| Eli Lilly v. Novopharm Limited |
Novopharm Limited (now Teva Canada Limited) |
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Successfully represented Novopharm Limited (now Teva Canada Limited (Teva)) in resisting an application for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada from a decision upholding a judgment that found that Lilly’s “113 Patent” was invalid. The patent claimed olanzapine, a drug used to treat schizophrenia and one of the top ten selling drugs in Canada and the world. This is the final judgment in Teva’s successful effort to invalidate a key Eli Lilly patent, a matter which has been the subject of three judgments at each of the Federal Court and the Federal Court of Appeal and, now, three Supreme Court leave applications, all since Teva first challenged this patent in 2004. |
2013 |
| ARRIS Acquires Motorola Home Business from Google for US$2.35 Billion |
ARRIS Group, Inc. |
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Acted as Canadian competition counsel to ARRIS Group, Inc. in its US$2.35 billion acquisition of the Motorola Home Business from Google Inc. |
2013 |
| BMO Provides C$250 million Financing to Lassonde |
Bank of Montreal |
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Represented Bank of Montreal, as administrative agent, for a syndicate of lenders in C$250 million syndicated credit facilities provided to Lassonde Industries Inc. |
2013 |
| Sichuan Bohong Industry Co., Ltd Acquires Wescast Industries Inc. |
Sichuan Bohong Industry Co., Ltd. |
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Represented Sichuan Bohong Industry Co., Ltd. in its C$195 million acquisition of Wescast Industries Inc. |
2013 |
| Sprott Physical Gold Trust Completes Follow-On Public Offering for Gross Proceeds of US$392.5 million |
Sprott Physical Gold Trust |
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Represented Sprott Physical Gold Trust in a cross-border follow-on public offering of 26,450,000 trust units at US$14.84 per unit for gross proceeds of US$392,518,000, which included the exercise in full of the over-allotment option under the offering. |
2013 |
| Sprott Physical Silver Trust Completes Follow-On Public Offering for Gross Proceeds of US$310 million |
Sprott Physical Silver Trust |
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Represented Sprott Physical Silver Trust in a cross-border follow-on public offering of 23,575,000 trust units at US$13.15 per unit for gross proceeds of US$310,011,250, which included the exercise in full of the over-allotment option under the offering. |
2013 |
| Sprott Physical Silver Trust Completes Follow-On Public Offering for Gross Proceeds of US$220.8 million |
Sprott Physical Silver Trust |
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Represented Sprott Physical Silver Trust in a cross-border follow-on public offering of 19,926,752 trust units at US$11.05 per unit for gross proceeds of US$220,820,610, which included the exercise in part of the over-allotment option under the offering. |
2013 |
| Colabor Acquires Lauzon |
Groupe Lauzon |
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Represented T. Lauzon Ltée and Salaison G. Lauzon Inc. in connection with the sale of their meat processing and distribution business to Colabor Group. |
2013 |
| Acquisition of two plants from a receiver |
Confidential |
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Represented a roof and floor trusses and wall manufacturer in connection with its C$1.5 million acquisition of two plants located in La Guadeloupe, Beauce and in Thetford Mines, Quebec, from a receiver. |
2013 |
| Development and sale of Ontario 100-megawatt Wind Farm Project |
Confidential |
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Advised a client on the development and subsequent sale to the Canadian subsidiary of a US-based renewable energy developer and utility of a 100 MW wind farm project located in Southern Ontario. |
2013 |
| CRCD Acquires a Controlling Interest in Urecon |
Capital Regional et Coopératif Desjardins (CRCD) |
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Represented CRDC in connection with its acquisition of a controlling interest in Urecon Ltd. |
2013 |
| Acquisition of Vortex Hydro by Voith |
Voith Group |
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Represented Voith Group in connection with its acquisition of a controlling interest in Vortex Hydrosystems Inc. |
2013 |
| Mazzarolo v. BMO Nesbitt Burns ltée |
BMO Nesbitt Burns |
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Successfully represented BMO Nesbitt Burns in Mazzarolo v. BMO Nesbitt Burns ltée. |
2013 |
| Michael Kors' Syndicated Financing |
Michael Kors |
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Canadian counsel to Michael Kors in connection with its US$200 million syndicated financing led by JPMorgan Chase Bank, as agent. |
2013 |
| Gilead Sciences Acquires YM BioSciences |
YM BioSciences Inc. |
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Co-counsel to YM BioSciences Inc. in its acquisition by Gilead Sciences Inc. for US$510 million. |
2013 |
| Cameroon Electricity Sector Regulations |
Ministère de l’Eau et de l’Énergie (MINEÉ) |
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Represented the Ministère de l’eau et de l’énergie du Cameroun in connection with the establishment of a legal structure enabling the privatisation of the power sector in this country. |
2013 |
| C$300 Million Deal to Jointly Develop Cardium Oil in Alberta |
Confidential |
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Representing a Seoul-based capital venture company in connection with its unique joint venture agreement with Bellatrix Exploration Ltd. |
2013 |
| Acquisition of a Controlling Interest in Clinique de physiothérapie Beaulieu Inc. by CBI Health |
CBI Health Group |
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Represented CBI Health Group in connection with its acquisition of a controlling interest in Clinique de physiothérapie Beaulieu Inc. |
2013 |
| Calgary-based AltaGas Ltd. to form joint venture with Japan’s Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd. |
Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd. |
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Advised Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd., Japan’s second largest petroleum company, in its agreement with AltaGas Ltd., a Calgary-based energy infrastructure business with a focus on natural gas, power and regulated utilities, to form AltaGas Idemitsu Joint Venture Limited Partnership. |
2013 |
| Metamorphose |
Astral Media |
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Successfully defended Astral Media against allegations of plagiarism in a television concept. |
2013 |
| Fonds de Solidarité FTQ Invests in Muse Entertainment |
Muse Entertainment Enterprises Inc. |
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Represented Muse Entertainment Enterprises Inc. in connection with the Fonds de Solidarité des Travailleurs du Québec (F.T.Q)’s investment in Muse Entertainment Enterprises Inc. |
2013 |
| Sprott Physical Platinum and Palladium Trust Completes US$280 million Initial Public Offering |
Sprott Physical Platinum and Palladium Trust |
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Represented Sprott Physical Platinum and Palladium Trust in a cross-border initial public offering of 28,000,000 trust units at US$10.00 per unit for gross proceeds of US$280,000,000. |
2012 |
| Capital Power Purchases 50 Percent Interest in the Shepard Energy Centre |
Capital Power Corporation |
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Represented Capital Power Corporation in connection with its 50% purchase of the 800-megawatt natural gas-fueled Shepard Energy Centre from ENMAX Corporation. |
2012 |
| Rehabilitation and Maintenance of Social Assistance Properties |
Confidential |
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Advised a major national trade contracting firm in connection with a public-private partnership to rehabilitate and maintain social assistance properties in Vancouver. |
2012 |
| The Notman House Project |
OSMO Foundation |
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Represented our client in the acquisition of the Notman House, a classified historic monument in Montreal. |
2012 |