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Lexpert-ranked leading finance and M&A lawyers 84 www.lexpert.ca Pasquino, Nick G. Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) > (416) 367-6253 npasquino@blg.com Partner and regional manager of the Corporate Commercial Group in BLG's Toronto office. Has significant expertise handling mergers & acquisitions, financings, joint ventures, partnerships, reorganizations, and divestitures. Also advises US and international businesses on entering the Canadian market. Co-chair of BLG's Health Sector Services Group. Participated as adjunct faculty at Western Law and Windsor Law, teaching mergers & acquisitions for several years. Recognized in the Chambers Canada for Charities/Non-Profits and for Healthcare: Corporate/ Commercial & Regulatory, The Best Lawyers in Canada for Charities/Non-Profit Law, The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory for Corporate Mid-Market, Charities/Not-For-Profit Law, and Corporate Commercial Law, Lexpert Special Edition: Health Sciences. Recognized as a 2020 and 2019 Acritas Star, and Access to Justice Champion in the 2016 Flip Your Wig for Justice Campaign – Pro Bono Law Ontario. Education: BA (University of Toronto); LLB (University of Western Ontario). Admitted to the Ontario Bar in 2009. Payne, Travis Curtis Dawe > tpayne@curtisdawe.com Travis is a partner with Curtis Dawe in St. John's, NL. He joined the firm upon his call to the bar in 2018 and was named a partner in 2023. Travis works with corporations, governmental entities, and individuals to solve their legal needs in a variety of fields. From large commercial financings to incorporating small businesses, Travis has been involved in a variety of matters in his corporate and commercial practice. Travis regularly advises owners, lenders, and corporations in real estate transactions and mergers and acquisitions. He represents both creditors and debtors in insolvency proceedings, including general restructuring matters and guarantee claims. Travis frequently advises municipalities and regulators on varied issues, including general governance and administrative proceedings. Travis brings a unique perspective from having a background in corporate law and litigation matters. This dual background enables him to provide litigation clients with practical corporate law insight – particularly in shareholder and governance disputes – while advising corporate clients with a litigation-informed approach to risk management. Travis has been an active member of the Canadian Bar Association and has held a variety of roles including President of the Newfoundland and Labrador Branch. LAWYER TO WATCH Pearlman, Daniel Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP > (416) 367-7459 dpearlman@dwpv.com Daniel's practice focuses on capital markets and securities, corporate law, and finance. He brings a strong work ethic, keen judgment, and a practical approach to his clients' complex business matters. Daniel advises on a broad range of transactions, including debt and equity offerings (public and private), financings, and liability management transactions, and provides efficient, client-focused advice that addresses both the legal and commercial dimensions of each engagement. He is a trusted advisor to clients spanning a range of industry sectors, including investment banks and underwriters, technology and telecommunication companies, and large private equity sponsors. Pearlman, Shane B. Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) > (416) 367-6693 spearlman@blg.com Shane Pearlman is a partner in the Toronto office of Borden Ladner Gervais LLP and is a member of the Financial Services Group and the head of the firm's National Financial Services Group's US strategic sector. Pearlman's practice focuses on representing lenders in secured lending transactions and restructurings, and he has significant expertise in cross-border and international financing transactions. Pearlman's practice also involves advising financial institutions with respect to banking and financial services, including legislative powers and compliance, representing firms acting as receivers, monitors, and trustees in connection with insolvencies and restructurings, and representing project developers, sponsors, underwriters, and lenders on major power projects and transportation, hospital, and other public-private partnership (P3) infrastructure projects. Pearlman is recognized in IFLR1000: The Guide to the World's Leading Financial Law Firms. He received his LLB from the University of British Columbia in 2002 and was called to the Ontario bar in 2003. Pelland, Aniko Stikeman Elliott LLP > (514) 397-6456 apelland@stikeman.com Aniko Pelland is a partner in the corporate group. His practice focuses on Mergers & Acquisitions, corporate finance, corporate governance, and securities law compliance matters. Aniko's experience includes advising Canadian and foreign clients in acquisitions, business combinations, reorganisations, general commercial negotiations, public and private offerings of equity and debt, as well as governance matters. He has worked across a wide range of industries, acting for public and private companies, investment banks, private equity firms and institutional investors. In 2011, Aniko worked in Stikeman Elliott's London office. He is co-chairman of the Montreal office's students & stagiaires committee, acting as mentor for lawyers, students, and stagiaires.