The Lexpert Special Editions profiles selected Lexpert-ranked lawyers whose focus is in Corporate, Infrastructure, Energy and Litigation law and relevant practices. It also includes feature articles on legal aspects of Canadian business issues.
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Pletcher, Fred R. Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) > (604) 640-4245 fpletcher@blg.com Fred Pletcher is a partner in the BLG Vancouver office and the national leader of BLG's Mining Group. He provides practical advice on complex transactions and prides himself on achieving exceptional results for clients. Fred advises public compa- nies and underwriters in connection with mergers & acquisitions, corporate finance, corporate governance, continuous disclosure, and general commercial matters. In the mining field, Fred acts for Canadian and international mining companies in acquisitions and dispositions of mines, development projects and exploration properties, joint venture and option agree- ments, royalty and streaming transactions, expropriations, and NI 43-101 reporting obligations. Fred oen advises boards of directors and special committees of public companies. He also has considerable experience in the field of shareholder activism. He frequently speaks and publishes papers on corporate, securities, and mining issues. He is recognized as a leading Canadian practitioner in these areas in numerous Canadian and international ranking publications. Powers, Andrew Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) > (416) 367-6135 apowers@blg.com Andrew Powers is the regional group leader of the Securities and Capital Markets Practice Group and the regional leader of BLG's National Mining Focus Group. Andrew's practice focuses on corporate finance, mergers & acquisitions, regulatory compliance, and cannabis law. Andrew's corporate finance experience includes advising issuers, investment dealers, and insti- tutional investors in a wide range of financing transactions, including initial public offerings, secondary offerings, and public and private offerings of debt and equity securities, both domestically and cross-border, with an emphasis on the mining sector. Obtained a JD from Queen's University and a BA (Hons.) in Political Science from the University of Ottawa. Called to the Ontario Bar in 2005. Rosenberg, Sheryl A. Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP > (204) 934-2312 sar@tdslaw.com Sheryl Rosenberg, BA, MS, LLB, has been practising environmental law at ompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP for 25 years. Her work includes helping clients manage regulatory compliance concerning contaminated sites and advising on environ- mental aspects of commercial deals, but her primary focus is on permitting and licensing of project expansions, alterations, and closure of existing operations and achieving regulatory approval of new developments in the energy and mining sectors. Her expertise includes clients' engagement roles in supporting Crown consultation with Indigenous communities. Sheryl has helped achieve regulatory permitting of some of Manitoba's most important new developments, including Manitoba Hydro's two power dams, Wuskwatim and Keeyask, and Hudbay's highly regarded and successful Reed and Lalor Mines. Sheryl cul- tivates and maintains a reputation for excellence and trustworthiness with Manitoba's mining and environmental regulators, which oen is of assistance in achieving regulatory approvals for her clients' developments. She has been repeatedly included in e Best Lawyers in Canada directory for her work in environmental law and recognized by Who's Who Legal: Canada in the area of environmental law. www.lexpert.ca 27 Shortreed, Megan Paliare Roland Rosenberg Rothstein LLP > (416) 646-4308 megan.shortreed@paliareroland.com Megan Shortreed routinely represents clients in corporate, commercial, employment, civil, and administrative litigation. In the mining sector, she argues cases involving shareholder and partnership disputes, duties of directors and employees, breach of contract, product liability, and other complex commercial cases. She acts oen on behalf of senior executives respecting their compensation, employment contracts, or termination from employment, and for both employers and employees in re- spect of sensitive workplace investigations, including in the mining industry. Megan has been featured in the Lexpert® Special Edition – Litigation and has been listed by Lexpert® since 2015 for Litigation – Corporate Commercial. She is recognized by both e Best Lawyers in Canada and Benchmark Canada, including as one of the Top 100 Women in Litigation. Megan was the inaugural recipient of the Honsberger Award, presented by the Toronto Lawyers Association in 2014, and received the Lexpert Zenith Award Celebrating Women in Law in 2017. Megan is a bencher of the LSO and a former director of e Advocates' Society. Lexpert-ranked leading mining lawyers