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www.lexpert.ca 35 Borden, Richard P. Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP > (403) 267-8362 rick.borden@nortonrosefulbright.com Practising extensively in the area of complex commercial transactions, Rick Borden focuses on large-scale projects and financings in the energy sector, including oil sands projects, pipeline projects and LNG projects. His clients include major Canadian banks and project sponsors and he has strong relationships with the key project lending specialists at the major Canadian banks. He also has significant experience in joint venture arrangements in the energy sector and o en advises on matters such as default and remedy provisions in joint venture agreements. Borden generally acts as the lead counsel on all transactions in which he is involved and is directly involved in structuring matters, due diligence investigations, negotiating key business terms and dra ing from the term sheet stage through to final documentation. Borlack, Daniel Stikeman Elliott LLP > (416) 869-5283 dborlack@stikeman.com Daniel Borlack is a partner in the Mergers & Acquisitions group. His practice focuses on public and private mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and related matters, including cross-border and private equity transactions, as well as corporate governance, securities, and general corporate and commercial matters. He has advised Canadian and US corporations and private equity funds in numerous M&A transactions in a variety of industries, including the retail, mining, food and beverage, healthcare, media, and financial services industries. Boucher, Patrick McCarthy Tétrault LLP > (514) 397-4237 pboucher@mccarthy.ca Patrick is co-head of our National capital markets group. Patrick's practice focuses on securities and corporate law, concentrating on mergers and acquisitions, takeover bids, private equity deals and public financings. He is counsel to issuers and underwriters in various public offerings (including initial public offerings) and private placements of publicly listed issuers. He participated in numerous take-over bids and going-private transactions of publicly listed issuers, and has acted as counsel to independent committees in connection with various transactions. Bourdeau, Sylvie Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP > (514) 397-4388 sbourdeau@fasken.com Sylvie Bourdeau practises in the area of business and mergers and acquisition law. Over the years, she has been involved in numerous mandates involving the financial products and services and life sciences/pharmaceuticals industries. In addition to the numerous mergers and acquisitions and private financings mandates in which she has been involved in her practice, Sylvie's also represented many clients in matters involving the dra ing of complex commercial agreements, including for joint ventures, franchises, collaboration agreements, outsourcing of services, licensing, distribution, manufacturing, and limited partnerships. Sylvie has acquired extensive experience in the regulations governing financial institutions (insurers, trust companies and deposit institutions) and advises many of them on a regular basis with respect to the regulations applicable in Canada and Québec. Her experience in the regulation of financial institutions, combined with her in-depth knowledge of business law, make her a trusted resource for the fintech industry in general. Sylvie also assists clients in their dealings with the competent regulatory authorities. Lexpert-ranked leading finance and M&A lawyers Boodhoo, Michelle D. McMillan LLP > (416) 865-7168 michelle.boodhoo@mcmillan.ca Michelle Boodhoo is a partner in McMillan LLP's Toronto office. She is an experienced financial services lawyer with a diverse corporate finance practice. She routinely acts for banks, financial institutions, private equity firms, and borrowers on multi-currency bilateral and syndicated financings, real estate financings, acquisition financings, and asset-based financings. A trusted advisor to Canadian and international financial institutions, she also assists domestic and international clients in domestic, cross-border, and multi-jurisdictional financings. She has served as counsel in deals ranging in size from $5 million to over $1 billion and across multiple sectors including real estate, automotive, consumer, financial services, infrastructure, manufacturing, and retail. She is recognized by e Best Lawyers in Canada (2024) as a leading lawyer in banking and finance law.

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