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Partner whose practice focuses principally on M&A, both public and private, cross-
border and across all industries, including fi nancial services, communications and media,
technology, mining and energy. Advises on capital markets, corporate/commercial and
fi nancial restructuring and insolvency matters. Extensive experience in all aspects of
public company mergers and acquisitions, including hostile take-over bids, private-equity
acquisitions, negotiated merger transactions and special committee processes. Has been
involved in restructurings of a number of insolvent companies. Has been counsel on a
number of public off erings, securitization transactions and innovative transactions.
Recognized in Chambers Global: ! e World's Leading Lawyers for Business; IFLR1000;
! e Best Lawyers in Canada; ! e Legal 500: Canada; Who's Who Legal: Capital Markets;
! e Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory; Lexpert® Guide to the Leading US/Canada Cross-
border Corporate Lawyers in Canada; and ! e Lexpert®/American Lawyer Guide to the
Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada. Called to the Ontario Bar in 1990.
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Partner in the Mergers & Acquisitions and Capital Markets practices. A Managing
Partner of the fi rm and member of the Management Committee. Has represented both
issuers and underwriters in numerous domestic and international public and private
fi nancings. Advises public companies and institutional investors on corporate gover-
nance issues. Has represented acquirers, targets, controlling shareholders and committees
of independent directors in the M&A, both negotiated and unsolicited, of numerous
public companies. Former Chairman of the Securities Advisory Committee to the OSC.
Recognized in Expert Guides' ! e Best of the Best, in the Guide to the World's Leading
Capital Markets Lawyers and in the Guide to the World's Leading Banking Finance &
Transactional Lawyers; Who's Who Legal: Capital Markets; ! e Best Lawyers in Canada;
IFLR1000; ! e Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory; ! e Lexpert®/American Lawyer
Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada; and Lexpert® Guide to the Leading US/
Canada Cross-border Corporate Lawyers in Canada. Ontario Bar, 1984.
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Counsel in Torys' Capital Markets Practice. Practice focuses on general corporate law,
with an emphasis on securities transactions and M&A. Involved in numerous interna-
tional and cross-border transactions. Represented Sun Life Financial in the sale of its 37
per cent interest in CI Financial to the Bank of Nova Scotia, the purchase of the minority
interest in its McLean Budden investment management subsidiary and in various fi nanc-
ing transactions. Represented the underwriters in numerous public off erings, including
the Bank of Nova Scotia's C$1.6-billion public off ering of common shares and DH
Corporation's $600 million off ering of subscription receipts and convertible debentures.
Recognized as a leading lawyer in capital markets, corporate and M&A by Chambers
& Partners' Chambers Global: ! e World's Leading Lawyers for Business, Legal Media
Group/Euromoney's IFLR1000: ! e Guide to the World's Leading Financial Law Firms
and the International Who's Who of Capital Market Lawyers. LLB, 1980, University of
Western Ontario. Ontario Bar, 1985.
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Partner in the Mergers & Acquisitions, Capital Markets, Corporate/Commercial,
Mining, Energy and Communications & Media practices. Has been involved in a range
of transactions, including public M&A, private-equity transactions, proxy contests
and contested transactions. Advises companies and their boards of directors as well as
signifi cant shareholders of Canadian public companies on their rights and obligations
under Canadian corporate and securities laws. Experienced in advising shareholders on
requisitioning shareholder meetings and conducting proxy battles for board control.
Acted for Pershing Square Capital Management, L.P. in its acquisition of a 4.9 per cent
stake in Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. and for Burger King Worldwide,
Inc. in its acquisition of Tim Hortons Inc. Recognized in ! e Best Lawyers in Canada;
! e Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory; Lexpert® Guide to the Leading US/Canada Cross-
border Corporate Lawyers in Canada; and the Lexpert®/ROB Special Edition on Canada's
Leading Energy Lawyers and Lexpert® Special Edition on the Leading Canadian Lawyers
in Global Mining. Ontario Bar, 1998.
Vincent A.
Mercier
Davies Ward
Phillips &
Vineberg LLP
Tel: (416) 863-5579
Fax: (416) 863-0871
Toronto
D. Shawn
McReynolds
Davies Ward
Phillips &
Vineberg LLP
Tel: (416) 863-5538
Fax: (416) 863-0871
Toronto
Philip
Mohtadi
Torys LLP
Tel: (416) 865-7525
Fax: (416) 865-7380
Toronto
J. Alexander
Moore
Davies Ward
Phillips &
Vineberg LLP
Tel: (416) 863-5570
Fax: (416) 863-0871
Toronto
vmercier@dwpv.com
smcreynolds@dwpv.com
pmohtadi@torys.com
amoore@dwpv.com
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