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Horn, Blair J.H., Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP Vancouver - (604) 631-3172 - bhorn@fasken.com
Blair Horn is a partner in Fasken Martineau's Securities and Mergers & Acquisitions Group. He advises public
and private technology, industrial and mining companies, boards and committees of boards on domestic and
international mergers and acquisitions, public equity and debt financings, venture capital and private-equity
financings and corporate governance matters. Horn also represents underwriters, private-equity and ven-
ture-capital providers and financial advisors in connection with mergers and acquisitions and financing trans-
actions. Horn has presented and written on numerous topics, including mergers and acquisitions, shareholder
meetings, shareholder agreements and corporate disclosure. He was admitted to the Ontario Bar in 1989 and
the British Columbia Bar in 1995.
Gropper, Mitchell H., QC, Farris, Vaughan, Wills & Murphy LLP Vancouver - (604) 661-9322 - mgropper@farris.com
Senior partner. Extensive corporate and securities practice. Emphasis on corporate finance, reorganizations
and M&A. Has developed innovative financing structures, including income funds and stapled securities.
Represented issuers and investment dealers in IPOs and public/private securities offerings. Acted for pur-
chasers and sellers in M&A transactions (Aritzia, Arctic Glacier, California Ice, MDS); advised boards of
directors and special committees (Goldcorp, Intrawest, Coast Wholesale, Sterling Shoes, Vancouver City Sav-
ings Credit Union); and in going-private and related-party transactions. Advised on financial reorganizations
and debt restructurings, including special legal advisor to City of Vancouver for the Olympic Village and
several reorganization transactions for Concord Pacific Group. Frequent lecturer on directors' duties and the
business judgment rule. Named in e 2015 Lexpert®/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in
Canada and the 2015 Lexpert® Guide to the Leading US/Canada Cross-border Corporate Lawyers in Canada.
Newby, Bradley A., Farris, Vaughan, Wills & Murphy LLP Vancouver - (604) 661-9308 - bnewby@farris.com
Partner Brad Newby's practice focuses on corporate commercial, mergers & acquisitions, corporate finance
& securities, and corporate governance law. Experience in advising corporations, private-equity firms, pro-
fessional managers and entrepreneurs on complex business transactions, including acquisitions, divestitures,
joint ventures, financings, strategic alliances, leveraged buy-outs and licensing transactions. Provides ongoing
legal advice to owners, managers and directors with respect to banking relationships, fiduciary obligations,
corporate governance, employee compensation, intellectual property protection and commercial leasing, as
well as other business issues. Named in the 2015 Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory as a leading Corporate
Commercial lawyer in BC. Also named in the Lexpert® Guide to the Leading US/Canada Cross-border Cor-
porate Lawyers in Canada as a "Corporate Lawyer to Watch" and was named one of Lexpert®'s "Rising Stars:
Leading Lawyers Under 40." Admitted to the British Columbia Bar (1995).
Pletcher, Fred R., Borden Ladner Gervais LLP Vancouver - (604) 640-4245 - fpletcher@blg.com
Partner and Chair of BLG's Mining Group. Advises on all aspects of corporate finance, M&A, commercial
transactions, corporate governance and continuous disclosure, with a strong focus on the mining industry.
Considerable experience with Canadian and international mining joint ventures, project development, tenure
issues, metals streams and royalties. Clients include public and private companies, boards of directors, spe-
cial committees, underwriters, investment funds and real estate investment trusts. Recognized in Chambers
Global, e Best Lawyers in Canada and the International Who's Who of Mining Lawyers. Adjunct Professor,
University of BC, Faculty of Law (1999–2001). Frequent speaker and writer on securities and mining law
topics. Member of the Toronto Stock Exchange Advisory Committee and editorial board for Carswell's Se-
curities Law and Practice (3rd ed.). Past Trustee, Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation. A Director of the
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. LLM, Columbia University. LLB, University of Toronto. AB, magna cum
laude, Harvard University. Called to BC Bar in 1993.
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