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Lexpert-ranked leading finance and M&A lawyers www.lexpert.ca 81 Litwack, Gary M. McCarthy Tétrault LLP > (416) 601-8200 glitwack@mccarthy.ca Counsel in the firm's Toronto office. Practice focuses on public and private equity and debt financing, mergers and acquisitions, and securities regulation, with special emphasis on transactions (financings, M&A, and industry-focused commercial arrangements) involving mining and finance companies and securities industry registrants. Also advises independent committees of Boards of Directors regarding "related party" and significant material transactions and circumstances, as well as dealers and advisors on investment funds and registration compliance. Has been an Adjunct Professor of Advanced Securities Law at Osgoode Hall Law School. He is listed as a leading lawyer in the areas of natural resources law and securities law in e Best Lawyers in Canada and in IFLR1000: e Guide to the World's Leading Financial Law Firms as highly regarded in the areas of capital markets-equity, private equity, and M&A. Admitted to the Ontario bar in 1990. Lobo, Suzana A. McMillan LLP > (416) 865-7897 suzana.lobo@mcmillan.ca Suzana is one of Canada's most trusted advisors with a particular focus in the banking and financial services industries. Skillfully leveraging her diverse practice of 20+ years advising financial institutions and lenders and borrowers, Suzana works with domestic and international clients on sophisticated and high-profile transactions in all areas of banking and finance. Her experience includes acting for banks, borrowers and financial institutions in complex secured and unsecured lending transactions, including international and cross-border financings, syndicated loan transactions, acquisition finance transactions, construction and real estate financings, equipment financings, project financings and debt restructuring transactions. In addition, Suzana also advises a variety of clients including, financial institutions and consumer lenders on regulatory law matters. Locke, Wendi A. McCarthy Tétrault LLP > (416) 601-8194 wlocke@mccarthy.ca Partner in the Toronto office. Practice covers a broad range of corporate and securities law matters, including corporate governance and compliance issues. She regularly acts on both public and private offerings of equity and debt securities in Canada and frequently acts on behalf of Canadian issuers in connection with cross-border securities offerings into jurisdictions such as the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia. Represents both national and international clients in various industries, with a particular focus on the financial services, real estate, and technology sectors. Recipient of the 2024 and 2023 Lexology Client Choice Awards for M&A and Governance, and the 2017 Lexology Client Choice Award for Capital Markets. She is also an instructor for the advanced securities law program offered by the University of Western Ontario law school. She was called to the Ontario bar in 2002. Loiselle, Renée Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP > (514) 847-4717 renee.loiselle@nortonrosefulbright.com Renée Loiselle is the Montréal local co-chair of the business law group. Loiselle practises corporate and securities law, with particular emphasis on corporate finance (including both private placements and public financings) and public mergers and acquisitions. She also regularly advises a number of Canadian public companies on continuous disclosure obligations, corporate governance issues and other ongoing securities law questions. Loiselle serves as a member of the Quebec securities regulator's (AMF) advisory committee for corporate finance and was previously a member of the securities and M&A committee of the Canadian Bar Association, Quebec branch. She also served as a member of our Montreal students' committee for many years. Longhurst, Jennifer F. McCarthy Tétrault LLP > (416) 601-7764 jlonghurst@mccarthy.ca Jennifer Longhurst is a partner in McCarthy Tétrault's Business Law Group in Toronto, and a co-lead of the firm's M&A, Critical Situations & Shareholder Activism and Corporate Governance strategic groups. Jennifer is an industry leader advising executives, boards, committees and investors on public and private M&A, shareholder activism and corporate governance. Her extensive practice knowledge is matched by expertise across key industries, including mining, energy, financial services, private equity, consumer services, real estate and pharmaceuticals, making her a trusted advisor on strategic, legal and broader business concerns. Select recognitions include e Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada; Best Lawyers in Canada – Leading Lawyer in Corporate Governance, Corporate Law, M&A and Mining; Lexpert Zenith Award – Mid-Career Excellence in M&A; Lexpert Special Editions – Finance and M&A, and Global Mining; and Canadian Dealmakers Award – Deal Team of the Year.

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