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CORPORATE FINANCE & SECURITIES
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Practices corporate and securities law, with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions,
and private equity. Acts for a wide variety of private-equity fi rms, advising on management
buyouts and leveraged buyouts of public and private companies. Regularly advises
acquirers and targets in connection with public take-over bids, plans of arrangement,
and private acquisitions and divestitures. Also has extensive experience in corporate
fi nance, including advising issuers and underwriters on public and private off erings of
debt and equity securities. Regularly represents CPPIB, Ontario Teachers', OMERS
Private Equity, TorQuest Partners, Clairvest and Birch Hill Equity Partners, among
others. Listed as a leading lawyer in corporate securities, private equity and M&A by
various publications, including Woodward/White's ! e Best Lawyers in Canada 2013
and ! e Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory 2012. Named one of Lexpert®'s "Rising
Stars: Leading Lawyers Under 40." LLB, 1993, University of Toronto; BA (Honors),
1989, Queen's University. Ontario Bar, 1995.
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Partner. Practices corporate and securities law with a focus on corporate fi nance,
M&A, corporate governance and regulatory compliance matters. Lawrence has over 25
years experience in high profi le Canadian and international M&A, public company and
private equity transactions. He has acted for both issuers and underwriters in connection
with public off erings including debt fi nancings and cross-border off erings. He has also
acted as counsel in many signifi cant M&A transactions, plans of arrangements and
take-over bids, and provides advice to special committees of public companies. Clients
include pensions and private equity funds and he has extensive experience acting on
investments made by such funds in private and public companies. Lawrence taught
a course on private equity law at Osgoode Hall Law School in 2011–2012. He is
recognized as a leading lawyer in his areas of practice by ! e Canadian Legal Lexpert®
Directory and ! e Best Lawyers in Canada. Member of LSUC and CBA. BCL (civil law)
and LLB (common law) from McGill University, Montréal. Called to the Ontario Bar
in 1978.
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Partner in Torys' Managed Assets Practice Group. Transaction-oriented practice
focuses on mergers and acquisitions, business partnering, public off erings, fi nancings,
advice to boards and their committees, and all other aspects of securities law.
Well-known both domestically and internationally for her work dealing with public
and private managed products, including creative product design for mutual, pooled,
hedge and segregated funds; wrap accounts and pension vehicles; and the myriad issues
surrounding portfolio management. Listed in ! e 2013 Lexpert®/American Lawyer
Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada, Woodward/White's ! e Best Lawyers in
Canada 2013 and 2011 PLC Which Lawyer? Yearbook. Former member of the Securities
Advisory Committee of the OSC. Has written and spoken extensively in Canada and
abroad on these topics. LLB, 1977, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University; BA,
1974, University of Toronto. Ontario Bar, 1979.
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Partner – Corporate Finance & Securities and Mergers & Acquisitions. Practice
focuses on corporate fi nance, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance and
continuous disclosure. Extensive experience in negotiating support, arrangement and
voting agreements for public acquisitions and sales and purchase agreements for private
acquisitions, advising both issuers and underwriters in the raising of capital in Canada
and the US, assisting clients in constructing and documenting corporate governance
regimes in compliance with applicable laws and industry standards, including industry
associations, advising clients on compliance with continuous disclosure regimes under
applicable securities laws and industry standards, and providing strategic advice to
clients on the implementation and structuring of a variety of joint ventures in various
jurisdictions around the world. Appointed to the Ontario Securities Commission's
Continuous Disclosure Advisory Committee for 2008–2009. Called to the Ontario
Bar in 1998.
Matthew
Cockburn
Torys LLP
Tel: (416) 865-7662
Fax: (416) 865-7380
Toronto
Lawrence
S. Chernin
Goodmans LLP
Tel: (416) 597-5903
Fax: (416) 979-1234
Toronto
Marlene J.
Davidge
Torys LLP
Tel: (416) 865-7322
Fax: (416) 865-7380
Toronto
Frank A.
DeLuca
Cassels Brock &
Blackwell LLP
Tel: (416) 642-7475
Fax: (416) 640-3134
Toronto
mcockburn@torys.com
lchernin@goodmans.ca
mdavidge@torys.com
fdeluca@casselsbrock.com
