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Senior partner in the Corporate/Commercial, Mergers & Acquisitions, Capital
Markets and Mining practices. Advises domestic and foreign acquirers, targets, hedge
funds, special committees and investment banks in M&A transactions, shareholder activ-
ism and corporate governance. Represents issuers and underwriters in some of Canada's
most complex and innovative fi nancing transactions. Specializes in public market deriva-
tives, the development of innovative structured debt and equity products, high-yield
debt fi nancings and Multi-jurisdictional Disclosure System off erings. Past member of
Davies' management committee and member of Davies' China practice. Adjunct profes-
sor at Osgoode Hall Law School. Recognized in Chambers Global: ! e World's Leading
Lawyers for Business; ! e Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory; Who's Who Legal: Capital
Markets; ! e Legal 500: Canada; IFLR1000; and ! e Best Lawyers in Canada. Honored
with the Lexpert® 2013 Zenith Award as one of Canada's Leading Women Lawyers.
Called to the Ontario Bar in 1979.
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Kevin Morris practices corporate and securities law, with an emphasis on capital
markets transactions, public company advice and mergers and acquisitions. Morris is
co-head of Torys' Capital Markets Practice. Morris has led numerous public off erings and
private placements on the part of both issuers and underwriters, including several initial
public off erings and cross-border fi nancings. Morris regularly acts for acquiring and
target companies, boards of directors and fi nancial advisors, in both friendly deals and
hostile take-overs. Repeatedly recognized as a leading Canadian corporate and M&A
lawyer in various publications, including Chambers & Partners, Legal Media Group and
Practical Law Company. New York Bar, 2000. Ontario Bar, 1993. LLM (International
Law), 1992, Cambridge University. LLB, 1990, University of Toronto. BA (Honors),
1987, St. Francis Xavier University.
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William K. Orr focuses his practice on corporate governance and has acted for many
boards of directors and independent committees of boards of public companies and
institutional investors. Orr specializes in securities regulation, including multi-national
transactions in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom and other countries.
He is a recognized expert in public and private fi nancing, private placements, take-over
bids, mergers and acquisitions, going-private transactions, corporate governance, restruc-
turings, and stock exchange and securities enforcement issues. Orr has taught securities
regulation and business law courses at Queen's University, Osgoode Hall Law School,
McGill University and the University of Toronto. He co-authored a book, Private Place-
ments in Canada, and co-authored 20 Questions Directors Should Ask About Special
Committees. He received the ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Direc-
tors and has served on its board and has served on a number of community and charitable
boards of directors.
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Partner whose practice focuses on corporate fi nance, structured fi nance, mergers and
acquisitions and corporate reorganization transactions. Has served as counsel in major
complex corporate reorganizations, plans of arrangement and going-private transactions,
reorganization of companies in proceedings under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement
Act, private and public negotiated merger transactions, transactions involving the acquisi-
tion of both public and private companies and public-private partnership transactions.
Recognized in Chambers Global: ! e World's Leading Lawyers for Business; IFLR1000;
! e Legal 500: Canada; Expert Guides' Guide to the World's Leading Women in Business
Law in the area of Banking and Finance; and Who's Who Legal: Banking and Project
Finance and Who's Who Legal Canada: Capital Markets. Named Toronto Derivatives
Law Lawyer of the Year 2014 in ! e Best Lawyers in Canada. Honored with the Lexpert®
2009 Zenith Award as one of Canada's Leading Women Lawyers. Achieved Martindale-
Hubbell's highest ranking, AV Preeminent. Ontario, 1985; Alberta, 1981.
Patricia L.
Olasker
Davies Ward
Phillips &
Vineberg LLP
Tel: (416) 863-5551
Fax: (416) 863-0871
Toronto
Kevin M.
Morris
Torys LLP
Tel: (416) 865-7633
Fax: (416) 865-7380
Toronto
William
K. Orr
Fasken
Martineau
DuMoulin LLP
Tel: (416) 865-4360
Fax: (416) 364-7813
Toronto
Carol D.
Pennycook
Davies Ward
Phillips &
Vineberg LLP
Tel: (416) 863-5546
Fax: (416) 863-0871
Toronto
polasker@dwpv.com
kmorris@torys.com
worr@fasken.com
cpennycook@dwpv.com
CORPORATE FINANCE & SECURITIES
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