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Lexpert-ranked leading finance and M&A lawyers 86 www.lexpert.ca Pukier, Brian M. Stikeman Elliott LLP > (416) 869-5567 bpukier@stikeman.com Brian Pukier is a partner in the corporate group, whose practice is focused primarily on cross-border Mergers & Acquisitions, private equity investments, corporate finance transactions, complex corporate reorganizations, and public policy. He is also called upon by his clients to advise them on corporate governance and crisis management issues. Brian is widely recognized as one of the country's leading corporate and M&A lawyers. He has extensive experience in counselling senior management and the boards of directors of prominent public and private corporations, including acting for many large and medium-sized private equity funds in Canada and internationally. Brian currently serves on the management committee in the Toronto office and is the former head of the securities and mergers & acquisitions groups. Raffin, Leo McMillan LLP > (604) 691-7450 leo.raffin@mcmillan.ca Leo Raffin is a partner in McMillan's Vancouver office. His primary practice areas include securities and corporate law, acting for technology, gaming, industrial, and natural resource issuers. His experience includes public and private offerings, mergers and acquisitions, takeover bids, proxy contests, corporate reorganizations, business alliances, licensing transactions, and corporate governance matters. Rafi, Leila McMillan LLP > (416) 865-7000 leila.rafi@mcmillan.ca Leila is a partner in the Capital Markets and M&A Group. Practising in Toronto, Leila advises on a broad range of securities law matters and has a highly transactional practice. She also has an expertise in the Investment Fund & Asset Management area assisting registrants with structuring and compliance with regulatory obligations. She is a prolific speaker at industry events and regularly writes on securities law topics. Leila was named one of the Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers of Canada in 2022, and won the Lexpert Rising Stars Award for top Canadian lawyers under 40 in 2018. She served on the Securities Advisory Committee at the Ontario Securities Commission for three years. Currently, Leila is Adjunct Faculty at the Toronto Metropolitan University, teaching Introduction to Securities Regulation. Leila has co-authored a couple of lengthy white papers, including on the topic of short selling in 2019. In the past, she has been Adjunct Faculty at the University of Queens, Faculty of Law; University of Western, Faculty of Law; and University of Windsor, Faculty of Law in connection with securities regulation courses. Leila is a mentor with the University of Toronto Women's Association Program. Rajpal, Deepak (Dee) Stikeman Elliott LLP > (416) 869-5576 drajpal@stikeman.com Dee Rajpal is a partner in the Mergers & Acquisitions, capital markets, and securities groups, and a member of the management committee in the Toronto office. His practice focuses primarily on mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, corporate governance, restructuring, proxy disputes, and compliance matters with an emphasis on cross- border and international transactions. Dee has over 25 years' experience in counselling senior management and the boards of directors of leading public and private corporations through complex business matters offering novel and innovative solutions. He is regularly called upon by his clients to advise them on crisis management issues and strategic business advice. He also advises dealers, institutional shareholders, investment funds, and private equity investments. Dee is head of the firm's India initiative, and is recognized for his work in fostering business connections between Canadian and Indian markets. Raymond, Paul Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP > (514) 847-4479 paul.raymond@nortonrosefulbright.com Paul Raymond is experienced in corporate and securities law, financings and business acquisitions and sales. He has been involved in debt and equity financing of private and public corporations, governments and Crown corporations by way of private or public offerings in Canada and the United States, acting on behalf of issuers and underwriters. He has acted in various transactions for the purchase or sale of businesses as well as in mergers and reorganizations. Raymond has also been involved in various structured finance and infrastructure transactions in Canada and abroad.