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Pincus, Stephen N. Goodmans LLP
(416) 597-4104 spincus@goodmans.ca
Mr. Pincus is widely recognized as one of Canada's leading M&A and capital
markets lawyers. He has played a leadership role on many landmark
transactions, and has pioneered the development of Canadian REITs,
SPACs, income funds, and domestic and cross-border IPOs.
Pillon, Elizabeth Stikeman Elliott LLP
(416) 869-5623 lpillon@stikeman.com
Ms. Pillon is a partner in the Litigation Group and head of Toronto's
Restructuring & Insolvency Group. She is experienced in Ontario and cross-
border restructurings and has appeared in proceedings before various courts
nationwide. She represents debtors, Court Officers, secured creditors,
purchasers of distressed assets, administrators and was appointed
as representative counsel in proceedings.
Perry, QC, F. Brent Felesky Flynn LLP
(403) 260-3306 bperry@felesky.com
Mr. Perry is a Governor (former Chair) of the CTF whose practice covers
a broad spectrum of business and personal tax planning, with a particular
focus on financings, mergers & acquisitions, divestitures, corporate and trust
structuring and international tax planning, as well as representing clients
in disputes with CRA. He has authored papers and lectured
for many organizations.
Perry, Chrysten E. Stikeman Elliott LLP
(403) 266-9010 cperry@stikeman.com
Co-Head of the Commercial Energy Group, whose practice focuses
on significant transactional engagements with extensive involvement
as lead counsel in major acquisitions and dispositions, restructuring projects,
project development, joint ventures and other transactional matters.
She has experience in most aspects of the upstream oil & gas,
LNG and natural gas liquids (NGL) industries.
Paré, Robert Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
(514) 397-7517 rpare@fasken.com
Mr. Paré has been practising in the areas of corporate governance, mergers
& acquisitions and securities for more than 30 years. He has extensive
experience and was responsible for handling the legal aspects of a number
of transactions that have marked the Canadian economic landscape.
He is recognized for his ability to handle multi-faceted files, particularly
in relation to take-over bids.
Palm, W. Ian Gowling WLG
(416) 369-7332 ian.palm@gowlingwlg.com
Mr. Palm practises corporate finance, M&A and private-equity law focused
on the energy and technology sectors. His domestic and international public-
and private-sector clients include pension funds, private-equity groups,
issuers and underwriters.
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BIG DEALS
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NORTEL NETWORKS REACHES
GLOBAL SETTLEMENT
CLOSING DATE: MAY 8, 2017
Nortel Networks Corporation (Nortel Canada)
is the Canadian parent company of what was one
of the largest telecommunications businesses in
the world. In early 2009, formal insolvency pro-
ceedings were commenced in Canada, the United
States and England, among other places. Nortel's
worldwide business was liquidated through a num-
ber of Court-approved sales of its business units
and a US$4.5-billion sale of its residual patents, re-
sulting in US$7.3 billion of global sale proceeds to
be allocated amongst the Nortel debtor companies
in Canada, the United States and Europe.
Ernst & Young Inc. was appointed as CCAA
Monitor (the Monitor) in respect of Nortel Can-
ada and, aer the resignation of Nortel Canada's
board of directors, its powers and responsibilities
were expanded to protect the interests of Nortel
Canada's stakeholders.
Following the failure of several mediations, an
unprecedented "joint" trial to determine the al-
location of these sale proceeds among the Nortel
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