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Learmonth, Warren B., Borden Ladner Gervais LLP Vancouver - (604) 640-4166 - wlearmonth@blg.com
Partner and member of BLG's Securities & Capital Markets Group. Acts as counsel to issuers in corporate
finance, merger, acquisition and restructuring transactions in a wide variety of sectors, including biotechnol-
ogy, high technology, mining and forestry. Also advises boards and special committees in connection with
contested and friendly take-over bids and other significant transactions. Acts as counsel to investment banks
in corporate finance transactions. Was Adjunct Professor at UBC Law School (2002–05) teaching a course
on advanced business law. Received BSc (Hons.) from the University of British Columbia in 1990 and LLB
from Osgoode Hall Law School in 1995.
Hudec, Albert J., Farris, Vaughan, Wills & Murphy LLP Vancouver - (604) 661-9356 - ahudec@farris.com
Senior partner Al Hudec is a securities and M&A practitioner with 30+ years of experience in all legal aspects
of securities and corporate finance, including mergers & acquisitions, public and private financings of equity
and debt, corporate governance and independent committee representation, with emphasis on the North
American resource and technology industries. His practice focuses on cross-border mergers & acquisitions
(take-overs and arrangements), public-equity financings (including bought deals and tax-incentive financings),
P3 transactions, board and independent committee representation and venture capital financings. He also
practices extensively in the areas of Aboriginal law and wine law. Hudec writes and speaks frequently on a var-
iety of legal topics relating to corporate finance. Hudec was named in the 2014 Lexpert® Guide to the Leading
US/Canada Cross-Border Corporate Lawyers in Canada. Certified Financial Analyst (1994). Called to the
Bars of Alberta (1981) and British Columbia (1994).
MacKay-Dunn, R. Hector, QC, Farris, Vaughan, Wills & Murphy LLP Vancouver - (604) 661-9307 - hmackay-dunn@farris.com
Senior partner Hector MacKay-Dunn, QC has over 25 years of practice experience advising early-stage and
high-growth public and private companies in a broad range of industry sectors, including biotech and life
sciences, health and fitness, new media, mining and clean energy, and technology, advising on corporate and
general matters, complex domestic and cross-border public and private securities offerings, mergers and acqui-
sitions, tender offers and international partnering and licensing transactions. Serves on the board and exec-
utive committee of Tennis Canada and was recently appointed as a board member of the British Columbia
Technology Industry Association. Named in the 2014 and 2015 Lexpert® Guide to the Leading US/Canada
Cross-Border Corporate Lawyers in Canada; has received the Martindale-Hubbell ranking AV (preeminent
5.0 out of 5) and the recipient of the 2014 Milton Wong Leadership Award (LifeSciences BC). Admitted to
practice in British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario. Appointed Queen's Counsel (2003).
Mant, Iain, Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP Vancouver - (604) 631-4734 - imant@fasken.com
Iain Mant is a partner in Fasken Martineau's Securities and Mergers & Acquisitions Group. He advises clients
on public-equity and debt financings, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, corporate governance and gen-
eral corporate matters. He has experience representing clients from all industries, including technology, life
sciences, mining, and oil and gas, acting for underwriters and investors. Mant counsels companies throughout
their growth, from start-up to public. Mant is a frequent presenter at professional and industry events on finan-
cing, M&A and corporate governance. He was admitted to the Ontario Bar in 1990 and the British Columbia
Bar in 1992.
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