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RECENT WORK   

Acted as Canadian counsel to Intel Corp. in its US$7.68 billion acquisition of McAfee Inc.

Acting for Potash Corporation in connection with BHP Billiton's US$38.6 billion unsolicited approach to acquire the company.

Acting for BMO Capital Markets, the financial advisor to Kinross Gold Corp., in Kinross's US$7.1B acquisition of Red Back Mining Inc.

Acted for Air Canada in its $1.075 billion offering of Senior Secured First Lien Notes and Senior Secured Second Lien Notes.

Acted for JSC Atomredmetzoloto (ARMZ) in its proposed $610 million acquisition of a 51% interest in Uranium One Inc.

Acting as Canadian counsel for Veraz Networks in its merger with Dialogic Corporation.

Acting as Canadian counsel to United Airlines in merger with Continental Airlines for a combined equity value of over US$8 billion.

Acting for COGECO Inc. in its purchase of Québec radio stations from Corus Entertainment Inc. and its related financing.

Acted for the financial advisor to Suncor Energy Inc. in its $22.2 billion acquisition of Petro-Canada. 

Acted for ABB Grain Ltd. in its US$1.7 billion sale to Viterra Inc.

Acted as Canadian counsel to Bell Microproducts Inc. in its US$252 million sale to Avnet Inc. 

Acted as Canadian counsel to ratiopharm Group in its EUR3.625 billion sale to Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.   

Acted for AIG, Inc. in the sale of its Canadian mortgage insurance business to a group led by Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan.  

Acted  for Ciena Corporation in the US$521 million acquisition of assets of Nortel's Metro Ethernet Networks business. 

Acted  for Ticketmaster Entertainment, Inc. as Canadian counsel in its US$2.5 billion merger with Live Nation, Inc.

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

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

LATEST NEWS   

Intel-McAfee Transaction
Stikeman Elliott acted as Canadian counsel to Intel Corp. in its US$7.68 billion acquisition of McAfee Inc.

BHP bid for Potash
The firm is acting for Potash Corporation in connection with BHP Billiton's US$38.6 billion unsolicited approach to acquire the company.

Kids Inn Play Program Wraps Up in Calgary
After many months of hard work, the fundraising component of Stikeman Elliott's Kids Inn Play program in Calgary has officially wrapped up. Our Calgary office raised over $34,000 for the program, which engages the children at Inn from the Cold in safe and fun recreational activities.

India practice in The Economist
Our India practice was discussed by The Economist in a recent article on overcoming obstacles in international legal practice.

Kinross-Red Back Mining Transaction
The firm is acting for BMO Capital Markets, the financial advisor to Kinross Gold Corp., in Kinross's US$7.1 billion acquisition of Red Back Mining Inc.

Simmons-Menu Foods Transaction
Stikeman Elliott is acting for Simmons Pet Food, Inc. an affiliate of Simmons Foods, Inc., in its C$239 million acquisition of Menu Foods Limited.

#1 Cross-border corporate counsel
The firm has the most lawyers ranked in the areas of M&A (10), Corporate Finance (13) and Insolvency & Restructuring (2) in Lexpert's 2010 Guide to the Leading US/Canada Cross-Border Corporate Lawyers.

#1 in Corporate Finance
Our Corporate Finance & Securities group is ranked #1 by value and number of debt and equity deals, in the Financial Post's Q2 league tables.

Noordin Nanji joins Stikeman Elliott
The Vancouver office of Stikeman Elliott welcomes Noordin S. K. Nanji as Senior Counsel in the Corporate Group.

Six-Shooter Saturday Stampede party goes "Green"
The Calgary office of Stikeman Elliott hosted their annual Six-Shooter Saturday Stampede party on July 10, using 'Green' event tactics to divert over 6400 litres of garbage from landfills.

Top 10 European Legal Adviser in Mining
Stikeman Elliott is the only Canadian law firm ranked among the Top 10 European legal advisers for mining and utilities M&A (by volume), 2007-2010, as selected by Mergermarket. 

#1 in M&A
The firm was ranked #1 among Canadian firms by volume of Canadian M&A deals (36) and mid-market deals (17) in mergermarket's league tables for 2010 YTD.

Six-Shooter party hits charity bullseye
The Calgary office of Stikeman Elliott will wrap up their Kids Inn Play charity campaign with a live auction at their annual Six-Shooter Stampede party.

Leading Women in Business Law
Partners Brenda Hebert, Susan Hutton and Katherine Kay have been included in the 2010 Guide to the World's Leading Women in Business Law, as selected by Legal Media Group, publisher of the International Financial Law Review and Euromoney Expert Guides.

Energy blog launches
The firm's new blog resource CanadianEnergyLaw.com is the latest addition to our blog lineup. The site provides real-time information and commentary on relevant topics including oil and gas, climate change, electricity, emissions trading, pipelines and storage, regulatory and renewable energy from a variety of our leading lawyers across Canada.

Stikeman Elliott named one of GTA's 50 Best Employers
Stikeman Elliott has been named one of Greater Toronto Area's 50 Best Employers for 2010, placing 13th in a survey conducted by Hewitt Associates and Queen's University School of Business Research.

Toronto litigation team successful in obtaining injunction
Toronto litigators successfully represented Essar Steel Algoma Inc. in an injunction hearing in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Sault Ste. Marie. The injunction secures a non-interruption of iron-ore shipments by the respondent.

Lexpert most frequently recommended lawyers
Twenty-four partners are recognized in Lexpert's June 2010 Leading Business Lawyers Special Law Insert in the Globe and Mail's Report on Business magazine as most frequently recommended lawyers in corporate tax, corporate/commercial, corporate finance & securities, energy, mining and M&A.

ARMZ-Uranium One deal
The Global Mining Group represents JSC Atomredmetzoloto, the Russian state-owned uranium mining company (ARMZ), in its proposed acquisition of 51% of Uranium One Inc., a Canadian mining company.  Recent Globe and Mail articles (June 8 and 9) highlight the deal.

Structured Finance law blog launches
The firm's new blog resource CanadianStructuredFinanceLaw.com is the latest addition to our blog lineup. The site provides real-time information and commentary on relevant topics including securitization, OTC derivatives, futures and options and securities lending from a variety of our leading lawyers across Canada.

Firm named a Green 30 business
Stikeman Elliott has been named one of Canada's "Green 30" businesses, for organizations that have embraced environmental stewardship in their business models and corporate culture, as recognized by employees.


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