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Ammerman, Darcy McMillan LLP > (613) 691-6131 darcy.ammerman@mcmillan.ca Darcy is co-leader of McMillan LLP's financial services group and a member of SFNet's Women in Secured Finance (WISF) committee. Her diverse practice focuses on complex domestic and cross-border debt financing, financial institution regulation and "near insurance" such as extended warranties. Darcy frequently acts as Canadian counsel on cross-border lending transactions and has been praised for her commercial sensibility and ability to work seamlessly with client teams to solve complex issues. Her transactional expertise includes asset-based lending, acquisition financing, sponsored finance, aircra financing, debtor-in-possession (DIP) financing and other forms of leveraged debt transactions. Darcy is a regular speaker on the topic of secured lending (including as part of the Osgoode Hall Intensive Short Course in Secured Lending & Debt Finance) and financial institution regulation. She is also known for her consistent substantive contributions to key industry publications, including Global Legal Insights - Banking Regulation and National Banking Law Review. In the insurance area, Darcy advises on regulatory approvals, reorganizations and ongoing compliance matters. She is recognized in the IFLR1000 Financial and Corporate Guide. Andersen, Kendall E. Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) > (604) 640-4078 kandersen@blg.com Ken Andersen is a partner in BLG's Vancouver office. He practises in the areas of commercial lending, bankruptcy, insolvency and restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, and commercial transactions. Andersen acts for financial institutions, borrowers, and private lenders in secured lending transactions, including syndicated loans, construction financing, land acquisition financing, cross-border financing, asset-based lending, aircra acquisition and financing, and financing film/ video productions. He advises clients on corporate and commercial matters and acts for vendors and purchasers in merger and acquisition, disposition, and acquisition transactions. Andersen has experience in negotiating and structuring LNG projects and long-term terminal services agreements. He acts for debtors, creditors, trustees, and monitors in insolvency, realization, and restructuring proceedings under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act and the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act. Andersen is recognized in e Best Lawyers in Canada, the IFLR1000: e Guide to the World's Leading Financial Law Firms, Who's Who Legal (Sports & Entertainment) and Lexpert Special Edition: Canada's Leading In astructure Lawyers. Anderson, Brett McCarthy Tétrault LLP > (403) 260-3549 banderson@mccarthy.ca Co-head of the Firm's National Tax Group and based in the firm's Calgary office, Brett is one of Canada's most prominent corporate tax planning and dispute resolution experts. He has a strong reputation across the country for his deep technical knowledge and ability to provide creative solutions to clients' most complex challenges and transactions. Focused on achieving the best results for clients, Brett advises on domestic and cross-border public reorganizations, mergers, acquisitions, and international tax matters. Archer, Jennifer A. Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) > (604) 640-4114 jarcher@blg.com Jennifer Archer is a partner in BLG's Vancouver office. She represents and advises clients on a wide range of corporate and commercial matters, with a particular focus in the areas of mergers & acquisitions, private equity, public procurement, and energy transactions. Archer also has significant experience advising clients in connection with complex commercial agreements, joint venture agreements, and governance-related matters. Archer was an adjunct professor at the University of British Columbia Faculty of Law from 2010 until 2014. She has been recognized in Lexpert Special Edition: Finance and M&A, e Best Lawyers in Canada and e Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory. Archer, Marcus W.Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP > (403) 267-9547 marcus.archer@nortonrosefulbright.com Marcus Archer focuses on public and private debt and equity financings, mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, reorganizations and purchases and sales of businesses and assets, acting for corporations, private equity, investment banks and creditors. He also assists clients with corporate governance, regulatory compliance, continuous disclosure and general corporate matters. www.lexpert.ca 21 Lexpert-ranked leading finance and M&A lawyers