Terence Dobbin is the managing partner of the Toronto office of Norton Rose Fulbright, where he focuses on mergers & acquisitions and corporate governance. He advises acquirors and target companies in connection with negotiated transactions and unsolicited offers. Mr. Dobbin has extensive experience with large, multi-jurisdictional transactions and regularly provides advice to boards and their committees, often in the context of transformative transactions and challenging situations. He acted for Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited in connection with its $985-million acquisition of Helly Hansen, Barrick Gold Corporation in connection with its $7.3-billion acquisition of Equinox Minerals Limited (Lexpert's "Deal of the Year"), and for Pacific Exploration and Production Corporation in connection with its $5.2-billion restructuring (which involved court-supervised proceedings in Canada, Colombia and the United States). He has been recognized as a leading M&A practitioner by numerous ranking services in addition to Lexpert, including IFLR1000, The Best Lawyers in Canada, The Legal 500 and Chambers Global.