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Raymond, Paul Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
(514) 847-4479 paul.raymond@nortonrosefulbright.com
Mr. Raymond has a wide-ranging domestic and international experience,
principally in the United States, Europe and emerging markets. He is
experienced in corporate and securities law, financings and business
acquisitions and sales. He has acted in various transactions for the purchase
or sale of businesses, as well as in mergers and reorganizations.
Rajpal, Deepak (Dee) Stikeman Elliott LLP
(416) 869-5576 drajpal@stikeman.com
Mr. Rajpal is a partner in the M&A, Capital Markets and Securities Groups,
and Head of the firm's India initiative. His practice focuses on M&A,
corporate finance, corporate governance, restructuring, and compliance
matters with an emphasis on international transactions. He advises dealers,
institutional shareholders, investment funds, income trusts and private
equity funds.
Raizenne, Robert Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
(514) 904-5626 rraizenne@osler.com
Mr. Raizenne's tax practice includes cross-border and domestic M&A,
corporate reorganizations, restructurings, corporate finance, trusts, dispute
resolution and tax litigation. He teaches tax at McGill and University
of Toronto Law Faculties.
Pukier, Brian M. Stikeman Elliott LLP
(416) 869-5567 bpukier@stikeman.com
Mr. Pukier is a partner in the M&A Group. Focused on cross-border M&A,
private equity investments, corporate finance transactions, complex
corporate reorganizations and public policy, he has advised senior members
of public and private corporations. He is a speaker and writer on M&A,
securities regulatory topics and is a member of Ontario, Canadian,
and the International Bar Association.
Pressman, Emmanuel Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
(416) 862-4903 epressman@osler.com
Mr. Pressman, Chair of the firm's Corporate Department, represents public
and private companies, private-equity sponsors, boards, special committees
and financial advisors in mergers, acquisitions, take-overs, proxy contests
& restructurings. Recent assignments include Blackstone in its announced
acquisition of Pure Industrial and Constellation Brands in its strategic
investment in Canopy Growth.
Ponder, Dale R. Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
(416) 862-6500 dponder@osler.com
Ms. Ponder is the firm's Co-Chair. Her business law practice has focused
on M&A, securities regulation and corporate governance. She has had
extensive experience leading M&A transactions and advising boards
of public companies.
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debtors (the Allocation Dispute) was held before the
Ontario Court and Delaware Bankruptcy Court.
is trial took place in the spring of 2014. e
lead-up discovery and litigation process involved
approximately 150 fact and expert depositions in
various cities worldwide, the production and re-
view of millions of documents and the exchange of
dozens of expert reports.
In May 2015, the Ontario and Delaware courts
released separate decisions in the Allocation Dis-
pute, each of which provided for a modified pro-
rata allocation of the proceeds amongst the Nortel
debtors based on the amount of creditor claims
against each debtor.
ose decisions were appealed by the US inter-
ests. In Canada, leave to appeal was denied by the
Ontario Court of Appeal in an unprecedented 42-
page decision, with Lexpert® Magazine citing this
as one of its "Top 10 Business Decisions of 2016"
and calling it "undoubtedly a major catalyst to the
global settlement that followed."
Leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Cana-
da was sought by the US interests.
In an effort to avoid further protracted litigation
and following months of further mediation and
negotiations, in October 2016 the Nortel debtors
and certain of their significant creditors from Can-
ada, the United States and Europe reached a global
settlement of the Allocation Dispute and various
other matters.
e global settlement entitled Nortel Canada to
