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www.lexpert.ca 53 Lexpert-ranked leading finance and M&A lawyers Dompierre, Marie-France Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP > (514) 841-6568 mfdompierre@dwpv.com Marie-France is a partner in the Tax, Tax Disputes and Investigations, and White-Collar Defence practices. She assists clients in avoiding, navigating, and resolving complex tax disputes with both provincial and federal tax authorities. Her clients, private and multinational corporations and high-net-worth individuals, rely on her expertise throughout the entire tax dispute process – from audits and appeals to trials. Marie-France has a robust track record of representing clients at all judicial levels. Before joining Davies, she served as counsel with the Department of Justice, representing the CRA in tax appeals; served as a Crown prosecutor focusing on the proceeds of crime and tax fraud; and articled as a judicial law clerk at the Tax Court of Canada. She serves as chair on the CBA's Tax Court of Canada Bench and Bar Committee and is president of the Canadian Bar Association's (CBA) Québec Tax Section, as well as on Canadian Tax Foundation's Tax Litigation Committee. She teaches at the University of Montréal's Master in Taxation program. Select Recognition: Chambers Global; Chambers Canada; Benchmark Litigation Canada, Benchmark Canada 40 & Under; Lexpert Rising Star; National Law Journal—Gaming and Entertainment Law Trailblazers (2022); Best Lawyers in Canada. Drori, Adam Stikeman Elliott LLP > (514) 397-6460 adrori@stikeman.com Adam Drori is a partner in the Tax group. He focuses on the income tax aspects of mergers & acquisitions, growth equity investments, capital markets transactions, and corporate reorganizations in a domestic and cross-border context. Adam regularly advises foreign private equity funds regarding Canadian investments. Dubé, Georges McMillan LLP > (416) 865-7876 georges.dube@mcmillan.ca Georges Dubé is a partner in the firm's Capital Markets Group. He is a transactional corporate securities lawyer involved in Canadian and cross-border public and private offerings, takeover bids, mergers and acquisitions, and private equity. He is often called upon to assist with strategic decisions by boards of directors and acts for special committees and financial advisors of public issuer boards in the context of change of control or related-party transactions. Clients include public issuers (large, mid-cap as well as emerging), bank-owned and independent investment banks, activist shareholders, and domestic and foreign acquirers of Canadian public entities. Past member of the Ontario Securities Commission's Securities Advisory Committee. Consistently recommended in Lexpert as Corporate Finance Securities counsel. Dufault, Russell Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP > (416) 216-4029 russell.dufault@nortonrosefulbright.com Russell Dufault practises in all areas of transactional banking and corporate finance matters, with an emphasis on cross-border and multi-jurisdictional structured financings. His experience includes acting for domestic and international commercial banks, non-bank financial institutions, alternative and private credit providers, private equity funds, and sponsors, as well as corporate borrowers and issuers, in connection with senior and subordinated debt, asset-based and cash-flow facilities, syndicated and club financings, leveraged financings, bridge loans, term lending, securitizations, high-yield debt offerings, debt capital markets transactions, restructuring matters, and other forms of debt financing. He acts for clients in financings across a range of industries including retail and brands, healthcare, manufacturing, aerospace, shipping, and aviation. He also has experience advising financial institutions in connection with regulatory and compliance-related matters and payments transactions. Dufour, André Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) > (514) 954-2526 adufour@blg.com André Dufour practises business law with a focus on mergers and acquisitions. He advises businesses from various industries about their commercial activities and transactions of all kinds. He has acted for Canadian and international companies in complex mergers and acquisitions. He has also represented companies in a broad range of transactions, including corporate reorganizations, joint ventures, financing (especially venture capital and private equity transactions), and drafting and negotiation of various types of commercial contracts. He is also actively involved in many cultural and community organizations. Dufour is past chair of the M&A Law Committee of the International Bar Association, a member of the Canadian Bar Association, and sits on various boards of directors, including the Foundation of the Montréal Museum of Fine Arts, Mission Inclusion (Chair of the Board), and Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont Foundation (Secretary of the Board). Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada. Called to the Quebec bar in 1985.