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64 www.lexpert.ca McCormick, Timothy Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) > (416) 367-6091 tmccormick@blg.com Timothy McCormick is a partner practising corporate and securities law in the firm's Toronto office. Tim's clients include Canadian, US, and foreign public, private, and multinational companies representing a broad range of industries, invest- ment and merchant banks, private equity firms, hedge funds, and sovereign funds. Tim is frequently involved in trans- actions with international aspects and has extensive experience in a variety of commercial and corporate finance matters, including initial public offerings, alternative go-public transactions, restructurings, reorganizations, joint ventures, and debt and equity financings. Additionally, Tim has assisted in setting up Canadian operations of multinational corpora- tions, as well as the incorporation and shareholders' agreement in connection with domestic start-ups. McDonald, Charles Stikeman Elliott LLP > (604) 631-1323 cmcdonald@stikeman.com Charlie McDonald is a partner practising in the Corporate and Securities Group of the Vancouver office. His practice fo- cuses on corporate and transactional matters, in particular relating to mergers and acquisitions (both private and public), venture capital and growth capital investments, fund formation, joint ventures and partnerships, complex shareholder arrangements, securities and other corporate and commercial matters. Charlie has extensive experience working with private equity funds, strategic investors and business owners in connection with domestic and cross-border transactions. His experience spans a broad range of industries, including technology, fintech, energy, mining, manufacturing, profes- sional services, construction, infrastructure, hospitality, healthcare and insurance. In addition to his practice, Charlie is a member of the equity, diversity and inclusion committee in the Vancouver office. McElheran, Mark E. Stikeman Elliott LLP > (416) 869-5679 mmcelheran@stikeman.com Mark McElheran is a partner in the Financial Products & Services, Capital Markets and Securities Groups. His broad corporate finance practice includes public and private securitization, structured finance, banking, secured financing and derivative products transactions. He represents a broad range of market participants, including domestic and foreign banks, investment dealers, issuers and investors. Mark has been recognized in a number of legal publications in several practice areas including Capital Markets: Securitization, Banking & Finance, Derivatives and Structured Finance. McGrath, Kevin A. Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) > (416) 367-6057 kmcgrath@blg.com Kevin McGrath has extensive experience and is engaged in a broad financial services/business law practice with particular emphasis on financial institution regulation and compliance, secured and unsecured debt financing of all types (including, without limitation, syndicated lending, senior cash flow financing, asset-based lending, mezzanine financing, auto and dealership financing, structured finance, trade finance, consumer finance, supply chain finance and factoring), banking, equipment leasing, insolvency, restructuring, workouts, and general corporate/commercial matters. From 1995 to 1998, Kevin was employed as in-house counsel with a Canadian Schedule I bank. He gained extremely valuable insight and experience regarding the business, structure, and operations of banks in Canada, which provide him with unique insight and perspective when acting on behalf of financial institutions. Called to the Ontario Bar in 1992. McNally, Patrick Stikeman Elliott LLP > (403) 266-9080 pmcnally@stikeman.com Patrick McNally is a partner in the Corporate Group whose practice focuses on general corporate matters, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and securities. He acts for numerous private and public companies, and offers advice regarding corporate finance, asset and share transactions, joint ventures, reorganizations and recapitalizations. Patrick also advises public entities with respect to corporate governance and compliance matters. Patrick works closely with clients to develop and implement material advances in environmental, social, governance and sustainability efforts. His experience includes working closely with clients partnering with Indigenous communities in the development of energy projects and in the implementation of certain sustainability-linked financial instruments. With the rapid growth of the technology industry in Alberta, Patrick has also advised on numerous transactions in the sector, including most recently in gaming and fintech. Lexpert-ranked leading finance and M&A lawyers