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64 www.lexpert.ca Lexpert-ranked leading finance and M&A lawyers Hudec, Albert J. FARRIS > (604) 661-9356 ahudec@farris.com Senior partner Al Hudec currently focuses his practice on LNG and other resource industry transactions involving Indigenous parties. He has been lead lawyer on many of Canada's most significant resource transactions involving First Nations over the last 14 years. Al is an M&A and Corporate Governance practitioner with over 40 years of experience in all legal aspects of securities and corporate finance, including mergers & acquisitions, corporate governance and independent committee representation, with emphasis on the North American resource (mining, forestry, oil & gas), infrastructure, and technology industries. His practice focuses on cross-border mergers & acquisitions (takeovers and arrangements) and board and special/independent committee representation. Al writes and speaks frequently on a variety of legal topics relating to resource law, Aboriginal law, mergers & acquisitions, and corporate governance. Al is repeatedly recognized in Best Lawyers in Canada, as a Lexpert Leading Practitioner, and is recognized in Lexpert Special Editions on Energy, Mining, Infrastructure, and Finance and M&A. Certified Financial Analyst (1994). Called to bars of Alberta (1981) and BC (1994). Hudy, Benjamin S. P. Stikeman Elliott LLP > (403) 266-9013 bhudy@stikeman.com Ben Hudy is a partner in the capital markets and Mergers & Acquisitions groups. His practice focuses on securities and corporate law, with an emphasis on public and private mergers and acquisitions, shareholder activism, private equity transactions, corporate finance, and strategic transactions such as joint ventures, partnerships, and significant investments. Ben regularly acts for issuers, boards of directors, special committees, management teams, institutional investors, private equity sponsors, financial advisors, and other transaction participants in a wide range of M&A transactions, both public and private, as well as issuers, selling shareholders, and securities dealers in corporate finance transactions. He also regularly advises clients on corporate governance and securities law compliance matters, shareholder activism, and takeover preparedness. Ben has been involved in the negotiation, formation, and development of a number of projects in the midstream and infrastructure sectors. Ben is recognized for his experience in various national directories, including being awarded for his involvement as one of the lead counsel in the Infrastructure and Projects Deal of the Year as recognized by the 2021 Canadian Law Awards. Hueppelsheuser, Darren D. Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP > (403) 267-8242 darren.hueppelsheuser@nortonrosefulbright.com Darren Hueppelsheuser's practice concentrates on income tax law, with an emphasis on the tax aspects of financing and transaction planning for corporations and partnerships in both private and public transactions. Hueppelsheuser also advises on international tax structuring of Canadian inbound and outbound investments and the tax aspects of debt reorganizations and financial restructurings in creditor proceedings. Huot, Jean Marc Stikeman Elliott LLP > (514) 397-3276 jmhuot@stikeman.com Jean Marc Huot is a partner in the corporate group. His practice is focused primarily on the areas of Securities and mergers & acquisitions. Hyman, Scott R. Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP > (416) 863-5581 shyman@dwpv.com Scott's practice is focused on Canadian and cross-border acquisition finance and structured finance, derivatives, secured lending, merchant banking, and project finance, as well as corporate and asset-based lending – principally as these areas relate to transactions. He is relied upon for his expertise and skill in developing and structuring integrated financing, debt, and treasury platforms; his ability to deconstruct, analyze, and negotiate the terms of complex financing transactions and derivative investments; and his expertise in dealing with the regulations of Canadian financial institutions. Scott is frequently consulted for guidance on the financial regulatory aspects of acquisitions, investments, and lending, and on providing financial services in Canada. He is a former director of two Canadian Schedule II banks. Scott is a long-standing member of the firm's Finance committee. Select Recognition: Chambers Global; Chambers Canada; IFLR1000; Lexpert Special Editions: Energy and Mining, Finance; The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory; The Best Lawyers in Canada; Lexology Index.