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Chris Hewat is a partner who practices in the areas of securities and business law
at Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP. Hewat's practice has particular focus on mergers
& acquisitions, corporate fi nance and private-equity transactions. M&A experience
includes advising the Special Committee of Patheon on its sale to a joint venture estab-
lished by Patheon's signifi cant shareholder JLL Partners and Royal DSM; e Brick on
its sale to Leon's; TransGlobe Apartment REIT on its acquisition by PD Kanco and
Starlight Investments; and Cliff s Natural Resources in its acquisition of Consolidated
ompson. Extensive experience in public off erings including IPOs and cross-border
off erings. Particular expertise in advising issuers, dealers and investors in the technology
sector. Recognized in ! e Lexpert®/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers
in Canada, Chambers Global, IFLR1000, ! e Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory and
! e Best Lawyers in Canada. LLB, MBA, University of Western Ontario, 1985. Admit-
ted to Ontario Bar in 1987.
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Ian Palm is a partner in Gowlings' Toronto offi ce, practicing in the areas of mergers &
acquisitions, corporate fi nance, private equity and infrastructure. Palm regularly acts for
national and international clients across a range of industries, including power, technol-
ogy, clean technology, infrastructure, communications and life sciences. He also advises
a number of private and public companies, several of the fi rm's major corporate clients,
and a number of pension funds, private-equity groups, infrastructure and venture capital
investors. Palm frequently lectures at law schools and is asked to speak at conferences on
matters related to mergers and acquisitions, private equity and securities law. He is consis-
tently recognized in elite legal directories such as Who's Who Legal and ! e Lexpert®/
American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada. He was also named one
of Lexpert® 's "Rising Stars: Leading Lawyers Under 40" in 2006.
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Partner and Chair of the fi rm's Technology, Media & Entertainment and Corporate
Governance & Director Protection Groups. Focuses on corporate development, fi nance
and governance, including: representation of companies, investment banks and private
equity; shareholder, executive and employee arrangements; licensing, distribution and
other commercial arrangements; alliances, partnerships and joint ventures; private and
public fi nancings; mergers & acquisitions; international tax; director and offi cer indem-
nifi cation and insurance; standing and special board committees; and enhancing board
performance. Recognized in various Lexpert® and other peer publications, including ! e
2006 Lexpert® Guide to the 100 Most Creative Lawyers in Canada. Speaker and author on
corporate governance (Directors' Duties in Canada, 5th Ed., 2012), joint ventures ( Joint
Ventures: Legal and Business Perspectives, 1999), contracts and commercial law. Ontario
Bar, 1977. BCL, Wadham College, Oxford University, 1974; LLB, Gold Medalist,
Osgoode Hall Law School, 1972; BA, York University, 1969.
Christopher
A. Hewat
Blake, Cassels
& Graydon LLP
Tel: (416) 863-2761
Toronto
W. Ian Palm
Gowling Lafl eur
Henderson LLP
Tel: (416) 369-7332
Fax: (416) 862-7661
Toronto
Barry J.
Reiter
Bennett
Jones LLP
Tel: (416) 777-6500
Fax: (416) 863-1716
Toronto
chris.hewat@blakes.com
ian.palm@gowlings.com
reiterb@bennettjones.com
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Vanessa Grant is a partner in Gowlings' Toronto offi ce. Her practice focuses on corpo-
rate fi nance, mergers & acquisitions, and private equity. She advises issuers, investors
and underwriters on public and private fi nancings (including venture capital fi nancing);
initial public off erings; public and private M&A; corporate governance; joint ventures;
and licensing and distribution agreements. She also acts for US issuers, private-equity
funds and investment banks in connection with their Canadian transactions. In addition,
Grant provides ongoing general corporate and commercial advice to a number of clients
and works with national and international clients across all industries, with a particular
focus on technology and life sciences companies. She also represents private-equity and
venture-capital funds investing in technology and life sciences. Grant lectures on topics
related to M&A, securities law, corporate governance and industry-specifi c issues. She is
the Co-director of the Osgoode Hall LLM program in business law and teaches a course
in corporate fi nance for the program.
K. Vanessa
A. Grant
Gowling Lafl eur
Henderson LLP
Tel: (416) 369-4666
Fax: (416) 862-7661
Toronto
vanessa.grant@gowlings.com
