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www.lexpert.ca 59 Fedun, Wayne W. Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP > (403) 267-9414 wayne.fedun@nortonrosefulbright.com Wayne Fedun has practised oil and gas law in Canada and internationally since 1992. He has negotiated and prepared a variety of energy industry agreements, including joint venture agreements, project development agreements, project finance agreements, facility agreements, engineering, procurement and construction agreements, transportation agreements, marketing agreements, Canadian East Coast off-shore agreements and various South American and Central Asian agreements. ese agreements related to projects ranging from several million to several billion dollars and involved conventional energy matters, heavy oil and oil sands projects, and off-shore drilling and production projects. As a member of our Canadian banking and finance team, Fedun acts as a lender and borrower counsel in connection with debt financings, being responsible for preparing and commenting on loan agreements, security documents and considering registration and priority issues. e financing transactions he has led involve various structures, including demand facilities and long-term, secured, syndicated arrangements respecting credit facilities of up to several hundred million dollars. Ferrara, Justin E. Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP > (403) 267-8393 justin.ferrara@nortonrosefulbright.com Justin Ferrara's main practice is in securities law with a focus on mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance. Ferrara has represented a number of publicly traded and privately held clients in a broad range of matters, including mergers and acquisitions, public and private equity financings, corporate reorganizations, and corporate governance issues. Ferrara has also advised special committees regarding numerous types of strategic and related party transactions. Filiatrault, Louis-Charles McCarthy Tétrault LLP > (514) 397-7109 lcfiliatrault@mccarthy.ca Louis-Charles Filiatrault is a partner in the Business Law Group in Montreal. His practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions (public and private), securities law and corporate finance. Louis-Charles routinely assists Canadian and foreign clients, institutional investors, private equity firms and family offices in local and cross-border acquisitions and divestitures, going-private transactions of publicly listed issuers, restructuring and general commercial matters. He also provides advice to public company clients on corporate governance and ongoing securities law requirements, including continuous disclosure matters. Louis-Charles's experience spans across a wide range of industries, with a particular emphasis on technology. In 2018 and 2019, he worked in the London, England office, focusing on Canada/EU/UK cross-border M&A and debt capital markets transactions, providing Canadian corporate and securities advice to foreign clients. Louis-Charles holds a licence degree in civil law (LLL) from Ottawa University (2012) and a Bachelor's degree in Political Science from Université de Montréal (2009). He was called to the Quebec bar in 2014. Finlay, Debra J. McCarthy Tétrault LLP > (604) 643-5880 dfinlay@mccarthy.ca Partner in the Business Law group in the firm's Vancouver office. Practises general corporate and commercial law with an emphasis on private company mergers & acquisitions, technology transactions, and complex commercial arrangements. Acts for business clients, both domestic and international, in various industry sectors (including chemical, manufacturing, energy, agri-food, healthcare, and technology industries) in connection with their Canadian legal requirements. Extensive experience with all matters of corporate law including corporate structuring, reorganizations, purchase and sale of privately held companies, assisting in the negotiation strategy, negotiations, and settling transaction documentation to complete business arrangements between parties. Over 20 years' experience acting as lead counsel for public and private sector clients, negotiating their complex commercial transactions (business process outsourcing, IT outsourcing, and knowledge outsourcing transactions). Fitzpatrick, Simon R. McCarthy Tétrault LLP > (416) 601-8012 sfitzpat@mccarthy.ca Co-Head of the firm's Structured Finance Group. His practice focuses on securitization, innovative financing, securities and structured transactions. Simon has extensive experience in representing originators, commercial paper conduits, Canadian and foreign banks, private equity and credit funds, fintechs, and specialty and alternative lenders in a wide range of domestic and international financings. Simon's transactions involve a variety of assets classes including residential and commercial mortgages and home equity lines of credit, energy receivables, trade receivables, auto loan and leases, purchases of loan pools and flow lending transactions. Simon is a leading lawyer in Canada's residential mortgage securitization market and has been very involved in advising alternative and fintech lenders in securing efficient forms of capital. Lexpert-ranked leading finance and M&A lawyers