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Trends and Developments Contributed by: Mahdi Shams, Kevin Sorochan, Joshua Krane and Scott Masson MLT Aikins MLT Aikins is a full-service business law firm with more than 350 lawyers and offices in Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Saskatoon, Muskeg Lake Cree Nation, Regina and Winnipeg. MLT Aikins has been part of the energy industry since its establishment in Western Canada. The firm’s integrated energy prac- tice team brings together skills and knowledge from some of Western Canada’s top corporate and com-
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mercial, Indigenous, mergers and acquisitions, fi- nance, regulatory and environmental lawyers to drive transactions and projects forward to completion. MLT Aikins leverages its broad experience and depth of relationships to lead its clients through the oppor- tunities and challenges involved in energy transac- tions and projects in Canada.
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Mahdi Shams practises primarily corporate and securities law, including capital markets, mergers and acquisitions and finance transactions. Mahdi regularly acts for both public and private companies
Joshua Krane leads the competition law and foreign investment practice at
MLT Aikins. He works closely with executive leadership and in-house counsel to effectively tackle sophisticated challenges, offering practical, business-minded solutions. He works with companies in Canada and around the world in industries such as agriculture, aviation, consumer goods, energy, entertainment, technology and telecommunications. His work spans strategic transactions, regulatory matters and high-stakes commercial disputes and investigations. Clients also look to Josh to provide insight into pricing strategies, contracting practices and managing relationships with customers, suppliers and competitors.
and registered securities dealers with a particular focus on technology, mining, life sciences and cannabis. Mahdi has represented a number of clients on a broad range of domestic and international transactions, including IPOs, debt and equity financings, public and private mergers and acquisitions, commercial sale agreements and corporate reorganisations.
Kevin Sorochan advises clients across a number of industries on capital markets and securities matters, mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganisations, corporate governance and financing. Kevin
Scott Masson maintains a broad corporate practice, with a focus on project planning and development, infrastructure, construction procurement and real estate matters. Scott is co-chair of the construction
regularly acts for securities dealers in equity and debt financing transactions. He also advises management and special committees of resource and non-resource clients with respect to initial public offerings, reverse take-over transactions, take-over bids, change of business transactions, corporate governance, securities regulatory matters and stock exchange listings on the TSX, TSX Venture Exchange and Canadian Securities Exchange.
projects and infrastructure practice at MLT Aikins and has over ten years of experience primarily in the areas of procurement, construction, infrastructure and project development. He has experience in a variety of industries, with a particular emphasis on mining, oil and gas, energy, civil and public infrastructure, and power generation and transmission. He has assisted clients in delivering major projects through a variety of delivery models
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