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Lexpert-ranked leading finance and M&A lawyers www.lexpert.ca 79 Miks, Kristopher Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP > (604) 641-4806 kristopher.miks@nortonrosefulbright.com Kristopher Miks' practice focuses on securities and corporate law in a wide range of industries, with an emphasis on public and private mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, and providing corporate governance and securities regulatory advice. Miks has represented both purchasers and vendors involved in friendly and hostile mergers and acquisitions transactions, including takeover bids, plans of arrangement, reverse takeovers and other business combination transactions. He has also advised issuers, underwriters and institutional investors in a wide range of financing transactions, including initial public offerings, secondary offerings, private placements and alternative forms of equity and debt financing. In addition, Miks frequently provides advice to Canadian public companies on their disclosure, corporate governance, and other corporate and securities law obligations. Additionally, Miks frequently advises entrepreneurs, startups and emerging growth companies on corporate structure, governance, financing and licensing matters. Milazzo, Anthony Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) > (416) 367-6666 amilazzo@blg.com Anthony Milazzo is a partner and member of BLG's Corporate Commercial Group. He is an experienced corporate and business transactions lawyer and trusted legal advisor to his clients. Milazzo practises corporate and commercial law with an emphasis on domestic and cross-border M&A, private equity and venture capital investments, joint ventures, corporate reorganizations, and finance. He represents Canadian and foreign public and private companies, financial institutions, and private equity sponsors. His clients range from emerging companies to market leaders operating across a broad spectrum of industries including healthcare, technology, life sciences, manufacturing, food, energy and distribution. He is thoroughly familiar with the business and legal challenges regularly faced by emerging and established technology companies. Milazzo is a member of the Canadian Bar Association, Ontario Bar Association, and American Bar Association. He is a frequent speaker at conferences and a former Adjunct Professor at Western University Law School (Advanced M&A). He graduated from Faculty of Law at Queen's University (1995) and the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Toronto (1989). Milazzo was admitted to the Ontario bar in 1997. Millette, Claudine Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) > (514) 954-3174 cmillette@blg.com National business leader of BLG's Financial Services Group. Claudine Millette focuses her financial services practice primarily on lending and financing, insolvency, and corporate restructuring. More specifically, Millette represents banks and other financial institutions, both nationally and internationally, arranging credit facilities and security transactions. She also advises financial institutions in restructuring credit arrangements for businesses facing financial difficulties. Millette handles both public and private financing, including syndicated transactions, asset-based lending transactions, acquisition financing transactions, project financing, cross-border transactions, and leveraged financing. She is also recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada. Millette obtained her LLB from McGill University and was called to the Québec Bar in 1998. Mitchell, Craig Stikeman Elliott LLP > (416) 869-5509 cmitchell@stikeman.com Craig Mitchell is a partner in the Banking & Finance group. His practice focuses on banking, restructurings, and workouts. He has experience in private acquisition financings, takeover bid financings, debtor-in-possession financings, asset-based lending, and mezzanine lending. Craig acts as counsel to both lenders and borrowers on domestic and cross-border financings in North America, Europe, and Asia, and as counsel to creditors and debtors in commercial insolvencies and restructurings. He also acts as counsel to private equity funds in connection with leveraged mergers and acquisitions. Mooney, Joe Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP > (403) 267-8357 joe.mooney@nortonrosefulbright.com Joe Mooney is a corporate finance lawyer based in Calgary with extensive experience acting for corporate clients, institutional lenders, and investment dealers in connection with domestic and cross-border debt transactions. In particular, Joe's practice has focused on syndicated and bilateral lending arrangements, as well as debt capital markets transactions. Joe has advised clients in a broad range of banking and debt finance matters, including project finance, sustainability-linked loans, acquisition finance, and reserve/asset-based lending. His experience in debt capital markets matters includes high-yield note offerings, medium-term note programs, hybrid note offerings, and project finance transactions. LAWYER TO WATCH