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Juneja, Raj McCarthy Tétrault LLP > (416) 601-7628 rjuneja@mccarthy.ca Raj has more than 20 years' experience in advising clients on their most complicated tax planning or tax disputes needs. Raj is an advisor that provides creative solutions in a way clients can understand and is one of Canada's most prominent tax lawyers. Raj plays an integral role in many of Canada's largest transactions and largest tax disputes with the Canada Revenue Agency. He develops creative solutions for complex tax problems and works closely with leading private and public companies, pension funds and private equity firms on all aspects of their domestic and international tax planning. His experience crosses industries and borders, and includes corporate finance, capital markets, REITs, private equity, hedge funds, derivatives, domestic and cross-border reorganizations and mergers and acquisitions. Raj is the principal tax adviser to many leading Canadian companies. Karantzoulis, Gus Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) > (416) 367-6336 gkarantzoulis@blg.com Karantzoulis is a partner in BLG's Financial Services Group and regional leader of the Structured Finance and Secu- ritization Group. Leading practitioner in financial services, focusing on lending, securitization, debt-capital markets, private-equity and project/infrastructure financing. Advises Canadian and foreign institutional and alternative lenders, as well as borrowers, on secured and unsecured lending and other financing transactions, including senior and subordinate debt and cross-border financing, cash flow financing, syndicated loans, and secured and unsecured notes/bonds. Advises issuers, note trustees, debenture trustees, and collateral agents on variety of debt-capital market issuances. Represents participants in structured finance and securitization transactions on wide variety of asset classes (with particular experi- ence in commercial and residential mortgage loans, credit card receivables, and other trade receivables). Advises a broad array of clients, including governments, on power projects across Canada and the financing of Canadian public-private infrastructure projects. Recognized in Chambers Canada, e Best Lawyers in Canada, and IFLR1000. Education: MBA from Rotman School of Management and LLB from University of Toronto. Admitted to the Ontario Bar in 2002. Katz, Warren M. Stikeman Elliott LLP > (514) 397-3260 wkatz@stikeman.com Warren Katz is a partner in the corporate group. He previously served as managing partner of the Montreal office and as a member of the firm's executive committee and partnership board. Warren focuses in Canadian and cross-border Mergers & Acquisitions, private equity, and corporate finance transactions, including representing broad and varied public and private companies across many industries. He offers over 25 years of extensive experience, including strong cross- border capabilities, providing legal counsel to significant Canadian and international clients on complex transactions. His experience spans across the most active sectors and his practice includes divestitures, investments, public offerings, private placements, and going-private transactions. Consistently recognized for his increasingly prominent position in the market, Warren is known for his corporate law experience and acknowledged as a leading lawyer in Quebec by Chambers Canada, and in Canada by Best Lawyers and Lexpert. Kellerman, Jay C. Stikeman Elliott LLP > (416) 869-5201 jkellerman@stikeman.com Jay Kellerman is a partner and member of the mergers & acquisitions and capital markets groups, and served as the managing partner of the firm's Toronto office from 2012–18. With more than 30 years of experience, Jay is widely recognized by market sources as a leading practitioner in his field. He is consistently sought out by senior management of companies, boards, and investors for not only transactional assistance, but to advise on strategic direction and growth. Jay has earned significant praise for his seasoned practice and deep technical knowledge. He is recognized as one of the top Mining lawyers in the world by market commentators and directories including Chambers Canada, Chambers Global, Who's Who Legal, International Financial Law Review's IFLR1000, and as a leading lawyer in capital markets: equity, corporate finance and securities, corporate commercial and M&A by e Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, among many others. Kelly, Stephen J. Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP > (514) 847-4570 stephen.kelly@nortonrosefulbright.com Stephen Kelly practises corporate and securities law, with particular emphasis on corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions. He regularly acts for large public companies, underwriters and investors in public offerings, including initial public offerings, bought-deal transactions and cross-border offerings as well as private placement transactions. Kelly frequently advises on public and private mergers and acquisitions both nationally and internationally and has advised numerous boards of directors and independent committees in the context of M&A, compliance, corporate investigations and governance matters generally. He also advises clients on corporate reorganizations, continuous disclosure obligations, corporate governance matters, preparing shareholders' meetings and other ongoing securities law questions. Lexpert-ranked leading finance and M&A lawyers www.lexpert.ca 71

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