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RECENT WORK   

Acted as Canadian counsel to GENBAND, Inc., in its "Stalking Horse" agreement with Nortel.

Acted for Formula One Administration Ltd. with respect to the proposed return of the F1 Grand Prix to Montréal .

Acted for Christ Water Technology AG in the $153 million take-over bid by GLV Inc.

Acted for Dollarama Inc. in its initial public offering of common shares.

Acting for Yahoo! Inc. in connection with their search advertising agreement with Microsoft Corporation.

Acted for Bell Canada in its $1 billion public offering of medium term debentures.

Acting for Teck Resources Limited in the $1.74 billion private placement of shares to China Investment Corporation.

Acted as co-counsel for Sinopec in its $10.3 billion acquisition of Addax Petroleum Corp.

Acted for State Farm, successfully arguing for the constitutionality of legislative caps on damage awards.

Acted for TransCanada Corporation in its $1.6 billion prospectus offering of common shares.

Acted for Kotinos Pharmaceuticals in connection with its PCK3145 patent and technology acquisition of Ambrilia Biopharma.

Acted for TransCanada Corp. in its acquisition of ConocoPhillips' remaining interest in Keystone for approximately US$750 million.

Acting for the AbitibiBowater Group in its global restructuring under the CCAA and United States law.

Acted as Canadian counsel to Tyco Electronics Ltd. in the US$675 million sale of its Wireless Systems business to Harris Corporation.

Acted for CNPC International in $499 million offer to acquire outstanding common shares of Verenex Energy Inc.

Acted for underwriters and agents in the $2.163 billion offering of ING Canada common shares.

Acted as Canadian counsel to Wyeth in the US$68 billion acquisition by Pfizer Inc.

Acted for Grupo Bimbo in its US$2.5 billion acquisition of the U.S. fresh baking assets from George Weston Limited.

Acted for TransCanada Corporation in its $1.157 billion prospectus offering of common shares.

Acting for Sinopec in their $2.1 billion offer to acquire Tanganyika Oil Company Ltd.

Acted for Dubai-based Istithmar World Capital and Nakheel in their acquisition of a 20 per cent interest in Cirque du Soleil.

Acting for Teck Cominco Ltd. in its $14.1 billion acquisition of Fording Canadian Coal Trust.

LATEST NEWS   

New partners join the Montréal office
Stikeman Elliott is pleased to announce the arrival of two leading lawyers, Neil Bindman and Warren Katz.

Stikeman Elliott sponsors Zina Kocher, biathlon Olympic hopeful
The firm is sponsoring Zina Kocher, an Olympic hopeful, for the biathlon event in the upcoming winter games. Zina is highlighted on CTV.

Annual Women's Networking Event
The Calgary office hosted approximately 100 guests at their Annual Women's Networking Event. Organized around a spa theme, guests relaxed, unwound and enjoyed a fashion show by local designer Lara Presber. Lara wrote about the event in her National Post blog.

GoingGreen highlighted on CBC Radio
The firm's GoingGreen initiatives and involvement with Greening Greater Toronto were highlighted on CBC Radio One's Metro Morning program.

#1 in Securities - Financial Post
Stikeman Elliott is #1 in Financial Post 2009 league tables as counsel to underwriters as well as issuers and underwriters combined, by value and deal count in Canadian equity offerings and #1 as counsel to issuers by value and deal count in debt offerings.

Business News Network features partner on Income Trust Conversion; Rule changes
Simon Romano speaks on Business News Network (BNN) regarding Income Trust Conversion and how it is expected to reduce payouts and increase mergers and acquisitions.

Income Trust Survey published
Stikeman Elliott, in conjunction with BarnesMcInerney Inc. and Computershare/Georgeson, has produced a comprehensive survey of C-suite executives on the future on income trusts in Canada, with results featured in the Globe and Mail and the Financial Post.

#1 in Corporate, #1 in Litigation
Stikeman Elliott acted on 9 of Lexpert's Top 10 Corporate Deals of 2009, more than any other firm. The firm also acted in 4 of the Top 10 Business Cases of 2009, the most of any firm in Canada.

McGill University's Board of Governors
Stuart H. (Kip) Cobbett was appointed Chair of the Board of Governors, the University's highest governing body. He succeeds outgoing Chair Robert Rabinovitch for a five-year term. Mr. Cobbett will serve on a number of Board committees, including its Executive Committee, Human Resources Committee, Building and Property Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee.

One of Canada's 50 Best Employers
Stikeman Elliott has been named as one of Canada's 50 Best Employers, placing 12th nationwide in a survey conducted by the Globe and Mail and Hewitt Associates.

Lawyer recognized in the BIV "Forty under 40"
The 2009 Business in Vancouver "Forty under 40" has recognized Daniel Steiner as a leader in the Vancouver business community.

Six lawyers join the partnership
Six of our lawyers join the partnership effective January 1, 2010: Sophie Lamonde and Maxime Turcotte (Montréal); Ivan Grbesic, Amanda Linett and Andrea Alliston (Toronto); and Gordon Cameron (New York).

#1 in Securities
Stikeman Elliott is the #1 firm acting for issuers and underwriters combined by value of Canadian equity offerings for 2009 in Bloomberg's year-end league tables. The firm is also the top Canadian firm by value and deal count acting for underwriters in global bond offerings and #1 by deal count acting for issuers in Canadian retail structured products.

Litigators recognized by Lexpert
Thirteen Stikeman Elliott litigators have been cited as leaders in a wide variety of specialty areas by the 2009 Lexpert Guide to the Leading U.S./Canada Cross-border Litigation Lawyers in Canada.

Alison J. Youngman/Stikeman Elliott Entrance Award
The firm is pleased to announce the establishment of the Alison J. Youngman/Stikeman Elliott Entrance Award at Osgoode Hall Law School.

Now available - Revised for 2010: Income Trust Conversion Guide
Updated with the latest legal developments, the 2010 edition of Stikeman Elliott's Income Trust Conversion Guide is now available. From taxation and securities law to employment and corporate governance matters, this concise publication identifies key legal issues that an income trust will need to consider as it embarks on the process of converting to corporate form.

Tomorrow's Leaders
Benoît Dubord of the Montréal office and Eliot Kolers of the Toronto office have been recognized as Leading Lawyers Under 40 in Canada in Lexpert's Rising Stars

#1 in Best Lawyers Canada
The firm received #1 rankings in M&A, Securities, Corporate, Derivatives, International Arbitration and Media law by the 2010 edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada.

Registration Reform webcasts available
The webcasts of Stikeman Elliott's seminars from August 13 (Registration Reform: The Finish Line is Here) and August 20 (The Practical Impact of the New Registration Regime in Canada: A Road Map for Implementation) are now available online.

Registration Reform in Canada
A comprehensive review of the new regime and its impact on particular types of market participants and their business activities is now available on the firm's securities blog.


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