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www.lexpert.ca 35 Charette, Jules Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP > (514) 847-4450 jules.charette@nortonrosefulbright.com Jules Charette is a senior partner at Norton Rose Fulbright in Montreal. He is highly experienced in the fields related to corporate tax at the domestic and international levels, including mergers and acquisitions, reorganizations, capital markets, project financing, structured finance, derivatives, financial instruments, infrastructure projects, cross-border transactions and executive compensation. He has also developed an extensive knowledge in estate planning for individuals. He regularly advises a number of major Canadian public companies and family offices. He is a member of various organizations, including the Canadian Tax Foundation and the International Fiscal Association. Mr. Charette sits on the boards of a number of private companies and charitable organizations. Chatwin, Keith R. Stikeman Elliott LLP > (403) 266-9088 kchatwin@stikeman.com Keith Chatwin is head of the Corporate Group in Calgary. His practice involves a broad array of securities and general corporate transactions, ranging from public and private debt and equity financing to mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructuring and recapitalizations, and shareholder activism and defense. Keith has acted in respect of a number of contested and uncontested take-over situations, as well as a number of corporate and intercorporate arrangements, including reverse take-overs, spin-outs and asset acquisitions and divestitures. Frequently advising international entities in connection with strategic transactions and project development in Canada, he is head of Stikeman Elliott's Korea Group and an active member of the firm's Japan Group. Chiasson, Derek Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP > (514) 847-6114 derek.chiasson@nortonrosefulbright.com Derek Chiasson is a partner in the Norton Rose Fulbright tax team. His principal focus is on domestic and international tax aspects of mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, and corporate reorganizations, for public and private corporations. He also regularly advises on tax disputes, commodity taxes, and executive compensation. He leverages his broad experience to bridge tax, finance, and legal aspects of the transactions and reorganizations he works on, while maintaining strong technical skills, attention to detail, and creativity. He is a member of the Canadian Tax Foundation, the Association de planification fiscale et financière, and the International Fiscal Association. He is currently a member of the IFA Canada Council and is a former member of the Canadian Bar Association's CBA/CICA joint committee on taxation. He has been a speaker for the Canadian Tax Foundation, IFA, the APFF, and Wolters Kluwer. He also has industry experience, having served as vice president, corporate development/strategy and legal affairs of a multinational US public company in the video game industry listed on the NASDAQ exchange. Chubb, Timothy Stikeman Elliott LLP > (416) 869-5206 tchubb@stikeman.com Timothy Chubb is a partner in the Mergers & Acquisitions, Capital Markets and Banking & Finance Groups. His practice focuses on private equity and venture capital transactions, domestic and cross-border mergers, acquisitions, divestitures and fund formation activities. Tim's clients include private equity and venture capital firms, waste management companies, media and telecom companies, technology companies and industrial and manufacturing companies. He is Chair of the Law Clerks Committee in the Toronto office. Ciardullo, John J. Stikeman Elliott LLP > (416) 869-5235 jciardullo@stikeman.com John Ciardullo is the Managing Partner of the Toronto office where he is responsible for overseeing management, strategic direction and client service. He is also a member of the Partnership Board, Executive Committee, Management Committee and the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee. He is the former Head of the Corporate Department and the Capital Markets and Public Mergers & Acquisitions Groups. John has expertise in a broad range of corporate transactions and has led some of Canada's most noteworthy domestic and cross-border M&A and restructuring transactions. He has significant experience advising Canadian boards, special committees, banks, regulatory authorities and governments on a wide variety of matters, including compliance with legal, regulatory and fiduciary issues, crisis management and transactional matters such as acquisition and defence strategy. John's stand-out M&A expertise is recognized by the legal industry's most reliable and trusted sources. In 2021, John was the only Canadian named among the Top 50 Global M&A Lawyers by Global M&A Network, which identifies highly respected, successful and innovative lawyers from worldwide deal-making communities. Lexpert-ranked leading finance and M&A lawyers