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Lexpert-ranked leading finance and M&A lawyers Godbout, Olivier Stikeman Elliott LLP > (514) 397-2436 ogodbout@stikeman.com Olivier Godbout is a partner in the Corporate Group. His practice focuses primarily in the areas of securities, corporate finance, domestic and cross-border public and private mergers and acquisitions, and governance matters. Olivier advises clients from a wide range of industries, including transportation, telecommunications and manufacturing. In 2016, Olivier worked in Stikeman Elliott's London office where he acted for issuers and underwriters in corporate finance transactions as well as for foreign companies involved in acquisitions in Canada. Prior to joining the Corporate Group, Olivier was a member of the firm's Litigation & Dispute Resolution Group and was involved in various commercial litigation cases. Godfroy, Aude Stikeman Elliott LLP > (514) 397-3360 agodfroy@stikeman.com Aude Godfroy is a partner in the Banking & Finance and Real Estate Groups. Her practice covers all aspects of financial services, with a focus on debt financings, on both national and international stages. Aude regularly represents corporate borrowers and financial institutions alike across a wide range of industries including the infrastructure and power sectors in a variety of corporate transactions, such as corporate financings, acquisition financings, project financings and capital call financings. She has also had the opportunity to act for investors, including development finance institutions, in their investments in emerging markets aligning the rise of impact investing and growth. Grant, Vanessa Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP > (416) 216-4056 vanessa.grant@nortonrosefulbright.com Vanessa Grant practises business law in our Toronto office. Her practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, and corporate governance for public and private corporations, including private equity and venture capital. She also provides ongoing general corporate and commercial legal advice to a number of clients. She has worked with several national and international clients in various industries, with a particular focus on technology companies, life sciences companies, and REITs. Grant is currently the co-director of the Osgoode Hall part-time LLM in business law, and teaches corporate finance for the program. Gingras, Sébastien Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP > (418) 640-5903 sebastien.gingras@nortonrosefulbright.com Sébastien Gingras has extensive experience as a legal and tax advisor. roughout his career, his tax practice has led him to be involved in various transactions and operations where his involvement has extended well beyond the field of taxation. He advises investment funds, corporations, partnerships, public bodies, pension plans, commercial trusts, mutual funds, and other businesses in their transactions and dealings, including investments, mergers and acquisitions, reorganizations, and dispositions, as well as their legal structure and internal affairs in general, while being able to inform and advise them on the tax matters of these transactions. He also advises shareholders and investors on the structure and tax aspects of their investments and prepares tax and estate plans. Gingras has also acquired considerable experience in investment fund structures, including limited partnerships, for the ownership and management of real estate and the operation of active businesses. He participated in many transactions and prepared opinions on various tax matters. Godber, H. John Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) > (514) 954-3165 jgodber@blg.com A partner in BLG's Corporate Commercial Group and BLG's Client Innovation Partner, John specializes in corporate and commercial law with an emphasis on mergers & acquisitions, corporate finance, public-private infrastructure, and corporate governance. He has advised many of the firm's largest clients on their strategic acquisitions, joint ventures, infrastructure projects, and public offerings. He has also advised a number of independent committees regarding going- private transactions. John is President and a former member of the Board of Directors of the Montreal General Hospital Corporation, a member of the Board of Directors of the Heritage Club and the Adaptive Sports Foundation, a past member of the Quebec chapter of the Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD), a past member of BLG's Partnership Board and its National Corporate Commercial Practice Group Leader, and past president of e Canadian Club of Montreal. Recognized in e Best Lawyers in Canada. He was also named Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law Lawyer of the Year – Montréal in 2018. Called to the Quebec Bar in 1989. 50 www.lexpert.ca