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Stefaniuk, John D. Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP > (204) 934-2597 jds@tdslaw.com
John has a broad range of project experience in natural resources, hydroelectricity, environmental, municipal, and property
development. He has significant experience in development, municipal and environmental licensing and approvals, consulta-
tion, government relations, acquisitions, financing, and municipal development approvals. John represents clients in energy,
mining, forestry, banking, agribusiness, and property development industries. John appears before legislative committees, ad-
ministrative tribunals, and courts in Manitoba. John is incoming vice-president of the Canadian Bar Association and is a past
Chair of its National Environment, Energy, and Resource Law Section. He is a contributing author in e Law of Climate
Change in Canada and Contaminated Property in Canada, and is a roster member of the Canadian Centre for Environmen-
tal Arbitration and Mediation.
Sujir, H. Jay FARRIS > (604) 661-1704 jsujir@farris.com
Partner Jay Sujir has 30+ years of experience acting for mining and other resource companies, as well as for a number of
technology companies. His primary focus is in securities law in the mining, natural resources, and energy areas with an
emphasis on public offerings of securities, mergers & acquisitions, and takeovers. He's acted as lead counsel for issuers and
investment dealers in a number of significant financings and mergers & acquisitions transactions and in dealings with
stock exchanges and securities regulatory authorities. Admitted to the Bar of British Columbia (1986).
Tardif, Philippe Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) > (416) 367-6060 ptardif@blg.com
Philippe Tardif is a business law partner in the Toronto office of Borden Ladner Gervais LLP. Philippe's practice focuses
on corporate finance, with an emphasis on public and private equity and debt financings, including cross-border financ-
ings; mergers & acquisitions involving public companies; and corporate governance matters, including board and special
committee advisory roles. His industry experience includes energy and mining. Philippe is recognized in the 2023 edition
(and since 2015) of e Best Lawyers in Canada (Corporate Law, Corporate Governance Practice, Mergers & Acquisi-
tions, and Securities Law). Philippe is recognized for his expertise in his field and was appointed as adjunct professor at
Osgoode Hall Law School (2013–2015). He is an officer of the International Bar Association Securities Law Committee.
He was called to the Ontario Bar in 1987 and obtained his LLB from Osgoode Hall Law School (1985) and his HBA in
Business Administration at the University of Western Ontario (1982). He is also a member of the Development Cabinet
of the Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario.
Waters, Michael Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) > (604) 632-3476 mwaters@blg.com
Michael Waters is a partner in the BLG Vancouver office. He practises corporate and securities law with emphasis on
corporate finance, mergers & acquisitions, investment fund management, and corporate governance. Michael advises
acquirers and targets in friendly and hostile takeover bids and other business combinations. He represents public and
private issuers, underwriters, venture capital firms, and institutional investors in financing transactions, including initial
public offerings, secondary offerings, private placements, royalty and streaming transactions, and preferred share invest-
ments. Michael also advises Canadian and international investment funds, hedge funds, and investment fund managers.
He is recognized in e Best Lawyers in Canada, e Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory, and previous editions of Lexpert®
Special Edition – Leading Canadian Lawyers in Global Mining.
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