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Lexpert-ranked leading finance and M&A lawyers 82 www.lexpert.ca Nixon, Christopher W. Stikeman Elliott LLP > (403) 266-9017 cnixon@stikeman.com Christopher Nixon is counsel in the capital markets and Mergers & Acquisitions groups. His practice focuses on business law, with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, joint ventures, private equity, corporate and trust reorganizations, and corporate governance. Chris' practice involves both transactional and advisory assignments, representing, among others, oil and gas exploration entities, oilfield service entities, investment funds, and investment dealers in Canada, the US, Europe, and Asia. Nordick, D'Arcy Stikeman Elliott LLP > (416) 869-5508 dnordick@stikeman.com D'Arcy Nordick is a corporate partner in the Toronto office. He is a member of the management committee and is a former co-head of the Capital Markets and public mergers & acquisitions groups in the Toronto office. He is also a member of the private equity, mining and financial products & services groups. D'Arcy is one of the most well-regarded corporate and securities lawyers in Canada and has over 20 years' experience advising both foreign and domestic clients in a variety of industries on business law matters including mergers and acquisitions (both public and private), corporate finance, corporate governance, structured financial products, licensing and joint ventures, project development, restructuring, and general corporate and commercial law. His diverse clientele includes banks, governmental and quasi-governmental entities, securities dealers, investment funds, private equity firms, technology companies, health care companies, industrial companies, retailers, infrastructure/P3 participants, mining and resource companies, food services companies, transportation companies, and media and telecom companies. Obee Tower, Meaghan Stikeman Elliott LLP > (416) 869-5274 mobeetower@stikeman.com Meaghan Obee Tower is a partner and Head of the Banking & Finance Group. She is also a part of the Financial Products & Services, Insurance & Reinsurance, and Restructuring & Insolvency Groups and currently serves on the Students Committee in the Toronto office. Her practice focuses on secured and unsecured lending, debt financing, financial services regulation, and corporate insolvency/restructuring. In terms of her banking and finance practice, Meaghan has extensive experience as counsel to borrowers, lenders, and lending syndicates in private acquisition financings, corporate finance, private equity leveraged acquisition financing, debtor-in-possession lending, asset-based lending, and various other types of financing, both domestic and cross-border across a broad spectrum of sectors. Meaghan's regulatory practice focuses on providing advice to banks, trust companies, and the insurance sector on regulation and compliance matters, including in connection with both normal course regulatory compliance such as licensing and reporting, and regulatory matters in connection with extraordinary transactions such as formation, acquisitions and dispositions. Meaghan has been recognized in a number of legal publications in the asset-based lending and banking & finance practice areas. Olasker, Patricia L. Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP > (416) 863-5551 polasker@dwpv.com Patricia acts on many of Canada's most complex M&A, shareholder activism, and capital markets transactions across all sectors. She has extensive experience advising boards of directors, special committees, and activist shareholders on corporate governance matters, proxy contests, and transactions. She also specializes in public market derivatives, the development of innovative structured debt, and equity products. She is an Adjunct Professor at Osgoode Hall Law School teaching Advanced M&A. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the OSC, former adviser to the chair of the OSC, and past chair of the OSC's Securities Advisory Committee. She is vice-chair of the Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research, vice-chair of the Royal Ontario Museum Foundation Board, and former president of the Osgoode Hall Law School Alumni Association. Select Recognition: Named one of Canada's Top 100 Most Powerful Women by WXN; received the 2024 Award of Excellence from Osgoode Hall Law School; Chambers Global; Chambers Canada; The Legal 500 Canada (Hall of Fame); IFLR1000; Lexpert 500; Best Lawyers in Canada; Expert Guides' Women in Business Law; Lexpert Magazine's Top 25 Women Lawyers in Canada; Canadian Lawyer's Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers in Canada. Osadchuk, Dale J. Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP > (416) 367-7451 dosadchuk@dwpv.com Dale's practice focuses on corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, infrastructure, and technology. Described by Chambers Canada as "efficient, commercial, and practical," Dale is recognized for his exceptional client service and his capacity to digest, analyze, synthesize, and communicate information and issues. He brings a practical, solutions-based approach to commercial transactions and has extensive experience across diverse industries, including technology, nuclear, aerospace and life sciences, and the industrial sector, including pulp and paper, steel, and manufacturing. Dale has gained the trust of clients – including private equity firms and their operating companies, institutional investors, and federal and provincial government departments and agencies – who rely on his ability to develop and structure novel commercial arrangements and to explain complex concepts simply and succinctly. Dale is co-chair of the firm's Talent Management Committee in Toronto, and he is a mentor to several students, associates, and junior partners.