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Corporate | Commercial

In corporate | commercial transactions, businesses need lawyers with not only good business and technical skills, but also specialized expertise, ability to work well with management and other professional advisors, and dedication in helping businesses achieve their goals.

Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP (FMC) Corporate | Commercial Group is recognized for its consistent ability to structure, negotiate and close complex or routine transactions efficiently and effectively. On transactions involving specialized areas such as competition law, tax structuring or cross-border financing, we assemble a team of experienced lawyers who work together to give our clients practical, sound, sophisticated and innovative advice. Responsive and accessible, we work hard to help our clients complete transactions on time and on budget.

From small firms to multinational companies, we advise on corporate and commercial transactions of all varieties, including mergers and acquisitions (public and private), management and leveraged buyouts, corporate reorganizations and restructurings, joint ventures, franchising, outsourcings, and licensing and distribution agreements. Our services are national in scope, and can be provided in English or French. With strong connections in New York, Washington, Houston, Chicago and California, and international connections through membership in the Pacific Rim Advisory Council (PRAC) and the Interlex Group, we work globally with law firms that we know and trust to better serve our clients.

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Representative Work
Counsel to BP Canada on a US$1.67 billion agreement to sell its Canadian natural gas liquids business to Plains Midstream Canada
Counsel to Explorator Resources Inc. with respect to the $55 million acquisition by Sociedad Punta del Cobre (Pucobre) by way of plan of arrangement of the 83% of Explorator shares not already owned by Pucobre
Counsel to HRT Participações em Petróleo S.A. on its $700 million acquisition of UNX Energy Corp. by way of plan of arrangement and issuance by HRT of listed global depositary shares in consideration therefor
Counsel to Teledyne Technologies Incorporated on its $337 million acquisition of DALSA Corporation (February 2011)
Counsel to Lexam Explorations Inc. in respect of its combination with VG Gold Corp. to form Lexam VG Gold Inc. through a plan of arrangement (2011)
Counsel to the management shareholders of Pareto Corporation with respect to its acquisition by private equity firm The Riverside Company for $125 million by way of plan of arrangement
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Did you know?
The Best Lawyers in Canada 2012 recommends Gerald Scott, Q.C. and David Tavender, Q.C. as leading director and officer liability lawyers.
The Canadian Legal LEXPERT Directory 2011 ranks William Jenkins, Robert Roth, as leading lawyers in the area of corporate commercial law while FMC's Corporate Commercial Group as a leading practice area in the regional markets of Calgary and Toronto.
The LEXPERT/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada 2011 ranks William Jenkins, John Sabine, Gerald Scott, David Tavender, Q.C. and John Lorn McDougall, Q.C. as leading litigation lawyers.
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