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Partner. Practices corporate/securities law, focusing on corporate fi nance and M&A.
Has structured and implemented numerous debt and equity fi nancings, including
domestic and cross-border public off erings, and has been extensively involved in the
development of the Canadian REIT sector. Represents issuers and underwriters on
IPOs and follow-on fi nancings and has acted on a number of restructuring and M&A
transactions. Has been recognized as a leading lawyer by ! e Best Lawyers in Canada
(M&A/securities), ! e Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory (Corporate Finance/Securi-
ties and Corporate Mid-market), Lexpert®/ROB Special Edition on Canada's Leading
Corporate Lawyers; Lexpert®/ROB Special Edition on Canada's Leading Energy Lawyers
and by Chambers Global (corporate/M&A). Served on the OSC's Small Business
Advisory Committee (2011‒2012) and the Continuous Disclosure Advisory Committee
(2008‒2010). Editor and contributor to REALpac's Canadian REIT Handbook. Actively
involved in the fi rm's CLE and has presented at numerous conferences.
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Jeff Glass advises leading investment dealers, asset management companies and senior
issuers on public fi nancings, governance and securities regulatory matters, with exten-
sive experience in the structuring and regulation of structured products. Glass has been
involved in the reformulation of the policies of the Ontario Securities Commission and
has assisted the Toronto Stock Exchange in a review of its policies and procedures for the
regulation of listed entities. Glass has been recognized as one of Canada's leading lawyers
in the following independent surveys and guides: ! e 2014 Lexpert®/American Lawyer
Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada (Corporate Finance & Securities, Invest-
ment Funds & Asset Management), the 2014 Lexpert® Guide to the Leading US/Canada
Cross-border Corporate Lawyers in Canada, ! e Best Lawyers in Canada 2013 (Corporate
Law and Securities Law), ! e Legal Media Group's Guide to the World's Leading Banking,
Finance and Transactional Lawyers (Investment Funds).
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Member, Executive Committee. Co-chair of corporate/securities group. Focuses
on transactional corporate/securities law, domestic/international corporate fi nance,
M&A and corporate governance, including activist shareholders matters. Lead counsel,
Pan-Canadian Investors Committee for third-party ABCP Restructuring (2007‒9).
Highest ranking for past 13 years for corporate/M&A by Chambers. Selected twice
as "Toronto Corporate Lawyer of the Year" (most recently for 2015) and as "Toronto
Corporate Governance Lawyer of the Year" by ! e Best Lawyers in Canada. Named by
Euromoney as one of the 30 leading capital markets, M&A and corporate governance
lawyers in the world in recent editions of its Best of the Best series. Described by IFLR1000
as "one of the most experienced and respected M&A counsel in Canada." Has held
several public company directorships and is currently a director of Cott Corporation and
Gluskin Sheff + Associates Inc. Governor of McGill University. Taught advanced corpo-
rate/securities law at the University of Toronto (1992‒99). Member of Bars of Ontario,
Alberta and Québec.
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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.
William (Bill)
Gorman
Goodmans LLP
Tel: (416) 597-4118
Fax: (416) 979-1234
Toronto
Jeff Glass
Blake, Cassels
& Graydon LLP
Tel: (416) 863-4162
Toronto
Stephen H.
Halperin
Goodmans LLP
Tel: (416) 597-4115
Fax: (416) 979-1234
Toronto
Christopher
A. Hewat
Blake, Cassels
& Graydon LLP
Tel: (416) 863-2761
Toronto
wgorman@goodmans.ca
jeff .glass@blakes.com
shalperin@goodmans.ca
chris.hewat@blakes.com
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