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www.lexpert.ca 65 Métivier, Amélie Stikeman Elliott LLP > (514) 397-6496 ametivier@stikeman.com Amelie Metivier is a partner in the Corporate Group in Montreal. Her practice focuses on securities, capital markets and public mergers and acquisitions. With over 15 years of extensive corporate experience, Amelie has represented clients in high-profile transactions and is vastly regarded for her corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions expertise. She regularly acts for industry-leading listed companies, underwriters and investors in connection with public offerings, bought- deal transactions, cross-border offerings and private placement transactions. Amelie also regularly advises on continuous disclosure obligations, corporate governance matters, and other ongoing securities law questions. She is a member of the Montreal office's Students & Stagiaires Committee, which oversees recruitment for this office. Amelie is recognized by e Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory as a leading lawyer repeatedly recommended for her strong corporate finance & securities practice. Milazzo, Anthony Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) > (416) 367-6666 amilazzo@blg.com Partner and member of BLG's Corporate Commercial Group. Experienced corporate and business transactions lawyer and trusted legal advisor to his clients. Practises corporate and commercial law with an emphasis on domestic and cross-border M&A, private equity and venture capital investments, joint ventures, corporate reorganizations and finance. Represents Canadian and foreign public and private companies, financial institutions, and private equity sponsors. Clients range from emerging companies to market leaders operating across a broad spectrum of industries including healthcare, technology, life sciences, manufacturing, food, energy and distribution. oroughly familiar with the business and legal challenges regularly faced by emerging and established technology companies. Member of the Canadian Bar Association, Ontario Bar Association, and American Bar Association. Frequent speaker at conferences and a former Adjunct Professor at Western University Law School (Advanced M&A). Graduated from Faculty of Law at Queen's University (1995) and Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Toronto (1989). Admitted to the Ontario Bar (1997). Millette, Claudine Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) > (514) 954-3174 cmillette@blg.com National business leader of BLG's Financial Services Group. Claudine Millette focuses her financial services practice primarily on lending and financing, insolvency, and corporate restructuring. More specifically, Claudine represents banks and other financial institutions, both nationally and internationally, arranging credit facilities and security transactions. She also advises financial institutions in restructuring credit arrangements for businesses facing financial difficulties. Claudine handles both public and private financing, including syndicated transactions, asset-based lending transactions, acquisition financing transactions, project financing, cross-border transactions, and leveraged financing. She is also recognized in e Best Lawyers in Canada. Claudine obtained her LLB from McGill University and was called to the Quebec Bar in 1998. Lexpert-ranked leading finance and M&A lawyers Mitchell, Craig Stikeman Elliott LLP > (416) 869-5509 cmitchell@stikeman.com Craig Mitchell is a partner in the Banking & Finance Group. His practice focuses on banking, restructurings and work- outs. He has expertise in private acquisition financings, take-over bid financings, debtor-in-possession financings, asset-based lending and mezzanine lending. Craig acts as counsel to both lenders and borrowers on domestic and cross-border financings in North America, Europe and Asia, and as counsel to creditors and debtors in commercial insolvencies and restructurings. He also acts as counsel to private equity funds in connection with leveraged mergers and acquisitions. Moriartey, Michelle N. FARRIS > (604) 661-9325 mmoriartey@farris.com Michelle is a partner in the Tax Group and leads the Tax Litigation Practice at FARRIS LLP. Michelle has extensive ex- perience in all aspects of tax litigation and dispute resolution, including representing clients in disputes with the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) and the Ministry of Finance, from the audit and objection stages to appeals before the courts. Michelle regularly appears on tax matters before the Tax Court of Canada, the Federal Court of Canada, the Federal Court of Appeal, and all levels of courts in British Columbia. Michelle also resolves tax problems through other means, including voluntary disclosures, taxpayer relief requests, rectification and rescission proceedings and remission applica- tions. Michelle advises clients in respect of a wide range of Canadian tax issues, including tax avoidance, real property taxes, residence for tax purposes, employee and shareholder benefits, taxation of trusts and estates, RRSPs and TFSAs, offshore tax compliance, and GST.