Partner. Practice encompasses all aspects of Canadian and cross-border mergers & acquisitions and capital markets transactions. Acts for public and private buyers, sellers, investors, boards of directors, special committees, underwriters, and financial advisors in M&A, corporate finance transactions, and complex reorganizations. Also advises bidders, targets, and shareholders involved in hostile takeover bids, proxy contests and other contested situations. Recent mandates include Rogers Communications Inc.’s $26 billion acquisition of Shaw Communications Inc.; Blackstone Real Estate Investment Trust’s US $3.1 billion acquisition of WPT Industrial Real Estate Investment Trust; Onex Corporation’s acquisition of WestJet Airlines Ltd.; and Newmont Mining Corporation in its US$10 billion acquisition of Goldcorp Inc. and subsequent joint venture with Barrick Gold Corporation. Guest lecturer at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management and frequent speaker and author on corporate and securities law issues. Recognized by Chambers Canada, IFLR 1000, The Legal 500 Canada, The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, the Lexpert Special Edition: Finance and M&A and Best Lawyers in Canada. Honoured as one of Lexpert’s Rising Stars: Leading Lawyers Under 40 in 2019.