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Shishler, Melanie A., Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP
Singer, Cathy, Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
Singer, Marvin J., Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
Stein, Paul M., Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
Torrey, John W., Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
Turner, John S.M., Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
Vettese, John P., Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
Branchaud, René, Lavery, de Billy, L.L.P.
Gagné, Jean M., Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
Kazaz, Charles, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
Langlois, Pierre, McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Mariage, Frank, Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
Branchaud, René, Lavery, de Billy, L.L.P. Montréal - (514) 877-3040 - rbranchaud@lavery.ca
René Branchaud specializes in securities law, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate law. He assists
companies in connection with their incorporation, corporate structure, shareholder agreements, private
placements, public offerings, stock exchange listings, dispositions and take-overs. He serves on the board of
directors and is corporate secretary of several public companies. He is listed in e Canadian Legal Lexpert®
Directory 2016 in the field of mining law and in the 2017 edition of e Best Lawyers in Canada as one of
the leading practitioners in the field of natural resources law. Best Lawyers also named him 2014 Lawyer of
the Year in Montréal in the field of natural resources law. He is also recognized by the 2016 Lexpert®/ROB
Special Edition in the Globe and Mail's Report on Business as a leader in business law in Canada and in the
Corporate/Commercial Law and Energy and Natural Resources (Mining) categories in the 2016 edition
of the prestigious Chambers Canada directory.
Abdel-Barr, Khaled S., Lawson Lundell LLP Vancouver - (604) 631-9233 - kabdel-barr@lawsonlundell.com
Khaled Abdel-Barr practices corporate/commercial and mining law. He advises on a broad range of mining-
related matters, both domestically and internationally, including mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity
financings, corporate structuring and reorganizations, project development/operations, negotiation of
commercial arrangements such as earn-in, joint venture, strategic alliance and royalty agreements, and
mineral title review. Abdel-Barr provides legal support to clients throughout all phases of the mining cycle.
He is licenced to practice in British Columbia (1996), Nunavut (2012), Yukon (2016) and Northwest
Territories (2016). Abdel-Barr is recognized by Chambers Global and Chambers Canada for Mining
(Canada), e Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory (repeatedly recommended as a Leading Practitioner for
Mining Law), Lexpert®/ROB Special Edition on Canada's Leading Global Mining Lawyers, e Best Lawyers
in Canada for Mining Law, Who's Who Legal Canada for Mining Law and International Who's Who
of Mining Lawyers.
QUÉBEC: MONTRÉAL
BRITISH COLUMBIA: VANCOUVER
QUÉBEC CITY
Boivin, Pierre, McCarthy Tétrault LLP
