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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 2013:
MEETING SHAREHOLDER EXPECTATIONS
2012 and 2013 have seen unprecedented assaults by corporate activists on iconic Canadian companies like CP,
Viterra, TELUS, and Agrium. Shareholder activism is not likely to abate. At the same time, regulatory changes are
changing the playing field. With these developments in mind, what are the best ways to engage shareholders and
other stakeholders? And if necessary, what are the best ways to confront and control activists and activism?
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O'Callaghan,
Kevin G.
Fasken Martineau
DuMoulin LLP
(604) 631-4839
kocallaghan@
fasken.com
Mr. O'Callaghan
provides strategic
advice to oil and
gas, energy and
mining clients on
Aboriginal, regulatory,
environmental
assessment and
other CSR issues. He
has appeared before
courts and tribunals on
license challenges and
environmental issues.
O'Leary, Dean A.
Farris, Vaughan, Wills
& Murphy LLP
(604) 661-9316
doleary@farris.com
Mr. O'Leary's practice
focuses on commercial
transactions
in a variety of
industry sectors
including energy
and infrastructure.
His experience
includes
reorganizations,
acquisitions and
divestitures, power
project developments
and expropriations.
O'Neill, Seán C.
McCarthy Tétrault LLP
(416) 601-7699
soneill@mccarthy.ca
Mr. O'Neill's practice
focuses on M&A,
project finance and
development, and
commercial contracting
in the power sector.
His clients include
investors, developers
and financiers
of all generation
technologies,
including nuclear.
Olynyk, John M.
Lawson Lundell LLP
(403) 781-9472
jolynyk@
lawsonlundell.com
Onesi, Angela
Fasken Martineau
DuMoulin LLP
(514) 397-7681
aonesi@fasken.com
Mr. Olynyk advises
oil sands developers,
conventional oil and
gas companies,
railways, mining
companies, utilities
and other public- and
private-sector clients
across Canada
on Aboriginal,
environmental,
regulatory and natural
resources matters.
Ms. Onesi's expertise
embraces infrastructure
and project financing
in the energy sector.
She also advises
lenders, investors
and debtors on crossborder and domestic
financing for takeovers, acquisitions,
private placements
and leasing.
Osler, John S.
McCarthy Tétrault LLP
(403) 260-3554
josler@mccarthy.ca
Mr. Osler focuses on
M&A, securities and
corporate law matters
with an emphasis on
oil & gas. He advises
on a wide variety
of securities and
corporate finance
matters, including
dealings with securities
regulators and
Canadian and US stock
exchanges.
