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JUNE 2018
Bradley A. Newby
Farris, Vaughan, Wills & Murphy LLP
Mergers & Acquisitions
Brad Newby practises corporate commer-
cial, mergers and acquisitions, corporate
finance and securities, and corporate gov-
ernance law. He has become a trusted advi-
sor to many of BC's leading corporations,
private-equity firms, family offices and
entrepreneurs. Newby serves on the firm's
Strategic Committee and he is a key mem-
ber of the Technology Committee. He is a
founder of the firm's Private Enterprise Ad-
visory Services Group and plays a central
role in the professional development of the
firm's students and junior lawyers. He also
mentors law students at the Professional
Legal Training Course. He is a former Di-
rector of the Vancouver Chapter of the As-
sociation for Corporate Growth.
Jeffrey Oliver
Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
Insolvency & Financial Restructuring
Jeffrey Oliver is a Partner in Cassels Brock's
Restructuring & Insolvency Group who
has extensive experience in detecting and
prosecuting fraud actions, both within in-
solvency proceedings and in standard com-
mercial litigation. Oliver recently played a
leading role in the landmark appeal deci-
sion in Redwater, successfully defending
the initial decision. He has volunteered for
the Canadian Association of Insolvency
and Restructuring Professionals to dra
exam questions and also served on the IN-
SOL Ian Fletcher Moot committee. Oliver
has served as the president of the Board of
Directors of ArtStarts In Schools.
Av Maharaj
Kraft Heinz Company
Corporate Commercial Law
Av Maharaj, Vice-President, Corporate and
Legal Affairs, constructed a legal service
model at Kra Heinz that engages top-
quality legal expertise from outside counsel
partners that augments his internal team.
Appreciating the value that comes from
teamwork, collaboration, and diversity and
inclusion, Maharaj challenged his outside
firms to work in greater alignment with
his team's goals and the business's broader
goals. He is a former chair and member of
the Executive Committee, Legal Leaders for
Diversity. He was recognized as In-House
Counsel of the Year by the South Asian Bar
Association and as a Canadian Diversity
Champion by Women of Influence.
Troy McEachren
Miller Thomson LLP
Estates and Personal Tax Planning
Estates and trusts lawyer Troy McEachren
counsels private clients, businesses, in-
vestment groups, trust companies and
philanthropists, and provides legal, stra-
tegic and policy advice and services to a
wide range of charities and non-profit
organizations. He teaches the Succession
and Tax Planning course in the Master
of Laws (Taxation) program at HEC
Montréal, Université de Montréal. He is
currently working on a project to update
the Quebec Companies Act. McEachren is
currently volunteering his time to set up a
new Mi'kmaq band in his hometown of
Stephenville, Newfoundland.
Michelle Roth
Goodmans LLP
Corporate Finance & Securities
Michelle Roth is the founder and Chair of
Goodmans' Seniors Housing division and
President and CEO of SenbridGe, a divi-
sion of the firm focused on healthcare and
aging. Roth provides strategic ongoing and
transaction-specific advice to organizations
and handles a diverse range of M&A trans-
actions that involve healthcare assets. With
specialized expertise in CMHC-backed
debt financing, all levels of healthcare regu-
lation and industry mapping for transac-
tional purposes, Roth played an integral role
in the formation and subsequent financings
of many of Canada's largest accommodation
and healthcare delivery providers for seniors.
Roth has been a board member of the Royal
Conservatory of Music and the Hospital for
Sick Children's Executive Cabinet.
Kristina Shaw
Miller Thomson LLP
Corporate Commercial Law
Kristina Shaw is a member of Miller
omson's Business Law group, acting for
entrepreneurs, companies and financial in-
stitutions, and advising on a range of busi-
ness law matters, including acquisitions,
divestitures, equity and debt financings,
joint ventures and other business struc-
tures. Shaw has acted as lead counsel on a
number of large M&A transactions, and
she also works in the firm's social impact
practice on various mergers and acquisi-
tions in the not-for-profit sector. Shaw is a
past Chair of Miller omson's Women's
Leadership Initiative and is involved in a
number of charities, focusing recently on
children's healthcare.
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