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72 www.lexpert.ca King, C. Graham W. Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) > (416) 367-6051 gking@blg.com Graham King is a partner in BLG's Corporate and Capital Markets Group in Toronto and the national leader of the firm's Private Company Group. He is recognized as a leading Canadian business lawyer with extensive transactional experience and expertise in complex domestic and international mergers & acquisitions, divestitures, corporate/com- mercial matters and joint ventures. Graham acts for domestic and international companies and investment funds, family offices and investors conducting or establishing business operations in Canada in a broad range of industries. A trusted advisor, he counsels vendors, purchasers, corporate directors and boards, shareholders and other business stakeholders. He is frequently published in academic journals, print and electronic media on a variety of corporate, governance, fiduciary and business law-related matters. King has served as a director/governor of business corporations, not-for-profit entities and charitable foundations, and has taught Advanced Mergers & Acquisitions as an adjunct professor at one of Canada's preeminent law schools. Education: JD (University of Windsor) and MSc (London School of Economics and Political Science). Admitted to the Ontario Bar in 2002. Koffman, Ted I. McCarthy Tétrault LLP > (604) 643-7907 tkoffman@mccarthy.ca Partner in the firm's Business Law Group and Technology Group in Vancouver. Practice focuses on providing general counsel to businesses, with a particular emphasis on mergers & acquisitions, private equity, venture capital, outsourcings, as well as the formation and financing of business ventures and corporate reorganizations. Regularly advises various technology companies, venture capitalists and investors in numerous equity and debt financings. Extensive experience in cross-border transactions. Lecturer at various programs and conferences on the legal aspects of buying and selling businesses, outsourcing agreements, and the formation of business ventures. Lexpert-ranked leading finance and M&A lawyers Kennedy, Jennifer K. Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP > (403) 267-8188 jennifer.kennedy@nortonrosefulbright.com Jennifer Kennedy's practice focuses on corporate, commercial and securities law matters, with a focus on public and private financings, including cross-border financings, mergers & acquisitions, corporate restructurings and related-party transactions. Kennedy has acted for issuers, selling shareholders, independent committees of boards of directors, investment dealers and private equity investors in a variety of debt and equity capital market transactions, including project financings. She regularly advises on corporate governance requirements, continuous disclosure obligations, stock exchange matters and general corporate matters. Kennedy acts as corporate secretary as well as a director for several companies and served as a member of our national management committee for nine years and our global executive committee for seven years. Kent, Cory H. McMillan LLP > (604) 691-7446 cory.kent@mcmillan.ca Cory's practice focuses on Corporate and Securities law with an emphasis on the Natural Resources/Mining sector. He provides counsel in virtually every area pertaining to public markets legal matters, including listing matters on the Canadian stock exchanges (TSX, TSX-Venture) private offerings, corporate reorganizations, reactivations, hostile takeovers, reverse takeovers, plan of arrangements and amalgamations, mergers and acquisitions, and continuous disclosure obligations. Cory is highly regarded for the depth of his corporate governance experience and advises shareholders, as well as boards of directors, in connection with shareholder activism and contested transactions matters. Cory provides multifaceted counsel to his clients, having acted on both sides of the dealmaking table and as such is highly experienced in successfully dealing with boards of directors, management teams, stakeholders and regulatory bodies alike. Khullar, Shaun McCarthy Tétrault LLP > (416) 601-8298 skhullar@mccarthy.ca Shaun Khullar is a partner in McCarthy Tétrault's Business Law and Global Metals & Mining Groups. His practice focuses on corporate and securities law, particularly M&A and corporate finance, with experience in the mining, technology, and cannabis sectors. Shaun represents acquiring and target companies in public and private share purchase transactions, including plans of arrangement, takeover bids, option exercises, and asset purchases. He advises boards and special committees on governance and related-party issues. Shaun also works with issuers, investment dealers, and strategic financiers on public and private financing, including IPOs, reverse takeovers, and private equity deals. He helps clients navigate Canadian public disclosure requirements for mining companies, including NI 43-101, and has expertise in cross-border go-public and acquisition transactions. Shaun has recently acted for Glencore, Rio Tinto, Cameco, and Newcrest. He is recognized by Lexpert (Corporate Finance & Securities and Mining) and Legal 500.

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