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Senior partner in the Mergers & Acquisitions, Capital Markets, Energy and Mining
practices. Practicing corporate and securities law with emphasis on M&A, corporate
fi nance, corporate governance and private equity. Lead counsel to both bidders and
target boards in many solicited and unsolicited public take-overs, cross-border mergers
and acquisitions and private-equity leveraged acquisitions, including some of Canada's
largest hostile acquisitions and leveraged buyouts. Also lead counsel in cross-border
public fi nancings and strategic investments. Recognized as a leading lawyer in Chambers
Global: ! e World's Leading Lawyers for Business; ! e Legal 500: Canada; Who's Who
Legal: Capital Markets, Corporate Governance, Mergers and Acquisitions; IFLR1000;
Expert Guides' Guide to the Leading Financial Law Firms, M&A Lawyers and Capital
Markets Lawyers; ! e Best Lawyers in Canada and as Best Lawyers' Toronto Mergers &
Acquisitions Law "Lawyer of the Year" 2013; ! e Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory.
BA, LLB, MA, Cambridge University; BCL, LLB, McGill University. Called to Ontario
Bar in 1981.
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Practices corporate and securities law, with an emphasis on M&A. Represented TMX
Group, operator of the TSX, in its acquisition by Maple Group and its proposed merger
with LSE Group; Bank of Nova Scotia in its acquisition of Dundee Wealth; omson in
its acquisition of Reuters (Canada's fi rst dual-listed company structure); Sun Life in the
sale of its interest in CI; CTVglobemedia in its acquisition of CHUM; TSX Group in
its demutualization IPO; Sun Life in its acquisition of Clarica Life; and Sun Life in its
demutualization. Extensive experience acting for governments and government entities,
including in privatizations. Advised Minister of Finance (Canada) on national securi-
ties regulation (2009‒2014), Daniels Task Force and Government of Ontario on OSC
rule-making (1994) and OSC on regulations opening the Canadian securities industry
(1986–1987). Chair of the Board of e Corporation of Massey Hall and Roy omson
Hall, 2010–2013. AB, 1971, Princeton University; BLitt, 1974, Oxford University
(Rhodes Scholar); JD, 1978, Harvard University. Ontario Bar, 1980.
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Member of BLG's Securities and Capital Markets Group. Practices in M&A, corpo-
rate governance and board advice, mining, debt and equity fi nancings, restructurings,
reorganizations, privatizations (including Canadian National Railway and 407 ETR),
infrastructure, energy (including Bruce Nuclear) and project fi nance. Recognized in a
number of compilations, including Chambers Global: ! e World's Leading Lawyers for
Business, ! e Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory and ! e Best Lawyers in Canada 2015.
Rated AV by Martindale-Hubbell. Member, Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Task
Force, Member and Former Chair, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and
Canada Committee; Co-chair, Mergers, Acquisitions and Joint Ventures of ABA Section
of International Law. Former member of the Securities Advisory Committee to the OSC
and Senior Legal Advisory Committee to the Chair, OSC. Received Queen's Golden
Jubilee medal. Is or has been on boards of directors of public corporations and non-profi t
entities. Former Chair, Easter Seals Ontario. Called to the Ontario Bar in 1976.
William M.
Ainley
Davies Ward
Phillips &
Vineberg LLP
Tel: (416) 863-5509
Fax: (416) 863-0871
Toronto
Richard J.
Balfour
Torys LLP
Tel: (416) 865-7339
Fax: (416) 865-7380
Toronto
Jeff Barnes
Borden Ladner
Gervais LLP
Tel: (416) 367-6720
Fax: (416) 361-7089
Toronto
wainley@dwpv.com
rbalfour@torys.com
jbarnes@blg.com
CORPORATE FINANCE
& SECURITIES
