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132 | LEXPERT • June 2014 | www.lexpert.ca « CORPORATE LAWYERS TO WATCH » Serge Lakatos is a partner in BLG's Commercial Real Estate Group in both the Vancouver and Calgary offi ces. He practices primarily in the area of commercial real estate, with a focus on acquisitions, dispositions, development, leasing, fi nancing and M&A in both Alberta and British Columbia, as well as the negotiation and dra ing of purchase and sale agreements of real estate and business assets in Alberta, British Columbia and across Canada. He assists clients with the negotiation of project fi nanc- ing; dra ing and reviewing of commercial, industrial, offi ce and shopping center leases; municipal planning matters, including subdivision approvals and zoning matters; dra - ing lender security, including mortgages and concluding fi nancial lending transactions relating to real property. Lakatos also has experience in the negotiation of title insurance policies; title review of freehold and Crown oil & gas leases in Alberta and BC; and dispositions of mineral interests in Alberta, Saskatchewan and BC. He has appeared before the Superior Court on foreclosure matters. » Daphne Lainson has specialized in securing patent protection for chemical, pharma- ceutical and biotechnology-related inventions for over a decade. Advises clients on pharmaceutical regulatory law, including providing strategic advice during patent prose- cution and following patent grant for both pharmaceuticals and biologics. Has been called upon to advise innovative pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical companies in matters relating to the Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) Regulations and the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board. Named by Lexpert® as one of Canada's 2012 "Rising Stars: Leading Lawyers Under 40" and awarded Ottawa Businesswoman of the Year 2011 in the professional category by the Women›s Business Network of Ottawa. Listed in e Best Lawyers in Canada. Fellow of IPIC. Member of CBA (Patent Commit- tee); AIPLA (Chair of the IP Practice in Japan Committee, immediate past chair of the Mentoring Committee, past chair of the Women in Intellectual Property Law Commit- tee); e Women's Business Network of Ottawa and the Chemical Institute of Canada, Canadian Society for Chemistry. BSc Hons. (Chemistry); MSc (Chemistry); LLB. Registered Patent and Trade-mark Agent. Called to the Ontario Bar in 2001. » Partner, Municipal, Planning & Environmental. Practice encompasses all aspects of municipal, land use planning and environmental law, including expropriations and proceedings under the Building Code Act. Extensive experience representing both private-sector builders and developers as well as municipalities and public institutions. Appears regularly before the Ontario Municipal Board and the courts. Author of numerous articles on municipal and planning law and co-author of three leading texts: Canadian Municipal and Planning Law, 2nd edition, published by omson Carswell, Canadian Forms & Precedents ‒ Municipal Law published by LexisNexis Butterworths, and Canadian Forms & Precedents – Land Development, also published by LexisNexis Butterworths. Awarded the inaugural Precedent Setter Award by Precedent Magazine in 2010 for excellence and leadership in her practice. Called to the Ontario Bar in 2002. » Colin Lipsett is a member of the Real Estate Group in the Edmonton offi ce, and his practice is focused on providing counsel to clients in the areas of real estate and environmental law. He has acted in various commercial real estate transactions includ- ing purchases, sales and leases of properties, and provides advice on other agreements such as easements and rights-of-way required in respect of such transactions. Lipsett has extensive experience in environmental law matters, particularly as they relate to real estate. He has experience in dealing with purchase and sale, leasing and other transac- tions in respect of contaminated properties and has concentrated on the environmental aspects of such transactions. Another focus of Lipsett's practice is advising conservation organizations in respect to real estate and environmental law issues, including conserva- tion easements and federally regulated ecological gi s of land. Serge A.J. Lakatos Borden Ladner Gervais LLP Tel: (604) 640-4137 Fax: (604) 622-5944 Daphne C. Lainson Smart & Biggar/ Fetherstonhaugh Tel: (613) 232-2486 Ext. 433 Fax: (613) 232-8440 Signe B. Leisk Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP Tel: (416) 869-5411 Fax: (416) 640-3218 Colin G.W. Lipsett Dentons Canada LLP Tel: (780) 423-7100 Fax: (780) 423-7276 slakatos@blg.com dclainson@smart-biggar.ca sleisk@casselsbrock.com colin.lipsett@dentons.com

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