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76 www.lexpert.ca Lexpert-ranked leading finance and M&A lawyers Lawrence, Bruce A. Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) > (403) 232-9597 blawrence@blg.com Bruce Lawrence has over four decades of experience advising clients on all aspects of corporate/commercial law, working closely with many clients involved in the natural resources sector. Lawrence advises clients on various corporate and securities transactions, including public and private financings, mergers, acquisitions, take-over bids, plans of arrangement, asset and securities purchase and sale transactions, corporate and trust reorganizations, and corporate governance and regulatory compliance. Lawrence has been consistently recognized in various rankings including e Best Lawyers in Canada (Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Natural Resources Law, Oil & Gas Law and Securities Law); e Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory (Corporate Finance and Securities, and Corporate Mid-Market); Lexpert Special Edition: Finance and M&A, Lexpert Global Mining Special Edition – Canada's Leading Lawyers in Global Mining; Lexpert/ROB Special Edition – Canada's Leading Energy Lawyers, and e Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory (Corporate Finance & Securities, and Corporate Mid-Market). Lawrence has been recognized as an Acritas Star, as well as receiving a Distinguished Peer Review Rating in Martindale-Hubbell. Le, Kim Stikeman Elliott LLP > (416) 869-6834 kle@stikeman.com Kim Le is a co-head of the Mergers & Acquisitions and private equity groups in the Toronto office. Her practice focuses on corporate and commercial law, including public and private mergers and acquisitions. Kim has extensive experience working with private equity funds, private equity portfolio companies, and multinational corporations, as well as advising on all aspects of cross-border private equity. Kim also works on matters involving venture capital investments, joint ventures and partnerships, complex shareholder agreements, and insolvency and restructuring. She represents and acts as a trusted advisor on general corporate and commercial matters for clients across the technology, food and beverage, mining, and engineering industries. Kim's experience is recognized by national and international directories, including being awarded as a Leading Lawyer Under 40 by the Lexpert Rising Stars Awards. Lapierre, Jean Michel Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP > (514) 397-7579 jmlapierre@fasken.com Jean Michel Lapierre is a business lawyer recognized for his leading practice in mergers & acquisitions, capital markets and securities law. Jean Michel has been involved in several major acquisition, sale, merger or going-private transactions of publicly traded companies, including friendly and hostile takeover bids and complex statutory arrangements. He has also been involved in a large number of private M&A transactions. He has acted on behalf of issuers, securities dealers and institutional investors in various securities offerings, including initial public offerings, other prospectus offerings and private placements. His practice includes advising publicly traded companies concerning corporate and securities matters, including compliance with disclosure obligations, proxy solicitation for shareholder meetings, the launch of share buyback programs and the implementation of securities-based compensation arrangements, and assisting them in their interactions with stock exchanges and securities regulators. Latour, Ravi Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) > (403) 232-9676 rlatour@blg.com Ravi Latour advises public and private clients in a wide range of industries. He focuses on assisting clients with a broad range of securities and corporate matters, including acting for issuers, underwriters and agents regarding public and private equity and debenture financings; representing companies in mergers and acquisitions, including plans of arrangements, amalgamations and share purchase transactions; assisting with reorganizing and restructuring corporations, partnerships and other entities. Latour is experienced in representing senior management, boards of directors, acquirors, targets, and special committees, in public and private M&A transactions (hostile and friendly), proxy contests and restructurings. He also has extensive experience advising issuers and investment banks on initial public offerings and reverse takeovers (RTOs) – both domestic and cross-border. Latour also advises companies on governance and compliance with corporate and securities regulatory requirements. Within BLG, Latour is the regional group manager of the Calgary Corporate and Capital Markets Group, a member of the firm's Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) leadership team, a member of the firm's M&A Steering Committee and the co-chair of the firm's Race Action Committee. Laskin, Irving D. Lawson Lundell LLP > (604) 631-9235 ilaskin@lawsonlundell.com Irv acts for banks, credit unions, and other lenders and borrowers in secured and unsecured financing and leasing transactions. He is engaged in financing a wide range of businesses, including construction and income-producing real estate projects, all assets within the agricultural sector, aircra , forest and mining assets, merchant banks, hotels, newspapers, high-technology products and operations, and national retail chains. ese financings o en have cross-border components and syndications and participations with government and other lending institutions, where Irv acts most o en for the lead and sometimes secondary lender. He has dra ed financing and leasing documents used by lenders and lessors in the ordinary course of their businesses. Irv regularly provides advice to clients on the establishment of internal lending and borrowing guidelines, regulatory and compliance matters, and the structuring of financing transactions. He is recognized by e Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada, the Lexpert Guide to the Leading US/Canada Cross- Border Corporate Lawyers in Canada, and e Best Lawyers in Canada for Banking Law. Irv is called to the British Columbia bar (1984).

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