Stephen Lloyd | Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP

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Stephen Lloyd LL.B., B.C.L., B.A., Partner

Stephen Lloyd has an established national reputation as a corporate lawyer in the natural resources sector, acting regularly for multinationals, real estate trusts and family-owned businesses in various complex transactions involving both real estate and operating business assets.

Stephen is the head of Fraser Milner Casgrain's (FMC) National Forest Products Industry Group and is knowledgeable in the ongoing business operations of a number of Canadian forest products companies. In addition to managing large-scale acquisitions and divestitures, he has a particular expertise in long-term commercial and joint venture arrangements within the forest products and various other industries.

Stephen is a proven deal-maker with a practical, efficient approach. He has worked throughout his career in advising clients on their effective long term stewardship of Canada's natural resources, and has often assisted in the establishment of sustainable relations between First Nations communities, conservation organizations and natural resource companies.

Stephen is involved in the management of the firm, formerly as head of the Montreal Commercial department, and currently as a member of the local management board. He sits as a director and trustee on the boards of many business sector clients and is also actively involved in the governance and leadership of a number of charitable and community organizations. He is a member of the Board of Governors of Bishop's University, the Quebec board of Nature Conservancy of Canada and is an elected Councillor for a municipality in the Laurentians area of Quebec. He is also an officer of the Martlet Foundation, which supports athletics at McGill University.

Stephen joined FMC in 1994 and became a partner in 2002.

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Stephen has expertise in the following fields: corporate mergers and acquisitions, real estate transactions and general corporate and commercial advice and strategy (distribution agreements, shareholders’ agreements, joint ventures and trusts).

Representative Work

Advised an affiliate of SNC-Lavalin in its joint-venture with the Upper Lakes Group and the acquisition of the Davie Shipyard assets in Lévis, Québec

Counsel to Domtar in $40.8 million joint venture with FPInnovations

Canadian co-counsel to Tembec Inc. in connection with its US$255 million offering of 11.25% notes of its wholly owned subsidiary, Tembec Industries Inc.

Counsel to Investors Real Property Fund on $80 million acquisition of Les Galeries Chagnon

Counsel to Petro-Canada on the reorganization of its Port of Montréal assets

Counsel to Investors Real Property Fund on the acquisition of Galeries Terrebonne

Counsel to Spruce Falls Inc. on the sale of the OSB mill to Jolina Capital Inc for $100 million

Counsel to GWL Realty Advisors and British Columbia Investment Management Corporation on the purchase for $830 million of the real estate portfolio of CIBC

Counsel to Advanced Marketing Services Inc., a publicly traded California company on the investment in Raincoast Books Distribution Ltd. (Canadian distributor for the Harry Potter series)

Counsel to Jager Building Systems Inc. (a Tembec-SGF joint venture) on the acquisition of the engineered wood business of Jager Industries Inc.

Counsel to Investors Real Property Fund on the purchase of the RRP4 real estate portfolio from a consortium of vendors

Counsel to Tembec Inc. on the purchase of two mills from Norbord Inc.

Counsel to Jager Building Systems Inc. on the sale of its metals division to a Berkshire Hathaway Inc. subsidiary

Counsel to Motorola Inc. on its investment in Securops Inc.

Counsel to ClubLink Inc. on the acquisition of the Islesmere Golf Club

Counsel to Tembec on the establishment of and investment in Temrex Forest Products, a SGF-Tembec joint venture

Counsel to British Columbia Investment Management Corporation on the acquisition of 1800 McGill College from DWS/Hines

Counsel to Cummins Eastern Canada LP on the acquisition of the Ontario distribution business of Cummins Inc.

Counsel to Tyco International on the acquisition of the assets of Vipond Fire Protection Inc.

Counsel to Hub International on the acquisition of certain assets of Willis Canada Inc.

Counsel to Tyco Valves and Controls Canada Inc. on the acquisition of the assets of Réparation de Soupapes Lorraine

Counsel to Tembec Inc. on the purchase of a mill from Weyerhauser Inc.

Publications

Force Majeure as a Business Strategy

Overview of Conservation Measures in Respect of Ecologically Sensitive Lands

Prior Speaking Engagements

"Negotiating Major Business Agreements", presentation at the Canadian Corporate Counsel Association 2011 National Spring Conference, Toronto, April 2011

"Doing Business with First Nations", conference approved by the Québec Bar as part of the continuing education, April 27, 2010

"Ententes commerciales entre entités autochtones et non-autochtones : un guide pratique", presented to the Forum autochtone sur la gestion des ressources naturelles et du territoire, September 17-18, 2007 (available in French only)

"Négociations : Rôle et responsabilités de l’avocat", presentation with Insight Information Co. in connection with the Troisième conférence annuelle sur la négociation et la rédaction de conventions commerciales, October 7-8, 2003 (available in French only).

"Drafting Successful Joint Venture Agreements Between Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal Business Partners", presentation with Insight Information Co., February 6-7, 2002