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36 M A Y 2 0 1 6 w w w . C A N A D I A N L a w y e r m a g . c o m Top 10 Corporate law boutiques Hansell LLP Toronto hanselladvisory.com McCullough O'Connor Irwin LLP Vancouver moisolicitors.com LaBarge Weinstein LLP Ottawa, Vancouver lwlaw.com Hansell LLP was founded in 2013 in response to a growing demand for expert, independent legal and governance counsel. Carol Hansell, the firm's senior partner, is an internationally recognized expert in governance and an experienced corporate director. Hansell LLP's five partners together with a team of consultants and other professionals advise organizations and their boards in public and private companies as well as Crown corporations and other government-owned enterprises. Hansell's practice includes investigations, special committee mandates, governance design, and board evaluations. The firm's clients include AIG Insurance Co. of Canada, The Bank of Nova Scotia, Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment Ltd., Ontario Power Generation Inc., Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, Sears Canada Inc., and Shaw Communications Inc. Jon McCullough, Victor J. O'Connor, and Doug Irwin founded McCullough O'Connor Irwin LLP in 1994 to fill a gap in the Vancouver market for a specialized corporate and securities firm that could marry big- firm quality with nimble, cost-effective service. The corporate and securities boutique offers services in financings, M&A, stock exchange listings, public com- pany representation, private equity and pooled fund formation, venture capital, corporate, commercial, and mineral exploration. Its clients are publicly listed com- panies as well as private equity sponsors, institutional investors, management teams, debt providers, and portfolio companies. It acted as lead counsel to First Majestic Silver Corp. in its acquisition of SilverCrest Mines Inc. MOI represented Alberta Teachers' Retire- ment Fund Board, two other Canadian pension funds in connection with the investment in, and reorgani- zation and recapitalization of, Axium Infrastructure Canada II L.P. It also acted for Lion Capital and IVEST Consumer Partners in connection with the acquisition of the business and assets of Spence Diamonds Ltd. in an all-equity transaction. Founded in 1997 by Paul LaBarge, Debbie Weinstein, Lawrence Weinstein, and Randy Taylor, LaBarge Weinstein is a client- centric business law firm. Delivering prompt, creative, and effective solutions throughout companies' life cycles, LaBarge invests in people and processes while always staying focused on providing innovative and pragmatic business solutions. The 22-lawyer firm focuses its corporate law practice on knowledge-based companies and technology startups in all sectors, including clean tech, semiconductors, medical devices, software as a service, and e-commerce. It has a particular focus on M&A, public and private company financing, tax structuring and litigation, and commercial exploitation of technology. Its notable mandates include its representation of Rockstar Consortium and its partners, including Apple and Microsoft, in the US$900-million sale of its patents to RPX Corp.; Mogo Finance Technology Inc. in its $50-million IPO; Kik Interactive in its $50-million Series D Financing; Mabel's Labels in its acquisition by CCL Industries through its subsidiary Avery North America; and Canopy Growth Corp. on two bought deals worth a combined $32.5 million. Experience. Innovation. SkyLaw is honoured to be one of Canadian Lawyer's Top 10 Corporate Law Boutiques SkyLaw Professional Corporation Toronto, Ontario • 416.759.5299 Visit us at skylaw.ca/success to view some of our recent transactions. Complex Corporate & Securities Transactions Public • Private • Cross-Border Untitled-1 1 2016-04-14 7:52 AM

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