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www.lexpert.ca 57 Lexpert-ranked leading finance and M&A lawyers Froehlich, Robert J. Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP > (403) 267-9554 robert.froehlich@nortonrosefulbright.com Robert Froehlich is the Canadian head of our energy practice and the chair of our Calgary business law group. Froehlich advises domestic and international clients on a diverse range of corporate and commercial matters, with a specific focus on the energy industry. He provides practical and strategic advice to clients on transactions and projects across the energy sector, including on liquefied natural gas, conventional and unconventional upstream petroleum and natural gas, coalbed methane, heavy oil and oilsands, pipeline and midstream, refining, electricity, and renewable power. Froehlich's experience includes providing structuring advice and negotiating and drafting complicated agreements associated with some of Canada's most significant energy projects. Froehlich regularly acts as lead counsel on significant asset acquisitions and divestitures, private merger and acquisition transactions, complex corporate restructurings, joint ventures, partnerships, and a range of other commercial arrangements that underlie the development of energy projects. Gamble, Ian J. Thorsteinssons LLP > (604) 602-4290 gamble@thor.ca Ian Gamble is widely recognized as a leading tax lawyer in Canada. He has vast experience representing large corporations in the Canadian mining, forestry, telecommunications, energy, and real estate sectors. He is experienced in the taxation of mergers and acquisitions, business restructurings, flow-through share financings, cross-border transactions (including foreign affiliates), Canada Revenue Agency audits, and related tax appeals. Garneau, Marie Stikeman Elliott LLP > (416) 869-5696 mgarneau@stikeman.com Marie Garneau is a partner in the Banking & Finance and mergers & acquisitions groups. She has acted for numer- ous lenders and borrowers on a wide range of domestic and cross-border financing transactions including leveraged buyouts, asset-based loans, debt, mezzanine, and structured financings. Marie has also acted for creditors, debtors, and monitors in commercial insolvencies and restructurings. She is also a member of the Associates' Committee in the Toronto office. Gauthier, Manon Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) > (514) 954-2510 mgauthier@blg.com Manon Gauthier is a partner in the Business and Commercial Group and Health Law Group at BLG. Her practice is focused on mergers & acquisitions, corporate and commercial law, health law, and life sciences. Gauthier acts as lead lawyer in mergers and sales of private companies, working in sectors as varied as biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, telecommunications, information technology, energy, transportation, and engineering. She acts as counsel for public and private healthcare establishments, companies operating in the health sector (pharmaceuticals, medical devices, healthcare services), and healthcare professionals. As such, she provides advice with respect to the manufacture, clinical testing, advertising, supply, distribution, and sale of pharmaceutical products and medical devices, and more generally with respect to the conduct of activities in the field of health and life sciences. In addition, she acts for investment funds or private companies in venture capital financing. She was called to the Quebec bar in 1997. Gélinas, Michel Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP > (514) 841-6588 mgelinas@dwpv.com Michel focuses on domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, private equity, venture capital, and corporate finance transactions. He regularly represents Canadian businesses in domestic and outbound transactions, as well as US, European, and other international clients investing in Canada through M&A, joint ventures, or greenfield investments. Earlier in his career, Michel practised corporate and securities law in New York. Michel is a frequent speaker on M&A, private equity, and cross-border transactions, and has published numerous articles on these topics. He has presented at leading industry conferences and legal forums across North America and internationally. He has been involved with the American Bar Association (ABA) for over 20 years and currently holds leadership roles in its Business Law Section.