333 Bay St, Suite 3400, Bay Adelaide Ctr, W Twr, Toronto, ON
Year called to bar: 2011 (ON)
Partner. Advises on all areas of Canadian domestic and international income taxation that arise in corporate and commercial transactions. Focuses on domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, private equity investments, debt restructurings, corporate finance, and investment funds. Recently has provided tax advice to: Michael Andlauer and his partners on the acquisition of the Ottawa Senators hockey club; Michael Andlauer on the sale of his interest in the Montreal Canadiens hockey club; Clairvest Group Inc. on the formation and closing of its seventh private equity fund at approximately US$1.2B; Term Loan Lenders to Stoneway Capital Corporation on Stoneway’s international restructuring; Atlantic Power on its acquisition by I Squared Capital for US$961 million; the ad hoc committee of lenders on the $1.2 billion credit bid acquisition of Cirque du Soleil; Newmont Mining Corporation on its $10 billion acquisition of Goldcorp Inc.; and BSR REIT on its US$135 million cross-border initial public offering. Recognized as a leading tax lawyer by The Legal 500 Canada and Best Lawyers in Canada.