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128 | LEXPERT • June 2014 | www.lexpert.ca « CORPORATE LAWYERS TO WATCH » Philippe Bourassa is a partner who practices in the areas of corporate and commercial law at Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP with a particular emphasis on mergers and acquisi- tions, private equity, infrastructure and public-private partnership and energy. Advises public and private corporations, as well as institutional investors, on a broad range of domestic and international commercial transactions, including acquisitions, divestitures and joint ventures. Assists clients in a variety of industries, including fi nancial services, investment funds, natural resources, construction, energy and real estate. Recognized by Lexpert magazine as one of Canada's Rising Stars, recipient of the 2013 Client Choice Award in the M&A category (Québec) from the International Law Offi ce and recog- nized as a leading lawyer by e Best Lawyers in Canada 2013 (corporate law and public fi nance law). Called to the Québec Bar in 1997. » Jeff Bakker is a partner who practices in the areas of corporate fi nance and securi- ties law at Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, with particular emphasis in the areas of domestic and cross-border M&A and public and private off erings. Recent transactions include the sale of Nexen Inc. to CNOOC Limited for US$17 billion; Pembina Pipeline Corporation's C$3.2-billion acquisition of Provident Energy Ltd., Daylight Energy Ltd.'s C$2.3-billion acquisition by Sinopec and Agrium's acquisition of UAP for $2.6 billion and related cross-border $1.375-billion equity off ering. In addition, Bakker acts for numerous issuers and underwriters in connection with cross-border debt and equity off erings, including for Encana Corporation, TransCanada PipeLines Limited, Suncor Energy Inc. and Agrium Inc. » Partner. Practice focuses on municipal law for private- and public-sector clients in Ontario. Assists clients with planning, environmental and heritage issues, develop- ment charges and other municipal approvals. Extensive experience before the Ontario Municipal Board in obtaining approvals for a variety of intensifi cation projects as well as greenfi eld development. Has regularly appeared before municipal councils and commit- tees regarding offi cial plan and zoning bylaw amendments, plans of subdivision, site plan approval, development charges and variances. Has appeared before the Conserva- tion Review Board, Assessment Review Board, the Ontario Highway Transportation Board, the Divisional Court of Ontario and the Ontario Court of Appeal. Vice-chair of the Board of Trustees of Trinity College. Board member for the Artscape Founda- tion. Board member for the Toronto Humane Society. Sunday co-ordinator for the Law Society Feed the Hungry Program. Recognized for property development by e Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory and as one of Lexpert®'s "Rising Stars: Leading Lawyers Under 40" in 2013. » Shelagh Carnegie is a partner in Gowlings' Toronto offi ce and a member of the fi rm's Intellectual Property Group. Specializing in trade-mark law with a sub-specialty in entertainment law, Carnegie acts for a diverse and high-profi le group of clients in Canada and around the world, from large public and private companies to respected artists and charities. Her intellectual property practice focuses on all levels of trade-mark prosecution, including clearing, obtaining and protecting trade-mark rights; trade-mark oppositions and licensing. Her practice includes the management and enforcement of national and international portfolios, intellectual property enforcement, including trade-mark and copyright disputes, and advertising and marketing law. Carnegie's enter- tainment law practice involves negotiating and dra ing commercial agreements related to the acquisition and exploitation of content and talent. Carnegie was named one of Lexpert®'s "Rising Stars: Leading Lawyers Under 40" in 2013. Philippe Bourassa Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP Tel: (514) 982-4061 Fax: (514) 982-4099 Jeff rey Bakker Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP Tel: (403) 260-9682 Fax: (403) 260-9700 David J. Bronskill Goodmans LLP Tel: (416) 597-4299 Fax: (416) 979-1234 Shelagh Carnegie Gowling Lafl eur Henderson LLP Tel: (416) 862-4682 Fax: (416) 862-7661 philippe.bourassa@blakes.com jeff .bakker@blakes.com dbronskill@goodmans.ca shelagh.carnegie@gowlings.com