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Arthur, Crispin J.
Norton Rose Fulbright
Canada LLP
(403) 355-3770
crispin.arthur@
nortonrosefulbright.
com
Mr. Arthur focuses
on corporate finance
and M&A, with an
emphasis on oil
and gas, securities
and corporate
reorganizations.
His experience
embraces share
and debt financings,
take-overs, IPOs,
business combinations,
governance and
exchange listings.
Ascherl, Peter S.
Fasken Martineau
DuMoulin LLP
(416) 868-3499
pascherl@fasken.com
Mr. Ascherl focuses on
energy law, particularly
the financing,
development,
acquisition and
restructuring of
wind farm and
solar projects. His
corporate, commercial
and securities law
experience includes
M&A, JVs and acting
as GC to various
companies.
Backman, QC,
Philip D.
Bennett Jones LLP
(403) 298-3366
backmanp@
bennettjones.com
Mr. Backman acts for
borrowers and lenders
involved in syndicated
credit agreements,
public and private debt
issues, cross-border
financings, leveraged
loans, project
financings and debt
restructurings in oil and
gas, oil sands, utilities
and pipelines.
Barry, Patrick G.
Davies Ward Phillips
& Vineberg LLP
(416) 367-6917
pbarry@dwpv.com
Mr. Barry advises
energy companies
and their investors
on public and private
M&A transactions,
joint venture
and partnership
arrangements and
debt and equity
financings. He also has
significant experience
in the alternative and
renewable energy area.
Beaumont, D. Robert
Osler, Hoskin
& Harcourt LLP
(416) 862-5861
rbeaumont@
osler.com
Mr. Beaumont,
also a professional
engineer, focuses
on infrastructure,
P3, construction and
procurement law. His
clients include owners,
developers, contractors
and lenders. His
infrastructure
experience embraces
power and processing
facilities.
Bénay, Daniel
McCarthy Tétrault LLP
(514) 397-4168
dbenay@mccarthy.ca
Mr. Bénay's practice
focuses on energy
(power), infrastructure,
international legal
consulting, M&A,
financing and corporate
law. His consulting
activities have taken
him to Cameroon,
Vietnam, Cambodia,
El Salvador, Morocco
and Haiti.
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Booth, QC,
Robert (Bob) T.
Bennett Jones LLP
(403) 298-3252
boothb@
bennettjones.com
Mr. Booth has a broad
commercial practice in
energy and resources.
He represents
clients in the oil and
gas, pipeline, LNG,
uranium and electricity
sectors. He advises
on purchases, sales,
new businesses,
joint ventures and
partnerships.
Borduas, Robert G.
Norton Rose Fulbright
Canada LLP
(514) 847-4524
robert.borduas@
nortonrosefulbright.
com
Mr. Borduas's project
and debt finance
practice embraces
infrastructure and
PPPs. He represented
the lenders on the A30
Highway project and
the McGill University
Health Centre,
among others.
Bouchard, Lucien
Davies Ward Phillips
& Vineberg LLP
(514) 841-6515
lbouchard@
dwpv.com
Mr. Bouchard is
a partner in the
Corporate/Commercial,
Litigation, M&A,
Energy and Mining
practices. He advises
large corporations
on strategic issues
and policy matters
in addition to acting
as negotiator and
mediator for significant
disputes.
Boykiw, Donald M.
Osler, Hoskin &
Harcourt LLP
(403) 260-7084
dboykiw@osler.com
Mr. Boykiw's resourcebased practice
focuses on corporate
finance, M&A and
private equity. He
represents domestic
and international
clients on friendly and
hostile transactions,
debt and equity
issues, shareholder
agreements and
corporate governance.
Braithwaite,
William J.
Stikeman Elliott LLP
(416) 869-5654
wbraithwaite@
stikeman.com
Brett, J. David
Gowling Lafleur
Henderson LLP
(403) 298-1804
david.brett@
gowlings.com
Mr. Braithewaite,
chair of the firm
and member of the
Executive Committee,
is a senior partner in
the Toronto office with
transactional practice
focusing primarily on
public M&A. He also
advises boards and
shareholders as well
as governments and
regulators on
policy matters.
Mr. Brett focuses
on environmental
law, Aboriginal law
and energy law with
an emphasis on
economic regulation
of utilities, energy
facilities licensing
and approvals,
utility valuation,
energy pricing and
pipeline-costs dispute
resolution.
