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de Guise, Pascal, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP Montréal - (514) 954-3167 - pdeguise@blg.com
Pascal de Guise is a partner in BLG's Montréal office, practicing business law. de Guise focuses on mergers
and acquisitions, venture capital and private equity, public offerings, going-private transactions and corporate
governance and compliance issues. He regularly acts for reporting issuers on the Toronto Stock Exchange and
the TSX Venture Exchange, as well as private companies, promising start-ups, brokers and investors.
Chamberland, Jean-Pierre, Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP Montréal - (514) 397-5186 - jchamberland@fasken.com
Jean-Pierre Chamberland is co-head of the corporate/commercial section in the Montréal office. Chamber-
land specializes in securities, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions and structured products. He advises
entrepreneurs, investors, executive officers, boards of directors and special committees and investment banks
in transactions involving public and private companies in a wide range of business sectors. Chamberland is
a member of the Legal Advisory Committee of the Autorité des marchés financiers. He was called to the
Québec Bar in 1995 and completed the Canadian Securities Business Course of the Canadian Securities In-
stitute in 1995.
Godber, H. John, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP Montréal - (514) 954-3165 - jgodber@blg.com
Partner in BLG's Corporate Commercial Group, member of BLG's National Council and client relation-
ship partner for BLG Adroit, the firm's project management and legal process improvement program. John
Godber specializes in corporate law with an emphasis on mergers & acquisitions, corporate finance and
corporate governance and has advised many of the firm's largest clients on their strategic acquisitions, joint
ventures and public offerings. He has also advised a number of independent committees in connection with
going-private transactions. Member of the Advisory Committee and past president of e Canadian Club
of Montréal, member of the Board of Directors of the Montréal Indoor Tennis Club, and Secretary/Treas-
urer and member of the board of directors of the Montréal General Hospital Corporation. A graduate of
McGill University's Faculty of Law and Ryerson University's Faculty of Business Administration. Called to
the Québec Bar in 1989.
Paré, Robert, Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP Montréal - (514) 397-7517 - rpare@fasken.com
Robert Paré practices mainly in the areas of governance, mergers & acquisitions and securities law. He is recog-
nized as one of Canada's most distinguished business lawyers by leading legal publications. He has worked for
corporate issuers and underwriters in several public issues domestically and internationally. In collaboration
with colleagues in the credit and insolvency section, Paré has advised businesses in financial difficulty as to
their recapitalization alternatives. He also acts as counsel in Canada and overseas on large-scale acquisition
projects and for special committees of boards of directors and parties in connection with take-over bids. Paré
speaks regularly in the context of professional training programs and at seminars on specialized topics related
to his area of practice. He was called to the Québec Bar in 1977.
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