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LEXPERT • June 2014 | www.lexpert.ca | 135 CORPORATE LAWYERS TO WATCH » » Mike Richmond is Co-chair of McMillan LLP's Energy & Power Group, and a member of the National Energy Board. At McMillan, Richmond provides commercial, regulatory and fi nancing advice to developers, investors and lenders of energy projects, with a focus on renewable power generation projects. Richmond has acted on energy projects in respect of acquisitions, site leases, EPC contracts, equipment purchases, connections, fuel supply, licenses, fi nancings, dispositions and disputes. Richmond also represents clients in the distribution, metering, generation and municipal sectors with respect to the development and promotion of public policy positions, and acted for the Ontario Power Authority in the development of the Renewable Energy Standard Off er Program. Richmond previously served as Senior Energy Policy Advisor to Ontario's Minister of Energy, and as a Director of Toronto Hydro Corporation, the Ontario Energy Association, and the Ontario Sustainable Energy Association. In 2012, Richmond was appointed to by the federal government to serve as a member of the NEB for a 3-year term. » Partner in Osler's Technology Group. Advises clients in technology, outsourcing and corporate transactions and in related areas of law and commerce such as: cross-border transactions, cloud computing, payment systems/mobile payment, privacy, procure- ment, off shoring, IT strategy, e-commerce, social media, consumer protection and data distribution. Frequent writer and presenter. Clients include fi nancial institutions, retailers, asset management companies, energy companies, securities marketplaces and technology companies throughout North America. Before moving to Canada in 2005, he practiced at a Wall Street fi rm in New York, where he focused on global outsourc- ing transactions. Also recognized as one of the Lexpert® "Rising Stars: Leading Lawyers Under 40," in e Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory 2013 (Technology Transactions) and by e Best Lawyers in Canada 2014 (Information Technology Law). Called to the Bar in Ontario (2007) and New York (2004). » Trisha Robertson is a partner who practices in the areas of corporate & securities law at Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP. Focuses on corporate fi nance and merger & acquisi- tion transactions. Has acted on a wide variety of commercial and securities transactions, including domestic and cross-border off erings, private placements, private-equity investments, take-over bids, merger transactions and international corporate transac- tions. Also advises on general corporate and corporate governance matters. Advises clients from around the world, including the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia, and in a variety of industries, including mining and technology companies and investment funds. Admitted to the Ontario Bar (2003), the Nova Scotia Bar (2004) and British Columbia Bar (2004). » Amandeep Sandhu is a partner in the fi rm's Capital Markets and M&A Group, working out of McMillan's Vancouver offi ce. Sandhu advises a broad range of companies on mergers and acquisitions, initial public off erings, private placements, public equity and debt fi nancings, and stock exchange listings on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the TSX Venture Exchange. Sandhu also provides detailed advice to companies with respect to securities regulatory compliance, continuous disclosure requirements and corpo- rate governance matters. Sandhu was seconded to Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP as a Foreign Associate from 2003 to 2004. Sandhu is the President of the South Asian Bar Association of British Columbia and a director of the South Asian Bar Association of North America, and he is the President of the BC Chapter of the Canada-India Business Council. Sandhu travels to India regularly to build on and enhance relationships and business opportunities. He is the recipient of an Author of the Year – Company Law Canada award from Lexology (2010). Mike Richmond McMillan LLP Tel: (416) 865-7832 Fax: (416) 865-7048 Joel Ramsey Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP Tel: (416) 862-6738 Fax: (416) 862-6666 Trisha L. Robertson Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP Tel: (604) 631-3320 Fax: (604) 631-3309 Amandeep Sandhu McMillan LLP Tel: (604) 691-7448 Fax: (604) 685-7084 mike.richmond@mcmillan.ca jramsey@osler.com trisha.robertson@blakes.com amandeep.sandhu@mcmillan.ca