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Lexpert-ranked leading finance and M&A lawyers 98 www.lexpert.ca Upshall, Robin Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP > (416) 367-6981 rupshall@dwpv.com Robin's broad practice is primarily focused on advising public companies. Clients trust her clear-cut solutions for their significant transactional matters and regularly choose her for guidance. Robin has considerable experience in cross- border mergers and acquisitions and capital markets transactions in many industries in North America, Latin America, and Europe, with noted depth in the infrastructure, utility, and mining sectors. Her substantial capital market experience includes public offerings, private placements, and strategic investments in both Canada and the US, as well as significant acquisition financing offerings. Robin's unflappable manner and client-focused approach have earned the trust of several public companies. Robin is a member of the Ontario Securities Commission's Continuous Disclosure Advisory Committee and a member of the firm's Talent Management Committee in Toronto. Urbani, Michael G. Stikeman Elliott LLP > (604) 631-1340 murbani@stikeman.com Michael Urbani is a partner and head of the corporate and securities group in the firm's Vancouver office. Michael has a diversified corporate practice focused on corporate finance, securities, Mergers & Acquisitions, and corporate governance. He is also a member of the firm's professional ethics committee. Michael acts for private and public entities and investment dealers in public financings and private placements in Canada and the US, as well as on takeover bids, and mergers and acquisitions involving public and private corporations. He also acts for private and public corporations on corporate governance and general corporate and commercial matters. He acts for clients in various industries including mining, high tech, biotech, hospitality, communications, and forest products. Vaillancourt, Marie-Emmanuelle Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP > (514) 841-6543 mevaillancourt@dwpv.com A partner in the Tax practice, Marie-Emmanuelle works closely with clients on all aspects of their domestic and international tax planning. She advises clients on tax matters across a broad range of critical business activities, including corporate reorganizations, M&A, fund formation, real estate, financings, and restructurings, often in a cross-border context. She regularly acts for public and private companies and their shareholders, as well as pension and investment funds and tax-exempt entities. Marie-Emmanuelle also has significant expertise in advising high- net-worth clients on their estate tax planning and trust matters. She is a frequent lecturer and speaker and is actively involved with the International Fiscal Association, the Association de planification fiscale et financière, and the Canadian Tax Foundation, of which she was until recently a governor and a member of the executive committee. She is also member of Davies' Management Committee. Select Recognition: Chamber Global; Chambers Canada; Lexpert 500; Best Lawyers in Canada. Vanderpol, Sean Stikeman Elliott LLP > (416) 869-5523 svanderpol@stikeman.com Sean Vanderpol is a corporate partner in the Toronto office and a member of the firm's partnership board. He is a member of the management committee and the former co-head of the Capital Markets and public mergers & acquisitions groups in the Toronto office. He is also a member of the firm's professional & ethics committee. His practice is focused on public companies, mergers and acquisitions, and joint venture transactions, as well as public corporate finance transactions and public governance and compliance issues. Vesey, Derek R.G. Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP > (416) 367-6921 dvesey@dwpv.com Derek advises clients on a broad range of corporate matters, including banking, private equity, corporate finance, public-private partnership transactions, corporate reorganizations, and general corporate matters. He works in close partnership with his clients, advising banks, private equity firms, manufacturing, and service businesses of all sizes – in Canada, the United States, Europe and Asia. He has significant expertise advising on major syndicated credit facilities, acting for both borrowers and lenders. Derek regularly acts in diverse sectors, including real estate, manufacturing, consumer goods, mining, and renewable energy. Derek teaches the Advanced Business Law course at Osgoode Hall Law School and has also lectured at Western University and University of Toronto Faculty of Law. Select Recognition: Chambers Global; Chambers Canada; IFLR1000; Lexpert's Leading 500 Cross-Border Lawyers; The Legal 500 Canada; Lexology Index: Banking; Lexpert Special Edition: Finance, M&A and Infrastructure; The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory; The Best Lawyers in Canada.