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Lexpert-ranked leading finance and M&A lawyers www.lexpert.ca 77 McCormick, Timothy Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) > (416) 367-6091 tmccormick@blg.com Tim McCormick is the regional group manager and a partner in the M&A and Capital Markets Group at BLG. His clients include Canadian, US, and foreign public, private, and multinational companies representing a broad range of industries, investment and merchant banks, private equity firms, hedge funds, and sovereign funds. He is frequently involved in transactions with international aspects and has extensive experience in a variety of commercial and cor- porate finance matters, including initial public offerings, alternative go-public transactions, restructurings, reorgani- zations, joint ventures, and debt and equity financings. Additionally, McCormick has assisted in setting up Canadian operations of multinational corporations, as well as the incorporation and shareholders' agreement in connection with domestic startups. McDonald, Charles Stikeman Elliott LLP > (604) 631-1323 cmcdonald@stikeman.com Charlie McDonald is a partner in the corporate and securities group of the Vancouver office. His practice focuses on corporate and transactional matters, in particular relating to Mergers & Acquisitions (both private and public), venture capital and growth capital investments, fund formation, joint ventures and partnerships, complex shareholder arrangements, securities, and other corporate and commercial matters. Charlie has extensive experience working with private equity funds, strategic investors, and business owners in connection with domestic and cross- border transactions. His experience spans a broad range of industries, including technology, fintech, energy, mining, manufacturing, professional services, construction, infrastructure, hospitality, healthcare, and insurance. In addition to his practice, Charlie is a member of the equity, diversity, and inclusion committee in the Vancouver office. McFetridge, William J. Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP > (604) 641-4825 bill.mcfetridge@nortonrosefulbright.com Bill McFetridge has over 40 years of experience providing professional strategic counsel and advice to clients in a range of industries, including transportation, marine, construction, and forestry. He is particularly knowledgeable on the process of buying and selling businesses. He is also very experienced in structuring and negotiating joint venture arrangements and long-term supply agreements. For 10 years, he chaired the "Legal Strategies for Business Acquisitions" course designed for senior practitioners in BC. Prior to entering law, McFetridge trained and practised as a chartered professional accountant, a background on which he draws to deal with a variety of corporate and commercial matters. He remains very active in the accounting profession and is the past chairman of Canada's Auditing and Assurance Standards Oversight Council, which oversees the development of generally accepted auditing standards in Canada. In 2012, he was elected a fellow of CPA British Columbia. McFetridge is also a chartered arbitrator (CArb); he is recognized as a domestic arbitrator by the Vancouver International Arbitration Centre and has been involved with many large and small arbitrations. McGrath, Kevin A. Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) > (416) 367-6057 kmcgrath@blg.com Kevin McGrath has extensive experience and is engaged in a broad financial services/business law practice with particular emphasis on financial institution regulation and compliance, secured and unsecured debt financing of all types (including, without limitation, syndicated lending, senior cash flow financing, asset-based lending, mezzanine financing, auto and dealership financing, structured finance, trade finance, consumer finance, supply chain finance and factoring), banking, equipment leasing, insolvency, restructuring, workouts, and general corporate/commercial matters. From 1995 to 1998, McGrath was employed as in-house counsel with a Canadian Schedule I bank. He gained extremely valuable insight and experience regarding the business, structure, and operations of banks in Canada, which provide him with unique insight and perspective when acting on behalf of financial institutions. Called to the Ontario bar in 1992. McLean, Andrew Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) > (416) 367-6043 amclean@blg.com Andrew McLean is a partner in BLG's Securities and Capital Markets Group in Toronto. His practice focuses on corporate and securities law including mergers & acquisitions, corporate finance, corporate governance, and other commercial matters. He also works with a number of securities registrants in connection with the formation, management, and operation of investment funds in Canada. McLean acts for public and private companies, private equity firms, institutional and strategic investors, and investment dealers in a wide range of industry sectors. Called to the Ontario bar in 2014.