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www.lexpert.ca 33 Cameron, Gordon Stikeman Elliott LLP > (403) 266-9014 grcameron@stikeman.com Gordon Cameron is a partner in the Corporate Group, whose practice focuses on corporate finance, securities, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, and general corporate matters. Gordon acts for both issuers and dealers in public and private, domestic and cross-border, debt and equity corporate finance transactions. He also acts for vendors and purchasers in public and private M&A transactions and has represented clients in many large, complex multi-jurisdiction transactions. Gordon also has significant private equity and venture capital experience. With a significant focus on start-up companies, particularly in the technology, cannabis, clean technology, auto dealership, industrial, agriculture, and oil and gas sectors, Gordon guides clients through founding, capitalization, and value creation strategies. Gordon has extensive board experience in a variety of contexts. Additionally, he has broad experience advising special committees of boards and acting as independent counsel in unique circumstances. Canfield, Brian R. FARRIS > (604) 661-9362 bcanfield@farris.com Brian Canfield is a strategic advisor for his business clients. He focuses on facilitating opportunities and solving problems on their behalf by combining his extensive legal experience, business background, and negotiation skills with diligence, creativity, and common sense. He is oen asked to handle difficult negotiations, tight timelines, or similar challenges for his clients in buying and selling businesses or real estate, raising equity and debt financing, facilitating regulatory approvals, settling shareholder or other disputes, restructuring, governance and other matters. Brian has a wide range of experience in assisting both public and private clients, including Boards and Special Committees, with a special emphasis on established and emerging founders/entrepreneurs. His clients operate in many key industries including automotive, construction, financial, food and beverage, hospitality, infrastructure, real estate, resource, and technology. Year called to the Bar: 1991 (British Columbia), 1995 (Washington State), 2007 (Alberta). Carelli, Robert Stikeman Elliott LLP > (514) 397-2408 rcarelli@stikeman.com Robert Carelli is a partner, Head of the Montreal office's Corporate Group and a member of the firm's Partnership Board. Named as one of Canada's Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers in 2020 by Canadian Lawyer, Robert has over 20 years of extensive experience focused primarily in the areas of securities, capital markets, public and private mergers & acquisitions and corporate governance. He advises issuers and underwriters on public offerings and private placements, boards of directors and private equity funds. Robert is highly regarded in the Canadian capital markets space and is consistently recognized as a leading securities practitioner by the legal industry's most prominent directories, including Chambers and Lexpert. Robert is also recognized for his solid track record of successfully working on complex domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions for clients in various industries, including technology, retail, aviation and healthcare. Carruthers, Stuart S. Stikeman Elliott LLP > (416) 869-5600 scarruthers@stikeman.com Stuart Carruthers is a partner and member of the Insurance & Reinsurance, Financial Products & Services, and Mergers & Acquisitions Groups. He is widely recognized as the preeminent transactional, commercial, governance and regulatory advisor to insurance and reinsurance companies and brokers in Canada. Stuart is repeatedly cited for both his transactional and regulatory expertise in the industry by numerous leading directories, including Chambers – Band 1, IFLR1000 – Market Leader in Canada, Who's Who Legal: Canada – Most Highly Recommended Practitioner, and Lexpert – Most Frequently Recommended in Ontario. Stuart has particular expertise in insurance, reinsurance and related financial services transactions and regulatory matters, including acquisitions and dispositions of insurers and books of business, formation and licensing of insurers and intermediaries, financing transactions, outsourcing transactions, white labelling initiatives and advice on a broad range of distribution, market conduct, compliance and other regulatory matters. Stuart has acted on more than 30 completed sales of Canadian insurance companies. Castiel, Peter Stikeman Elliott LLP > (514) 397-3272 pcastiel@stikeman.com Peter Castiel is a partner in the Corporate Group and a member of the firm's Executive Committee. He previously served on the firm's Partnership Board. Peter's practice primarily focuses on cross-border mergers & acquisitions. Peter has extensive expertise in advising private equity funds, sovereign wealth funds and leading public and private companies in connection with acquisitions, divestitures and investments. Lexpert-ranked leading finance and M&A lawyers