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www.lexpert.ca 77 Lexpert-ranked leading finance and M&A lawyers Learmonth, Warren B. Borden Ladner Gervais LLP > (BLG) (604) 640-4166 wlearmonth@blg.com Warren Learmonth is a partner in the BLG Vancouver office. He provides expertise to clients in securities and corporate law. Within his practice, he acts as counsel to companies, investment bankers, and board special committees in corporate finance, mergers & acquisitions, and restructuring transactions. His clients are involved in biotechnology, e-business, financial services, and forestry and mining, among others. Learmonth also advises public corporations and their boards of directors, with an emphasis on regulatory compliance, corporate governance, directors' duties and responsibilities, and transaction structuring. Additionally, Learmonth works with both private and public companies on the adoption of securities-based executive compensation plans. He is recognized in the Best Lawyers in Canada and the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory. LeBlanc, Mathieu McCarthy Tétrault LLP > (418) 521-3046 maleblanc@mccarthy.ca Partner in the Business Law Group in Quebec City. Mathieu is highly regarded for his practical and creative advice and his highly efficient service delivery. His practice focuses on joint ventures, private equity, mergers and acquisitions and general corporate and commercial transactions, with a focus on the energy, infrastructure, and industrial sectors. Mathieu has acted for numerous Canadian and international purchasers, vendors, investors, institutional investors, partners, and lenders in various types of transactions, including the acquisition or sale of interests or assets in the energy, infrastructure, and industrial space. He also advises developers and lenders in connection with all aspects of the development, construction, financing and operation of wind, hydro, cogeneration and solar power projects, as well as biogas, infrastructure and industrial projects in Canada and abroad. Mathieu was admitted to the Quebec bar in 2009. LeBlanc-Lapointe, Brigitte Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP > (613) 780-8638 brigitte.leblanc-lapointe@nortonrosefulbright.com Brigitte LeBlanc-Lapointe is a corporate and securities transactional lawyer. Her practice spans all aspects of corporate and commercial law, with an emphasis on equity financings (including private and public financings, initial public offering readiness, regulatory compliance and cross-border matters), and mergers and acquisitions (public and private). LeBlanc-Lapointe represents the full spectrum of businesses, from emerging to public companies, as well as venture capital, private equity, underwriters and other investors. She has been involved in transactions in various industry sectors, in particular technolog y, life sciences and renewables. She also advises private, public and not-for- profit entities on a broad range of corporate governance matters, and serves as corporate secretary for the Canadian Internet Registration Authority. Leclair-Ghosh, Amar Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP > (514) 847-4612 amar.leclair-ghosh@nortonrosefulbright.com Amar Leclair-Ghosh practises in the areas of public and private mergers and acquisitions, both nationally and internationally. In addition to M&A, he advises on corporate strategy and transaction execution, joint ventures, financing and public offerings, privatizations, shareholder disputes and general corporate matters. Leclair-Ghosh works with Canadian public companies, US and European public companies with extensive Canadian operations and large domestic private businesses pursuing growth through acquisitions. He represents clients in a variety of industries, including technology, mining, biotech, financial services, real estate, forestry and wood products, and media. Leclerc, Philippe McCarthy Tétrault LLP > (418) 521-3011 pleclerc@mccarthy.ca Partner in our Business Law Group in Quebec City and Montreal. Philippe has extensive experience in commercial, corporate and securities law. He has led numerous business transactions, including initial public offerings, acquisitions, takeovers, complex commercial agreements as well as public and private equity and debt financings, both in Canada and abroad. He is active in the technology and life sciences sector and regularly advises companies and their board on governance matters. He is a lecturer at the Université Laval, where he teaches business, corporate and securities law courses.