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Sadler, Sean D. McCarthy Tétrault LLP > (416) 601-7511 ssadler@mccarthy.ca
Practice focused on securities trading and adviser regulation, particularly advising Canadian and non-resident
dealers, advisers and fund managers on offering services/products in Canada. Regularly advises registrants on private
placements, commodity futures and OTC derivatives trading, acquisitions, divestitures and reorganizations of
registrants and merger of investment fund complexes and establishment of investment fund businesses. Has, together
with local counsel, assisted clients in establishing or restructuring investment funds in non-Canadian jurisdictions
including, Bermuda, BVI, Cayman Islands and Mauritius. Regularly advises on securities law/IIROC/MFDA
compliance and enforcement matters, and white collar defense and internal investigations on matters involving
securities. Has taught various securities law subjects at Canadian law schools.
Sagan, Maria McMillan LLP > (416) 865-7851 maria.sagan@mcmillan.ca
Maria Sagan's practice focuses on domestic, cross-border, and multi-jurisdictional financings. She routinely acts for
foreign banks, private equity firms, and domestic and international corporations. She has been recognized by the
Secured Finance Network's Top 40 under 40 as an emerging leader in the secured finance industry and by the Secured
Finance Network's e Secured Lender magazine as a leading woman in commercial finance. She is ranked a rising star
partner in banking and financial services regulatory by the IFLR1000 Financial and Corporate Guide.
Samara, Caroline McMillan LLP > (416) 865-7060 caroline.samara@mcmillan.ca
Caroline Samara is an experienced business lawyer who specializes in advising clients on transformative transactions
including the acquisition and sale of businesses and strategic and private equity investments. She also advises clients
more generally on matters relating to corporate reorganizations, corporate governance and complex commercial
arrangements. Caroline works with both domestic and international clients across a variety of industries. She
has exceptional insight and industry knowledge in the private equity, agribusiness, manufacturing, distribution,
transportation and energ y sectors. LAWYER TO WATCH
Samochkine, Svetlana Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP > (514) 397-5258 ssamochkine@fasken.com
Svetlana Samochkine is a partner in Montreal's Banking and Finance group. She represents both financial institutions
and borrowers in setting up syndicated loans, project financings and other domestic and international financing
operations. Her practice is also focused on the financings of private equity investments. Svetlana is a member the
Barreau du Québec and the Law Society of Ontario and is co-director of the Women on Boards Committee of the
Association of Quebec Women In Finance. She was also co-head of the student program of the Montreal office
between 2017 and 2024.
Samson, Louis-Philippe McCarthy Tétrault LLP > (418) 521-3041 lpsamson@mccarthy.ca
Practical and business-minded, Louis-Philippe is known for his ability to focus on the client's strategic objectives and
get deals done across of broad range of complex transactions. Louis-Philippe is a partner in the firm's Business Law
Group practising in all major areas of corporate and commercial law, including mergers and acquisitions, corporate
finance, joint ventures and partnerships and corporate reorganizations. LP is a trusted advisor for numerous private
companies of multiple sizes across a variety of industries, including retail and consumer markets sectors, aerospace
and finance. Louis-Philippe obtained a bachelor's degree in business administration at HEC Montréal in 2009 and a
bachelor's degree in civil law from Université Laval in 2012. He was called to the Quebec bar in 2013.
