The Lexpert Guides to the Leading US/Canada Cross-Border Corporate and Litigation Lawyers in Canada profiles leading business lawyers and features articles for attorneys and in-house counsel in the US about business law issues in Canada.
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134 | LEXPERT • June 2014 | www.lexpert.ca « CORPORATE LAWYERS TO WATCH » Andrew Nunes is a partner at Fasken Martineau whose practice encompasses numerous aspects of corporate/commercial law, including asset and share acquisi- tions, reorganizations, joint ventures, strategic alliances, fi nancings, business process outsourcings and customer/supplier arrangements in a broad range of industries. Nunes acts for a wide range of clients from blue-chip corporations to leading-edge technol- ogy companies, including a number of US clients engaged in cross-border transactions. Nunes is a regular author and a frequent speaker on technology and commercial law topics. Nunes's practice includes a particular focus on information technology matters. He has been named one of Lexpert®'s "Rising Stars: Leading Lawyers Under 40" in Canada, 2013. Nunes is an Executive Committee member of the National Bar Associa- tion, Commercial Law Section and a member of the Canadian IT Law Association and the Canadian Association of Black Lawyers. He was called to the Ontario Bar in 2001. » Anu Nijhawan is a partner in the fi rm's tax department. She has extensive transaction experience advising on the income tax aspects of corporate and partnership reorganiza- tions, mergers and acquisitions, domestic and international debt and equity fi nancings, cross-border income funds, and resource taxation issues. Her practice encompasses tax-structuring and tax-planning issues related to international structures for Canadian-based multinational corporations, investments in Canada by non-Canadian multinational corporations and private-equity funds, and on structuring cross-border acquisitions, divestitures and fi nancings. In addition, a signifi cant component of her practice is devoted to structuring tax-eff ective employee and executive compensation programs, including cross-border and domestic stock option plans, phantom unit plans and employee stock purchase trusts. She has presented on a variety of tax-related topics at various tax conferences and, in 2013, was named a "Rising Star: Leading Lawyers Under 40" by Lexpert®. » Dale Osadchuk is a partner in the Corporate/Commercial, Private Equity, Mergers & Acquisitions, Infrastructure and Life Sciences practices. He has extensive experience with private mergers and acquisitions (domestic and international) across numerous industries, as well as the structuring of novel, complex commercial arrangements for private-sector and government clients. He continues to act for several M&A clients in connection with their ongoing corporate and commercial matters. Osadchuk is a member of the Student Committee and the Diversity and Inclusion Committee in the fi rm's Toronto offi ce. He also oversees a pro bono program for associates in the Toronto offi ce. JD University of Toronto 2002. Called to the Ontario Bar in 2003. » Partner in Torys' Capital Markets Practice. Focus on corporate and securities law, including public and private fi nancings, corporate governance and mergers and acqui- sitions. Ramchandani represents both issuers and underwriters on numerous public off erings and private placements, with a particular emphasis on cross-border transac- tions. Ramchandani also advises public company clients, including many cross-listed issuers, in a variety of industries on ongoing corporate governance and securities law matters. Ramchandani has recently acted for Rogers Media in its C$167 million acqui- sition of Score Media Inc.; Brookfi eld Renewable Power in numerous related-party transactions and public fi nancings, including the creation of its global renewable power vehicle; Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board in the $1.8-billion consortium invest- ment in BTG Pactual, a Brazilian investment bank. Ontario Bar, 2002. Andrew S. Nunes Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP Tel: (416) 865-4510 Fax: (416) 364-7813 Anu Nijhawan Bennett Jones LLP Tel: (403) 298-3389 Fax: (403) 265-7219 Dale J. Osadchuk Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP Tel: (416) 367-7451 Fax: (416) 863-0871 Rima Ramchandani Torys LLP Tel: (416) 865-7666 Fax: (416) 865-7380 anunes@fasken.com nijhawana@bennettjones.com dosadchuk@dwpv.com rramchandani@torys.com