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McNary, QC, Carman R. Dentons Canada LLP
(780) 423-7236 carman.mcnary@dentons.com
Mr. McNary is the managing partner of the Edmonton office. He concentrates
his practice primarily in the areas of taxation and corporate law, with
emphasis on compliance and dispute resolution with government agencies,
and on corporate tax strategies, structures and governance of tax risk,
particularly focusing on First Nations and cross-border enterprises.
McKinnon, Angus T. Lerners LLP
(416) 360-2632 amckinnon@lerners.ca
Mr. McKinnon is a partner in the firm's Toronto office. He has extensive
trial and appellate experience including a year-long, complex class action
common issues trial. He has appeared at all levels of court in Ontario and the
Supreme Court of Canada. His practice includes complex, multi-party, multi-
jurisdictional class action proceedings, professional negligence matters
and commercial disputes.
McEwan, QC, J. Kenneth McEwan Partners
(604) 283-7988 kmcewan@mcewanpartners.com
Mr. McEwan practises corporate commercial, securities and competition
litigation at both trial and appellate levels. His class action representations
include 3M, Capital One and Cargill, for whom he successfully acted in the
Supreme Court of Canada. He also has a significant arbitration practice
and is a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.
McDowell, William C. Lenczner Slaght Royce Smith
Griffin LLP (416) 865-2949 wmcdowell@litigate.com
Mr. McDowell's wide-ranging and significant practice has included many
landmark cases, most notably in the Supreme Court of Canada. He appears in
commercial litigation, libel and public law cases. From 2005 to 2008, he was
Canada's Associate Deputy Minister of Justice. He is presently Commission
Counsel to the Gillese Inquiry.
Martineau, Yves Stikeman Elliott LLP
(514) 397-3380 ymartineau@stikeman.com
Mr. Martineau is an expert in class actions, defending manufacturers, banks,
Telecom and publicly traded companies. He deals with every aspect of
litigation, with a focus on commercial disputes, product liability, consumer
law and securities. He has pleaded before all civil courts of Québec
and before the Supreme Court of Canada.
Martel, Guy P. Stikeman Elliott LLP
(514) 397-3163 gmartel@stikeman.com
Mr. Martel is a partner in Litigation & Dispute Resolution, specializing in
banking and restructuring. He has actively participated in the representation
of lenders, borrowers and investors in Canadian, cross-border or foreign
matters. He is a member of the Turnaround Management Association,
of the American Bankruptcy Institute, and of INSOL International.
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SHUTTERSTOCK
BIG SUITS
Big Suits
ESSAR STEEL ALGOMA INC.
ET AL (RE), 2017
DECISION DATE: MARCH 6, 2017
In an effort to address a 2013 liquidity crisis, Es-
sar Steel Algoma Inc. (Algoma) entered into a
transaction in which it sold its commercial port
assets and leased its port lands to Port of Algoma
Inc. (Portco).
rough a chain of subsidiaries, Algoma and
Portco are both wholly owned by Essar Global
Fund Limited (EGFL).
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