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CORPORATE FINANCE & SECURITIES
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Senior partner. Extensive corporate and securities practice. Emphasis on corporate
fi nance, reorganizations and M&A. Has developed innovative fi nancing structures,
including income funds and stapled securities. Represented issuers and investment
dealers in IPOs and public/private securities off erings. Acted for purchasers and sellers
in M&A transactions (Aritzia, Arctic Glacier, California Ice, MDS); advised boards
of directors and special committees (Goldcorp, Intrawest, Coast Wholesale, Sterling
Shoes, Vancouver City Savings Credit Union); and in going-private and related-
party transactions. Advised on fi nancial reorganizations and debt restructurings,
including special legal advisor to City of Vancouver for the Olympic Village and several
reorganization transactions for Concord Pacifi c Group. Frequent lecturer on Directors'
Duties and the Business Judgment Rule. Named in ! e 2014 Lexpert®/American Lawyer
Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada and the 2013 Lexpert® Guide to the Leading
US/Canada Cross-border Corporate Lawyers in Canada.
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Partner and Chair of Goodmans' Vancouver offi ce. Practices corporate, securities
and mining and natural resources law, focusing on corporate fi nance, M&A
and corporate governance. Extensive involvement in national, cross-border and
international transactions, public and private debt and equity off erings, take-overs,
M&A, reorganizations, securities regulatory reporting, compliance and enforcement,
shareholder activism, merchant banking and venture capital fi nancing. Substantial
experience with project development/fi nancing in international mining joint ventures.
Primarily represents Canadian and international mining and energy companies.
Recognized as a leading lawyer by Lexpert® (Corporate/Commercial, Corporate
Finance/Securities, Corporate Mid-Market, M&A, Mining and Infrastructure), IFLR
and Euromoney (Capital Markets) and Best Lawyers in Canada (Corporate, M&A,
Natural Resources, Securities). Member: BC National Securities Commission Advisory
Committee; CBA, ABA, IBA, IPBA, LSBC and LSA. British Columbia Bar (1977);
Alberta Bar (1980).
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Senior partner. Practices in the corporate, M&A and securities fi elds. Has represented
boards of directors, investment bankers and public corporations in M&As, prospectus
off erings, private placements, take-over bids, open-market transactions, acquisitions of
control, related-party transactions, privatizations, proxy contests and other securities-
related matters. Director of public and private companies and charitable organizations.
Named in ! e 2014 Lexpert®/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers
in Canada, 2013 Lexpert® Guide to the Leading US/Canada Cross-border Corporate
Lawyers in Canada, "Top 25 Women Lawyers in Canada" and "Top Creative Lawyers
in Canada." Recipient of 2009 Lexpert® Zenith Award; 2009 PEAK Award —
Performance and Excellence, from Women in Finance. Martindale-Hubbell ranking
AV. Listed in ! e Best Lawyers in Canada. Admitted to the British Columbia Bar
(1973). Appointed Queen's Counsel (1986).
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Senior partner. Al Hudec is a securities and M&A practitioner with almost 30
years of experience in all legal aspects of securities and corporate fi nance, including
mergers & acquisitions, public and private fi nancings of equity and debt, corporate
governance and independent committee representation transactions, regulation of
listed companies, banking and restructurings, with emphasis on the North American
resource and technology industries. His practice focuses on cross-border mergers &
acquisitions (take-overs and arrangements), public-equity fi nancings (including bought
deals and tax-incentive fi nancings), P3 transactions, board and independent committee
representation and venture-capital fi nancings. Hudec writes and speaks frequently on a
variety of legal topics relating to corporate fi nance. Certifi ed Financial Analyst (1994).
Called to the Bars of Alberta (1981) and British Columbia (1994).
Mitchell H.
Gropper, QC
Farris,
Vaughan, Wills
& Murphy LLP
Tel: (604) 661-9322
Fax: (604) 661-9349
Vancouver
Paul L.
Goldman
Goodmans LLP
Tel: (604) 608-4550
Fax: (604) 682-7131
Vancouver
Elizabeth J.
Harrison, QC
Farris,
Vaughan, Wills
& Murphy LLP
Tel: (604) 661-9367
Fax: (604) 661-9349
Vancouver
Albert J.
Hudec
Farris,
Vaughan, Wills
& Murphy LLP
Tel: (604) 661-9356
Fax: (604) 661-9349
Vancouver
mgropper@farris.com
pgoldman@goodmans.ca
eharrison@farris.com
ahudec@farris.com
