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Custodio, Sergio C., Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP Vancouver - (604) 631-3266 - scustodio@fasken.com
Sergio Custodio is the Co-leader of the National Real Estate Law Practice Group at Fasken Martineau. He ad-
vises clients on a broad range of business matters, with particular focus on commercial transactions, real estate,
infrastructure and transportation. Custodio is sought aer for his ability to consistently close even the most
complicated and fast-paced commercial transactions. He works seamlessly as part of the extended client team
to negotiate and finish the deal. Persistent and highly focused, Custodio understands what businesses require in
order to effectively negotiate and finalize transactions that further his clients' business objectives. He was called
to the British Columbia Bar in 2002.
Veilleux, Niko, Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP Montréal - (514) 397-5236 - nveilleux@fasken.com
Niko Veilleux is a partner in Fasken Martineau's Securities and M&A practice in Montréal. His practice focuses
on public and private mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, securities, corporate governance matters and
private equity/venture capital, notably complex cross-border and multi-jurisdictional transactions. Veilleux has
represented Canadian, US, Australian and other foreign public and private companies, boards and independ-
ent committees, underwriters and private-equity funds in connection with mergers and acquisitions, take-over
bids, going-private transactions, public and private financings, private placements and corporate governance.
His clients include public and private companies, boards and independent committees, underwriters and pri-
vate-equity funds. Veilleux is currently teaching mergers and acquisitions law at the McGill University Faculty
of Law. He was called to the New York State Bar in 2001 and worked for Sullivan & Cromwell LLP in New
York and Melbourne, Australia until 2005. Veilleux was called to the Québec Bar in 2006.
Gifford, Jonas, Smart & Biggar/Fetherstonhaugh Vancouver - (604) 682-7780 - jhgifford@smart-biggar.ca
Jonas Gifford's practice focuses on patent draing and prosecution, primarily in the electrical, computer and
mechanical arts. He represents clients in litigation matters in the Federal Court and in the Supreme Court of
British Columbia on matters relating to patents, trade-marks, copyright and industrial designs, and he regularly
assists clients with industrial design matters in Canada, the United States, Europe and other jurisdictions. Gif-
ford also assists clients with trade-mark prosecution and opposition proceedings. His client activities involve lo-
cal inventors as well as foreign agents seeking Canadian protection for their clients' intellectual property assets.
Martindale, Graeme D., Borden Ladner Gervais LLP Vancouver - (604) 640-4179 - gmartindale@blg.com
Graeme Martindale is a partner in our Vancouver office. He practices in the areas of securities and capital mar-
kets, corporate finance, mergers & acquisitions, mining and corporate law. Martindale acts for public com-
panies, investment dealers, REITs, investment funds, boards and special committees in connection with initial
public offerings, public and private equity and debt financings, mergers & acquisitions involving public and
private companies, general corporate matters, compliance matters and corporate governance. He also assists
clients with disclosure obligations regarding National Instruments 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Min-
eral Projects. He is recognized in e Best Lawyers in Canada (Corporate Law, Securities Law). Martindale
obtained his LLB from the University of Western Ontario and was called to the British Columbia Bar in 2003.
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