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50 www.lexpert.ca Lexpert-ranked leading finance and M&A lawyers D'Avignon, Julie Stikeman Elliott LLP > (403) 266-9062 jdavignon@stikeman.com Julie D'Avignon is a partner and head of the Tax group in Calgary. Her practice focuses on providing tax advice in connection with mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganizations, equity investments, flow-through share transactions, and financings. Julie has extensive experience working with Canadian and international clients, public and private entities, tax-exempt entities, and private equity firms. Julie has particular experience in resource and energy taxation, including with respect to Canadian and international oil and gas, mining, pipeline, and renewable energy projects. Davies, David R. Thorsteinssons LLP > (604) 689-1261 drdavies@thor.ca David is a senior tax litigator at Thorsteinssons LLP. He began his career with Thorsteinssons LLP initially as a tax planner and later turned to litigation. This gave him a deep understanding of the nuances of the Income Tax Act and other tax legislation, which he now uses to his clients' advantage. He has appeared numerous times as taxpayers' counsel in the Tax Court of Canada, the Federal Court and the Federal Court of Appeal, and the provincial Courts of Ontario and British Columbia. He is a determined advocate for his clients, seeking every advantage whether procedurally, substantively, or tactically, and is one of the top creative tax problem solvers in the country. David's clients consist of public and private corporate taxpayers and high-net-worth individuals who have been targeted by the CRA, dealing with issues ranging from the application of the general anti-avoidance rule to the deductibility of business losses, the application of limitation periods, shareholder benefits, and arbitrary or net-worth audits and appeals. Davis, Paul D. McMillan LLP > (416) 307-4137 paul.davis@mcmillan.ca Paul is one of Canada's leading public mergers and acquisition lawyers. He is widely recognized for providing trusted counsel on numerous high-profile proxy battles and precedent-setting contested transactions. Paul's practice is focused on M&A, proxy fights, corporate governance, corporate finance and business restructuring for both private and public issuers across a wide range of industries, including financial services, technology, energy, mining, and manufacturing. Paul leads the firm's Capital Markets & Securities Group nationally as well as the firm's public mergers and acquisitions practice. Paul brings a unique insider's perspective to his clients, having served as the head of investment banking at a Toronto-based brokerage firm, and a senior officer of several public and private companies before returning to private practice. Recognized for success in his dealings with boards of directors, management teams, and regulatory bodies, Paul has served as a director of 10 public companies, including as chair or a member of the audit, corporate governance, and special committees. Paul is also a prolific author and speaker in the areas of securities law and corporate governance. Decicco, Michael Stikeman Elliott LLP > (416) 869-6863 mdecicco@stikeman.com Michael Decicco is a partner in the Mergers & Acquisitions and capital markets groups. His practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, securities, corporate finance, and general corporate and commercial matters. Mike has significant experience representing clients on complex M&A transactions (including SPAC qualifying transactions), minority and majority investments, and strategic transactions across a range of industries including information technology, energy, financial services, manufacturing, telecommunications, healthcare, mining, and entertainment. He regularly acts on complex capital markets transactions, including IPOs, private placements, and business combinations. Déry, Pierre Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP > (418) 640-5009 pierre.dery@nortonrosefulbright.com Pierre Déry's practice focuses on private mergers and acquisitions, private equity financings, corporate reorganizations, and technology transfers. Over the last 10 years, he has acted in a number of cross-border transactions mainly in the fields of agribusiness, health services, and infrastructure. He has also acted in a number of initial public offerings for companies in the Quebec City area. He holds the title of CPA, CA since 1989, and he is a former lecturer on financial accounting and corporate taxation at Université Laval. He also holds a master's degree in business law from Université Laval.