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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136 | LEXPERT • June 2014 | www.lexpert.ca « CORPORATE LAWYERS TO WATCH » Wendy Wagner leads Gowlings' Transportation Aerospace and Defence sector. In her trade practice, she advises on trade agreements, anti-dumping, export & import controls, customs (classifi cation, valuation, origin) and investor-state disputes. Advises pharmaceutical companies on WTO TRIPS, transportation companies on customs compliance and defense companies on export controls/controlled goods. Recognized by Lexpert® (International Trade Regulation), Chambers Global (International Trade/ WTO), Legal 500 Canada (International Trade), Legal Media Group's Expert Guides (International Trade and Shipping/Women In Business Law). In her media & defama- tion practice she litigates freedom of the press cases and has expertise in freedom of information and privacy. Recognized by Lexpert® (Defamation & Media) and Best Lawyers (Administrative Law). Appears before the CITT, all level of courts and the Supreme Court of Canada. University of Ottawa gold medalist (LLB). MA from the Norman Paterson School of International Aff airs. Clerked for the Honourable Michel Bastarache of the Supreme Court of Canada. Wendy J. Wagner Gowling Lafl eur Henderson LLP Tel: (613) 786-0213 Fax: (613) 563-9869 wendy.wagner@gowlings.com As a Partner at Dale & Lessmann LLP in Toronto, Sven Walker has extensive experi- ence advising clients with respect to US-Canada cross-border business and legal issues. He is frequently involved in corporate transactions, such as mergers and acquisitions, fi nancings and divestitures of business and real estate holdings and advises the fi rm's US clients with respect to the establishment and expansion of their business across Canada. Walker also specializes in renewable energy law and leads the fi rm's renewable energy law practice group. He advises the fi rm's signifi cant portfolio of solar, wind, hydro and biogas clients in relation to the structuring, acquisition, disposition, fi nancing, construction and operation of their renewable energy projects across Canada. Walker is a frequent speaker at international and domestic conferences and serves as a director on the boards of the Canadian subsidiaries of several well-known multinational corpo- rations headquartered in the US and in Europe. In 2013, Walker was named one of Lexpert®'s "Rising Stars: Leading Lawyers Under 40." Cornell Wright is co-head of Torys' M&A practice. Extensive experience acting for acquirors, targets, controlling shareholders, special committees and fi nancial advisors in take-over bids, going private transactions, negotiated acquisitions of private compa- nies and a range of complex transactions, both Canadian and international. Has also acted for both issuers and investment banks in a variety of public off erings for debt and equity. Ranked by Chambers & Partners in corporate/M&A. Has represented some of Canada's largest companies on their most signifi cant transactions, including George Weston, Loblaw, Brookfi eld, omson Reuters, e Woodbridge Company, Scotia- bank, Brookfi eld and BCE. Also advises senior management, boards of directors and shareholders on corporate governance matters. Actively involved in the community, including as a director of National Ballet of Canada, e Learning Partnership and Canadian Merit Scholarship Foundation. JD/MBA 2000, University of Toronto. BA 1996, McGill University. Ontario call, 2002. Sven Walker Dale & Lessmann LLP Tel: (416) 369-7848 Fax: (416) 863-1009 Cornell C.V. Wright Torys LLP Tel: (416) 865-7651 Fax: (416) 865-7380 swalker@dalelessmann.com cwright@torys.com » Partner in the Corporate Restructuring Group. Practice focuses on commercial insol- vency, restructuring, bankruptcy and fi nancial services. Has participated in signifi cant Canadian and cross-border commercial matters and restructurings with experience in recapitalizations and arrangements under the CBCA, commercial fi nancing transac- tions, receiverships and CCAA restructurings. Acts as counsel for debtors, creditors, monitors, receivers, trustees and potential purchasers. Has acted for key parties in many complex matters, including the recapitalizations of Tembec, Ainsworth Lumber and Cinram and the restructuring or receiverships of Nortel Canada, Catalyst Paper, Cinram, Extreme Fitness, Pliant, Hollinger, Mosaic Group Inc., TCT Logistics and Maksteel. Speaker at legal education seminars and has co-authored a number of articles on insolvency-related issues. Serves as a director and Vice Chair of the Ontario Network of the International Women's Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation and on the education committee of the TMA's Toronto Chapter. Also a member of INSOL International. Melaney Wagner Goodmans LLP Tel: (416) 597-4258 Fax: (416) 979-1234 mwagner@goodmans.ca