry. Considerable experience with Canadian and international mining joint ventures, project development and construction, tenure issues, royalties and commodity sales. Clients include public and private companies, boards of directors, special committees, underwriters, investment funds and real estate investment trusts. Adjunct Professor, University of BC, Faculty of Law (1999 ‒ 2001). Frequent speaker and writer on securities and mining law topics. Served on the Vancouver Stock Exchange Advisory Committee and as a trustee of the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation. Member of the Editorial Board for Carswell's Securities Law and Practice (3rd ed.). Holds an LLM from Columbia University, an LLB from the University of Toronto and an AB, magna cum laude, from Harvard University. Called to BC Bar in 1993. Borden Ladner Gervais LLP Tel: (604) 640-4245 Fax: (604) 622-5802 Vancouver fpletcher@blg.com William F. Sirett Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP Senior partner. Practices securities and corporate law with an emphasis on corporate finance, M&A, reorganization and restructuring transactions and corporate governance. Advises public and private corporations, financial institutions, investment banks and investment funds. Named in The Legal Media Group Guide to the World's Leading Capital Markets Lawyers, The Lexpert®/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada (2006 – 12), The Best Lawyers in Canada (2006 – 11), Law Business Research's International Who's Who of Capital Market Lawyers (2008 – 10) and Law Business Research's Who's Who Legal: Canada 2010. Admitted to the British Columbia Bar in 1976. Tel: (604) 631-3371 Fax: (604) 631-3309 Vancouver bill.sirett@blakes.com LEXPERT • June 2013 | www.lexpert.ca | 87 D-00-Bios.indd 87 13-05-16 1:53 PM