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www.lexpert.ca 67 Lexpert-ranked leading finance and M&A lawyers Katz, Warren M. Stikeman Elliott LLP > (514) 397-3260 wkatz@stikeman.com Warren Katz is a partner in the corporate group. He previously served as managing partner of the Montreal office and as a member of the firm's executive committee and partnership board. Warren focuses in Canadian and cross- border Mergers & Acquisitions, private equity, and corporate finance transactions, including representing broad and varied public and private companies across many industries. He offers over 25 years of extensive experience, including strong cross-border capabilities, providing legal counsel to significant Canadian and international clients on complex transactions. His experience spans across the most active sectors and his practice includes divestitures, investments, public offerings, private placements, and going-private transactions. Consistently recognized for his increasingly prominent position in the market, Warren is known for his corporate law experience and acknowledged as a leading lawyer in Quebec by Chambers Canada, and in Canada by Best Lawyers and Lexpert. Kellerman, Jay C. Stikeman Elliott LLP > (416) 869-5201 jkellerman@stikeman.com Jay Kellerman is a partner and member of the mergers & acquisitions and capital markets groups, and served as the managing partner of the firm's Toronto office from 2012–18. With more than 30 years of experience, Jay is widely recognized by market sources as a leading practitioner in his field. He is consistently sought out by senior management of companies, boards, and investors for not only transactional assistance, but to advise on strategic direction and growth. Jay has earned significant praise for his seasoned practice and deep technical knowledge. He is recognized as one of the top Mining lawyers in the world by market commentators and directories including Chambers Canada, Chambers Global, Who's Who Legal, International Financial Law Review's IFLR1000, and as a leading lawyer in capital markets: equity, corporate finance and securities, corporate commercial and M&A by The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, among many others. Kelly, Stephen J. Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP > (514) 847-4570 stephen.kelly@nortonrosefulbright.com Stephen Kelly practises corporate and securities law, with particular emphasis on corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions. He regularly acts for large public companies, underwriters, and investors in public offerings, including initial public offerings, bought-deal transactions, and cross-border offerings as well as private placement transactions. Kelly frequently advises on public and private mergers and acquisitions both nationally and internationally and has advised numerous boards of directors and independent committees in the context of M&A, compliance, corporate investigations and governance matters generally. He also advises clients on corporate reorganizations, continuous disclosure obligations, corporate governance matters, preparing shareholders' meetings, and other ongoing securities law questions. Kennedy, Jennifer K. Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP > (403) 267-8188 jennifer.kennedy@nortonrosefulbright.com Jennifer Kennedy's practice focuses on corporate, commercial and securities law matters, with a focus on public and private financings, including cross-border financings, mergers & acquisitions, corporate restructurings and related-party transactions. Kennedy has acted for issuers, selling shareholders, independent committees of boards of directors, investment dealers, and private equity investors in a variety of debt and equity capital market transactions, including project financings. She regularly advises on corporate governance requirements, continuous disclosure obligations, stock exchange matters, and general corporate matters. Kennedy acts as corporate secretary as well as a director for several companies and served as a member of our national management committee for nine years and our global executive committee for seven years. Kent, Cory H. McMillan LLP > (604) 691-7446 cory.kent@mcmillan.ca Cory's practice focuses on Corporate and Securities law with an emphasis on the Natural Resources/Mining sector. He provides counsel in virtually every area pertaining to public markets legal matters, including listing matters on the Canadian stock exchanges (TSX, TSX-Venture) private offerings, corporate reorganizations, reactivations, hostile takeovers, reverse takeovers, plan of arrangements and amalgamations, mergers and acquisitions, and continuous disclosure obligations. Cory is highly regarded for the depth of his corporate governance experience and advises shareholders, as well as boards of directors, in connection with shareholder activism and contested transactions matters. Cory provides multifaceted counsel to his clients, having acted on both sides of the deal-making table and as such is highly experienced in successfully dealing with boards of directors, management teams, stakeholders, and regulatory bodies alike.