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Litvenenko, Kirk A. Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP > (403) 267-9419 kirk.litvenenko@nortonrosefulbright.com Kirk Litvenenko's core practice areas include mergers and acquisitions, recapitalization and reorganization transactions, and corporate finance of both public and private offerings of debt and equity. Litvenenko is focused on providing elite client service. He builds high-performance internal working teams that are specifically designed to collaboratively service each client's specific and unique needs. Excellent service builds client loyalty and strong relationships. As such, many of the clients for whom he is lead relationship partner utilize Norton Rose Fulbright as their sole legal counsel. With the benefit of his many client relationships, he provides market informed and practical corporate level advice to executives and boards of directors through day-to-day matters as well as complex and challenging situations. Loiselle, Renée Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP > (514) 847-4717 renee.loiselle@nortonrosefulbright.com Renée Loiselle practises corporate and securities law, with particular emphasis on corporate finance (including both private placements and public financings) and public mergers and acquisitions. She also regularly advises a number of Canadian public companies on continuous disclosure obligations, corporate governance issues and other ongoing securities law questions. Renée serves as a member of the Quebec securities regulator's (AMF) advisory committee for corporate finance and was previously a member of the securities and M&A committee of the Canadian Bar Association, Quebec branch. She also served as a member of our Montreal students' committee for many years. Lorito, John G. Stikeman Elliott LLP > (416) 869-5272 jlorito@stikeman.com John Lorito is Head of the Tax Group and a member of the firm's Partnership Board. His practice focuses on tax elements of corporation transactions, with particular emphasis on corporate reorganizations, mergers and acquisitions in domestic and cross-border transactions, investment funds, corporate joint ventures, REITs, corporate finance and international taxation. John regularly represents clients across various industries, including financial services, real estate, telecommunications, mining, retail and more. He has acted as counsel on federal and provincial income tax appeals before the Federal Court of Appeal and the Ontario Court (General Division). John has over 30 years of experience and is highly regarded for his skilled handling of tax matters and providing practical solutions for complex tax issues. He is recognized as a leading tax lawyer in Canada by the legal industry's most prominent directories, including Chambers and Lexpert. Lexpert-ranked leading finance and M&A lawyers www.lexpert.ca 61 MacKay-Dunn, R. Hector, KC FARRIS > (604) 661-9307 hmackay-dunn@farris.com Senior partner Hector MacKay-Dunn, KC, has 30+ years of experience providing advice to high-growth public and private companies and public institutions, over a broad range of industry sectors including early and advanced stage ex- ploration and development mining companies, life sciences, technology, health, cleantech and large-scale long-term infra- structure services projects, advising on corporate domestic and cross-border public and private securities offerings, M&A, international partnering & licensing transactions, and to boards of directors and independent board committees on corporate governance matters. Hector is recognized in the Lexpert Special Editions on Finance and M&A, Technology and Health Sciences, and Mining ; in e Best Lawyers in Canada 2024; and in Chambers Canada 2024. Hector received the 2014 Life Sciences Milton Wong Leadership Award, King's Counsel (BC) designation in 2003, and AV Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell. Hector has served as board member with a number of private and public companies and the board of the BC Tech Association, Chair of the BC Innovation Council and Genome BC and the board of Tennis Canada. Admitted to the BC, Alberta, and Ontario Bars. MacKenzie, Daphne J. Stikeman Elliott LLP > (416) 869-5695 dmackenzie@stikeman.com Daphne MacKenzie is a partner in and former Head of the Banking & Finance Group and serves on the firm's Part- nership Board. Her practice focuses on banking, project finance, restructurings, insolvency and public debt securities. Daphne acts for financial institutions and borrowers in cross-border banking and project finance transactions, and for creditors, debtors, receivers and monitors in commercial insolvencies and restructurings. She acts for private equity funds in connection with leveraged acquisitions and acts as corporate counsel to numerous Canadian corporations. Daphne advises lenders, sponsors and borrowers in connection with project finance transactions in the mining sector. ese transactions involve mining projects in Canada, the United States, South America, Europe and Africa. Daphne has been recognized in numerous legal publications as a leading lawyer in among other practice areas, Banking & Finance, Project Finance and Asset-Based Lending.