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Lexpert-ranked leading finance and M&A lawyers Martindale, Graeme D. Borden Ladner Gervais LLP > (BLG) (604) 640-4179 gmartindale@blg.com Graeme Martindale is a partner in the BLG Vancouver office. His practice focuses on the areas of securities and capital markets. Martindale advises clients in a range of matters, including corporate finance, mergers & acquisitions, mining, and corporate law. He acts for public companies, investment dealers, REITs, boards, and special committees, advising on initial public offerings, public and private equity and debt financings, compliance matters, and corporate governance. Martindale also assists clients with disclosure obligations regarding National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects. He has been recognized by Chambers Canada/Global, in e Best Lawyers in Canada, e Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, and IFLR1000. Graeme was also named as one of Lexpert Rising Stars: Leading Lawyers Under 40 (2016) and as Vancouver Lawyer of the Year for Corporate Governance Practice in e Best Lawyers in Canada (2018). Mason, Christine Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) > (416) 367-6636 cmason@blg.com Christine Mason's practice focuses on financing and insolvency transactions. She represents lenders and borrowers in domestic, cross-border and international financing transactions. is includes bilateral and syndicated loans, acquisition financing, project financing, asset-based lending, and real estate and condominium financing. She also acts for creditors, debtors, court officers and other stakeholders in restructuring and insolvency matters. Recognized in IFLR1000 and e Best Lawyers in Canada. Education: LLM (University of Nottingham). Admitted to England and Wales Bar in 2002 and Ontario Bar in 2009. Masse, Dean C. McCarthy Tétrault LLP > (416) 601-7889 dmasse@mccarthy.ca Dean focuses on securitization, structured finance and securities transactions, including single-seller, multi-seller and cross-border securitization transactions. Dean has significant experience acting as lead counsel for issuers, sellers, purchasers, lenders, borrowers, dealers and trustees in various public and private securitization, structured finance and securities transactions, with his securitization and structured finance transactions involving a variety of asset classes, including credit card receivables, residential and commercial mortgages, home equity lines of credit, auto and equipment loans and leases, consumer finance receivables, data center receivables and esoteric assets. Dean also has extensive experience acting as lead counsel for issuers and dealers in connection with prospectus offerings, private placements, medium-term notes programs, asset-backed and collateralized commercial paper programs, covered bonds programs and continuous disclosure matters. He has spoken at a number of conferences on various securitization and structured finance topics. Massé, David Stikeman Elliott LLP > (514) 397-3685 dmasse@stikeman.com David Massé is a partner and head of the Montreal office's securities and public Mergers & Acquisitions group. David has extensive experience focused primarily on corporate finance and securities, mergers and acquisitions, financial restructuring, and corporate governance. He has been counsel to strategic purchasers, financial sponsors, private equity funds, pension funds, and boards of directors in several complex domestic and cross-border transactions, including going-private transactions and initial public offerings. He is involved in a wide range of industry sectors including power and renewable energy, mining, aviation, telecommunications, technology, pharmaceuticals, and entertainment. David has been recognized by various industry publications including international directories, as a leading lawyer in the areas of corporate finance and securities, mergers and acquisitions, corporate commercial, and mining. In 2007 and 2008, David garnered international experience working in the London office of Stikeman Elliott. He is a member of the Montreal office's finance committee. Mathieu, Frank Stikeman Elliott LLP > (514) 397-2442 fmathieu@stikeman.com Frank Mathieu is a partner and head of the Montreal office's Tax group. His practice focuses on all areas of Canadian income tax law, including complex tax aspects of public and private mergers & acquisitions, strategic investments and joint ventures, and corporate reorganizations and restructurings in a domestic and cross-border context. With over 15 years of extensive experience, Frank is o en sought a er by foreign clients and counsel, including private equity funds, for his knowledgeable tax-structuring advice on Canadian investments by foreign entities. Frank is recognized as a leading tax lawyer in Canada by the legal industry's most prominent directories, including Chambers and Lexpert. He is also a frequent lecturer and speaker at various industry conferences. www.lexpert.ca 85

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