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Harrison, Elizabeth J., QC, Farris, Vaughan, Wills & Murphy LLP
Vancouver - (604) 661-9367 - eharrison@farris.com
Senior partner Elizabeth Harrison, QC, practices in the corporate, M&A and securities fields.
She has represented boards of directors, investment bankers and public corporations in M&As, prospectus
offerings, private placements, take-over bids, open market transactions, acquisitions of control, related-
party transactions, privatizations, proxy contests and other securities-related matters. She is the Director
of public and private companies and charitable organizations. She was Chair of the BC Ferry Services Inc.
and Executive Director of the Wise Persons' Committee to review the structure of securities regulations in
Canada. She has served as advisor to the Canada Business Corporations Act and the Business Corporations Act
(BC). She was named in e 2017 Lexpert®/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada,
the 2017 list in e Best Lawyers in Canada. She has a Martindale-Hubbell ranking of AV (preeminent 5.0
out of 5). Harrison is admitted to the British Columbia Bar (1973) and was appointed Queen's
Counsel (1986).
Hudec, Albert J., Farris, Vaughan, Wills & Murphy LLP Vancouver - (604) 661-9356 - ahudec@farris.com
Al Hudec is a senior securities and M&A practitioner with 30+ years of experience focused on cross-border
mergers & acquisitions (take-overs and arrangements) in the North American resource and technology
industries. Hudec was named in e Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory 2016. He is a recent recipient
of Lexpert®'s Zenith Award for his work in advancing diversity and inclusion in the profession
and society (2016). 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
acquisitions, tender offers and international partnering and licensing transactions. MacKay-Dunn serves on
the board and executive committee of Tennis Canada and BC Tech Association. MacKay-Dunn is named in
e Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory 2016; has received the Martindale-Hubbell ranking AV (preeminent
5.0 out of 5) and is the recipient of the 2014 Milton Wong Award for Leadership (LifeSciences BC).
Admitted to practice in British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario. Appointed Queen's Counsel (2003).
Smith, John, Lawson Lundell LLP Vancouver - (604) 631-9120 - jsmith@lawsonlundell.com
John Smith has had very broad business law experience over the last 35 years. He has advised clients in BC's
leading industries, including mining, terminal operations and other infrastructure, forestry, investment
funds and consumer products and services. He has acted on a variety of transactions, including M&A, IPOs,
underwritings and restructurings, including acting for special committees and other fiduciaries, and has
extensive experience with most governance and financing structures, including trusts. He frequently assists
clients with business succession, and regularly advises on complex litigation and arbitrations. Smith advises
the City of Vancouver on infrastructure projects. He is recognized in Chambers Canada for corporate
commercial law and was named lawyer of the year in Vancouver by Best Lawyers in Canada for corporate
commercial and securities law. He received MA and BCL degrees (first class) from Oxford University and
taught law for six years before commencing practice. He served as Lawson Lundell's Managing Partner
and is an Adjunct Professor in the UBC Faculty of Law.
