Lexpert magazine features articles and columns on developments in legal practice management, deals and lawsuits of interest in Canada, the law and business issues of interest to legal professionals and businesses that purchase legal services.
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Lexpert-ranked leading finance and M&A lawyers 98 www.lexpert.ca Rego, Conrad Albert McCarthy Tétrault LLP > (604) 643-5882 crego@mccarthy.ca Partner, Real Property & Planning Group in Vancouver. Practice focused on all aspects of commercial real estate, with a particular emphasis on real estate financing. Regularly advises significant institutional and private landlords, developers, investors and lenders on a variety of residential, commercial, mixed-use and comprehensive projects. Renton, Darin R. Stikeman Elliott LLP > (416) 869-5635 drenton@stikeman.com Darin Renton is a partner in the financial products & services and energ y – oil & gas groups. His practice focuses on the formation, structuring, and distribution of investment funds, including private equity, mortgage, real estate, hedge and closed-end funds, mutual funds, ETFs, and flow-through limited partnerships. Darin has structured funds that invest in bitcoin, cryptocurrency, films, and litigation. He has significant experience in private equity transactions, mergers and acquisitions, public offerings, and private placements, including the distribution of offshore funds to institutional investors. He advises fund managers and investment dealers on Securities registration, regulatory, and compliance matters, and assists strategic investors with corporate governance issues and disclosure obligations for investments in public companies. Ragas, Constantinos Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP > (514) 397-5244 cragas@fasken.com Constantinos Ragas has been a member of Fasken's Corporate/Commercial group since 2010, a er joining the firm in 2008 as a student. He focuses on mergers & acquisitions, private equity, information technology, and start-ups. Costa advises clients on activities involved in the purchase and sale of shares and assets in Canada and internationally, including complex multi-jurisdictional cross-border transactions. In addition to his experience in mergers & acquisitions in the industrial, manufacturing, media, and financial services sectors, Costa advises Canadian banks and credit unions on the acquisition and sale of card portfolios. Costa has also represented institutional clients in their private equity investments in Canadian and international markets. He has advised clients from the public and private sectors on energy, oil & gas, and transportation joint venture projects. Costa has also represented institutional clients in their private equity investments in Canadian and international markets. He has advised clients from the public and private sectors on energy, oil and gas, and transportation joint venture projects. Raymond, Paul Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP > (514) 847-4479 paul.raymond@nortonrosefulbright.com Paul Raymond is experienced in corporate and securities law, financings and business acquisitions and sales. He has been involved in debt and equity financing of private and public corporations, governments and Crown corporations by way of private or public offerings in Canada and the United States, acting on behalf of issuers and underwriters. He has acted in various transactions for the purchase or sale of businesses as well as in mergers and reorganizations. Raymond has also been involved in various structured finance and infrastructure transactions in Canada and abroad. Rajpal, Deepak (Dee) Stikeman Elliott LLP > (416) 869-5576 drajpal@stikeman.com Dee Rajpal is a partner in the Mergers & Acquisitions, capital markets, and securities groups, and a member of the management committee in the Toronto office. His practice focuses primarily on mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, corporate governance, restructuring, proxy disputes, and compliance matters with an emphasis on cross- border and international transactions. Dee has over 25 years' experience in counselling senior management and the boards of directors of leading public and private corporations through complex business matters offering novel and innovative solutions. He is regularly called upon by his clients to advise them on crisis management issues and strategic business advice. He also advises dealers, institutional shareholders, investment funds, and private equity investments. Dee is head of the firm's India initiative, and is recognized for his work in fostering business connections between Canadian and Indian markets.