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62 www.lexpert.ca Mah, Cherie Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) > (604) 632-3532 cmah@blg.com Cherie acts for lenders – both private lenders and financial institutions – and borrowers in a variety of debt-financing and lending transactions. She provides lending and financing expertise to clients looking to complete corporate mergers, acquisitions and reorganizations, and involving operating and term credit facilities across all market levels. Cherie focuses on real estate and construction financings related to the acquisition, development and refinancing of various real estate assets such as land acquisitions, shopping centres, office buildings, industrial and mixed-use residential properties. She advises on issues relating to the Land Title Act and the Personal Property Security Act, and has assisted lenders with devel- oping standard forms for loan, security and related agreements, as well as establishing lending practices and procedures for commercial mortgage and other real estate-based lending programs. She regularly acts for sureties in connection with deposit protection facilities and advises on the Real Estate Development Marketing Act. Cherie is also a member of the Alberta Law Society and routinely acts on transactions with both a BC and Alberta component. Malas, Steve Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP > (514) 847-4792 steve.malas@nortonrosefulbright.com Steve Malas practises in the area of corporate finance and securities, mergers and acquisitions, privatizations, and corporate governance. He has extensive experience in M&A transactions, including distressed M&A and restructuring transactions, acting for both buyers and sellers in public and private transactions and advising boards of directors and spe- cial committees in such matters, with a particular focus on the mining sector. He also acts in Canadian and Canada/US cross-border offerings and private placements on behalf of issuers and underwriters. Malas frequently advises on directors' and officers' liability, governance issues, continuous disclosure obligations, and matters relating to shareholder relations and engagement, and has worked on complex project financing and joint venture transactions for the development of mining projects in Canada and abroad. Mann, Jonah Stikeman Elliott LLP > (416) 869-5518 jmann@stikeman.com Jonah Mann is Head of the Corporate Department and a member of the Toronto Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Com- mittee. His practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, corporate governance and securities law com- pliance matters. Jonah regularly acts for Canadian public companies and leading investment banks on complex capital markets transactions including IPOs, acquisition financing, cross-border offerings, takeover bids and business combina- tions. He also frequently represents Canadian and US private equity firms on public and private M&A transactions and strategic investments across a range of industries. Manzano, Miguel Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP > (514) 847-4813 miguel.manzano@nortonrosefulbright.com Miguel Manzano's practice focuses on acquisitions, real estate, joint ventures, project finance and commercial contracts. His experience includes acting in sale and leaseback financings of aircra, helicopters and soware and in project financings for creating a wind farm in Quebec and a copper mine in Spain. Mr. Manzano was involved in the sale of several landmark Montreal office buildings and has extensive experience in international transactions such as bid preparation for construction projects, joint ventures and equity participations in toll highways and public utilities in Latin America. Marcus, Evan Stikeman Elliott LLP > (416) 869-5540 emarcus@stikeman.com Evan Marcus is a partner in the Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity, Securities and Capital Markets Groups. His practice is focused primarily on complex corporate and transactional matters, in particular relating to leveraged acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, minority investments, financings, restructurings, as well as general corporate and commercial matters. Evan has significant experience advising private equity, financial sponsor and other clients in connection with both cross-border and domestic M&A, financing and other strategic transactions. As a Lexpert-ranked leading lawyer in M&A, and a Best Lawyers-ranked lawyer in securities, Evan is frequently sought out to counsel clients on a variety of complex M&A, financing, securities law, corporate governance and strategic matters. His experience spans a broad range of industries, including environmental services, financial services, manufacturing, technology, fintech, entertainment, telecommunications, real estate and mining. Lexpert-ranked leading finance and M&A lawyers