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70 www.lexpert.ca Jodoin, Claude E. Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP > (514) 397-7489 cjodoin@fasken.com Claude E. Jodoin practises tax law, with a focus on corporate financing, financial instruments, the purchase and sale of companies, and reorganizations. Claude regularly assists financial institutions during major mandates dealing with large public issues of securities. He also advises large national and international public and private corporations on reorganiza- tion. e high technology and biotechnology industries continue to evolve, and Claude helps clients develop corporate finance structures that benefit from the maximum scientific research and experimental development tax incentives. Claude is actively involved in goods and services tax matters, and some of Claude's interventions before the provincial and federal tax authorities have resulted in major legislative or regulatory amendments. Jones, Joel B. Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) > (403) 232-9658 jjones@blg.com Joel Jones advises clients on a broad range of securities and corporate matters. He has significant experience in mergers, acquisitions and disposition of both private and public companies; financing transactions, including public and private offerings of equity securities; and compliance with both corporate and securities regulatory requirements relating to stock exchange listings, corporate governance, continuous disclosure obligations and shareholders' meetings. Jones also represents corporate clients in the negotiation, dra ing, and review of various commercial agreements. Jones is a member of BLG's Audit Committee, is chair of BLG's International Committee and US Task Force, and is national lead of BLG's Agribusiness Sector Group. Prior to joining BLG, Jones worked as an equities trader in New York and as a crude-oil trading analyst in Calgary. Recognized in e Best Lawyers in Canada (Corporate Law) and Acritas Stars: Independently Rated Lawyers. Education: JD (University of Calgary), Advanced Leadership Program (Harvard Law School), Mergers & Acquisitions: Structuring and Leading Deals Program (Harvard Law School). Admitted to the Alberta Bar in 2007. Lexpert-ranked leading finance and M&A lawyers Irwin, Jake McCarthy Tétrault LLP > (416) 601-7603 jirwin@mccarthy.ca Jake Irwin is a partner in the Business Law Group in Toronto. He maintains a general corporate practice that includes public and private mergers & acquisitions, corporate finance, and joint ventures. Jake focuses primarily on transactional work and routinely assists private equity and their portfolio companies with important acquisitions, platform establishment, commercial matters, and corporate finance. In addition to e Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, Jake is also recognized as a Notable Practitioner in Corporate and M&A in IFLR1000. He is a member of the investment committee of LEAP Pecaut Centre for Social Impact, advising on the selection of social ventures with a goal to scale social impact by unleashing the potential of private sector collaboration. Jacquin, Maxime Stikeman Elliott LLP > (514) 397-2444 mjacquin@stikeman.com Maxime Jacquin is a partner in the corporate group. His practice is mainly focused on Corporate financing, mergers and acquisitions, and infrastructure and energy projects. He regularly acts for institutional lenders, private equity funds, project sponsors, and public and private companies in a variety of transactions, including acquisition financings, project financings, public-private partnerships, public debt offerings, and mergers and acquisitions. He has also acquired extensive experience in the area of renewable energy, infrastructure, and utilities. He is also a member of the Montreal office's knowledge management and legal innovation committee. Jawanda, Pavan McCarthy Tétrault LLP > (604) 643-7110 pjawanda@mccarthy.ca Pavan Jawanda is a partner in McCarthy Tétrault's Business Law Group in Vancouver. His practice is primarily focused on advising public and private companies and private equity firms on domestic and international M&A transactions, capital markets, corporate finance, venture capital and other corporate and commercial transactions. Prior to joining McCarthy, Pavan was a lawyer with one of New York's leading international law firms, where he was based in its New York office from 2008 to 2012 and in its Hong Kong office from 2012 to 2014. Pavan is also a Certified Public Accountant. Pavan has advised on corporate transactions originating in over 25 countries, with a particular focus on Canada, the US, China, India and other parts of Asia.

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