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www.lexpert.ca 73 Lexpert-ranked leading finance and M&A lawyers Linett, Amanda Stikeman Elliott LLP > (416) 869-5217 alinett@stikeman.com Amanda Linett is a partner and co-head of the Mining group and a member of the firm's partnership board. She is also a member of the Mergers & Acquisitions, private equity, and capital markets groups and a member of the management committee in the Toronto office. Her practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions (cross-border and domestic), private equity, and corporate finance transactions. Amanda has extensive experience advising senior management, boards of directors, special committees, and other transaction participants in numerous M&A transactions (both friendly and hostile), as well as private equity firms and pension funds on public and private M&A transactions and strategic investments. She also represents issuers and underwriters in a wide range of corporate finance transactions, and regularly provides advice on corporate governance and securities regulatory compliance matters. Lippa, Matthew Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP > (416) 216-3942 matthew.lippa@nortonrosefulbright.com Matthew Lippa's practice covers all aspects of corporate finance, with an emphasis on multi-jurisdictional and cross- border structured financings. He acts for Canadian and international financial institutions and borrowers in lending transactions, including asset-based lending, syndicated financings, covered bonds and notes, insolvency and restructuring and securitizations. Lippa regularly advises clients on general corporate matters, regulatory matters, and commercial contracts, and acts for Canadian and international financial institutions, private equity firms, and corporate borrowers in connection with the structuring and negotiating of lending arrangements. Litvenenko, Kirk A. Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP > (403) 267-9419 kirk.litvenenko@nortonrosefulbright.com Kirk Litvenenko is the Canadian national chair of Norton Rose Fulbright's business law group. His core practice areas include: mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, recapitalization and reorganization transactions, and public and private offerings of debt and equity. Litvenenko is focused on providing elite client service. He builds high-performance internal working teams that are specifically designed to collaboratively service each client's specific and unique needs. Excellent service builds client loyalty and strong relationships, as such, many of the clients for whom Litvenenko is lead relationship partner utilize Norton Rose Fulbright as their sole legal counsel. With the benefit of his many client relationships, Kirk provides market-informed and practical corporate level advice to executives and boards of directors throughout day-to-day matters as well as complex and challenging situations. Lobo, Suzana A. McMillan LLP > (416) 865-7897 suzana.lobo@mcmillan.ca Suzana is one of Canada's most trusted advisors with a particular focus in the banking and financial services industries. Skillfully leveraging her diverse practice of 20+ years advising financial institutions and lenders and borrowers, Suzana works with domestic and international clients on sophisticated and high-profile transactions in all areas of banking and finance. Her experience includes acting for banks, borrowers, and financial institutions in complex secured and unsecured lending transactions, including international and cross-border financings, syndicated loan transactions, acquisition finance transactions, construction and real estate financings, equipment financings, project financings, and debt restructuring transactions. In addition, Suzana also advises a variety of clients including, financial institutions and consumer lenders on regulatory law matters. Lombardi, Gabriella Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP > (416) 367-6965 glombardi@dwpv.com Gabriella is a senior partner in the Commercial Real Estate and Corporate practices. She has extensive experience in a broad range of transactions involving commercial property such as acquisitions, dispositions, development of major real estate projects, joint ventures, secured financings, and commercial leasing. Gabriella advises clients with respect to a wide range of property types, including large-scale mixed-use properties, industrial properties, multi- family properties, renewable energy properties, self-storage properties, and electricity transmission and distribution corridors. She also advises clients in a wide range of business sectors, including the mining sector, the electricity sector, the forestry sector, and the hospitality sector. Gabriella has represented major Canadian pension funds, Canadian and international private equity funds and investors, private investors, and utility companies with respect to a wide range of transactions. Select Recognition: Chambers Canada; The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory; The Best Lawyers in Canada; Who's Who Legal: Canada.