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Corporate 2016

The Lexpert Guides to the Leading US/Canada Cross-Border Corporate and Litigation Lawyers in Canada profiles leading business lawyers and features articles for attorneys and in-house counsel in the US about business law issues in Canada.

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www.lexpert.ca/usguide-corporate/ | LEXPERT • June 2016 | 105 Anderson, D. Brett, Felesky Flynn LLP Calgary - (403) 260-5637 - banderson@felesky.com Brett Anderson's practice includes all areas of Canadian taxation law, with a particular focus on mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganizations and international tax planning. Anderson also assists clients in resolving disputes with the Canadian tax authorities. He was admitted to the Alberta Bar in 2004 aer articling at the Supreme Court of Canada and has been a partner of Felesky Flynn LLP since 2010. Anderson is the Chair of the Board of Directors of the Children's Legal & Educational Resource Centre and the Vice-chair of the Board of Directors of Pro Bono Law Alberta, and a member of the Young IFA Network Committee of the Canadian IFA Branch. Anderson has spoken at numerous tax conferences, seminars and Bar association meetings, and has been a sessional professor of both tax and trust law at the University of Calgary, Faculty of Law. Shergill, Jagdeep S., Lawson Lundell LLP Vancouver - (604) 631-6793 - jshergill@lawsonlundell.com Jag Shergill practices corporate and commercial law (domestic, cross-border and international transactions), in the area of mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, commercial agreements (including license agreements, franchise and management agreements and governance agreements), succession planning/exits and restructur- ings. As part of his practice, Shergill acts for private-equity firms in connection with their fund formation and investments. He also participates in the ongoing maintenance and ultimate sale and disposition of PE portfolio companies. Shergill also works with clients in the public sector, particularly pension plans, other tax-exempt en- tities and their fiduciaries, with respect to their structuring activities and their real estate and private placement investments. Shergill has assisted clients with investments in Canada, the United States, Europe and South America. Shergill was recently selected for inclusion in e Best Lawyers in Canada 2016 in the practice area of Corporate Law. He was also named one of Lexpert®'s "Rising Stars: Leading Lawyers Under 40" in 2015. Paskaran, Janan, Torys LLP Calgary - (403) 776-3728 - jpaskaran@torys.com Practice focuses on corporate and securities law, with an emphasis on international transactions. Has exten- sive experience representing public and private issuers in a wide variety of financing, business combination and M&A transactions, including both private and publicly traded issuers. Also advises on securities compliance matters, commercial transactions and corporate finance, procedures and governance. CORPORATE LAWYERS TO WATCH

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