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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CORPORATE FINANCE & SECURITIES/CORPORATE TAX Christopher W. Nixon Christopher Nixon is a partner in Stikeman Elliott's Securities Group in Calgary and head of the national China Coverage Group. His practice focuses on business law, with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, joint ventures, corporate and trust reorganizations and corporate governance. His practice involves both transactional and advisory assignments, representing, among others, oil and gas exploration entities, oilfield service entities and investment dealers in Canada, the US, Europe and Asia. He is recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada in the areas of Corporate Finance, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity, M&A and Securities Law; Chambers Global: The World's Leading Lawyers for Business for Corporate/M&A; The Lexpert®/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada; Lexpert® Guide to the Leading US/ Canada Cross-border Corporate Lawyers in Canada; and The Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory. Called to the Alberta Bar in 1980. Stikeman Elliott LLP Tel: (403) 266-9017 Fax: (403) 266-7807 Calgary cnixon@stikeman.com CORPORATE TAX Firoz Ahmed Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP Tel: (416) 862-6696 Fax: (416) 862-6666 Specializes in the taxation of mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganizations, debt restructurings, partnership arrangements and international taxation. Has written articles and presented papers on a number of income tax subjects for the International Tax Review, Journal of International Taxation, Canadian Tax Journal and the Tax Executives Institute. Previously seconded to the ruling directorate of the CCRA as a senior rulings officer in the corporate reorganizations section. Recognized as a leading tax lawyer in numerous publications, including Chambers Global, The Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory, The Best Lawyers in Canada and Who's Who Legal. Admitted to the Ontario Bar in 1986. Toronto fahmed@osler.com Monica E. Biringer Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP Monica Biringer's practice includes all aspects of corporate income tax with an emphasis on mergers & acquisitions and corporate finance. Extensive experience and expertise in the areas of "inbound" corporate financing and acquisitions, the use of exchangeable shares in the context of cross-border mergers, leasing as a form of financing and financial restructuring. Cited as a recommended tax practitioner by various publications, including The Lexpert®/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada, The Best Lawyers in Canada and Chambers Global. Author and speaker at conferences on various Canadian tax matters. A member of the Canadian Bar Association, Canadian Tax Foundation, The Law Society of Upper Canada and the Canadian Finance and Leasing Association – Tax Section. Admitted to the Ontario Bar in 1986. Tel: (416) 862-6830 Fax: (416) 862-6666 Toronto mbiringer@osler.com LEXPERT • June 2013 | www.lexpert.ca | 89 D-00-Bios.indd 89 13-05-16 1:53 PM