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www.lexpert.ca 37 Lexpert-ranked leading finance and M&A lawyers Burn, Colin Stikeman Elliott LLP > (416) 869-6868 cburn@stikeman.com Colin Burn is a partner practising in the Mergers & Acquisitions, capital markets, securities, and mining groups. His practice is primarily focused on corporate and securities law, with an emphasis on M&A, corporate finance, private equity, and stream and royalty finance, as well as corporate governance matters. Colin has extensive experience advising foreign and domestic clients, including private equity and other financial sponsors, in public and private merger and acquisition transactions. He also regularly represents issuers and underwriters in debt and equity offerings. Colin's industry experience includes mining, real estate, energy and infrastructure, technology, pharmaceuticals, financial services, and consumer goods. Cameron, Gordon Stikeman Elliott LLP > (403) 266-9014 grcameron@stikeman.com Gordon Cameron is a partner in the corporate group, whose practice focuses on corporate finance, securities, Mergers & Acquisitions, corporate governance, and general corporate matters. Gordon acts for both issuers and dealers in public and private, domestic and cross-border, debt and equity corporate finance transactions. He also acts for vendors and purchasers in public and private M&A transactions and has represented clients in many large, complex multi-jurisdiction transactions. Gordon also has significant private equity and venture capital experience. With a significant focus on startup companies, particularly in the technology, cannabis, clean technology, auto dealership, industrial, agriculture, and oil and gas sectors, Gordon guides clients through founding, capitalization, and value-creation strategies. Gordon has extensive board experience in a variety of contexts. Additionally, he has broad experience advising special committees of boards and acting as independent counsel in unique circumstances. Cameron-Vendrig, Colin Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) > (416) 367-6242 ccameronVendrig@blg.com Colin is a corporate and capital markets lawyer with extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, restructuring transactions, and corporate governance matters across a variety of industries in a cross-border or domestic context. In his merger and acquisition work, Colin acts for senior management, boards of directors, acquirors, targets, and special committees, in public and private transactions (hostile and friendly), proxy contests, and restructurings. In his corporate finance practice, Colin advises issuers and dealers on all aspects of raising capital, across public and private debt and equity markets, and for all stages of financing and fundraising cycles. Colin works across sectors, with a particular focus on life sciences and mining. Canfield, Brian R. FARRIS > (604) 661-9362 bcanfield@farris.com Brian Canfield is a strategic advisor for his business clients. He focuses on facilitating opportunities and solving problems on their behalf by combining his extensive legal experience, business background, and negotiation skills with diligence, creativity, and common sense. He is often asked to handle difficult negotiations, tight timelines, or similar challenges for his clients in buying and selling businesses or real estate, raising equity and debt financing, facilitating regulatory approvals, settling shareholder or other disputes, restructuring, governance, and other matters. Brian has a wide range of experience in assisting both public and private clients, including Boards and Special Committees, with a special emphasis on acting for established and emerging founders/entrepreneurs. His clients operate in many key industries including automotive, construction, financial, food and beverage, hospitality, infrastructure, real estate, resource, and technology. Called to the bar: 1991 (British Columbia), 1995 (Washington State), 2007 (Alberta). Carelli, Robert Stikeman Elliott LLP > (514) 397-2408 rcarelli@stikeman.com Robert Carelli is a partner and a member of the firm's partnership board and executive committee. Named as one of Canada's Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers in 2020 by Canadian Lawyer, Robert has over 20 years of extensive experience focused primarily on the areas of Securities, capital markets, public and private mergers & acquisitions, and corporate governance. He advises issuers and underwriters on public offerings and private placements, boards of directors, and private equity funds. Robert is highly regarded in the Canadian capital markets space and is consistently recognized as a leading securities practitioner by the legal industry's most prominent directories, including Chambers and Lexpert. Robert is also recognized for his solid track record of successfully working on complex domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions for clients in various industries, including technology, retail, aviation, and healthcare.