PENSION LAW - Key Persons
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- Chairman of Osler 's National Franchise
- Partner, Franchise and Retail
Andraya is Chair of Osler's National Franchise and Distribution Practice Group, one of the most frequently recommended law firms for franchise law in Canada and an elected member of the Firm's Partnership Board.
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- Chairman of Osler 's Pensions
- Partner, Pensions and Benefits
Andrea is Chair of Osler's Pensions and Benefits group. Her practice specialises in all areas of pensions and benefits, with a focus on pension administration, fiduciary duty and governance, and issues arising in the context of bankruptcy and insolvency. She also advises clients on a full range of pension investment issues from both a fund and manager perspective, as well as on executive compensation matters and pension issues that arise in the context of mergers and acquisitions and lending arrangements. Andrea is often sought out for her expertise by government, in litigation matters, and for second opinions.
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- Partner, Emerging and High Growth Companies
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- Partner, Financial Services
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- New Partner Joins Osler 's Regulatory, Indigenous and Environmental Group
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- Managing Partner
- Managing Partner of the Calgary
- Managing Partner, Osler Calgary
Brian is the Managing Partner of the Calgary office and his practice focuses on the managerial side of employment and labour issues, including executive employment arrangements, retention arrangements, restrictive covenants, privacy law matters, employment disputes and human rights complaints. He frequently advises corporations on the employment and privacy law ramifications of corporate transactions, including with respect to unionized and non-unionized employees. In addition, he has worked with corporations to facilitate the development and implementation of privacy and employment policies, including the training of employees, managers and privacy officers.
Brian Thiessen, QC receives 2019 Calgary Award for Citizen of the Year
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- Associate
- Associate, Privacy and Data Management
Catherine is an associate in our Privacy and Data Management group. Her practice is focused on a wide range of privacy, data management and cybersecurity matters including assisting clients navigate privacy, anti-spam and related regulatory frameworks; responding to data breaches; assisting with regulatory investigations; addressing privacy issues that arise in a transactional context; and drafting privacy policies and operational documents.
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- Partner, Emerging and High Growth Companies
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- Chairman of the National Bank
- Partner, Financial Services
- Projects & Energy Lawyer of the Year' at Chambers Canada Awards 2021
Chris Bennett is Chair of the National Banking and Financial Services practice group at Osler. He also leads the firm's Project Finance team in Toronto.
Chris' practice focuses on financial services with an emphasis on public-private partnerships, project finance, infrastructure and structured finance. Chris has extensive experience acting for domestic and international lenders, developers, equity sponsors and other participants in connection with complex P3 and infrastructure transactions and project financings across Canada. He has led major transactions in a variety of industry sectors and asset classes, including social infrastructure, transportation, electricity and renewable energy. Chris has closed more than 50 P3 projects over his career, and his experience includes a number of innovative, first-of-type public private partnerships, including the first major healthcare P3 transaction in Canada to reach financial close, the first Canadian domestic monoline wrapped bank financing and the first combined bank-bond transportation project. He has represented all major categories of project finance lenders in the Canadian market, including domestic and foreign banks, private placement investors and bond underwriters. Chris is the only Canadian lawyer to be named as "Star Individual" for Project: PPP and Infrastructure by Chambers Canada.
Chris has spoken and written extensively on matters relating to project finance and public-private partnerships. Chris has been an Adjunct Professor at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law since 2007 where he teaches on the law and policy of public private partnerships and risk transference between the public and private sectors.
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- Co - Chair of Osler 's Regulatory
- Partner, Regulatory, Indigenous and Environmental
Deirdre is Co-Chair of Osler's Regulatory, Indigenous and Environmental practice. Deirdre practices energy regulatory, Indigenous and environmental law and advises clients on the regulatory and environmental aspects of power, electricity, oil and gas and other energy developments, including regulatory proceedings for setting rates and tariffs. She advises on power transmission, distribution and generation projects in Alberta and regularly appears on behalf of clients before the Alberta Utilities Commission. Deirdre also has experience with matters before the Alberta Energy Regulator, the Canada Energy Regulator and other regulatory agencies and tribunals, including Alberta Environment and Protected Areas, the Alberta Environmental Appeals Board, the British Columbia Utilities Commission and the Yukon Utilities Board.
