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Lexpert-ranked leading finance and M&A lawyers www.lexpert.ca 51 Chevrette, Charles Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP > (514) 397-7615 cchevrette@fasken.com Charles Chevrette is a partner in the Corporate/Commercial group in our Montréal office. With nearly 30 years of experience, Charles has extensive experience in private equity, mergers and acquisitions, and venture capital. Over the years, Charles has been called upon to advise a wide range of private and public institutional investors on mergers and acquisitions or corporate financing and acquisitions, particularly in the technology sectors and in cross-border transactions. He represents not only investment firms in their transactions in Québec and Canada and in their foreign investments, but also foreign companies investing in Canada as well as emerging companies. Charles' knowledge is also in demand in the areas of agribusiness, financial services, and government relations. Chiasson, Derek Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP > (514) 847-6114 derek.chiasson@nortonrosefulbright.com Derek Chiasson is a partner in the Norton Rose Fulbright tax team. His principal focus is on domestic and international tax aspects of mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and corporate reorganizations, for public and private corporations. He also regularly advises on tax disputes, commodity taxes and executive compensation. Chiasson leverages his broad experience to bridge tax, finance and legal aspects of the transactions and reorganizations he works on, while maintaining strong technical skills, attention to detail and creativity. He also has industry experience, having served as vice-president, corporate development/strategy and legal affairs of a multi-national US public company in the video game industry listed on the NASDAQ exchange. Choi, Nancy McCarthy Tétrault LLP > (416) 601-8290 nchoi@mccarthy.ca Nancy Choi represents both investment dealers and public companies in a variety of corporate finance transactions, including public and private security offerings. In addition to transactional work, Nancy advises public companies on general corporate and securities law matters, including continuous disclosure obligations, corporate governance, and Canadian stock exchange listings. She is recognized by Best Lawyers in Canada, Who's Who Legal: Canada and e Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory. Nancy has been a member of UNICEF's 25th Team, a unique and innovative partnership comprised of 60 influential Canadian women who have joined together to fund and support international pilot programs to provide life- saving health services for the world's most vulnerable women and children. She is also a volunteer with the Lawyers Feed the Hungry Program. Called to the bar in Ontario in 2005. Chow, Noel McCarthy Tétrault LLP > (416) 601-7866 noelchow@mccarthy.ca Noel Chow is a Partner in the firm's Financial Services Group in Toronto. Her practice focuses on all aspects of banking and secured lending transactions, including acquisition financings, mezzanine financings, asset-based lending, syndicated and bilateral financings, project finance and multi-jurisdictional and multi-currency transactions. She regularly represents Canadian and foreign banks and financial institutions as well as sponsors and borrowers in various business industries. Noel balances her legal expertise with her high business acumen. She leverages her business background and prior industry experience when advising clients. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) from the Smith School of Business at Queen's University and has completed financial management courses at Singapore Management University. Noel received her JD from the Faculty of Law at Queen's University. She has gained industry experience as an Associate with TD Commercial Banking, where she was involved in the structuring, underwriting and ongoing portfolio management of corporate borrowers. Chubb, Timothy Stikeman Elliott LLP > (416) 869-5206 tchubb@stikeman.com Timothy Chubb is a partner in the mergers & acquisitions, capital markets, and banking & finance groups. His practice focuses on Private Equity and venture capital transactions, domestic and cross-border mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and fund formation activities. Tim's clients include private equity and venture capital firms, waste management companies, media and telecom companies, technology companies, and industrial and manufacturing companies. He is chairman of the law clerks committee in the Toronto office.

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