14 LEXPERT MAGAZINE
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SEPTEMBER 2017
People on the Move
A snapshot of recent hires, mergers, splits and appointments across Canada BY GENA SMITH
BRITISH COLUMBIA VANCOUVER
In Vancouver, Catherine Brayley joined
the partnership of Clark Wilson LLP, where
she continues her practice of taxation law.
She was most recently with Norton Rose
Fulbright Canada LLP (following its merger
with Bull, Housser & Tupper LLP). Brayley
has advised on all kinds of taxation issues
over her 32-year career, including M&A,
corporate domestic tax planning, trusts,
personal tax and estate planning, and com-
pliance issues. She also resolves disputes at
the audit and appeal levels within the Cana-
da Revenue Agency.
Chantal Cattermole, who was most
recently with Merrill, Long & Co. in Na-
naimo, BC, joined Clark Wilson LLP. She
practises family law with a focus on alterna-
tive dispute resolution.
Clark Wilson LLP welcomed associ-
ates Jeff Holowaychuk from McCarthy
Tétrault LLP (intellectual property and in-
formation technology); Max Portner from
LaBarge Weinstein LLP (capital markets,
securities, M&A); Carly Tyson from Korn-
feld LLP (commercial real estate); and Em-
ily Clough from Alexander Holburn Beau-
din & Lang LLP (business litigation, estates
& trusts).
A team of six lawyers moved to Gowling
WLG (Canada) LLP from Lando & Com-
pany LLP. ey now offer their collective
expertise in real estate law. e team com-
prises Murray Braaten (see above), Mark
Ferbers, Paulina Kam, Kenneth Howe,
Barbara Wohl and Richard Rabson. Fer-
bers, who joins as a partner, advises on com-
mercial leasing, finance, construction and
development. Kam, who joins as a senior
associate, has expertise on commercial and
multi-family development. Howe and Wohl
join as associates; Rabson joins as counsel.
Renita Swamy joined Terra Law Corpo-
ration as an associate focused on commercial
real estate and corporate-commercial law.
Michael McDonald moved to Clark
Wilson where he is now a partner
and co-chair of its new Aboriginal
business practice (alongside
Brock Johnston). He was previ-
ously with Dentons Canada LLP.
McDonald advises on Aboriginal
development projects with a focus
on creating wealth for Aboriginal
peoples. Clients have included
the Attawapiskat First Nation on
all aspects of the Victor Diamond
Mine negotiation, and the Tahltan
Central Council on its negotiations
with NovaGold. McDonald is a
member of the Peguis First Nation.
MURRAY BRAATEN
Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP
Vancouver
Real Estate
MICHAEL MCDONALD
Clark Wilson LLP
Vancouver
Aboriginal Business
DOUGLAS BRYCE
Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
Toronto
National Managing Partner
Murray Braaten moved his prac-
tice to Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP
where he is now a partner. Prior to
joining the firm, he was managing
partner of Lando & Company LLP.
Braaten advises development com-
panies, lending institutions and
community groups on real estate
development, resort development
and finance. He has acted on
several mixed-use multi-family
developments involving redevel-
opment of industrial land. He has
also acted on transit-oriented
developments including re-develop-
ment of existing shopping centres.
Widely esteemed corporate partner
Doug Bryce was selected as Osler,
Hoskin & Harcourt LLP's National
Managing Partner and Chief Execu-
tive. Upon his appointment, he re-
ferred to his new role as "a sacred
trust." Among his goals: advancing
the use of technology in services
such as due diligence and docu-
ment review. Bryce is no stranger
to high-profile roles, having acted
on some of Canada's most signifi-
cant M&As, including the recent
acquisition of Halogen Software
and Corus Entertainment's pur-
chase of Shaw Media in 2016.
MOVES