Deirdre Sheehan joins Osler's Regulatory, Indigenous and Environmental practice in Calgary as a partner
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- Member of the Board
- Partner, Corporate
Desmond has been a board member of a number of charitable arts organizations, including The Canadian Art Foundation, the Images Festival and Visual Arts Ontario. He was formerly the co-chair of the board of The Canadian Art Foundation, which published Canadian Art magazine, formerly one of Canada's leading visual arts publications. In that capacity, he helped lead the foundation through several leadership changes and a strategic re-focus of its vision and mandate.
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- Managing Partner
- Managing Partner of Osler 's Ottawa
- Ottawa Managing Partner
Donna is the Managing Partner of Osler's Ottawa office. Donna's practice focuses on trademark prosecution with a significant emphasis on proceedings before the Trademarks Opposition Board. Her expertise encompasses international and domestic trademark counselling, licensing, Internet and domain name issues, trademark enforcement and product labelling. She regularly counsels clients on international registration and the management of domestic and international portfolios. Donna is on the Editorial Board of the Internet Law & Business. She is also former Chair of the Trademark Agents Board of Examiners and was a member for many years of the Editorial Board of the Canadian Patent Reporter. She is author of Selecting and Protecting Trade-marks: A Practice Guide and has spoken extensively on international and domestic trademark protection at many conferences and seminars.
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- National Managing Partner of Osler
Doug is the National Managing Partner of Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP. He is also a partner in the firm's Business Law group, focusing on mergers and acquisitions and securities law matters, and has acted on a number of Canada's highest profile public company M&A transactions. His practice has included a broad range of transactions and advice encompassing private and public company acquisitions, hostile and supported takeover bids, going private transaction, private and public market financings, mining matters and disclosure, corporate governance issues and advising domestic and cross-border issuers with respect to their general public company obligations. Doug returned to the Toronto office after practising in the firm's New York office from 2008 to 2011. He is currently a member of the firm's Executive Committee, and a former chair of the firm's Mining Group. Doug is a former member of the Securities Advisory Committee (SAC) of the Ontario Securities Commission.
Dream Impact Trust (formerly Dream Hard Assets Alternatives Trust) - counsel to the issuer in its offerings of convertible debentures
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- Partner in the Corporate Group
- Partner, Corporate
Eric Levy is a partner in the Corporate Group and a member of Osler's Partnership Board. He is Chair of Osler's Gaming Group and previously served as Chair of the Montreal Corporate Group. Eric specializes in cross-border mergers & acquisitions and has significant experience in public offerings, private placements, recapitalizations and stock exchange listings.
Eric Levy has developed a stellar international reputation and has over 25 years of experience advising on complex issues concerning securities and governance matters. He is an advisor to numerous Canada-based private and public companies as well as multinationals in various industries, including mining and gaming. Eric has extensive expertise advising private equity funds in connection with acquisitions, divestures and investments.
Eric has received significant industry and peer recognition by Chambers Canada: Canada's Leading Lawyers for Business (Corporate/Commercial - Québec) and for Gaming & Licensing, The Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada, Lexpert Special Edition on Canada's Leading Corporate Lawyers; Lexpert Leading Canadian Lawyers in Global Mining; The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory (Private Equity, Mergers & Acquisitions and Corporate Finance and Securities and Mining); Lexpert Guide to the Leading U.S./Canada Cross-Border Lawyers in Canada and Best Lawyers in Canada (Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions and Securities Law).
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- Partner, Financial Services
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- Principal Counsel to Two Schedule
Principal counsel to two Schedule I Banks with respect to their ongoing term securitization matters
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- Estate Investment Trust in Relation to Its Combination With Edgefront REIT
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- Advisor Stephen Poloz on Post - Pandemic Economic Recovery and Navigating Uncertainty
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Pizza Pizza Royalty Corp. (formerly Pizza Pizza Royalty Income Fund) - counsel to the underwriters
Professor Raquel Urtasun in her hiring by Uber to lead a new Toronto-based research and development centre for its Advanced Technologies Group
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- Media and Public Relations Manager
Telesat Canada - counsel to the initial purchasers in various offerings of senior notes