Marshall, Douglas R.
Osler, Hoskin
& Harcourt LLP
(416) 862-4218
dmarshall@osler.com
Mr. Marshall advises on
M&A, corporate fi nance
and governance matters,
including domestic and
cross-border take-overs,
share and asset transactions,
privatizations and
restructurings, and equity
and debt off erings.
Matlow, David J.
Goodmans LLP
(416) 597-4147
dmatlow@goodmans.ca
Mr. Matlow practises
corporate fi nance/securities,
private-equity and M&A
law. He acts for public
and private companies in
a range of transactions,
including fi nancings, fund
formation, initial public
off erings, regulatory
matters and divestitures.
McCrea, QC, J. Craig
Cox & Palmer
(902) 491-4120
cmccrea@
coxandpalmer.com
Mr. McCrea practises
corporate commercial,
banking and insolvency
law with a focus on energy,
IP, fi sheries and real estate.
He acts for corporations,
government agencies,
professional organizations
and fi nancial institutions.
Mathieu, Frank
Stikeman Elliott LLP
(514) 397-2442
fmathieu@stikeman.com
Mr. Mathieu specializes
in Canadian income tax
law including on M&A,
corporate reorganizations
and restructurings in a
cross-border context and
has extensive expertise in
advising foreign private-
equity funds in relation to
their Canadian investments.
May, Neill I.
Goodmans LLP
(416) 597-4187
nmay@goodmans.ca
Mr. May's practice focuses
on securities law, with
emphasis on M&A,
corporate fi nance and
governance. He is a former
member of the TSX Listing
Advisory Committee
and OSC Securities
Advisory Committee,
and a former adjunct law
professor at U of T.
McElcheran, Kevin P.
Kevin McElcheran
Commercial Dispute
Resolution
(416) 855-0444
kevin@mcelcheranadr.com
A er more than 30 years
as a leading insolvency
lawyer, Mr. McElcheran
has opened his own offi ce
to assist business people to
fi nd and implement business
solutions to insolvency.
He accepts appointments
as a mediator, CRO or
independent counsel.
suck plenty of blood out of any corpora-
tion. For instance, in 2014, BNP agreed to
pay US$8.9 billion in fi nes a er it pleaded
guilty to United States Department of Jus-
tice charges it violated American sanctions
by laundering up to US$100 billion in
funds from Iran, Sudan and Cuba.
! e largest such fi ne in US history, in
case you think that was a mere sting for a
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