On February 1, 2007 RSAC Canada Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co., and RSAC Canada (Tube) ULC, a wholly owned subsidiary of RSAC Canada Ltd., completed the purchase of the assets of the Encore Group. The Encore Group is a recognized market leader in the processing and distribution of carbon and alloy bar and stainless steel sheet, plate and bar products for customers in a wide range of industries. Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. is one of the largest metals service centre companies in the United States.
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. was represented by its general counsel, Kay Rustand, who was assisted in Canada by Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP with a team that included Mungo Hardwicke-Brown, Leigh Peters, Lisa Clarke, Mark Rappaport and Blair McGeough (corporate); Brian Thiessen and Ryan McCay (employment); Caroline Helbronner and Jessica Bullock (pensions); Edward Rowe and Ted Thiessen (tax); Monica Sharma (intellectual property); Gloria Chao (environmental); Davis Foth and Lindsay Keele (real estate) and Jason Gudofsky (competition). David Decker (corporate) of Lord, Bissell & Brock LLP represented Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. in the US.
Lawson Lundell LLP represented the Encore Group with a team that included Khaled Abdel-Barr, Jagdeep Shergill and Lana Shipley (corporate), Greg Hollingsworth and Marjorie Brown (corporate and tax); Valerie Mann (competition); Peggy O'Brien (employment); Ken Burns (pensions) and Mandeep Dhaliwal (lending).
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. was represented by its general counsel, Kay Rustand, who was assisted in Canada by Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP with a team that included Mungo Hardwicke-Brown, Leigh Peters, Lisa Clarke, Mark Rappaport and Blair McGeough (corporate); Brian Thiessen and Ryan McCay (employment); Caroline Helbronner and Jessica Bullock (pensions); Edward Rowe and Ted Thiessen (tax); Monica Sharma (intellectual property); Gloria Chao (environmental); Davis Foth and Lindsay Keele (real estate) and Jason Gudofsky (competition). David Decker (corporate) of Lord, Bissell & Brock LLP represented Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. in the US.
Lawson Lundell LLP represented the Encore Group with a team that included Khaled Abdel-Barr, Jagdeep Shergill and Lana Shipley (corporate), Greg Hollingsworth and Marjorie Brown (corporate and tax); Valerie Mann (competition); Peggy O'Brien (employment); Ken Burns (pensions) and Mandeep Dhaliwal (lending).
Lawyer(s)
Davis Foth
Jagdeep S. Shergill
Mungo Hardwicke-Brown
Ted Thiessen
Marjorie E. Brown
Caroline Helbronner
Ryan D. McCay
Jessica Bullock
Valerie C. Mann
Monica Sharma
Margaret J. (Peggy) O'Brien
Lindsay Keele
Jason L. Gudofsky
Blair McGeough
Gloria Chao
Khaled S. Abdel-Barr
Kenneth E. Burns
Mark L. Rappaport
Lana Shipley
Edward C. Rowe
Leigh A. Peters
Brian J. Thiessen
Mandeep Dhaliwal